Whether or not we believe in survival of consciousness after death, reincarnation, and karma, it has very serious implications for our behavior.

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For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the...

For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the...

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...

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....

As long as I had easy access to psychedelics at the government-sponsored research project, most...

As long as I had easy access to psychedelics at the government-sponsored research project, most...

It is possible to see the intermediate state between lives as being in a way...

It is possible to see the intermediate state between lives as being in a way...

There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying,...

There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying,...

Individuals approaching death often experience encounters with their dead relatives, who seem to welcome them...

Individuals approaching death often experience encounters with their dead relatives, who seem to welcome them...

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...

The knowledge of the realm of death makes it possible for the shaman to move...

The knowledge of the realm of death makes it possible for the shaman to move...

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...

I spent much of my later childhood and adolescence very, very involved and interested in...

I spent much of my later childhood and adolescence very, very involved and interested in...

There is a similarity between the LSD effects and the experiences associated with the process...

There is a similarity between the LSD effects and the experiences associated with the process...

I believe it is essential for our planetary future to develop tools that can change...

I believe it is essential for our planetary future to develop tools that can change...

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...

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...

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...

Coming to terms with the fear of death is conducive to healing, positive personality transformation,...

Coming to terms with the fear of death is conducive to healing, positive personality transformation,...

Freud said that we are born as a tabula rasa. This is a model that...

Freud said that we are born as a tabula rasa. This is a model that...

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...

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...