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DESCRIPTION:East Bay Int. Assn. for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) presents: \n\nNDEr 
 Mellen-Thomas Benedict: \n“ The Bright Future of Humanity; \nWhat I 
 learned on the Other Side” \n\nDeepak Chopra: “Mellen is an 
 encyclopedia of the afterlife” \n\nMonday, July 27, 2009, 7:30-9:30 PM 
 \nBFUU, 1924 Cedar Street, Berkeley \n\n(NOTE: This special meeting will be 
 held in the wheelchair-accessible, first floor BFUU Fellowship Hall on the 
 corner of Cedar and Bonita.) \n\n\nEast Bay IANDS is proud to present one 
 of the world's most famous near-deah experiencer - Mellen-Thomas Benedict, 
 who had a NDE that researcher Kenneth Ring describes as “one of the most 
 remarkable I have encountered in my extensive research on near-death 
 experiences." \n\nClinically dead for about an hour - he had brain cancer 
 – Mellen returned with a dramatically different view of life. Before his 
 NDE, Mellen had a decidedly negative view of humanity – that people were 
 the “cancer” of the planet, and he was “so disinterested in religion 
 I wasn’t even an atheist.” \nBut, Mellen says, “The Light explained 
 to me that there is no death; we are immortal beings. We have already been 
 alive forever! I realized that we are part of a natural living system that 
 recycles itself endlessly.” \nAnd – despite doomsday predictions such 
 as the 2012 phenomenon – Mellon sees a bright future for humanity. People 
 don’t realize how positive even today’s current situation is, he says, 
 and future generations will see us as “heroic.” People in the future 
 will say, “Damn, they were good, they pulled it off,” he laughs. 
 \nThese are busy times for Mellen. This fall, he’ll publish two books – 
 one the full story of his NDE, the other a “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the 
 Afterlife.” … which will tell you what to do when you exit this life. 
 He’s also building a device – based on information from the other side 
 – that he describes as a “battery charger” for the body, using light 
 as the healing element. \n\nYou won’t want to miss this meeting! Bring 
 your friends… and bring your questions for a Q&A session following 
 Mellen’s talk. \n\nEast Bay IANDS monthly meeting are open to near-death 
 experiencers and non-experiencers alike. A $5-$10 donation is requested to 
 help pay for rent and expenses; no one turned away. \n\nYou are encouraged 
 to bring refreshments for sharing! \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/15/18608153.php
SUMMARY:MELLEN-THOMAS BENEDICT: "The Bright Future of Humanity"
LOCATION:Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar Street, Berkeley
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/15/18608153.php
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