Ben K NDE

Experience Description

I stopped breathing during a phone call, late at night. The other person called people to resuscitate me. I was out of my body by this time and watching the resuscitation efforts. I was actually above the ceiling and looking down at events. I was engulfed by a warm, yellowish glow. I knew that I had crossed over and felt totally at ease. I realized that the answer to all questions was 'it doesn't matter.' Things only matter while you're alive. When you've crossed over, all worldly issues 'don't matter.' At some point, I was back in my body.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: April 1971

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Unwilling to discuss

How do you consider the content of your experience? Entirely pleasant

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I clearly left my body and existed outside it

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Normal consciousness and alertness. I was alert and focused.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? The moment I was out of body.

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

Were your senses More vivid than usual? No

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Nothing different.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Nothing different.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? No

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

Did you see any beings in your experience? No

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? No

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes I was engulfed in a yellow warm glow.

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? No

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Peace and Contentment.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Incredible peace or pleasantness

Did you have a feeling of joy? No

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? I felt united or one with the world

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? Everything about the universe. I realized that when I crossed over, all earthly issues are unimportant.

Did scenes from your past come back to you? No

Did scenes from the future come to you? No

Did you come to a border or point of no return? No

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Jewish

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? No comment

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was entirely not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? No

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? No

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? No

Did you encounter or become aware of any beings who previously lived on earth who are described by name in religions (for example: Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, etc.)? No

During your experience, did you gain information about premortal existence? No

During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? No

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? No

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? Yes That things that matter while alive have no relevance.

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? An afterlife probably exists. Since I came back from the dead, I don't know if my out of body experience was going to be forever or only temporary.

Did you gain information about how to live our lives? No

During your experience, did you gain information about life's difficulties, challenges and hardships? No

During your experience, did you gain information about love? No

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Slight changes in my life

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? No

How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience? I remember the experience more accurately than other life events that occurred around the time of the experience.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes I have occasional, vivid dreams of events that are about to come true or are happening while I am dreaming.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? No

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? No

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No