Meditation And Near Death Experience Topic Of Avon Library Forum

Avon Free Public Library

AVON, CT — What does meditation have to do with the near-death experience?

A free, virtual program hosted by the Avon Free Public Library this Thursday, June 5, will try and answer that question at 7 p.m. that night. It is called "Meditation and the Near-Death Experience."

"Since the 1980s, when near-death experiences became part of the public consciousness, they have held endless attraction for people," wrote the library in an announcement.

Folks are invited to a virtual discussion and learn why they resonate so powerfully within us and how, through a simple time-honored method of meditation, people can explore those realms of peace within.

Forum host Dr. Matthew Raider will discuss the latest medical research and offer a simple, natural way to connect with the inner light talked about by those who’ve experienced an NDE.

Raider draws parallels between near-death experiences and those had by people who meditated throughout the ages, coming from all backgrounds, in all countries, and all faith traditions.

He will also offer the audience an opportunity to learn a simple meditation technique that can enable them to experience the peace and the light that people who have experienced NDEs talk about.

Raider received his medical degree with honors from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1979.

He had a clinical practice for 42 years, during which time he was the medical director of several health care facilities in central Connecticut.

Raider has been active in teaching geriatric medicine and has helped coordinate the geriatrics curriculum for medical residents at Middlesex Hospital in Connecticut.

He is still actively involved in teaching residents, medical students, and nurse practitioners.

Raider has had a long interest in meditation, going back over 50 years.

He is also a contributing author to “Meditation as Medication for the Soul” by Rajinder Singh.

Raider has a particular interest in the health benefits of meditation, and he has lectured extensively in hospitals and libraries in the U.S. and Canada as well as at the United Nations fairly recently.

For more information, contact the Avon Free Library Adult Services Reference Desk at avonref@avonctlibrary.info and/or 860-673-9712, ext. 7203.

For more information and to register, click on this link.