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.

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

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.

Unlike scientism, science in the true sense of the word is open to unbiased investigation of any existing phenomena.

The elimination of the fear of death transforms the individual's way of being in the world.

It is essential that we raise the image of sex, which is currently seen as a purely biological affair and often portrayed in its worst manifestations, to that of a spiritually based activity.

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