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“The elimination of the fear of death transforms the individual's way of being in the world.”
“Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan, or tribe.”
“There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying, and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment.”
“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.”
“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.”
“There are people who can start having very powerful experiences without taking psychedelics. It can happen against their will. This is a universal phenomenon.”
“Consciousness after death demonstrates the possibility of consciousness operating independently of the body.”
“In some instances, the accuracy of past-life memories can be objectively verified, sometimes with remarkable detail.”
“If consciousness can function independently of the body during one's lifetime, it could be able to do the same after death.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Each of us can manifest the properties of a field of consciousness that transcends space, time, and linear causality.”
“It is possible to spend one's entire lifetime without ever experiencing the mystical realms or even without being aware of their existence.”
“Traditional academic science describes human beings as highly developed animals and biological thinking machines. We appear to be Newtonian objects made of atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, and organs.”
“The motif of death plays an important role the human psyche in connection with archetypal and karmic material.”
“In the kind of world we have today, transformation of humanity might well be our only real hope for survival.”
“Unlike scientism, science in the true sense of the word is open to unbiased investigation of any existing phenomena.”
“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.”
“The beliefs concerning reincarnation have great ethical impact on human life and our relationship to the world.”
“I believe it is essential for our planetary future to develop tools that can change the consciousness which has created the crisis that we are in.”