Western science is approaching a paradigm shift of unprecedented proportions, one that will change our concepts of reality and of human nature, bridge the gap between ancient wisdom and modern science, and reconcile the differences between Eastern spirituality and Western pragmatism.

The problems that stand in the way are not of economical or technological nature. The deepest sources of the global crisis lie inside the human personality and reflect the level of consciousness evolution of our species.

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.

If consciousness can function independently of the body during one's lifetime, it could be able to do the same after death.

Freud said that we are born as a tabula rasa. This is a model that simply is too superficial and inadequate.

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.

Research challenges the materialistic understanding of death, according to which biological death represents the final end of existence and of all conscious activity.