Stanislav Grof Spiritual Quotations

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

Spiritual intelligence is the capacity to conduct our life in such a way that it reflects deep philosophical and metaphysical understanding of reality and of ourselves discovered through personal experience during systematic spiritual pursuit.

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

I believe that used responsibly and in a mature way, the entheogens mediate access to the numinous dimensions of existence, have a great healing and transformative potential, and represent a very important tool for spiritual development.

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.

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

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.

He suddenly understood the message of so many spiritual teachers that the only revolution that can work is the inner transformation of every human being.