94 Quotes by Stanislav Grof

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.

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.

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

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

A radical inner transformation and rise to a new level of consciousness might be the only real hope we have in the current global crisis brought on by the dominance of the Western mechanistic paradigm.

An important consequence of freeing oneself from the fear of death is a radical opening to spirituality of a universal and non-denominational type.

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

Patients reported that their psychedelic sessions were an invaluable experiential training for dying.

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.