588. Bruce Greyson

Bruce Greyson, M.D., is the Chester F. Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences and Director Emeritus of the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia. He was one of the founders of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, and for 27 years edited the Journal of Near-Death Studies. Dr. Greyson majored in psychology at Cornell University, received his medical degree from the SUNY Upstate Medical College, and completed his psychiatric residency at the University of Virginia. He practiced and taught psychiatry at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut, where he was Clinical Chief of Psychiatry, before returning to the University of Virginia 25 years ago. Dr. Greyson’s research for the past four decades has focused on the aftereffects and implications of near-death experiences. He is co-editor of The Near-Death Experience: Problems, Prospects, Perspectives, co-author of Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century, and author of After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond.

Website: brucegreyson.com

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Interview recorded February 26, 2021

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YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump

00:04:19 - The Transformational Power of Near-Death Experiences

00:07:33 - Transformative Effects of Near-Death Experiences

00:10:48 - Leaving the Body and Near-Death Experiences

00:14:08 - Mystical Experiences and Cultural Interpretations

00:17:35 - The Possibility of Consciousness Beyond the Brain

00:21:00 - NDEs and the Subtle Body

00:24:20 - The Relativity of Reality

00:27:59 - The Friendly Universe and Near-Death Experiences

00:31:41 - Investigating Near-Death Experiences

00:35:14 - Parachutes and the Non-existence of Evidence

00:38:40 - The Absurdity of Religious Fundamentalism

00:42:13 - Near Death Experiences and Suicide

00:45:51 - Exploring the Hypothesis of Chemicals in the Brain

00:49:34 - The Question of How It Is Happening

00:53:20 - The Mind and the Subtle Body

00:57:05 - Near-death experiences and the existence of angels

01:00:36 - Reliving Past Actions and Gaining Perspective

01:04:11 - Choices after a Near Death Experience

01:07:38 - The Effects of Near-Death Experiences on Behavior and Perspective

01:11:00 - Multiple Lives and Higher Dimensions

01:14:41 - Eddington's Eclipse Experiment and Einstein's Response

01:18:26 - Science and Spirituality Collaborating

01:22:01 - Time Perception in Near-Death Experiences

01:25:30 - Remarkable Recoveries and Unexplained Phenomena

01:28:59 - Neuroplasticity and Brain Functions

01:32:31 - Evidence of Real Near-Death Experiences

01:36:04 - The Perception of God in Near-Death Experiences

01:39:24 - Peer Groups for Near Death Experiencers

01:42:49 - Living Ethically and Productively

01:46:46 - Farewell and Goodbye