“Transpersonal….consciousness transcends the boundaries of the body/ego and the usual limitations of linear time and three-dimensional space.” ~ Stan Grof
In this third post in our The Consciousness Revolution series, Grof expands the mainstream map of the human psyche by adding two domains of consciousness: perinatal and transpersonal.
Buddhist practice is basically to reduce or end our own suffering and cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, and then to bring that to the world around us. ~ Ringu Tulku Rinpoche
Seven Buddhist teachers from around the world were questioned about the challenges Buddhism faces as it moves into the West. The questions and answers were compiled into a short book, 7 Questions for 7 Teachers. This post summarizes responses to the first question, What is the purpose of Buddhist Practice?
Although the mind may forget its Divine birth the heart yearns ceaselessly to remember. ~ Joan Borysenko
“…human consciousness is capable of doing many things that the brain… could not possibly do and that it is a primary….aspect of existence.”
In this second post from The Conscious Revolution, Grof explores at the nature of consciousness and its relationship to matter, overturning the conventionally accepted materialist attitude.
“We are not human beings having spiritual experiences, we are spiritual beings having human experiences.” ~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
This first post on our series The Consciousness Revolution introduces Stan Grof’s radical and far-reaching views about consciousness, psychotherapy, and the human psyche.
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