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
Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
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
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