Book Review Author: Dr Eben Alexander Published in India by Haechette in 2012 Pages: 194, Price: Rs 350 The subtitle of the book is A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife . Dr Alexander, the author, is a neurosurgeon by profession. Bacterial meningitis sent him into a coma for a week from Nov 10, 2008. The bacteria had made the entire neocortex of his brain dysfunctional. But Dr Alexander claims that his consciousness (or soul, if you prefer) travelled to a realm which he thinks is the ultimate reality, the divine milieu. Dr Alexander’s experience reveals a reality or phenomenon which many mystics experienced in the past, irrespective of their religion. It is a reality in which everything is interrelated and love is the binding link. No one / nothing is a separate entity with a distinct ego. You have your identity, but you are at the same time deeply aware of your essential relationship with all the reality around. You can feel the love and the relat