Stanislav Grof Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“According to materialistic science, any memory requires a material substrate, such as the neuronal network in the brain or the DNA molecules of the genes.”

“Consciousness after death demonstrates the possibility of consciousness operating independently of the body.”

“The new formula in physics describes humans as paradoxical beings who have two complementary aspects: They can show properties of Newtonian objects and also infinite fields of consciousness.”

“A number of cases have been reported in which a dying individual has a vision of a person about whose death he or she did not know.”

“I have to say I regretted giving up animated movies.”