ISKUSTVO TIK DO SMRTI

(ili kako sam umro i vratio se)

Ovo je jedna vrlo zanimljiva tema koju mnogi ljudi izbjegavaju. Iako se većina deklarira da su vjernici, sve vezano za smrt je tabu o kome se ne priča niti postoji. U Mahabharati je zapisan jedan događaj kada bog smrti Yamaraja upitao kralja Yudhistira što je najčudnija stvar na ovoj zemlji. Kralj mu je odgovorio da svakoga dana vidimo ili čujemo da stotine i tisuće ljudi umiru i opet mislimo da ćemo mi živjeti vječno.

Smrt je jedina stvar koju ne možemo izbjeći. Kako zastrašujuće zvuči. Ali što ako smrt, kakvu smo stvorili u našim mislima, uopće ne postoji, već postoji samo drugi oblik života koji nikada ne prestaje?

U redu, reći će većina. Ali gdje su dokazi. Ni nevjerni Toma nije povjerovao dok nije vidio Isusa. Pokažite i vjerovati ćemo. Nitko se još nije vratio „od tamo“. I evo dokaza. Ovo je lista knjiga koje su napisali razni autori o vlastitom iskustvu ili znanstvena istraživanja iskustva tik do smrti.

Možda sami naziv iskustvo tik do smrti i nije baš najbolje osmišljen, jer, kao što je i dokazano u nekim od ovih knjiga, smrt ne postoji, pa je bolje nazvati ovo iskustvo kao napuštanje tijela i ponovno vraćanje. Inače, gotovo isto iskustvo ima velika većina ljudi svakoga dana i to se zove spavanje. Za vrijeme sna mi napuštamo tijelo i ponovno se vraćamo.

Neke od ovih knjiga su prevedene na hrvatski. Neke su zanimljivije od drugih. Neke su postali svjetski bestseleri. Većina ovih knjiga su i izvorno napisane na engleskom jeziku. To ne znači da se ovo iskustvo događa samo u SAD-u ili Velikoj Britaniji, već da se o iskustvu napuštanja tijela još uvijek malo govori u drugim kulturama, ili je to toliko uobičajeno da se i nema što za reći. Na Tibetu postoji knjiga koja je napisana (Bardo Thodol – Tibetanska knjiga mrtvih) kao praktična uputa za umiruće i obitelj umirućih.

Nadam se da spominjanje smrti neće razviti negativne osjećaje u vama već će prije razbiti strah od nečega što u stvari i ne postoji – strah od smrti.

		Fenwick, Peter & Elizabeth Fenwick (1995). The Truth in the Light. New York: Berkley Books.  Neuropsihijatar je obradio 300 raznih iskustava u Velikoj Britaniji.
		Grey, Margot (1985). Return from Death: An Exploration of the Near-Death Experience. London, England: Arkana. Prvi znanstveni studij u Velikoj Britaniji.
		Moody, Raymond (1975). Life After Life. New York: Bantam. Sa ovom je klnjigom sve započelo. Dr Moody je prvi skovao izraz NDE (Near Death Experience).
		Moody, Raymond & Paul Perry (2010). Glimpses of Eternity: Sharing a Loved One's Passage from This Life to the Next. Guideposts.
		Long, Jeffrey & Paul Perry (2010). Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences. 1300 dokazanih studija o NDE.
		Miller, J. Steve (2012). Near-Death Experiences as Evidence for the Existence of God and Heaven: A Brief Introduction in Plain Language.
		Ring, Kenneth (1982). Life at Death: A Scientific Investigation of the Near-Death Experience. Prvi pokušaj da se kvantificira iskustvo tik do.
		Ring, Kenneth (1985). Heading toward Omega: In search of the meaning of the near-death experience. New York: Quill.
		Ring, Kenneth (1999). Mindsight: Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences in the Blind. Palo Alto, CA: William James Center for Consciousness Studies. Dokaz da i slijepi mogu vidjeti kada napuste tijelo.
		Sabom, Michael B. (1984). Recollections of Death: A Medical Investigation.
		Sutherland, Cheryl (1992). Transformed by the Light: Life after Near-Death Experiences. Sydney, Australia: Bantam. Opisuje iskustvo napuštanja tijela kod djece.
		Sutherland, Cheryl (1995). Reborn in the Light. Bantam. Istražuje posljedice napusštanja tijela i poruke tih ljudi o nadi, miru, sreći i životu nakon smrti.
		van Lommel, P. (2010). Consciousness Beyond Life: The science of the near-death experience. Znanstveni dokaz da je to iskustvo autentično i da svjesnost postoji neovisno o tijelu.
		van Lommel, P., van Wees, R., Meyers, V., & Elfferich, I. (Article, 2001). Near-death experience in survivors of cardiac arrest: A prospective study in the Netherlands (PDF download). Lancet, 358(9298), 2039-2045.
		Bailey, Lee W., & J. Yates (Eds.) (1996). The Near-Death Experience: A Reader. New York: Routledge.
		Greyson, Bruce and Charles Flynn (Eds.) (1984). The Near-Death Experience: Problems, Prospects, Perspectives. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas.
		Holden, Janice Miner, Bruce Greyson, and Debbie James (Eds.) (2009). The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation.
		Atwater, PMH (2007). The Big Book of Near Death Experiences: The Ultimate Guide to What Happens When We Die.  Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publisher.
		Atwater, PMH (2001). Coming Back to Life: Examining the After-effects of the Near-Death Experience (rev. ed.).Sacramento, CA: Citadel Press.
		Berman, Phillip L. (1998). The Journey Home: What Near-Death Experiences and Mysticism Teach Us About the Meaning of Life and Living. New York: Pocket Books.
		Carter, Chris (2010). Science and the Near-Death Experience: How Consciousness Survives Death. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions. Filozofski argumenti bazirani na dokazima da NDE postoji.
		Corcoran, Diane, ed. (2004) When Ego Dies: A Compilation of Near-Death and Mystical Conversion Experiences. Houston, TX: Emerald Ink.
		Cox-Chapman, Mally. (1995). The Case for Heaven: Near-Death Experiences as Evidence of the Afterlife.
		Ellis, Ann Frances (2012). Revelations of Profound Love: New Insights into the Power of Love from Near-Death Experiences. Knjiga govori o povezivanju ljubavi sa iskustvom napuštanja tijela.
		Fenwick, Peter & Elizabeth Fenwick (2008). The Art of Dying: A Journey to Elsewhere. New York: Continuum.
		Fox, Mark. (2002). Religion, Spirituality and the Near-Death Experience. London: Routledge.
		Gallup, George., Jr., with W. Proctor (1982). Adventures in Immortality: A look beyond the threshold of death. New York:  McGraw Hill. Gallupovo istraživanje o ovom fenomenu.
		Kason, Yvonne. (2008, rev.ed.). Farther Shores: How Near-Death and Other Extraordinary Experiences Can Change Ordinary Lives. Toronto:
		Kellehear, Allan (1996). Experiences Near Death: Beyond Medicine and Religion. New York: Oxford University Press. Iskustvo raznih religija povezanih sa NDE.
		Morse, Melvin & Paul Perry (1990). Closer to the Light: Learning from the Near-Death Experiences of Children. New York: Ballantine. Istraživanje NDE kod male djece.
		Morse, Melvin & Paul Perry (2001). Transformed by the Light: The Powerful Effect of Near-death Experiences on People's Lives. Piatkus Books.
		Ring, Kenneth & Evelyn Elsaesser-Valarino (1998). Lessons from the Light: What We Can Learn from the Near-Death Experience.  Portsmouth, NH: Moment Point Press.
		Sabom, Michael (1998).  Light and Death: One Doctor's Fascinating Account of Near-Death Experiences.
		Bush, Nancy Evans (2012). Dancing Past the Dark: Distressing near-death experiences.
		Ellwood, Gracia Fay (2001). The Uttermost Deep: The Challenge of Painful Near-Death Experiences. New York: Lantern Books.
		Rommer, Barbara. (2000). Blessing in Disguise: Another side of the near-death experience. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn.
	Dale, Liz (2001). Crossing Over & Coming Home: Twenty-One Authors Discuss the Gay Near-Death Experience as Spiritual Transformation.  Houston, Texas: Emerald Ink, 2001. Opisuje kako članovi LGBT zajednice govore o NDE.
		Callanan, Maggie, & Patricia Kelley (1992). Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communication of the Dying. New York: Bantam. Iskustvo dviju medicinskih sestara koje su radile u hospiciju.
		Callanan, Maggie (2008) Final Journeys: A Practical Guide for Bringing Care and Comfort at the End of Life. New York: Bantam.
		Kircher, Pamela (1995). Love is the Link: A hospice doctor shares her experience of near-death and dying. Burdett, NY: Larson.
		Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth (1997 reprint ed.). On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Families. Klasik među knjigama i autorima koji su među prvima znanstveno istraživaali smrt i život nakon smrti.
		Beauregard, Mario (2012).Brain Wars: The scientific battle over the existence of the mind and the proof that will change the way we live our lives. New York: HarperOne.
		Beauregard, Mario and Denise O’Leary (2007). The Spiritual Brain: A Neuroscientist's Case for the Existence of the Soul. New York: HarperOne.
		Blackmore, Susan (1993). Dying to Live: Near-Death Experiences. London: Grafton/HarperCollins.
		Barbara Bradley Hagerty (2009). Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality.New York: Riverhead (Penguin).
	Grof, Stanislav. (1989). Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis.New York: Tarcher.
		Rogers, Sandi. (1995). Lessons from the Light: In-Sights from a Journey to the Other Side.  New York: Warner. Autobiografsko iskustvo žene koja je pokušala izvršiti samoubojstvo.
		Cardeña, E., S. J. Lynn & Stanley Krippner (2000). Varieties of Anomalous Experience: Examining the Scientific Evidence.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Prva potvrda Američkog udruženja psihologije da NDE postoji.
		Guggenheim, Bill, & Judy Guggenheim (1995).  Hello from Heaven. New York: Bantam.
		Kelly, Edward et al. (includes Bruce Greyson). Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21stCentury. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield.
		James, William.The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature.
		Newton, Michael. (1994). Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives. Jedna od knjiga prevedenih na hrvatski.
		Newton, Michael. (2000). Destiny of Souls: New Case Studies of Life Between Lives .
		Parnia, Sam. (2007). What Happens When We Die?: A Groundbreaking Study into the Nature of Life and Death. London: Hay House.
		Parnia, Sam. (2013). Erasing Death: The Science That Is Rewriting the Boundaries Between Life and Death. Dr. Parnia otkriva da smrt nije povezana sa određenim trenutkom, već je to proces koji se može zaustaviti.
		Schwartz, Robert. (2009). Your Soul's Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born. Schwartz istražuje da smo mi u stvari vječne duše koje sami planiraju vlastite živote.
		Schwartz, Robert. (2012). Your Soul's Gift: The Healing Power of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born.
		Swedenborg, Emmanuel. (2009, reissue). Heaven and Hell. West Chester, PA: Swedenborg Foundation, Inc. Jedan od najvećih mistika zapadnog svijeta opisuje duhovni svijet.
			Alayna. (1997). Rag Doll: A Journey of Healing and Integration. Suffolk, England: MM Publications. Kako joj je NDE pomogao da razriješi probleme iz djetinjstva.
			Alexander, Eben. (2012). Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife. Dr. Alexander opisuje vlastito iskustvo smrti. Bivši skeptik i materijalist je dokazao da postoji život nakon smrti.
			Brinkley, Dannion, & Paul Perry (1994/2008). Saved by the Light: The True Story of a Man Who Died Twice and the Profound Revelations He Received. New York: HarperOne.
			Burpo, Todd, & Lynn Vincent (2010). Heaven is For Real: A little boy's astounding story of his trip to heaven and back. Kako četverogodišnje dijete opisuje iskustvo napuštanja tijela sa velikim brojem dokaza. Svjetski bestseler.
			Dovel, Matthew (2003). My Last Breath. Baltimore, MD: PublishAmerica.
			Eadie, Betty (1992). Embraced by the Light. New York: Bantam.
			Farr, Sidney (1993). What Tom Sawyer Learned from Dying. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads.
			Moorjani, Anita (2012). Dying to Be Me: My Journey from cancer, to near death, to true healing. New York: Hay House. Moorjani je napisala jednu od najfascinantnijih knjiga o NDE.
			Neal, Mary (2012). To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again.
			Ritchie, George, & Elizabeth Sherrill (1978). Return from Tomorrow. Waco, TX: Chosen Books.
			Sharp, Kimberly Clark (1995). After the Light: What I Discovered on the Other Side of Life That Can Change Your World. New York: William Morrow.
			Storm, Howard (2000). My Descent into Death: A Second Chance at Life. New York: Doubleday.
			Suleman, Azmina. (2005)  A Passage to Eternity: A mystical account of a Near-Death Experience and poetic journey into the Afterlife. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Jedno od rijetkih knjiga koja je napisana o NDE kroz iskustvo žene Islamske vjere.

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