#cons

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. ↗

— Stanislav Grof

#consciousness #crisis #current #dominance #global

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

— Stanislav Grof

#death #fear #freeing #important #non-denominational

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

— Stanislav Grof

#behavior #believe #consciousness #death #implications

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. ↗

— Stanislav Grof

#any #avenue #consider #destruction #existence

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

— Stanislav Grof

#body #consciousness #death #demonstrates #independently

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

— Stanislav Grof

#consciousness #each #field #linear #manifest

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. ↗

— Stanislav Grof

#aspects #beings #complementary #consciousness #describes

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. ↗

— Stanislav Grof

#concepts #consciousness #current #matter #nature

Ancient eschatological texts are actually maps of the inner territories of the psyche that seem to transcend race and culture and originate in the collective unconscious. ↗

— Stanislav Grof

#ancient #collective #culture #inner #maps

Dying before dying has two important consequences: It liberates the individual from the fear of death and influences the actual experience of dying at the time of biological demise. ↗

— Stanislav Grof

#actual experience #before #biological #consequences #death