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When you read the psychedelic...

When you read the psychedelic literature, there is a distinction between the so-called natural psychedelics and synthetic psychedelics that are artificially produced.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

Whether or not we believe in ...

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

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

For any culture which is prim...

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.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

Freud said that we are born a...

Freud said that we are born as a tabula rasa. This is a model that simply is too superficial and inadequate.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

It became much more complicat...

It became much more complicated politically to work with psychedelics because of the unsupervised experimentation with psychedelics, particularly among young people.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

As long as I had easy access ...

As long as I had easy access to psychedelics at the government-sponsored research project, most of my energy went into psychedelic sessions.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

Many cultures have independen...

Many cultures have independently developed a belief system in reincarnation that includes return of the unit of consciousness to another physical lifetime on Earth.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

At a time when unbridled gree...

At a time when unbridled greed, malignant aggression, and existence of weapons of mass destruction threatens the survival of humanity, we should seriously consider any avenue that offers some hope.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

Dying before dying has two im...

Dying before dying has two important consequences: It liberates the individual from the fear of death and influences the actual experience of dying at the time of biological demise.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

Many instances exist of small...

Many instances exist of small children who seem to remember and describe their previous life in another body, another place, and with other people. These memories emerge usually shortly after these children begin to talk.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

It is possible to spend one's...

It is possible to spend one's entire lifetime without ever experiencing the mystical realms or even without being aware of their existence.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

There is no fundamental diffe...

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

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

The psyche of the individual ...

The psyche of the individual is commensurate with the totality of creative energy. This requires a most radical revision of Western psychology.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

I spent much of my later chil...

I spent much of my later childhood and adolescence very, very involved and interested in art, and particularly in animated movies.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

The materialistic paradigm of...

The materialistic paradigm of Western science has been a major obstacle for any objective evaluation of the data describing the events occurring at the time of death.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

The study of consciousness th...

The study of consciousness that can extend beyond the body is extremely important for the issue of survival, since it is this part of human personality that would be likely to survive death.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

Unlike scientism, science in ...

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

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

Individuals approaching death...

Individuals approaching death often experience encounters with their dead relatives, who seem to welcome them to the next world. These deathbed visions are authentic and convincing; they are often followed by a state of euphoria and seem to ease the transition.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

The motif of death plays an i...

The motif of death plays an important role the human psyche in connection with archetypal and karmic material.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

The knowledge of the realm of...

The knowledge of the realm of death makes it possible for the shaman to move freely back and forth and mediate these journeys for other people.

Stanislav Grof 121 quotes

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