For starters, this book, Dying To Be Me, was an amazing read.
It is a book about the agony and torture of the relentless spread of cancer. It is also about an opportunity for redemption that arises out of Anita Moorjani’s NDE as she feels herself leave her body and, for a brief period, being allowed a glorious preview of what eternal and joyous life is like after our body physically dies.
Anita’s account of her NDE experience reminded me of what author, Betty Eadie, shared in her book, Embraced By The Light, published back in 1994 by Gold Leaf Press.
Anita's experiences that I found wondrous were:
1. Stepping outside of linear time
The sensation of stepping outside of the physical boundaries of what we know
of as linear time. In her NDE, every sensation, every visual image, every thought was available to Anita to absorb or experience in an instant, irrespective of whether the event occurred 20 years ago, 10 days ago or was actually in the present moment. In other words, in the ‘real time’ realm of where she had traveled to, any experience could be viewed or manifested on the spot without the barrier of time acting as a barrier or shield.
2. The analogy of the darkened warehouse
I loved her analogy of wandering through a gigantic darkened warehouse filled with wonder and visual treasures with only something akin to a small penlight. Then, flip the switch that turns on hundreds of bright floodlights and the scope and depth of the warehouse and it’s contents are now revealed.
3. Remote sensing ability
Her ability to tune in on remote events, conversations, and even the personal feelings of her family, medical personal and others, many of whom were far from her hospital room or separated by a considerable distance. Remote sensing is the parapsychology term that applies to this phenomenon.
The following excerpt of Anita's describes her feelings and observation of herself while outside of her own body:
“Ohh...I’m dying. Is this what it feels like? It’s nothing like I ever imagined. I feel so beautifully peaceful and calm...and I feel healed at last!”
“I was still acutely aware of every detail unfolding before me as I observed the medical team wheeling my near-lifeless body to the intensive care unit. They were surrounding me in an emotional frenzy, hooking me up to machines while poking and prodding me with needles and tubes.
I felt no attachment to my limp body as it lay there on the hospital bed. It didn’t feel as though it were mine. It looked far too small and insignificant to house what I was experiencing. I felt free, liberated, and magnificent! Every pain, ache, sadness, and sorrow was gone. I was completely unencumbered, and I couldn’t recall feeling this way before ---not ever.”
Whew! Pretty remarkable disclosures of what her experience was like. Imagine being allowed a dress rehearsal exposure to the extraordinary, then being graced with the ability to return to our physical world to report about it to others.
As caregivers in our personal lives of four aging parents suffering from the effects of both stroke and Alzheimer’s induced dementia, Anita’s story renews the hope and faith of my wife and I that something wonderful awaits each of our parents when their time to go home arrives.
Anita Moorjani made a courageous decision to share her very personal and private though astonishing story with us that encompasses a miraculous healing and a mesmerizing tour of the hereafter.
This book is a must read. If you enjoyed reading the story of 4 year old Colton Burpo and his NDE as told in, Heaven Is For Real, you will find Anita Moorjani’s book heartwarming and reinforcing of your own faith in a spiritual Creator and Source.
Jeff Dodson
September 14th 2012
FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from Hay House Publishing for this review. The opinions expressed in this review are unbiased and reflect my honest judgment of the product.
