94 Quotes by Stanislav Grof

Consciousness does not just passively reflect the objective material world; it plays an active role in creating realityitself.

He suddenly understood the message of so many spiritual teachers that the only revolution that can work is the inner transformation of every human being.

The renaissance of interest in Eastern spiritual philosophies, various mystical traditions, meditation, ancient and aboriginal wisdom, as well as the widespread psychedelic experimentation during the stormy 1960s, made it absolutely clear that a comprehensive and cross-culturally valid psychology had to include observations from such areas as mystical states; cosmic consciousness; psychedelic experiences; trance phenomena; creativity; and religious, artistic, and scientific inspiration.

I read Freud's Introductory Lectures in Psychoanalysis in basically one sitting. I decided to enroll in medical school. It was almost like a conversion experience.

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

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

Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan, or tribe.

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

The beliefs concerning reincarnation have great ethical impact on human life and our relationship to the world.