I cannot really say if they are real since I haven't experienced them or know anybody who experienced NDE. I must say that, if their stories are connected and intertwined then maybe there might be some truth to it. Just like how some people have the same experiences or stories about alien abductions. I'm not saying that they're entirely true, as the brain and mind are really complicated things to begin with. But having people with the same experiences can be quite puzzling and interesting. I do think that NDEs can really change a person's outlook in life, especially having that second life after an accident or illness.
Life and death are such personal experiences I don't think you could just believe in it until you have experienced it yourself or be in someone else's shoes. I think we are nearer to death everyday as time leaks from us and age slow deteriorates our minds and bodies but that just seems morbid doesn't it? NDEs can very well be real but I don't think I can trust it from someone else's perspective.
I would rephrase it to "Are near death experiences possible?" and I would say they are. There is in my opinion a difference between a near death experience and an out of body experience which can be induced. A near death experience is usually linked to the person's planned incarnation, and they are given a choice to stay or go. Some people may recollect some of it and others may only remember a feeling and create images to go along with it. I don't think people remember every detail, but enough for them to know it was real, but then as we are talking of a different dimension, how real can it be? Some people may experience them without knowing, like a near miss, but something you do or say changes the course of events. I would say a near death experience is a second chance, and that's why people do come forwards with their experiences and it can change their outlook on life.
I'm not quite sure what's meant by near death in this thread, and that's after reading all the posts. Near death to me is when somebody evades death by the narrowest of margins, a car just being moved off the train track before the train comes, that sort of thing, so in that respect I'd say they're definitely real.
Yep, I am with you in that definition, when we are about to die we see things no one else has seen and this can really be life changing.
There are a lot of proven theories about various causes of some of the near death experiences people have had. The problem is, that there are many ways that you could be almost dying, and if you are suffering from a head injury or drowning or having a heart attack your brain is going to be subjected to different things. So there won't just be one answer that you can point to for the cause. Another problem with trying to answer this question is a lot of people who are interested in near death experiences are extremely religious and they have trouble separating their religion from the scientific process. There is a kind of sad desperation in how hard some try to use near death experiences to prove the existence of God, heaven, etc. Not fully understanding the brain, many complex factors leading to near death experiences and the pollution of many religious and spiritual individuals lead to an unclear and widely debated body of knowledge around near death experiences.
I think the general idea of the threads meaning is the typical near death scenario where you're on deaths door and you see the bright light at the end of the tunnel, that sort of thing.
I believe they can be but aren't very often. You have to be careful when listening to people's experiences. Line it up with the word of God, (the bible). Anyone who saw God fell down at his feet as dead and worshipped him. These people that say they see Jesus don't do that. They act like they talk to him like a buddy and not a Judge and King. Also the physical descriptions they give aren't biblical. It takes discernment to see if they're true or not.
Yes, These experiences are real. I want to answer Brandon's answer scientifically. Inside human body 5 Primary Gases,In Hinduism, When human dies we turn legs of dead body toward south, because, last gas come out from dead body is 'Vaishvanara' means Nitrogen-Di-Oxide and Every gas have it's direction. NO2's direction is south. In Raja-Yoga's 'Vibhut****a' chapter, all super-natural powers inside human body explained in details. In today's science, it's proved. Some years ago, China found some Sanskrit Scriptures in Tibet, China send these scriptures to Chandigadh, India for translation. India asked questions to China. what's their purpose. China answered, In these scriptures written about Garima (speed) and Laghima( Compact) supernatural powers from Raj-Yoga. we want to use that in our space-stations program. India build world's 1st. drone, in 1895, Shivkur Bapuji Talapade, 1 Sanskrit Scholer, ( Not scientist) what he did is, just cracked codes of Manu-Smruti ( Rules of adam). he used Mercury-Engine. later British Govt. took strong actions against him so his research failed to move ahead. after his death, British bought parts of that Drone named as 'Marut-Shakti' ( windpower ) from his family. there are many secrets of science inside Manu-Smruti and Vibhut****a. J. Robert Openheimer, who built atom-bomb , He cracked codes and ideas in Hindu Epic 'Mahabharata'. Western scientists already accepted, Mohenjodaro and Rajasthan, these place became like desert because of nuclear attack, thousand years ago. why i am giving these examples, reason is, Science which you can apply externally, you can apply that internally inside Human body and mind too.Father of Quantum Theory, Nicola Tesla is great American example of that. If battery of machine damaged, you can replace battery, machine start working again. then why this is not possible inside human body ? yes, that's possible. Near death experience, This is gastric reaction inside human body. some people by accident reach near that experience and some Yogis or Qi-Gong masters they are habitual about this, because, they knew science behind it. Center-Point of human head, called as Brahma-Randhra . when Udana Gas means (O3 or Ozone) inside human body starts moving upwards. human take different experiences like near death. who never tried this, for them easy to say, these experiences are not real. Try to meditate on Brahma-Randhra and check truth.It need practice. (In Vibhuti-Pada, written, Human who can control Ozone inside his body, he can leave his body whenever he want and comeback in his dead body whenever he want too.)
I personally think that they are hallucinations, as consequence of all the processes that are "turning off" on your brain, which is kind of frustrating because no one really knows what happens after death, because I believe that those hallucinations depends on your personal beliefs.
