Stanislav Grof Quotes

I would like to avoid dying if possible. I do like living! The worst, I think for me, though, would be a really bedridden death.

depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying.

Dying doesn't cause suffering. Resistance to dying does.

Ignore death up to the last moment; then, when it can't be ignored any longer, have yourself squirted full of morphia and shuffle off in a coma. Thoroughly sensible, humane and scientific, eh?

It was the patient, cut-flower sound of a man who is waiting to die.

the last steps of life are ever slow and difficult.

I have not often seen much dignity in the process by which we die.

I would urge the government to allocate more funds toward fighting cancer. My own situation, it made me think. It made me think about the potential of dying. I wouldn't say I was scared. I'm more scared of how it will happen than of it happening. I'm not scared that I'm going to die. I think of how I'm going to die ... I don't want to linger. That scares me a little. The idea of lingering.

The belief in the probability of death with dignity is our, and society’s, attempt to deal with the reality of what is all too frequently a series of destructive events that involve by their very nature the disintegration of the dying person’s humanity. I have not often seen much dignity in the process by which we die.

Why do dying people never shed tears?

The definition of what it means to be dying has changed radically. We are able to extend people's lives considerably, including sometimes, good days.

The long habit of living indisposeth us for dying.

The battle of being mortal is the battle to maintain the integrity of one's life.

The power of psychedelics... is that they often reveal, in the span of a few hours, depths of awe and understanding that can otherwise elude us for a lifetime.

Death is something we really understand extremely well.

I learned more about psychology in the five hours after taking these mushrooms than in the preceding 15 years of studying and doing research in psychology.

It's all right, Tessa, you can go. We love you. You can go now.' 'Why are you saying that?' 'She might need permission to die, Cal.' 'I don't want her to. She doesn't have my permission.

And psychedelics now, as we de-condition ourselves from the post-medieval world, they are present to hand as tools.

I want to die consciously, without fear, and without anger. Three things. I see my friends dying with fear and anger and it's terrible. My grandmother kept her clothes ready for 40 years for her funeral. She lived to 103! But she kept the clothes in a cupboard. As the styles changed, she changed the clothes! I think if I start now with my funeral, it's good.

Dying is the last,but the least matter that a Christian has to be anxious about

Whenever you read a cancer booklet or website or whatever, they always list depression among the side effects of cancer. But, in fact, depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying.

It is difficult for people of advanced years to start remembering they must die. It is best to form the habit while young.

Psychedelic substances, if they are used in proper ways, are very helpful for mankind.

I saw my whole life flash before my eyes, boss. It was horrific. I haven’t done anything to regret yet and it’s been way too brief. I at least want a license before I check out, you know?