Proof of Heaven

            and consciousness,  151–52,  171

            honesty and cleanness   of,  36

            knowledge   sought  by,  86

            limitations of,  153

            neuroscientific hypotheses  of  NDEs,   141–44, 185–88

            reductionism    of,  140 ,   171

            and spirituality,   72–73,   128 ,   130 ,   140

            and unconditional   love,   71–72

scientific method, 152–53
self, experience of, 160
separation anxiety, 76
serotonin, 142 , 186
Singer, Isaac B., 80
skepticism, 132 , 153
skydiving, author’s experiences of, 2–6, 61 , 85 , 116 , 118–19
soul:
concept of, 36 , 152–53
healing of, 170
leaving the body, 161
space and time, locality in, 156
Spinning Melody, 38–39, 70 , 102
spirit:
concept of, 36 , 84 , 85 , 132 , 154
human, 152
spirituality, and science, 72–73, 128 , 130 , 140
spiritual realm:
knowledge of, 81–83, 158
and profound mystery of conscious existence, 154
Street, Gus, 1
subatomic phenomena, 150 , 156
Sullivan, David, 26–27
Sullivan, Jean Alexander (sister), 26–27, 53
closeness of author and, 89–90
at the hospital, 108