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. Y...