The Spiritual Doorway in the Brain A Neurologist's Search for the God Experience

by Nelson, Kevin

• ISBN13: 9780452297586
• ISBN10: 0452297583
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-28
• Publisher: Plume

Summary

The world's leading neurologist on out-of-body and near-death experiences shows that spirituality is as much a part of our basic biological makeup as our sex drive or survival instinct.

Author Biography

Kevin Nelson is the author of fifteen books, including The Golden Game, The Greatest Stories Ever Told (About Baseball), and Baseball's Greatest Quotes. He has also written articles for a variety of local and national publications such as Men's Fitness, Ski, Sport, Women's Sports and Fitness, San Francisco Chronicle, and the San Jose Mercury News.

Table of Contents

Prologue at the Foot of the Bed	p. 1
The Architecture	p. 13
What is a Spiritual Experience?: From Fear, to Pinball, to Fields of Daisies	p. 15
The Three States of Consciousness: And Where Spiritual Arousal Happens	p. 37
The Fragmented SelfHow We Become Our Own False Witness	p. 59
At the Doorway	p. 91
The Varieties of Near-Death Experience: Telling Stories	p. 93
The Brain at Death's Portal: Light and Blood	p. 119
The Ancient Metronome: The Tempo from Fear to Spiritual Bliss	p. 151
The Borderland of Dreams and Death: What May Come?	p. 185
The Other Side	p. 219
The Beauty and Terror of Oneness: Deep Within the Mystic's Brain	p. 221
Epilogue: A New Birth of Wisdom	p. 257
Notes	p. 263
Refernces and Resources	p. 275
Acknowledgments	p. 307
Index	p. 311
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