It really talks about eastern belief and it seems to the author it can give the answer to the big question. I was quite excited to read it as I was intrigued by the book title and know his big name. But a few chapters later I was disappointed and could not even finish the book.

Very thought provoking book! Some of it was way above my scientific and philosophic knowledge but still intriguing. Would love to hear him teach on this topic. Only gave a 4 because of my lack of understanding in some areas not because of his writing or explanation.

I loved this book as it has allowed me to open up to a path I had closed a door on. This inspiration to think differently and be open to a bigger world is what I’m walking away with.

I enjoyed the first part of this more than the second. The first part was set up as a story telling session with bits of metaphysical teachings in-between the sections to explain the story. The second half was quantum mechanics and theory. Very deep. It was like listening to or reading an article by Amit Goswami- I would understand a part, then lose the thread of his thought, and then spend the next five minutes backtracking to where I lost him. Despite some difficulties, I learned a lot from this and it has raised a bunch of interesting possibilities to consider about the nature of death, birth, and what goes on in the time between.

I'm still not sure what happens after death. I always thought that I'd just wait and see when I got there. Chopra's vision was fascinating and it felt like, just for a moment, I was able to peek through that doorway that we call death and catch a glimpse of what it is. I embraced his teaching that we die small deaths, everyday, every breath. Perhaps it is not such a stranger as I believed it to be.

It was a quite pleasant reading. Defying ideas that push for your open mindedness boundaries. However, Deepak Chopra exposes many ideas and studies in order to support his goal of explaining a little bit more about life after death, but the way he does it is quite confusing. The language he uses is very easy to understand, but the underlying meaning is not easy to get nor the coherence of the exposed details. I liked the fact that he brings together really interesting ideas and studies, but most of the explanations are quite superficial. I struggled to understand what was the meaning behind apparently simple phrases. Sometimes I had to re-read over and over again or give up and return later. This made my motivation to decrease substantially. Not sure if I want another of his books.

Very well storyline. Death as a person waiting for to go together to wherever is exciting topic for me. I see death as an opportunity to transform into a different existence, one without physical limitations, without material existence, one without pressure, one with zillions of possibilities.


The night kissed the fading lady with a whisper, "I'm death, your mother, from me you will get a new birth".

Most people spend huge amounts of time and effort on one thing: avoiding the painful truth about themselves, You're doing exactly the opposite.


Life is nothing but a choice about building a SELF:

Expansion vs contraction
Expression vs repression
Self-knowledge vs denial
Comfortable with uncertainty vs crave security
Personal insight vs received opinion
Spiritually oriented vs materialistic
Self-accepting vs guilty, self-denying
Individualism vs conformity
Altruistic, selfless vs ego-driven

"There are two paths in life, the path of wisdom and the path of ignorance. The path of wisdom is to pursue the SELF. The path of ignorance is to pursue pleasure. Pleasure, being born of senses, is temporary, and whatever is temporary falls under the sway of death. Thus the ignorant fall inro my clutches. but the Self is the light of immortality. It shines forever. Few are wise enough to see this light, even though it is inside them and nowhere else. The self is but the light of your soul.

Insightful

This book was interesting, and I had a few points cleared up for me. I have always been a believer in reincarnation and the afterlife. Dr. Chopra is a pre-imminent master on this subject matter. I'm still grappling with some of the concepts. This book was thoughtful and well written. It didn't answer all my questions, but it'll be helpful to my journey.

Persuasive yet unfulfilling to those of us raised in Western religious traditions. Dr. Chopra shows us similarities between the Vedantic view of the afterlife and modern science. So it makes sense that the energy of individual souls has existed forever, therefore can never be destroyed. However, the appeal of the Christian (and Islamic) versions of heaven is strong -- I WANT to be reunited with my deceased loved ones, all of our personalities intact and ready to spend eternity together. I suppose this is why letting go of attachments is the Number One task for us here.

Thought-provoking and engaging, though definitely very complex.

Ancient Eastern Wisdom traditions have found a devotee in me. Deepak Chopra is amazing.

Though provoking and stimulating. Confirmed a lot of my thought processes.

I admit I skipped some. It was too far out for me and repetitive in places. But I learned the basic premise of reincarnation, karma, and similar topics.