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A motorbike crash. I broke my shoulder and ribs and was so scared I didn’t ride for two years.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2019 source ↗
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About 40 years ago I drove off an embankment and tumbled down a huge hill. I was standing in the field with my car smashed like a can, saying, “Am I dead?” because I had seen myself dead in the car. Then someone said, “Are you OK?” and I didn’t have a scratch. I believe it was an angel experience.
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Ram Dass
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