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.

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.

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

Consciousness does not just passively reflect the objective material world; it plays an active role in creating reality itself.

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

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.

The psyche of the individual is commensurate with the totality of creative energy. This requires a most radical revision of Western psychology.