He suddenly understood the message of so many spiritual teachers that the only revolution that can work is the inner transformation of every human being.

There are people who can start having very powerful experiences without taking psychedelics. It can happen against their will. This is a universal phenomenon.

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.

I have taken part in ceremonies with North American and Mexican shamans, as well as Brazilian ceremonies.

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

Coming to terms with the fear of death is conducive to healing, positive personality transformation, and consciousness evolution.

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.