Can you see the star-spangled nighttime sky?

"...our brain blocks out, or veils, that larger cosmic background, just as the sun's light blocks the stars from view each morning. Imagine how limited our view of the universe would be if we never saw the star-spangled nighttime sky.

We can only see what our brian's filter allows through. The brain - in particular its left-side linguistic/logical part, that which generates our sense of self - is a barrier to our higher knowledge and experience."

~ Dr Eben Alexander in Proof of Heaven: a Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife