![On Ecstasy, Education and the End of Sex: George Leonard and the Human Potential Movement On Ecstasy, Education and the End of Sex: George Leonard and the Human Potential Movement](/sites/default/files/styles/410x/public/2018-09/Ecstasy_Education_End_Sex.png?itok=BphA5yYu)
Gain insight on the birth of the human potential movement in this excerpt from Jeffrey Kripal’s fascinating book “Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion.” In this chapter, Kripal offers a biographical sketch of George Leonard and his work leading up to the rise of the human potential movement. This chapter excerpt also examines the role of Eros in Leonard’s work and its relationship to the human potential.