“In a profoundly meaningless culture, it can come as an even more profound shock that not only does a system to attain higher consciousness exist, but that it can be methodically and precisely taught. Spirituality should not be the realm of accepted dogmas and priesthoods, nor should it be the realm of predatory snake-oil salesmen, nor should it be defined as an aberrant chemical spasm of the brain. It should be the domain of exploration, experiment and empiricism, just like every other branch of the human intellectual project.”