Author: Stanislav Grof

Quotes

The elimination of the fear of death transforms the individual's way of being in the world.

The elimination of the fear of death transforms the individual's way of being in the world.

- Stanislav Grof

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

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

- Stanislav Grof

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

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

- Stanislav Grof

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

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

- Stanislav Grof

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

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

- Stanislav Grof

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

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

- Stanislav Grof

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

- Stanislav Grof

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