Too painful to read. Couldn't even complete the book after several attempts. The book is repetitive to such an extent that sometimes it becomes unbearable. Just read half of the book.

read about half- couldn't get into it, and the LONG mythical story of the Indian woman and her husband avoiding death was lost on me during my commute - eh.

I only choose winners to read, or I like everything I read, not sure. If you want to keep an open mind, and a chance to let your mind work it's magic I think you'll enjoy this book. For me it was a liberating book, freeing me from the constraints of popular belief in today's society. This is how I think!

Best sentence in any book I have read, page 11 to the effect of the body that you appear in from the astral plain is the body you were most comfortable in in life. The people who have visited me after their death appeared to me exactly that way. I was raised in the Catholic faith and I am enjoying integrating more of eastern religions into my beliefs.

Loved it! Lots of other good references in the end also.

Deepak Chopra writes with clarity and has many references. He really does his research, whilst sharing his knowledge and opinions. He talks about both Eastern and Western views of death and the afterlife. A lot of it comes from India and Buddhism, but it's very interesting. As long as you are open minded, which I am.

If you don't think like Neil deGrasse Tyson, where nothing happens when you die, then this is a very interesting read. If you want to read about the afterlife, consciousness, and life beyond the physical body, then read this! It actually changed the way I see death.

I find the subject fascinating and it makes the dying sound less like the worse thing in the world, and more like a possible adventure about the begin. I think it's worth the read since we will all die at some point.

I suppose this is a quirky book to choose for the beginning of a new decade! Some might think it's morbid but it's not. It's actually about being aware of death, not as something to be afraid of, but as the natural counterbalance to life. And when you acknowledge death from a place of acceptance, without fear, life becomes a bit sweeter. This is made slightly easier by the fact that Chopra's descriptions of death make it sound not bad at all, not quite a yoga retreat but pretty zen all in all.

Deepak is awesome. This was a wonderful, if not very deep book that required me a lot of time to digest. That being said I’m 100 percent in and looking forward to reading some of the books he recommends at the end. I most enjoyed him interspersing stories in between the heavy lifting, it helped explain pretty deep topics. I definitely recommend!

This took me so long to read…

Some parts I found very interesting and other parts not so much

Boaring

Mõnes mõttes oli see raamat veidi nii-öelda out of my league. Osa teksti oli nii teaduslik ja keeruline, et suurt aru ei saanudki. Paljud näited olid aga põnevad ning üldiselt oli raamat vägagi silmaringi avardav, kirjutatud sõbralikus toonis ja ladusalt.
Kõige rohkem jäi meelde mõte selle kohta, kuidas me loome ka oma surmajärgse elu ise. Nii et praegu ma ei ehita mitte üksnes oma järgmisi elusid, vaid ka seda, mis on nende vahepeal. Olin vist varem arvanud, et "koht" (nimetagem seda tinglikult kohaks), kuhu pärast surma suundume, on universaalne ja erinevad tasandid kõigi jaoks põhimõtteliselt ühesugused. Umbes nagu näiteks Pariis on ikka Pariis, selline nagu ta on, ehkki kõik inimesed kogevad seda linna (ja ka kõiki muid kohti) erinevalt, vastavalt oma isiksusele, taustale, elukogemusele ja meeleolule.
Chopra räägib ka väljast, millega kõik ühenduses on ning mille allikaks pole meie aju, mida on seni peetud ainsaks teadvuse toimimise vahendiks, ja paljust muust põnevast. Huvitaval kombel on mitmeid teaduslikke teese, millega materialistliku elufilosoofia kohaselt asju seletatakse, mida mul on olnud lapsest saati raske uskuda ning mida ma pole kunagi omaks võtnud. Üks neist on ka üldine veendumus, et inimene on vaid luud ja siseorganid ning ajus liikuvad elektriimpulsid, et kõik on psühholoogiliste isiksusetüüpide põhine. Mitte miski, ei keskkonna mõjud ega geeniteooria ei suuda minu arvates ligilähedaseltki selgitada seda rabavat komplitseeritust ja mitmekesisust, mida inimkonnal on pakkuda.
Eks Choprat ole ka palju kritiseeritud ning ega ju päriselt ei teagi, milline see tõde on või kas on ikka üldse olemas midagi silmale nähtamatut. Lihtsalt, see padumaterialistlik maailmavaade on minu meelest nii kõle. Mina mõtlen nii, et isegi kui ma eksin, isegi kui tuhandete aastate pikkused vaimsed traditsioonid eksivad, elan ma oma elu neisse uskudes palju õnnelikuma ja terviklikuma inimesena, kellel on ideaalid, püüdlused ja eesmärk, kui ma oleksin kriitilise skeptikuna, kellel pole millessegi uskuda, kõige vähem kaduvasse ja kontrollimatu kaose poolt pillutatavasse iseendasse.

interesting comparison of different traditions, finding similarities