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The Near-Death Experience and the Taoism of Chuang Tzu (open access)

The Near-Death Experience and the Taoism of Chuang Tzu

Article comparing excerpts from Chuang Tzu's writings and the descriptions of near-death experiencers (NDErs). Similarities between the beliefs of NDErs and those of Taoist patriarch Chuang Tzu suggest that NDErs have experienced a kind of awakening that leads them to reject conventional attitudes toward life and death.
Date: Spring 1990
Creator: Hermann, E. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library