Consciousness Beyond the Brain: What Nearly Dying Taught Me | Robert Greene
Consciousness Beyond the Brain: What Nearly Dying Taught Me | Robert Greene  
Podcast: The School of Greatness
Published On: Mon Nov 02 2026
Description: What if your consciousness was never locked inside your head in the first place?Robert Greene, the best-selling author of The Law of the Sublime, sat down with Lewis for his sixth visit, eight years after a stroke nearly took his life. His wife saw his slurred words and drooping face, made him pull over, and called 911 about 30 seconds before he would have been brain dead.He came back to a world that seemed to sparkle, and he spent seven years writing so you could feel that without having to die. He explains why a small child gives 90% of their attention to the world while most adults give 98% to themselves, and how that shift feeds anxiety and addiction.One story stays with you: a woman in surgery, with no brain activity and her ears plugged, later described the drill and the Hotel California song playing in the room. Robert talks through near-death experience research and the old idea that awareness might run through everything, along with what his marriage taught him about letting the ego go quiet.When this one ends, you'll want to step outside and look up at the sky. Then you'll look a little longer at the person you love.The Law of the SublimeThe Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human NatureThe Laws of Human NatureMasteryThe 50th Law: Overcoming Adversity Through FearlessnessThe 33 Strategies of WarThe Art of SeductionThe 48 Laws of PowerRobert's InstagramRobert's YoutubeIn this episode you will:Discover how Robert Greene’s near-fatal stroke taught him to see the world with new eyesRediscover the childhood sense of awe that adult routine and ego slowly buryLearn The Law of the Sublime and the doors that open you to wonderSpot the false sublime behind addiction and choose experiences that come from withinStrengthen your relationships by giving first and letting go of defensivenessFace your own mortality in a way that brings urgency instead of fearFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/2001More SOG episodes we think you’ll love! Get More From Lewis! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.