Heaven Is Beautiful

How Dying Taught Me That Death Is Just the Beginning

By: Peter Baldwin Panagore

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Based on the author's real-life story of dying on a mountain, this enthralling audiobook combines the thrills of a wilderness adventure with the awe inspiring elements of a paranormal novel.

In March of 1980, college senior Peter Panagore went ice climbing on the world-famous Lower Weeping Wall, along the Ice Fields Parkway in Alberta, Canada. His climbing partner was an experienced ice climber, but Panagore was a novice. On their descent, they became trapped on the side of the mountain. As the sun set, he was overcome by exhaustion and hypothermia. He died on the side of that mountain in 1980. In his minutes on the other side, he experienced hell, forgiveness, and unconditional love. Heaven was beautiful.

Panagore's near death experience (NDE) changed his life and resulted in an intense spiritual journey that has continued for decades. It impelled him to pursue a master's degree at Yale Divinity School focusing on systematic theology and Christian mysticism. His educational background coupled with 30 years of yogic and meditative practice and 20 years of professional work with the dying and grieving has given him unique insight, language, and perspective on heaven, God, death, life, love, beauty, and hope.

"I have told my story to audiences large and small for a decade now.... My story touches people's hearts; every time I tell it the audience is gripped and silent.... This book is about hope. It is meant to give real hope to the dying, hope to the fearful, hope to the hopeless, hope to the grieving."

©2015 Reverend Peter Baldwin Panagore (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Love it

It gave me hope that something better is waiting on the other side. Amazing book

Fantastic journey.

A wonderfully inspiring and heartfelt. A beautiful perspective on a major part of the spiritual journey.

I'm filled with a sense of wonder and awe

from the first page I was entrapped in the book and following along. I was there with a sense of adventure, and also felt the Love, as well as the shame. I stayed glued to the book from beginning to end.
I appreciate this unpackaged view of life after death. there are plenty of "Scholars" who are ready to tell us how things are. But, then again, there were Pharisees and Sadducees in Jesus time to misguide the masses as well. I prefer a true, heartfelt look into the depths of what we can only believe or have faith in while we are alive.
1 Cor 13:12 king James Bible
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
Thank you for clearly conveying this I. written, and spoken word.

A different view on dying

I really enjoyed the book. There is so much mystery around what happens at the time of death. I am not afraid of dying. I want to leave my physical broken down and pain riddled body here on earth and enter a realm of peace and acceptance and love. Just imagine, no more physical pain. I may actually look forward to it.

Very accurate depiction!

After hearing Peter's story on a radio show I just had to get this book. I too experienced this wonderful experience he describes in his book. I was the most profound thing ever to happen in my life. To all that will read or listen to this book know that everything he explains is truly real and is very hard put into words. To experience death is to experience the true unconditional love of the one we all know as God. This love has nothing to do with the man made religion as we know it.