The near death experience was first defined to be a spur of consciousness leading to an altered-reality experience on random individuals who reach the state of clinical death by a lack of oxygen to the brain that implies complete unconsciousness on those individuals (Khanna & Greyson, 2014, p. 1605). Near death experience recounts highlight similarities among those who experience them. Characteristics such as out of body experiences, diving into darkness to then transport into a light-filled dimension where deceased relatives and beings of light can be contacted are some of those similarities (Purkayastha & Mukherjee, 2012, pp. 104-105). Even though several neurological explanations support the idea of a near death experience being produced by the brain, those
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In the research conducted by Lukasz M. Konopka (2015), he explains that there also exist cases in which the brain functions are completely inexistent, leading to the possibility of a state of consciousness that is outside of space or time (pp. 392-393). His suggestion proposes that this unstudied consciousness is linked to quantum physics (Konopka, 2015, p. 393). Separately, individuals who undergo a near death experience according to Surbhi Khanna and Bruce Greyson (2014) have been known for exhibiting new found personal and life outlooks.
These experiences can be profound and transforming at personal, religious, spiritual, and societal levels as the person changes drastically, often assuming an altered personality and outlook toward life. They may lead to value and life changes similar to those reported following spiritual awakening, including enduring self-transformation and self-transcendence, and are not associated with prior religious affiliation or religiosity, nor are they typical of those resulting from traumatic experience (Greyson
In the research conducted by Lukasz M. Konopka (2015), he explains that there also exist cases in which the brain functions are completely inexistent, leading to the possibility of a state of consciousness that is outside of space or time (pp. 392-393). His suggestion proposes that this unstudied consciousness is linked to quantum physics (Konopka, 2015, p. 393). Separately, individuals who undergo a near death experience according to Surbhi Khanna and Bruce Greyson (2014) have been known for exhibiting new found personal and life outlooks.
These experiences can be profound and transforming at personal, religious, spiritual, and societal levels as the person changes drastically, often assuming an altered personality and outlook toward life. They may lead to value and life changes similar to those reported following spiritual awakening, including enduring self-transformation and self-transcendence, and are not associated with prior religious affiliation or religiosity, nor are they typical of those resulting from traumatic experience (Greyson