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"For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the only certainty that life holds for us - must be central, for an understanding of death is the key to liberation in life."

Stanislav Grof on Death

More quotes about Death

• "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Death

• "To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent."

  Buddha on Death

• "The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."

  Albert Einstein on Death

• "The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."

  Mark Twain on Death

• "Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see."

  Helen Keller on Death

More quotes by Stanislav Grof

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

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

• "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."

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

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