Getting back to the present day, Dannion entered the workshop room at right around 11:30am. He was, indeed, the man I saw the night before out in the main lobby. It was through Dannion's words in his best-selling book "Saved By The Light" that I was first exposed to the idea that after crossing over and having a life review, one feels every feeling you have ever caused another to feel and the ripple effect of your words and actions. It was this insight that made me realize that I should be kind to all in order to ensure that my life review wouldn't be too painful.
Dannion started out talking about the NDE he experienced in the mid-70's. He was a fantastic speaker who made many in the room laugh numerous times. Regarding getting struck by lightning (which precipitated the NDE), he said that instead of being shown a burning bush as Moses was, he actually BECAME a burning bush. He actually was struck by lightning twice in his lifetime. The main theme of his talk was that no one dies and that there is no hell. He said that if he didn't go to hell for all the mischief he caused in his prior life, then no one does. He said that if someone still believes there is such a thing as hell, they should ask about it when they cross over!
He made light of the Biblical story of Adam, Eve, and the snake as well as the Catholic Church's belief that the world was created on October 23, 4004 B.C. One of his best lines in regards to this was the following: "There's only two places I've heard about a talking snake: Harry Potter and The Bible". Some in the audience were apparently offended by his dismissal of the creation story. Dannion acknowledged this and said he was merely expressing how he felt about things.
He also talked about how everyone that dies attends their own funeral (the men mostly being interested in who is attending, the women in what outfit they have been fitted with for the open casket). He mentioned that he does a lot of work with hospice and the dying. In sum, I found him greatly compelling and am thinking about going to one of his all-day conferences. Here's a link to his website.
My wife received a call from her sister shortly after Dannion's talk started, so missed out on the majority of it.
About Me
- Thomas
- My parents told me I was born in Wiesbaden, Germany in November of 1970 (I'll have to take their word for it since I don't recall). My father was in the Air Force back then and was in a number of altercations as opposed to yours truly who's a bit of a sissy boy. In 1973, we returned to the States (I don't recall this, either) and lived in Minnesota. I had a good childhood. Like most boys my age, I was a huge Star Wars fan. My teenage years were rough, especially after my mom divorced my father in 1984. I was quite a late bloomer and didn't even have a first date until I was 22. I've lived in Rochester with my life partner for more than a decade and quite enjoy it. My favorite restaurant is Friday's. I've no kids and am not sure if I will have any in this lifetime. I'd probably be more inclined to do so if it were possible for children to remember the day they were born so they didn't just have to take their parents' word for it.
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