Jan 11, 2018
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why he decided to scientifically study the positive effects of LSD
- Why the psychedelic experience is so transformative for so many people
- How the psychedelic experience evaporates boundaries
- The limitations of science
- Fadiman’s experience with Abraham Maslow on an airplane
- The founding of transpersonal psychology
- The potential benefits of "psychedelic therapy"
- How one can have enlightenment without compassion ("false enlightenment")
- The importance of the Bodhisattva Path
- How accepting our multiple selves can increase understanding and compassion