For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the only certainty that life holds for us - must be central, for an understanding of death is the key to liberation in life.

Quote by Stanislav Grof

Topics: Death Quotes

I have taken part in ceremonies with North American and Mexican shamans, as well as...

I have taken part in ceremonies with North American and Mexican shamans, as well as...

Ancient eschatological texts are actually maps of the inner territories of the psyche that seem...

Ancient eschatological texts are actually maps of the inner territories of the psyche that seem...

The psyche of the individual is commensurate with the totality of creative energy. This requires...

The psyche of the individual is commensurate with the totality of creative energy. This requires...

In the kind of world we have today, transformation of humanity might well be our...

In the kind of world we have today, transformation of humanity might well be our...

There are people who can start having very powerful experiences without taking psychedelics. It can...

There are people who can start having very powerful experiences without taking psychedelics. It can...

The human psyche shows that each individual is an extension of all of existence.

The human psyche shows that each individual is an extension of all of existence.

It became much more complicated politically to work with psychedelics because of the unsupervised experimentation...

It became much more complicated politically to work with psychedelics because of the unsupervised experimentation...

Whether or not we believe in survival of consciousness after death, reincarnation, and karma, it...

Whether or not we believe in survival of consciousness after death, reincarnation, and karma, it...

Dying before dying has two important consequences: It liberates the individual from the fear of...

Dying before dying has two important consequences: It liberates the individual from the fear of...

Many of us who have experienced psychedelics feel very much that they are sacred tools....

Many of us who have experienced psychedelics feel very much that they are sacred tools....

I volunteered for an LSD session. It was such a powerful opening of my own...

I volunteered for an LSD session. It was such a powerful opening of my own...

Many cultures have independently developed a belief system in reincarnation that includes return of the...

Many cultures have independently developed a belief system in reincarnation that includes return of the...

Many instances exist of small children who seem to remember and describe their previous life...

Many instances exist of small children who seem to remember and describe their previous life...

A radical inner transformation and rise to a new level of consciousness might be the...

A radical inner transformation and rise to a new level of consciousness might be the...

The new formula in physics describes humans as paradoxical beings who have two complementary aspects:...

The new formula in physics describes humans as paradoxical beings who have two complementary aspects:...

A text of Tibetan Buddhism describes the time of death as a unique opportunity for...

A text of Tibetan Buddhism describes the time of death as a unique opportunity for...

Traditional academic science describes human beings as highly developed animals and biological thinking machines. We...

Traditional academic science describes human beings as highly developed animals and biological thinking machines. We...

A number of cases have been reported in which a dying individual has a vision...

A number of cases have been reported in which a dying individual has a vision...

I read Freud's Introductory Lectures in Psychoanalysis in basically one sitting. I decided to enroll...

I read Freud's Introductory Lectures in Psychoanalysis in basically one sitting. I decided to enroll...

Unlike scientism, science in the true sense of the word is open to unbiased investigation...

Unlike scientism, science in the true sense of the word is open to unbiased investigation...