Stanislav Grof Quotes & Sayings

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“A text of Tibetan Buddhism describes the time of death as a unique opportunity for spiritual liberation from the cycles of death and rebirth and a period that determines our next incarnation.”

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

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

“Each of us can manifest the properties of a field of consciousness that transcends space, time, and linear causality.”

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