"There is an urgent need for a radical revision of our current concepts of the nature of consciousness and its relationship to matter and the brain."

"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."

"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."

"Individuals approaching death often experience encounters with their dead relatives, who seem to welcome them to the next world. These deathbed visions are authentic and convincing they are often followed by a state of euphoria and seem to ease the transition."

"The essence of creativity is the belief that the silence between the notes creates the music."

"Wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"True wealth is not measured in gold, but in the belief that the silence between the notes creates the music."

"The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line."