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If we believe in the rebirth of our civilization... then clearly this renaissance must begin in the chambers of our own hearts... We cannot wait for society to change, or for our institutions to be renewed. We, as

If we believe in the rebirth of our civilization... then clearly this renaissance must begin in the chambers of our own hearts... We cannot wait for society to change, or for our institutions to be renewed. We, as individuals, must assume responsibility for our own personal transformation.

Georg Feuerstein
Believe, Heart, Responsibility

Ultimately, there can be no complete healing until we have restored our primal trust in life.

Georg Feuerstein
Trust, Healing, Father Son

So long as we are in conflict with our body, we cannot find peace of mind.

Georg Feuerstein
Philosophy, Medicine, Long

For those pure in mind, everything is pure.

Georg Feuerstein
Mind, Pure
Georg Feuerstein (1998). “Tantra: The Path of Ecstasy”, p.227, Shambhala Publications

Yoga is the practice of radical transformation

Georg Feuerstein
Yoga, Practice, Transformation

The use of drugs like mescaline may serve an appropriate purpose. Indeed, "Psychedelic" drugs have been widely used in the spiritual traditions of the world, including the Yoga of Patanjali, though they were never advertised as ultimate keys to enlightenment, merely as stepping-stones on the spiritual path.

Georg Feuerstein
Spiritual, Yoga, Keys

Psychedelic drugs undoubtedly open the doors to the mind's panopticon, but what we see in the mental mirrors are mere distortions of reality, not reality itself.

Georg Feuerstein
Reality, Mirrors, Doors
Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D. (1997). “Lucid Waking: Mindfulness and the Spiritual Potential of Humanity”, p.8, Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

Yoga is a spectacularly multifaceted phenomenon, and as such is very difficult to define because there are exceptions to every conceivable rule.

Georg Feuerstein
Yoga, Difficult, Phenomenon
"Yoga: The Technology of Ecstasy".

Paul Brunton was surely one of the finest mystical flowers to grow on the wasteland of our secular civilization. What he has to say is important to us all.

Georg Feuerstein
Flower, Civilization, Important

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