A New Way of Being

Awakening and Near-Death Experiences: With Dr Eben Alexander

August 25, 2026·1h 13m
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In this episode, Simon sits down with Dr Eben Alexander, a Harvard-trained neurosurgeon whose dramatic near-death experience – documented in his bestseller Proof of Heaven – overturned his materialist worldview.Simon shares his own kensho (awakening) from last year and explores a central question with Eben: do an awakening and an NDE point to the same underlying reality?Together they dive into:Why both experiences reveal love as the essence of realityHow Eben’s NDE challenged the belief that consciousness comes from the brainLife reviews, reincarnation and what may happen when we dieThe ego as a survival programme – and why “loving it to death” can be more powerful than fighting itAwakening as a form of inner richness that no amount of money can buy, and Eben’s stark views on hoarding wealthTHE SHIFT HAPPENS RETREAT WITH SIMON & ALEX (October 3rd in London): https://shift-happens-retreat.subscribepage.io/👉 Work with Me - free 15 minute 1:1 consultation: https://calendly.com/simon-wgw/simon-mundie-intro-call👉 Website for coaching endorsements and retreat info: https://www.simonmundie.com👉 Free Course on 'Freedom From the Me Mind': https://www.simonmundie.com/courses👉 My book on Flow and Real uccess: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/champion-thinking-9781526626486/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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