Stanislav Grof Quotes

1. “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.”

2. “Walt Disney was my great hero.”

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

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

5. “Many of us who have experienced psychedelics feel very much that they are sacred tools. They open spiritual awareness.”

6. “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.”

7. “There is an urgent need for a radical revision of our current concepts of the nature of consciousness and its relationship to matter and the brain.”

8. “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.”

9. “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.”

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