Dr. Bruce Greyson

And that's the large group of unpleasant experiences. Now we find that some of these people, they fight against it and try to get back in control of their bodies. And they eventually get exhausted and just surrender to it. And as soon as they do that, it becomes a blissful experience. So it was the resistance to it that was making it unpleasant.

There's a second category where people find themselves in just a black void with nothing, no sight, no sound, just their consciousness without a body. And it feels like they're floating in that for eternity. And for most of us Westerners, that's a terrifying thought.

There's a second category where people find themselves in just a black void with nothing, no sight, no sound, just their consciousness without a body. And it feels like they're floating in that for eternity. And for most of us Westerners, that's a terrifying thought.

There's a second category where people find themselves in just a black void with nothing, no sight, no sound, just their consciousness without a body. And it feels like they're floating in that for eternity. And for most of us Westerners, that's a terrifying thought.

But I've talked to people who were raised in Hindu and Buddhist cultures where that's nirvana, that's bliss, being in this wonderful nothingness for eternity. So it's partly culturally discernment what you think is pleasant or not. The smallest group of unpleasant experiences are the ones with, frankly, hellish imagery as a Christian would try to find hell with fire and brimstone and demons.

But I've talked to people who were raised in Hindu and Buddhist cultures where that's nirvana, that's bliss, being in this wonderful nothingness for eternity. So it's partly culturally discernment what you think is pleasant or not. The smallest group of unpleasant experiences are the ones with, frankly, hellish imagery as a Christian would try to find hell with fire and brimstone and demons.

But I've talked to people who were raised in Hindu and Buddhist cultures where that's nirvana, that's bliss, being in this wonderful nothingness for eternity. So it's partly culturally discernment what you think is pleasant or not. The smallest group of unpleasant experiences are the ones with, frankly, hellish imagery as a Christian would try to find hell with fire and brimstone and demons.

And as I said, that's the smallest group, and I've only heard that from people who were raised in a religion that preached that, either Roman Catholics or fundamentalist Protestants. I've never heard anyone else describe those.

And as I said, that's the smallest group, and I've only heard that from people who were raised in a religion that preached that, either Roman Catholics or fundamentalist Protestants. I've never heard anyone else describe those.

And as I said, that's the smallest group, and I've only heard that from people who were raised in a religion that preached that, either Roman Catholics or fundamentalist Protestants. I've never heard anyone else describe those.

Yes. I will say, though, about the unpleasant experiences, we try to find what makes them unpleasant, and we really can't find anything. It's not true that nasty people have unpleasant experiences. A lot of traditional Catholic saints throughout the centuries have written about the dark night of the soul, where they had terrifying spiritual experiences.

Yes. I will say, though, about the unpleasant experiences, we try to find what makes them unpleasant, and we really can't find anything. It's not true that nasty people have unpleasant experiences. A lot of traditional Catholic saints throughout the centuries have written about the dark night of the soul, where they had terrifying spiritual experiences.

Yes. I will say, though, about the unpleasant experiences, we try to find what makes them unpleasant, and we really can't find anything. It's not true that nasty people have unpleasant experiences. A lot of traditional Catholic saints throughout the centuries have written about the dark night of the soul, where they had terrifying spiritual experiences.

And I've known people who were career criminals or some on death row who had blissful experiences. So it's not how you live your life necessarily. It may be related to your mental state when you go into the experience. I'm not sure about that. We don't have enough data on that yet. Most people who report a life review report both memories of good things they've done and of bad things they've done.

And I've known people who were career criminals or some on death row who had blissful experiences. So it's not how you live your life necessarily. It may be related to your mental state when you go into the experience. I'm not sure about that. We don't have enough data on that yet. Most people who report a life review report both memories of good things they've done and of bad things they've done.

And I've known people who were career criminals or some on death row who had blissful experiences. So it's not how you live your life necessarily. It may be related to your mental state when you go into the experience. I'm not sure about that. We don't have enough data on that yet. Most people who report a life review report both memories of good things they've done and of bad things they've done.

And remembering the bad things is not pleasant. But they do not say, for the most part, that they were being judged by someone else, by a deity or an angel or anything like that. They report being guided through the review, but the judging comes from them themselves. And they say, oh, gosh, I made a mistake that time. They don't talk about sin. They talk about making mistakes.

And remembering the bad things is not pleasant. But they do not say, for the most part, that they were being judged by someone else, by a deity or an angel or anything like that. They report being guided through the review, but the judging comes from them themselves. And they say, oh, gosh, I made a mistake that time. They don't talk about sin. They talk about making mistakes.

And remembering the bad things is not pleasant. But they do not say, for the most part, that they were being judged by someone else, by a deity or an angel or anything like that. They report being guided through the review, but the judging comes from them themselves. And they say, oh, gosh, I made a mistake that time. They don't talk about sin. They talk about making mistakes.

And when they come back, they're often determined to correct those mistakes. And they're glad they had this experience. So they have a second chance to do better this time.