American spiritual teacher and author of the 1971 book Be Here Now
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What happens when a young man born into the chaos of apartheid South Africa embarks on a spiritual quest that intersects with the counterculture revolution of the 1960s? Michael Shandler's remarkable life story unfolds as he guides us through his transformation from a struggling teen in a violent household to an accomplished author, life coach, and organizational consultant.Growing up Jewish in apartheid South Africa, Michael faced both family dysfunction and societal hostility. His Holocaust-survivor mother and PTSD-affected father created a volatile home environment, while outside, anti-Semitism followed him from school to the South African army. After a pivotal moment where he physically confronted his abusive father—leading to a 16-year estrangement—Michael found himself searching for meaning beyond his restrictive homeland.His path led him through Israel during the aftermath of the Six-Day War, then to Vancouver in 1968, ground zero for consciousness exploration. There, psychedelic experiences opened doors to spiritual awakening, eventually connecting him with Ram Dass (formerly Richard Alpert), who became a profoundly influential mentor. Michael's vivid account of his first mescaline trip, where he surrendered to a "python" of transformative energy, marks the beginning of his conscious spiritual journey.The heart of Michael's story lies in healing and reconciliation. After sixteen years without contact, he reconnected with his father, who offered the wisdom: "If you want a relationship with me, it must begin today and go forward." This present-focused approach to forgiveness gave them sixteen meaningful years together before his father's passing.Michael's journey reminds us that no matter how challenging our circumstances, transformation is possible. Through small steps, self-reflection, and openness to new opportunities, we can transcend our past and create meaning from our struggles. His memoir "Karma and Kismet" offers not just an extraordinary life story, but a roadmap for anyone seeking purpose and healing in their own life.Join the What if it Did Work movement on FacebookGet the Book!www.omarmedrano.comwww.calendly.com/omarmedrano/15min
Trechos dos livros “Paths to God” e “Polishing the Mirror”, de Ram Dass. Ram Dass (Richard Alpert ; 1931 -2019), foi um professor espiritual americano, escritor e psicólogo. Desiludido com o mundo consumista, Ram Dass procurou um caminho para a salvação da consciência humana através dos ensinamentos místicos hindus. Nos anos 70 começou a dar aulas de psicologia na Universidade de Harvard, onde mergulhou no estudo de drogas psicodélicas. No final da década, ele foi para a Índia e estudou com o guru hindu Neem Karoli Baba, que daria a Richard Alpert seu novo nome, que significa "Servo de Deus". Quando retornou aos Estados Unidos, Ram Dass se tornou ele próprio guru, dando palestras sobre autoconhecimento por todo o país.
Imagine that your boredom is evil. Swirling around in your mind. Your entertainment is this podcast, and it's the only thing keeping the darkness where is belongs, extinct! The full team has assembled to talk a lore heavy episode about everyone's favorite ancient man, Richard Alpert. This week we discuss cannibalism, Kate dunks on religion, and ask the question "who is right?" between Jacob and the Man in Black. All this and more as we breakdown "Ab Aeterno." Follow us on all our socials!! Tiktok | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube | --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zane-kohler/support
Trechos dos livros “Paths to God” e “Polishing the Mirror”, de Ram Dass. Ram Dass (Richard Alpert ; 1931 -2019), foi um professor espiritual americano, escritor e psicólogo. Desiludido com o mundo consumista, Ram Dass procurou um caminho para a salvação da consciência humana através dos ensinamentos místicos hindus. Nos anos 70 começou a dar aulas de psicologia na Universidade de Harvard, onde mergulhou no estudo de drogas psicodélicas. No final da década, ele foi para a Índia e estudou com o guru hindu Neem Karoli Baba, que daria a Richard Alpert seu novo nome, que significa "Servo de Deus". Quando retornou aos Estados Unidos, Ram Dass se tornou ele próprio guru, dando palestras sobre autoconhecimento por todo o país.
After learning about non-attachment after revisiting Wim Wenders's visit in Tokyo-Ga to the gravesite of famous director Yasujirō Ozu (who left his body only eight months after Jon Katz was born), whose headstone was marked solely with the character 無 Mu (translatable as nothingness), Fairfax Virginia criminal and DUI defense lawyer Jonathan Katz learned more clearly and deeply about nonduality / non-attachment, and began more intentionally pursuing this life path, through his continued practice of the taijiquan martial art, additional mindfulness practice, and lessons from such great teachers as Baba Ram Das (born Richard Alpert) about our interconnectedness.Jon learned about the lawyers mindfulness movement, ultimately attended a great partially silent long weekend law professionals' retreat at the Blue Cliff Monastery, for a year became coordinator of the then-named Contemplative Lawyers group of the national capital area, and finally was willing to spend a long weekend in heavy silence and meditation -- other than during group discussion and question and answer sessions -- at the 2015 Mindful Lawyering long weekend at the Garrison Institute.While Zoketsu Norman Fischer -- a former abbot at the San Francisco Zen Center, which Shunryu Suzuki Roshi founded -- was the biggest draw for Jon among the teachers at this Mindful Lawyering retreat, the remaining lineup of teachers was also great. Nikki Mirghafori stood out for Jon among the retreats' teachers for her apparent particularly practical approach to applying mindfulness, together with her profession as an artificial intelligence scientist. Nikki also brings us front and center to the mindfulness of death, seeing that we all have only one exit from this world. Nikki's social media links are at www.facebook.com/dr.nikki.mirghafori; www.facebook.com/nikki.mirghafori; linkedin.com/in/nmirghafori; www.instagram.com/nikki.mirghafori; x.com/NikkiMirghaforiIn this Beat the Prosecution podcast conversation between Nikki and Jon, they both learn that their early meditation practices involved applying Herbert Benson's Relaxation Response, and moved forward. Nikki's early mindfulness practice took place during very substantial personal challenges. Jon asks Nikki for ideas for lawyers, criminal defendants and others to deal with their suffering, addiction, and suicidal thoughts, as well as how to beat the prosecution. Nikki's lessons include being mindful and compassionate, engaging in restorative justice, and being ready to interact with prosecutors and others on a human level. Visit Nikki's website for a treasure trove of discussion, meditations, and daily happy hours of guided meditation, talks and discussion. This podcast with Fairfax, Virginia criminal / DUI lawyer Jon Katz is playable on all devices at podcast.BeatTheProsecution.com. For more information, visit https://BeatTheProsecution.com or contact us at info@BeatTheProsecution.com, 703-383-1100 (calling), or 571-406-7268 (text). Hear our prior podcasts, at https://podcast.BeatTheProsecution.com/If you like what you hear on our Beat the Prosecution podcast, please take a moment to post a review at our Apple podcasts page (with stars only, or else also with a comment) at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beat-the-prosecution/id1721413675
This week, Jacob channels Prospero and Meatloaf, Richard and Hurley make-out and do pottery, and YES - I speak-a-da-English! Email us here (it may make it onto a video pod!) --- https://www.spacebearmedia.com/contact All our other links! --- https://linktr.ee/spacebearmedia *PLEASE RATE & REVIEW!*
In this week's podcast episode of Perspective Shift, Frank Daly and Mike Kitlas cover the teachings of Alan Watts & Richard Alpert, widely known as Ram Dass. Baba Ram Dass was a spiritual teacher who played a significant role in bringing the concepts of Eastern spirituality into Western culture through his books and lectures. He also studied psychology and the effect of psychedelic drugs at Harvard University before traveling to India to learn from his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, where he became enlightened. Alan Watts was a philosopher from England who has written many books on consciousness, philosophy, and religion. He was also widely known for his lectures where he would explain the concepts of Eastern religions, such as Buddhism, in a way that was applicable and relatable to Western culture.We do not own the rights to the video clips used in this episode. They have been used fairly in this video under YouTube's Fair Use Policy. About Perspective Shift: Perspective Shift is a way to see the world as it is. It is the shift from a conditioned mind to an unconditioned consciousness. All welcome, come as you are. Email your Questions Here: perspectiveshift2020@gmail.com Socials: Follow Us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/PerspectiveShiftNowIG Subscribe to our Channel: http://youtube.com/PerspectiveShiftNOW Use our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/PerspectiveShiftNOW Listen on SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/64rEEWd More Content: More Podcast Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mmsjNdLnUg&t=3046s Meditate with us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0mtrMAjXLI
Jack finally loves an episode of season six! And of course, it's all because of our man Richard Alpert.
Trechos do livro “Polishing the Mirror” de Ram Dass. Ram Dass (Richard Alpert ; 1931 -2019), foi um professor espiritual americano, escritor e psicólogo. Desiludido com o mundo consumista, Ram Dass procurou um caminho para a salvação da consciência humana através dos ensinamentos místicos hindus. Nos anos 70 começou a dar aulas de psicologia na Universidade de Harvard, onde mergulhou no estudo de drogas psicodélicas. No final da década, ele foi para a Índia e estudou com o guru hindu Neem Karoli Baba, que daria a Richard Alpert seu novo nome, que significa "Servo de Deus". Quando retornou aos Estados Unidos, Ram Dass se tornou ele próprio guru, dando palestras sobre autoconhecimento por todo o país.
In the last episode, I briefly described my grandfather, who was a lifelong mystic, and his reactions to the dream I'd had about my father and his ring, which was followed by its mysterious disappearance. I also mentioned another unusual incident concerning the ring that took place about twenty years later, when a friend told me about a vivid dream he'd had where my father had given him a message for me, saying that I should “remember the ring.” Now this wasn't a childhood friend, he knew nothing about my father, and had no idea if this message was going to mean anything to me at all. As you can imagine, the fact that it had come through a completely objective third party and had happened a full twenty years after the original incident made quite an impact on me. So, that completes this part of the narrative. In summary, even though my life had been turned upside down by the sudden death of my father, which had been accompanied by two inexplicable events that had defied all logic, I put it all behind me, or so I thought. I continued with my eleventh-grade life, which basically meant that I returned to my everyday state of constant activity. Now, as I've mentioned a few times earlier, this podcast narrative focuses on the massive evolution of consciousness that began in the early1960s, as experienced through my own individual lens, which brings us now to the middle of 1966. On a larger level, at this time two huge influences were beginning to shake American society to its core – First, the enormous evolution of the Beatles and their profound impact on popular culture, and second, the war in Vietnam. With the Beatles, as we mentioned in the last episode, at the end of 1965, they had come out with their revolutionary album, Rubber Soul, which George Harrison said was the first music they made when they were all regularly smoking marijuana. It had enormous appeal and was having a major effect on all of popular music. By the way, their old friend Bob Dylan was breaking some new ground of his own. In March of 1966, he brought out a radical new song that caught everyone's attention. Its free-wheeling, raucous sound was far more in the style of a New Orleans Dixieland band than of rock and roll. And in the wild chorus, with his background musicians singing along in high hysterics, he kept repeating the signature line, “Everybody must get stoned.” The song was over four and a half minutes long and got a ton of airplay on almost every pop radio station. So, on a daily basis, with a clever twist of words and a message that was unmistakable, millions of music fans would listen to Dylan constantly urge them to try marijuana. It was quite an advertisement. A few months later, the Beatles took it all one step further when they released their groundbreaking album, Revolver. Again, according to George Harrison, while Rubber Soul was the first album they made under the influence of marijuana, Revolver was the first one they made under the regular influence of LSD. The easiest way to describe this remarkable collection of songs is that it was incredibly trippy. One song, “Love to You” followed the form of a classic Indian raga, complete with sitar and tablas. Nothing like it had ever been heard in the west before. Another major breakthrough was the soul-stirring “Eleanor Rigby,” which brought an entirely new level of depth to the Beatles repertoire. All the other songs on the album became instant classics as well, but one track, “Tomorrow Never Knows,” deserves some special attention because it was specifically designed to boost the evolution of consciousness. Apparently, John Lennon had been influenced by a book called, The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, by Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert, and Ralph Metzner. The book claimed that under the influence of LSD, it was possible to shed the limiting nature of constant ego identification and emerge into a higher, more enlightened level of awareness. And it gave step by step instructions on how to do it. Supposedly, after Lennon bought the book, he took LSD and followed the instructions to a tee. Soon after that, he wrote the song, with the psychedelic nature of the music combined with the mind-expanding lyrics. He said he wanted to sound like the Dalai Lama chanting on top of a mountain, as he enlightened the public to the message of possible God realization that underlies the LSD experience. “Turn off your mind relax and float downstream,” he sang. “It is not dying, it is not dying. Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void. It is shining, it is shining. That you may see the meaning of within. It is being, it is being. That love is all and love is everyone. It is knowing, it is knowing…” Some years later, George Harrison offered an interesting perspective on the song as well as on their evolving perspective at the time. “From birth to death all we ever do is think: we have one thought, we have another thought, another thought, another thought,” he said. “Even when you are asleep you are having dreams, so there is never a time from birth to death when the mind isn't always active with thoughts. But you can turn off your mind. “The whole point is that…the self is coming from a state of pure awareness, from the state of being. All the rest that comes about in the outward manifestation of the physical world. . . is just clutter.” Then he concluded, “The true nature of each soul is pure consciousness. So, the song is really about transcending, and about the quality of the transcendent.” Of course, this understanding about the higher nature of our consciousness was extremely advanced for its time. And whether the public understood it or not, the message was still pouring out to millions of people on a daily basis, subtly or not so subtly affecting their consciousness. The innovative album caught on in a flash and the influence of psychedelic music began to grow significantly. Over the next few months, the Grateful Dead, the Byrds, the Jefferson Airplane, the Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Traffic, Jimi Hendrix and the Doors all gained enormous popularity, along with many, many other groups. A new idea of a higher, more evolved state of being was clearly being born in the culture. And speaking of the culture, in a larger context, something called the “counter culture” was beginning to emerge, which not only challenged the mainstream norms and values, but also advocated for social change. Embracing ideals of peace, love, and unity, it was all vibrant, inspiring, alive, and unmistakably - young. But at the same time, another enormous, yet rather sinister influence was in the early stages of taking over the consciousness of the country as well. As you probably know, it was the ever-broadening tragedy of the war in Vietnam. Even though no one seemed to be paying much attention to it, like an undiagnosed cancer, it just kept metastasizing. President Lyndon Johnson continued to insist that the constant build-up of US troops was the right thing to do because at all costs, we had to prevent communism from taking over the Pacific Rim. And the costs were getting pretty serious. In 1964, we spent $53.4 billion on the effort in Vietnam. In 1965, we spent another $54.5 billion and in 1966, it escalated to 66.4 billion. That's a total of $174.4 billion. Not that anyone looked at it this way, but in those three years, instead of being used for warfare, that amount of money could have abundantly fed well over a billion people. And the human costs were building as well. The US troops which had numbered 23,300 in 1964, grew to 184,300 in 1965, then onto 385,300 by the end of 1966. And with that, the truly horrible number - how many people actually died there – kept swelling. In 1964, 216 US soldiers died. It grew to 1,928 in 1965, then onto 6,350 in 1966. Now that's just US troops. When it comes to how many of the North and South Vietnamese people died, no one really knows for sure, but an estimate of 10-1 is used as a conservative approximation. So here are the basically revolting numbers related to those three years of war - $174.43 billion just plain wasted on destruction, with a total of over 96,000 human beings needlessly killed. Even so, at that point, there still was very little opposition to the war and President Johnson stood resolute and strong. Afterall, he wasn't about to let the Pacific Rim go communist. And on a side note, he was damned if he was going to be the first US President to ever lose a war. So that brings us to 1967, which would go down in history as a truly magical year. Many volumes have been written about it and there's not a whole lot to say that hasn't already been said. On the grim side, the US involvement in Vietnam got much worse, to nobody's surprise. We went up another 100,000 troops to a deployment of a staggering 485,600 soldiers. And US deaths went up an additional five thousand to 11,363. That's 17,713 families who buried their young sons and daughters who had died trying to protect the Pacific Rim from going communist. Not that any of us even knew what that concept meant. So. the dark side had gotten darker. But incredibly, the light side was about to get much lighter. On May 26, 1967, the Beatles released what was probably the most monumental album of their entire career, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band. This major phenomenon, turned the pop world completely upside down. The album was filled with references to transcendent states of consciousness that were being now being experienced by millions of baby boomers around the world. It featured the most psychedelic song anyone had ever heard yet, called “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” The music was absolutely hypnotic and the mind-altering lyrics broke radical new ground on many levels. The initials of the title happened to be LSD, but according to John Lennon, that was just a coincidence. However he always said it with a smile. George Harrison took his Indian raga theme one step further in his song, “Within You, Without You.” It was what is called a “Satsang Song” in the Indian tradition because it expresses some of the deeper truths of their ancient wisdom. “Try to realize that it's all within yourself, no one else can make you change,” he sang. “When you see beyond yourself you may find that peace of mind is waiting there. And the time will come when you realize that we're all one and life flows on within you and without you.” Meanwhile, on the very last song of the album, “A Day in the Life,” after a mind-blowing journey through some seemingly random news of the day, to mesmerizing music played by a 40-piece orchestra John hypnotically repeats the stanza, “I'd love to turn you on.” By then, several million people knew exactly what he was talking about. Now, I still wasn't one of them yet, but that part of the story is coming up soon. Which makes this an ideal place to end this episode. As you might guess, things keep on evolving, so as always, keep your eyes, mind and heart opened and let's get together in the next one.
Trechos retirados de gravação em Satsang. Ram Dass (Richard Alpert ; 1931 -2019), foi um professor espiritual americano, escritor e psicólogo. Desiludido com o mundo consumista, Ram Dass procurou um caminho para a salvação da consciência humana através dos ensinamentos místicos hindus. Nos anos 70 começou a dar aulas de psicologia na Universidade de Harvard, onde mergulhou no estudo de drogas psicodélicas. No final da década, ele foi para a Índia e estudou com o guru hindu Neem Karoli Baba, que daria a Richard Alpert seu novo nome, que significa "Servo de Deus". Quando retornou aos Estados Unidos, Ram Dass se tornou ele próprio guru, dando palestras sobre autoconhecimento por todo o país.
This week, Lady Gaga has babies and eats one, we hold a disturbing Spelling Bee, and Lacy loses her shit over an airtight Christy! Email us here (it may make it onto a video pod!) --- https://www.spacebearmedia.com/contact All our other links! --- https://linktr.ee/spacebearmedia *PLEASE RATE & REVIEW!*
Paris, 1961: Ram Dass gives James Fadiman a pill that changes his life. In this episode of Plantscendence, we sit down with pioneering researcher and author, Dr. James Fadiman, who is widely recognized for his groundbreaking work on microdosing psilocybin. Listeners are transported to 1961 Paris, where Dr. Fadiman recounts his initial exposure to psychedelics with his mentor, Richard Alpert (later to become Ram Dass), and the subsequent shift in his perception of reality. He tells the story of how he first came to research psychedelics at Stanford, and how these early experiments at the lab in Menlo Park eventually paved the way for him to develop the first modern microdosing protocols. The episode touches upon the historical context of entheogens, including the CIA's covert involvement in psychedelic research and the drugs' sudden prohibition during the Nixon era. Dr. Fadiman also reflects on recent shifts in societal attitudes towards psychedelics, and their potential to treat a variety of mental and physical illnesses.Plantscendence.com
Trechos dos livros “Journey of Awakening” e “Polishing the Mirror”, de Ram Dass. Ram Dass (Richard Alpert ; 1931 -2019), foi um professor espiritual americano, escritor e psicólogo. Desiludido com o mundo consumista, Ram Dass procurou um caminho para a salvação da consciência humana através dos ensinamentos místicos hindus. Nos anos 70 começou a dar aulas de psicologia na Universidade de Harvard, onde mergulhou no estudo de drogas psicodélicas. No final da década, ele foi para a Índia e estudou com o guru hindu Neem Karoli Baba, que daria a Richard Alpert seu novo nome, que significa "Servo de Deus". Quando retornou aos Estados Unidos, Ram Dass se tornou ele próprio guru, dando palestras sobre autoconhecimento por todo o país. “O vazio não é realmente vazio; o vazio é pleno de tudo. O 'tudo' simplesmente não é manifesto”. Ram Dass. “Temos que confiar em nós mesmos. Temos que prestar atenção e ouvir como as nossas diferenças individuais determinaram o nosso dever apropriado, de momento ou momento”. Ram Dass. “A testemunha é o seu dispositivo de centralização. Ela orienta o trabalho que você faz em si mesmo. Depois de compreender que existe um lugar em você que não está apegado, você poderá se libertar dos seus apegos”. Ram Dass. Música: Jesse Gallagher - Spirit of Fire ( • Spirit of Fire ) =======================================
Reflecting on memories with Ram Dass, musician David Block joins Raghu to talk about interconnectivity, generosity, and The Great Way.David's single “The Great Way” featuring Ram Dass is AVAILABLE NOW: Click To ListenIn this episode of the Mindrolling Podcast, Raghu Markus and David Block discuss:Music and mantrasThe transactional nature of the world and noticing our interconnectionDavid's relationship with Ram DassServing others instead of self-obsessionDavid's process of creating a track for the Love Serve Remember VinylComplete attention as the greatest gift you can offer anotherThe beauty of being in the moment instead of analyzing the momentWelcoming our struggles and accepting our inner demonsHow being silent will lead us to presence and changes in perspectiveReminding ourselves of the mantra “I am loving awareness”“There was no Richard Alpert and no Ram Dass; we were just in this wonderful pool of molecular interconnection. And all I felt was, ‘How can you help me'. It was all about me. Nobody had paid that kind of attention. Do you know how important that is? Paying attention to somebody? It is paramount generosity.” – Raghu MarkusAbout David Block:David Block is a live electronic composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. The Human Experience is David Block's principal project, wherein a delicious symphonic blend of prismatic soundscapes and sultry beats can be experienced. David is also a member of the band Gone Gone Beyond where he delivers a potent message of hope and the desire to return to humanity.Links & Recommendations From this Episode:Check out The Movie of Me to the Movie of We, an audio-book collaboration between Duncan Trussell and Raghu MarkusGet your copy of Love Serve Remember's anniversary vinyl featuring music from The Human ExperienceListen to Ram Dass read The Third Chinese PatriarchLearn to relate to the darkness we all face in the book Feeding Your Demons suggested by RaghuSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week, Kid Locke shoots up some Bud Light, Richard Alpert chooses the Dalai Lama, and DON'T TELL US WHAT WE CAN'T DO! Email us here (it may make it onto a video pod!) --- https://www.spacebearmedia.com/contact All our other links! --- https://linktr.ee/spacebearmedia *PLEASE RATE & REVIEW!*
Zach Leary, the host of the MAPS podcast, shares a conversation with Raghu about Ram Dass' significant impact on the scientific exploration of psychedelics.This episode was originally recorded on the MAPS podcast.Two cultural icons. Two unique perspectives... One understanding of the presence of the way.Ram Dass' Love Serve Remember Foundation and the Alan Watts Organization invite you to open your mind, open your heart, and tap into the living truth of Alan Watts and Ram Dass. Learn more about this special 4-week Virtual Course:"The Presence of the Way: The Dharma of Alan Watts and Ram Dass" In this special MAPS feature on Mindrolling, Raghu Markus and Zach Leary discuss:Ram Dass' ability to describe the ephemeralThe burgeoning scientific research on psychedelicsThe story of Neem Karoli Baba and LSDFinding a way to extend the psychedelic state into everyday lifeSelfish Altruism and the personal benefit of serviceMethods to experience GodHow we can remember the divinity within all of usHeartfulness, Loving Kindness, and Being Here NowThe first steps to starting a mindfulness practiceUpcoming Psychedelic SummitsNourishing our awe and wonder day-to-dayNeuroscience and changing our habitual patterns“Psychedelics give you a glimpse. We are connected. We are not separate. There is something; we can't name it, but I completely experienced it.” – Raghu MarkusLinks & Recommendations From this Episode:Dive into the recently re-released book LSD, written by Richard Alpert and Sidney Cohen, with unique illustrations by Lawrence SchillerWatch Dying to Know to learn more about Ram Dass and Timothy LearyAbout Zach Leary: Zach is a speaker, writer, Dharmic realizer, and psychedelic advocate. He is also a journey facilitator at Evolution Retreats and Heroic Path to Light. Zach hosts the MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) Podcast where he explores an incredible treasure trove of audio archives sourced from the amazing talks, presentations, and panels that have taken place at past Psychedelic Science conferences and other unique events.Keep up with Zach on Instagram“Ram Dass didn't stop doing psychedelics entirely. I think it's just he found a way to (instead of going up and down) make it a lateral exploration. If you are doing this intense Sadhana and have a deep connection to spirit outside of psychedelics, it makes the use of it much more gentle.” – Zach LearySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This episode of the podcast honors the life and legacy of Ram Dass with none other than Raghu Markus, the Executive Director of the Love, Serve, Remember Foundation. Ram Dass's influence on psychedelic research and culture has largely been forgotten because of his shift towards eastern spiritual practices. Raghu takes us on a journey through then Richard Alpert's early work in the field and his later thoughts on using psychedelics as a method. Raghu Markus spent 18 months in India with Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass. He has been involved in music and transformational media since the early 1970s, when he was program director of CKGM-FM in Montreal. In 1974, he collaborated with Ram Dass on the box set Love Serve Remember. In 1990, he launched Triloka Records, which established itself as a critical leader in the development of world music. For 17 years, Triloka was home to such artists as Krishna Das, Hugh Masekela, Walela, Jai Uttal and transformational media projects that featured Ram Dass, Deepak Chopra, and Les Nubians. Raghu lives in Ojai, California, and is the Executive Director of the Love Serve Remember Foundation.
Spirituality has profoundly influenced some of the greatest minds. We delve into Steve Jobs and his profound connection to Eastern Philosophy and mysticism. Drawing from Walter Isaacson's biography "Steve Jobs" (2011), we discuss Jobs' transformative journey to India and his encounters with figures like Neem Karoli Baba, revered by Ram Dass (formerly Dr. Richard Alpert) in his 1971 book "Be Here Now". Speaking of luminaries, we explore the philosophical messages shared by Alan Watts, Ram Dass, and Yogananda. Each of these spiritual figures has left an indelible mark, and their teachings, especially Yogananda's "Autobiography of a Yogi" (1946), have been instrumental in the West's understanding of Eastern spiritual practices. Switching gears to mass media, we discuss its potential manipulative nature. Inspired by Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman's "Manufacturing Consent" (1988), Caley and Gabriella share a real-life anecdote from their media days that reinforces the theory of media as a tool of elite control. Our exploration wouldn't be complete without delving into captivating conspiracy theories: Elon Musk and Freemasonry: Rumors abound about Elon's secret affiliation. We break down the evidence and connections, while sharing some never-before-heard stories about his early days. Powerful Messages in 'Avatar: The Last Airbender': Beyond its animation and gripping storylines, the show delves deep into spiritual and philosophical themes. We dissect these messages episode by episode. Steve Jobs' Mysticism: Beyond Apple, Jobs had a lesser-known spiritual side. We present dates, locations, and his encounters that hint at a deeper connection to the mystic world. This podcast promises a captivating journey, meshing hard facts with alluring mysteries. If you're passionate about understanding the concealed narratives of our world, this episode is for you. Subscribe, hit the bell icon for updates, and share your insights in the comments. Dive deeper into spirituality, media, and conspiracies with us! #spirituality #conspiracy #media #mystery #history #podcast #stevejobs #elonmusk For the Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTUsRy3wxPw&t=7504s Join the Mentally Gone Discord community: https://discord.gg/gV5Am8Q4fe --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mentallygonestudios/support
Spirituality has profoundly influenced some of the greatest minds. We delve into Steve Jobs and his profound connection to Eastern Philosophy and mysticism. Drawing from Walter Isaacson's biography "Steve Jobs" (2011), we discuss Jobs' transformative journey to India and his encounters with figures like Neem Karoli Baba, revered by Ram Dass (formerly Dr. Richard Alpert) in his 1971 book "Be Here Now". Speaking of luminaries, we explore the philosophical messages shared by Alan Watts, Ram Dass, and Yogananda. Each of these spiritual figures has left an indelible mark, and their teachings, especially Yogananda's "Autobiography of a Yogi" (1946), have been instrumental in the West's understanding of Eastern spiritual practices. Switching gears to mass media, we discuss its potential manipulative nature. Inspired by Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman's "Manufacturing Consent" (1988), Caley and Gabriella share a real-life anecdote from their media days that reinforces the theory of media as a tool of elite control. Our exploration wouldn't be complete without delving into captivating conspiracy theories: Elon Musk and Freemasonry: Rumors abound about Elon's secret affiliation. We break down the evidence and connections, while sharing some never-before-heard stories about his early days. Powerful Messages in 'Avatar: The Last Airbender': Beyond its animation and gripping storylines, the show delves deep into spiritual and philosophical themes. We dissect these messages episode by episode. Steve Jobs' Mysticism: Beyond Apple, Jobs had a lesser-known spiritual side. We present dates, locations, and his encounters that hint at a deeper connection to the mystic world. This podcast promises a captivating journey, meshing hard facts with alluring mysteries. If you're passionate about understanding the concealed narratives of our world, this episode is for you. Subscribe, hit the bell icon for updates, and share your insights in the comments. Dive deeper into spirituality, media, and conspiracies with us! #spirituality #conspiracy #media #mystery #history #podcast #stevejobs #elonmusk For the Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTUsRy3wxPw&t=7504s Join the Mentally Gone Discord community: https://discord.gg/gV5Am8Q4fe --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mentallygonestudios/support
Professor Russell A. Berman joins the Psychedelic Podcast to explore the captivating life and works of controversial German writer Ernst Jünger. Find episode links, summary, and transcript here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-201-russell-a-berman-phd/ Jünger's initial career as a German officer shaped his early books examining war and politics. After the war, Jünger continued writing prolifically, exploring genres like science fiction and nature. He remained a contentious figure due to his conservative and military background. However, in his later years, Jünger became interested in drugs and altered states of consciousness. His book “Approaches,” later edited by Professor Berman, serves as an autobiography through the lens of his experiences with mind-expanding substances. As the episode unfolds, Professor Berman and Paul F. Austin unpack the book “Approaches” and Jünger's psychedelic perspectives. Russell A. Berman is the Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities at Stanford and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he co-directs the Working Group on the Middle East and the Islamic World. He formerly served as Senior Advisor on the Policy Planning Staff of the United States Department of State, focusing on transatlantic relations, and as a member of the Commission on Inalienable Rights. He is also a member of the National Humanities Council. Berman has been awarded a Mellon Faculty Fellowship at Harvard and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for research in Berlin. He has also been honored with the Federal Service Cross of the Federal Republic of Germany. His books include The Rise of the Modern German Novel: Crisis and Charisma and Enlightenment or Empire: Colonial Discourse in German Culture—both of which won the Outstanding Book Award of the German Studies Association. He has edited several translations of works by Ernst Jünger and Carl Schmitt. Highlights: Dr. Berman frames Jünger's life; world wars, political activism, and literary works. Professor Berman reflects on the history of drug culture. Jünger's writings on psychedelics, including LSD, psilocybin, mescaline, and more. How altered states impacted Jünger's religious life and philosophy. Jünger's relationship with Albert Hofmann, the man who first synthesized LSD. Examining Jünger, Hofmann, Timothy Leary, & Richard Alpert's (Ram Dass) shared history and psychedelics perspectives. Jünger's nuanced place in German political history. Why Dr. Berman is fascinated with Jünger's life and writings. Dr. Berman reads selections from Junger's book Approaches. Links: Professor Berman's website: https://profiles.stanford.edu/russell-berman Jünger's Book, “Approaches: Drugs and Altered States” (edited by Russell A. Berman): https://amzn.to/3XfccPH Jünger's Book, “The Storm of Steel”: https://amzn.to/44bdzRS Jünger's Book, “The Adventurous Heart”: https://amzn.to/42PuzMi Jünger's Book, “On the Marble Cliffs”: https://amzn.to/3phqXF9 Jünger's Book, “Forest Passage”: https://amzn.to/44t2CLF Jünger's Book, “Eumeswil”: https://amzn.to/3CKMcC9 “The Decadent Society” byRoss Douthat: https://amzn.to/42Vdhxg Book, “The Air-Conditioned Nightmare “ by Henry Miller: https://amzn.to/3peswDL Eleusinian Mysteries: https://amzn.to/3pd485B (Blog) The History of LSD: From Hero to Villain & Back Again: https://thethirdwave.co/the-history-of-lsd/ These show links contain affiliate links. Third Wave receives a small percentage of the product price if you purchase through the above affiliate links. Episode Sponsors: CURED Nutrition's Serenity Gummies. Get 15% off by using coupon code “THIRDWAVE” at checkout.
I first learned of Ram Dass (aka Richard Alpert) when I was experimenting with LSD at 15 years old and heard about his research at Harvard with Timothy Leary in the 60s. At the time, I didn't pay too much attention to him, but eventually he started appearing in my life more and more. Later in life, he was a guest teacher at a death dula training on Maui. During that time, I also dove more deeping into his teachings on death and dying. I respected his approach as he himself had suffered a debilitating stroke in 1997; he managed to find a blessing in this, saying it taught him “fierce grace” and allowed him to practice change, the ultimate change being - in the end - death. While I still haven't read an entire book of his, I've studied with him, read some of his articles, and jotted down truth bombs whenever I heard him teach. Even in that limited context, he greatlyimpacted my life. So today, I want to pass along to you 3 simple teachings that I he taught me that - if I could integrate just these three - I'd die a happier person with fewer regrets. The first is “Be here, now.” Rarely have I found suffering to occur when focusing on what's happening in the present moment. It's usually when I'm regretting the past, feeling shame or bitterness about it or trying to change it (which, as a reminder, is impossible ;), or when I'm worried/completely freaked out about the future. But if I'm in the present, I often realize that in this moment, right here and right now, I am safe. I have all I need. Nothing bad is happening to be in this moment. Being fully present not only decreases suffering, but also offers a precious gift to ourselves and other. Ram Dass said, “When you give another human being the fullness of your being at any moment, a little is enough. But when you give them half of it because you're time binding with your mind, there's never enough. Being fully present in the moment is the greatest gift you can give to each situation.” So this gift of being fully present for life - whether it's with you and a butterfly, or a tree, or a sunset, or another being - it means offering the fullness of the precious moment we are in by giving it your full awareness. It's like that feeling we might get when we're trying to be great and work and family life at the same time. At work we feel we don't do enough at home, and at home we feel we're not doing a great job at work. But if we are fully present when we're in either place, then we can truly see what would be most valuable in that moment, and we're more effective in the moment. “Be here now” encourages us to be fully present not just to decrease suffering and be fully present for the miracle of life, but to also give one of the greatest gifts you can offer to another - your attention. The second thing is from a story Ram Dass told: “When you go out into the woods and you look at the trees, you see that some of them are bent, some are straight, some are evergreens… And you look at the tree and you allow it. You understand that it didn't get enough life, so it turned that way. You don't get emotional about it, you just appreciate the tree. But the minute you get near humans, you lose that. You are constantly saying, ‘You are too this, or I am too this.' That judgment mind comes in. So I practice turning people into trees, which means appreciating them just the way they are.” Most of the time, we see that people do and we get angry with them. We personalize it and make it mean something about how they don't respect us' don't love us; don't care about us. But if we could see that people do what they do because we're all just wounded children walking around the world bumping into each other and our tender wounds, when we can embrace the reality that hurt humans hurt other humans, that's a game changer. This segues into the third teaching of his that I wanted to touch on, today: “We are all walking each other home.” I think of a time in middle school when, out of nowhere, my absolute best friend in the world, spent a week shunning me and hanging out with a new group of people. I was on the verge of tears. I felt embarrassed and ashamed. I felt so completely alone. The next week, during class, she passed me a note. Frankly, I was terrified of what it might say. But I opened it. She had drawn a heart and apologized for being so mean to me. She told me I was still her best friend and that she loved me. I excused myself from class, ran to the bathroom, and burst into tears. I was so relieved. I had big heavy wet tears that I could hear as they hit the floor. I was relieved…that I wasn't walking the world alone. That day, I learned how much we, as humans, need one another. How much I needed a friend. And what a blessing it was to have someone to stand next to, who will hold my hand. We are not meant to walk this world alone. It's important to reach out when we see loneliness, and when we feel loneliness. Kindness is what matters. We are ALL walking each other home. So, which of these three teachings speaks to you today? Let at least one of them impact you and the beings you interact with. Ram Dass said, “We are loving awareness.” This is the goal, right? To be able to see other with loving awareness, with a perspective of compassion, because being human is HARD, and we are all walking each other home, to the same, inevitable end of leaving this brief “Earth Walk.” You will learn:// 3 teachings that Ram Dass gave that influenced my practice and allow us to have fewer regrets// How to decrease suffering through being fully present in each moment we are given// How to appreciate people just the way they are - with a lens of compassion, even when they hurt us. // The importance of kindness, compassion, and tenderness in the face of isolation and loneliness Resources:// Episode 128: Bearing Witness - Who Did You Tell // “Walking Each Other Home” Elephant Journal Article // If you're new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. 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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Bookwaves Robert Anton Wilson (1932-2007), interviewed by Richard Wolinsky in February 1983, recorded in a car in the Santa Cruz mountains during a rainstorm. Digitized, remastered and edited in May, 2023. Robert Anton Wilson had a remarkable career. Starting as a writer of comic science fiction based on historical stories of conspiracy, his work soon turned in the direction of physics, psychology, and futurism, and described himself as an agnostic mystic. In the religion or philosophy known as discordianism, he is considered both pope and saint. A journalist in his early career, he co-edited the Playboy Magazine forum, and covered the work of both Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert, later known as Ram Dass. Most of his best known works were written in the 1970s and 1980s, though he continued to write non-fiction into the 21st century. These include The Illuminati Trilogy, co-written with Robert Shea, The Schrodinger's Cat and Cosmic Trigger trilogies, and Prometheus Rising. His early works were published by large commercial presses; his later by small presses. Most, of not all, of his books still remain in print. The three books mentioned toward the end of the interview were all published and are all available. Complete 32-minute interview. Bookwaves Fay Weldon (1931-2023) who died on January 4th, 2023 at the age of 91, published 31 novels during her lifetime, including The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, one of four novels which later became films. She was also a playwright, short story writer, television writer and non-fiction author. Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky interviewed her twice in the KPFA studios. This second interview was recorded on January 21, 1992 while she was on tour for two novels, Darcy's Utopia and Life Force Fay Weldon's career continued for the next thirty years after the interview with several novels, including a sequel to She-Devil, more plays, more short stories and several works of non-fiction. This interview was digitized, remastered, and edited in June, 2023 by Richard Wolinsky. First time on the air in over thirty years. Complete 34-minute Interview. First Fay Weldon interview, recorded March 1990 while she was on tour for The Cloning of Joanna May. Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and vaccination and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others Wednesday or Thursday through Sunday. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival Lists of guests at the upcoming Book Festival, May 6-7, 2023, event calendar and links to previous events. Book Passage. Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc. Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith. Monthly Calendar. On-line events only. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actor's Reading Collective (ARC). See website for past streams. Alter Theatre. See website for upcoming productions. American Conservatory Theatre The Wizard of Oz adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, based on the classic motion picture, June 1 – June 25. Aurora Theatre Hurricane Diane by Madeleine George, June 16 – July 16. Streaming July 12 -16. Awesome Theatre Company. Check website for upcoming live shows and streaming. Berkeley Rep Let The Right One In, a stage adaptation by Jack Thorne. Through June 25, 2023 at the Roda Theatre. Boxcar Theatre. See website for calendar listings. Brava Theatre Center: See website for events. BroadwaySF: The Book of Mormon, May 23 – June 13, Orpheum. Into the Woods, June 20–15, Curran. Les Miserables, July 6 – 23, Orpheum. Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, August 1-27, 2023, Golden Gate. Broadway San Jose: Beetlejuice, August 1 – 6. California Shakespeare Theatre (Cal Shakes). No 2023 season scheduled. See website for events calendar. Center Rep: In The Heights, May 27 – June 24. Central Works The Dignity Circle a new scheme by Lauren Smerkanich June 24 – July 23. Cinnabar Theatre. Tosca, June 9 – 25. Contra Costa Civic Theatre 2023-2024 season: Sondheim on Sondheim; Tintypes. Curran Theater: Into The Woods, direct from Broadway, June 20-25, 2023. Custom Made Theatre. Tiny Fires by Aimee Suzara, postponed to a later date in 2023. Cutting Ball Theatre. 2023/24 season announcement, June 11, 4 pm. 42nd Street Moon. She Loves Me, June 8 – June 24, Gateway Theatre. Golden Thread See website for ongoing special events. Landmark Musical Theater. My Unauthorized Hallmark Movie Musical, June 17, 4 pm, at the Landmark, 533 Sutter, SF. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. In The Evening By The Moonlight by Traci Tolmaire, co-created and directed by Margo Hall, June 15 – July 2, Young Performers Theatre, Fort Mason, San Francisco. Magic Theatre. Josephine's Feast, August 2 – 20. See website for other events at the Magic. Marin Theatre Company Odyssey written and directed by Lisa Peterson, August 31 – September 24. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) The Confession of Lily Dare by Charles Busch, May 12 – June 11. Drag Queen Storytime Gone Wild starring the Kinsey Sicks, July 5 -16/ Oakland Theater Project. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee, May 26 – June 18. Pear Theater. Falsettos, June 30 – July 23. PianoFight. Permanently closed as of March 18, 2023. Presidio Theatre. See website for upcoming productions Ray of Light: Spring Awakening, June 8-10, Victoria Theatre. Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical, September 8 – October 1, Victoria Theatre. The Rocky Horror Show, Oasis Nightclub, October 6 – 31. See website for Spotlight Cabaret Series at Feinstein's at the Nikko. San Francisco Playhouse. Chinglish by David Henry Hwang, May 4 – June 10, 2023. A Chorus Line starts June 22, 2023. SFBATCO See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: 40th Anniversary Celebration, June 26, 2023. Shotgun Players. Yerma based on the play by Federico Garcia Lorca. Through June 18. South Bay Musical Theatre: Rent, September 30 – October 21. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Rhino Gumiho, staged reading June 13. Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand, New performances most Wednesdays. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, June 7 – July 2, 2023, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. Word for Word. See schedule for one-night readings and streaming performances. Misc. Listings: BAM/PFA: On View calendar for BAM/PFA. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2023 Season. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – June 8, 2023: Robert Anton Wilson – Fay Weldon appeared first on KPFA.
Today we're proud to present a recording from the Esalen archives: Timothy Leary, speaking to a rapt audience in June of 1981. Leary rose to national prominence in the early 1960's, as a clinical psychologist from Harvard who along with Richard Alpert was eventually fired for introducing students to mushrooms and LSD. After his dismissal from the realm of the Ivy League, Leary's mystique only grew. In 1964, Leary and Alpert visited Esalen for the first time, where they ended up taking LSD with among others, Esalen co-founder Michael Murphy. In 1966, Leary attempted unsuccessfully to form a religion based around the idea of LSD as a sacrament, which would have legally protected the use of LSD. His legal troubles had already begun by this point. While at Millbrook he endured raids and arrests, engineered by the local district attorney, G. Gordon Liddy, who would later become famous as one of Nixon's dirty tricks squad and an engineer of the Watergate break-ins. In January of 1967, he attended the Human Be-In in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, where he delivered the now famous invitation to tune in, turn on, and drop out. It became kind of a catch phrase for Leary and a shorthand for the psychedelic movement. In 1968 his story began to get truly crazy. He was arrested in Laguna Beach for possession of marijuana, he appealed the conviction, and then somehow in 1970, he received a ten year sentence for the infraction. He went to jail and then in September of the same year the leftist revolutionary group the Weathermen smuggled him out of jail . Leary ended up in Algeria, where he paid Eldrige Cleaver and the Black Panther Party to protect him, but Cleaver ended up putting him under house arrest, due to “exasperation with his socialite lifestyle.” In 1971 Leary and his wife fled to Switzerland, aided, abetted, and ultimately imprisoned by an arms dealer; in 72, Richard Nixon's AG John Erlichman convinced the Swiss government to imprison him, but ultimately was not able to extradite Leary. He ended up in Afghanistan, where the US government finally seized him. He was transported to Folsom State prison , where he was placed in a cell next to Charles Manson. In order to shorten his prison sentence, he became an FBI informant. In 1974, Allen Ginsberg, Richard Alpert, and Leary's son denounced him a “cop informant” and a paranoid schizophrenic. In 1976, Governor Jerry Brown released Leary from prison, whereupon he moved to Laurel Canyon, got re-married to filmmaker Barbara Blum, and took on Winona Ryder as his goddaughter. He started touring and lecturing, speaking about his new interests, which included space colonization, life extension, and virtual reality. He even teamed up with G. Gordon Liddy, an ex-convict himself by this point, to debate issues like gay rights, abortion, and welfare. And this is where we find ourselves with Leary, visiting Esalen for the first time in 17 years, in 1981. I think you'll find this speech entertaining, thought-provoking, and ultimately very enjoyable. I know I did. He's the high priest of LSD, speaking to an audience of highly sympathetic hippies and weirdos in the Reagan 80's.
Robert Anton Wilson (1932-2007), interviewed by Richard Wolinsky in February 1983, recorded in a car in the Santa Cruz mountains during a rainstorm. Digitized, remastered and edited in May, 2023. Robert Anton Wilson had a remarkable career. Starting as a writer of comic science fiction based on historical stories of conspiracy, his work soon turned in the direction of physics, psychology, and futurism, and described himself as an agnostic mystic. In the religion or philosophy known as discordianism, he is considered both pope and saint. A journalist in his early career, he co-edited the Playboy Magazine forum, and covered the work of both Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert, later known as Ram Dass. Most of his best known works were written in the 1970s and 1980s, though he continued to write non-fiction into the 21st century. These include The Illuminati Trilogy, co-written with Robert Shea, The Schrodinger's Cat and Cosmic Trigger trilogies, and Prometheus Rising. His early works were published by large commercial presses; his later by small presses. Most, of not all, of his books still remain in print. The three books mentioned toward the end of the interview were all published and are all available. The post The Probabilities Archive: Robert Anton Wilson (1932-2007), The Illuminati Trilogy, 1983 appeared first on KPFA.
This episode is Matt asking Tam about the early days of A Course In Miracles' first family: Helen Schucman, Bill Thetford, Judy Skutch Whitson, and Ken Wapnick. We cover details about the ego dynamics Tam observed between Helen and Bill. Tam gives color and context about what was going on in Judy and Tam's home, the salon discussions with celebrities, and the general environment at the time. Tam's historical overview provides touching and insightful details about the devotion of Helen, Bill, Judy, and Ken doing their given part for ACIM to be birthed. We are thankful to them all! Mentioned in this episode: Muktananda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muktananda Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Dass The inspiration for Tam's tiny boat "Lil' Bit": https://weather.com/series/human-nature/video/tiny-boat-brings-boating-to-the-masses How Can You Support Miracle Voices? If you feel inspired to make a donation to support these podcasts you can donate here: https://acim.org/donate-miracles-voices-podcast/ Get Notified of New Episodes By Joining Our Email List at: https://www.miraclevoices.org/email Share Your Forgiveness Story on Miracle Voices: Do you feel your forgiveness story could inspire listeners? Simply fill out the form at https://www.miraclevoices.org/form and let us know you would like to be considered as a Miracle Voices Podcast guest. We Need Your Help: Please leave a review for the podcast on whatever app or site you use to listen to this podcast. This helps new listeners that are trying to practice forgiveness find the show. Here is how you leave a review on the Apple Podcasts App https://www.miraclevoices.org/review
Today our episode centers on a talk given at Esalen in 1985 by Dr. Andrew Weil. Dr. Weil is a prominent figure and a trailblazer in the field of integrative medicine, which combines conventional medical practices with alternative and complementary therapies such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, and mind-body techniques. (All of this of course used to be rather fringe; Esalen in the 1980's, was a bit fringe, too. Nowadays, things like acupuncture and herbal medicine raise nary an eyebrow, and Esalen, to be honest, is pretty darn mainstream too.) On this date in 1985, Dr. Weil speaks about various drugs and psychedelics, as well as the cultural attitudes attached to them. Weil to this point had had a curious relationship to psychedelics: in the early 1960s, while a student at Harvard, he observed the infamous Harvard Psilocybin experiments conducted by Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert, and then reported on them in the Harvard Crimson, ultimately leading to the academic downfall and subsequent dismissal of Leary and Alpert. Later in his life, Weil would reconnect with Alpert, who had by then assumed the moniker of Ram Das, and he would finally taste the forbidden fruit, and henceforth become an advocate of psychedelics. Weil speaks a great deal during this talk about the drug MDMA, otherwise known as Ecstasy, which on June 1st of that very year was made illegal and classified as a Schedule 1 substance. MDMA had been widely used as a therapy drug for nearly 15 years since its rediscovery in the 1970s by chemist Sasha Shulgin, but in the early 1980s, it also became quite popular in dance subcultures, particularly in the gay community, and most notably in Dallas, Texas. Of course, in the mid 1980's, Ronald Reagan's war on drugs was raging, and it provided the perfect storm for MDMA to be made unlawful. So given this context, it's both interesting and informative to hear Weil, the former psychedelic whistleblower turned hippie physician, speak at length and quite intelligently about MDMA. He also addresses a host of other topics, including whether or not marijuana causes brain damage, peyote, how DEA scheduling works, the so-called new physics , how belief interacts with the physical mechanisms of the body, hypnotherapy, fire-walking, coffee, chocolate, and more. It's a fun episode. By the way . . . Esalen Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing human potential and promoting positive social change. Your support helps us continue to offer transformative programs and retreats that promote personal growth and collective wellbeing. To learn more about Esalen and how you can support our mission, visit our website at esalen.org.
Implementing value-based care can help providers improve patient health and reduce care costs, but it also presents the opportunity to explore new and emerging areas of research in breakthrough treatments that can revolutionize healthcare as we know it today. Embracing such a paradigm shift is for the mindful, who acknowledge that certain aspects of medicine are not working as intended. If we are to truly attain better patient outcomes at a lower cost, we must consider emerging areas of research that can create new knowledge in the practice of medicine. On this week's podcast, you will learn about some of the research being done to further scientific rigor and expertise in the study of psychedelic therapy. In clinical research settings around the world, renewed investigations are taking place on the use of psychedelic substances for treating illnesses such as addiction, depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychedelics fell from medical grace nearly half a century ago, their reputation mired by associations with counterculture drug excesses and Cold War era enhanced interrogation, but now a new wave of research has returned to psychedelics as potential candidates to treat mental health disorders. We are joined this week by Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D the Co-Director of The Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Nemeroff is one of the nation's most influential psychiatrists and has published more than 1100 research studies, and his research is currently supported by grants by groups such as the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). His research is focused on the pathophysiology of mood and anxiety disorders with a focus on the role of child abuse and neglect as a major risk factor. He has also conducted research on the role of mood disorders as a risk factor for major medical disorders including heart disease, diabetes and cancer. At the Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy, he aims to advance the application of psychedelics for the treatment of mental health disorders through impactful clinical research. Additionally, the center looks to improve the health of those suffering from severe depression, anxiety and PTSD through psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and research focused heavily on military veterans and adults affected by early childhood trauma. Episode Bookmarks: 01:30 “If we are to truly attain better patient outcomes at a lower cost, we must consider emerging areas of research that can create new knowledge in the practice of medicine.” 02:45 Introduction to Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D the Co-Director of the Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. 04:00 Support Race to Value by subscribing to our weekly newsletter and leaving a review/rating on Apple Podcasts! 05:00 The field of human-based research into psychedelic drugs has in the last ten years become a legitimate field of study, after decades of repression by governments around the world. 05:30 The renaissance of psychedelic research with renewed media and medical interest in LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, ayahuasca, DMT, and ketamine. 05:45 From the Woodstock generation to present day – Dr. Nemeroff provides an overview on this history of psychedelic research. 06:30 Early psychedelic research conducted by Timothy Leary and Ram Dass (formerly Richard Alpert) that created a spiritual awakening and captured a generation. 07:30 A research moratorium that persisted for decades until the Dr. Rick Strassmanundertook human research on N,N-dimethyltryptamine, also known as DMT. 08:00 Distinguishing recreational use for spiritual awakening vs. psychedelic-assisted treatment for serious psychiatric disorders. 08:30 How psychedelics can rip away defense mechanisms in the mind that prevent people from facin...
Enchantment, sacred dance, Gurdjieff, dancing deities, Charles Taylor, porous self, buffered/bounded self, porous self vs the bounded self, historic divide with the rise of secularism, Industrial Revolution, Protestant reformation, enchantment in non-Western cultures, the commonality of the mystical expanse in human culture/history, Deism, Deism as dividing line, artistic movements, Romanticism, magical realism, Aleister Crowley, chaos magic, the value of Crowley's lifestyle vs magical system, Oscar Janiger, Richard Alpert, LSD, Timothy Leary, John Lilly, ketamine, the physical changes in our brain w/ rise of secularism, quantum physics and the brain, the brain as a quantum computer, high weirdness, UFOs, ultraterrestrials, Mandela effect, the use of technology to "pierce the veil," neuroplasticity, the future of enchantment, Sidney Gottlieb, MK-ULTRA Mach IIMusic by: Keith Allen Dennishttps://keithallendennis.bandcamp.com/Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/14INbZAe57xs-OSVDBm2zaVqaTyNtu-c4me5zTHLjU9g/edit?usp=sharing Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April of 1965 was a relatively uneventful month in western culture. If you research it, you'll see that nothing particularly critical happened during those thirty days. However, even though it never showed up on any of society's radar screens, one event did take place that was to change the entire world. John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles went to dinner at their dentist's home and unbeknownst to them, the dentist slipped LSD into their after-dinner coffee. They had no idea of what was going to happen, but according to George, although things were a little rocky at first, it turned out to be quite a night. As he put it, "I had such an overwhelming feeling of well-being, that there was a God, and I could see him in every blade of grass. It was like gaining hundreds of years of experience within twelve hours. It changed me, and there was no way back to what I was before." He also said that as he was coming back to normal consciousness, a thought occurred to him that had no connection to any part of his life and he had no idea where it had come from. This thought, that came to him completely out of nowhere, was simply this: “The yogis of the Himalayas.” Now LSD was relatively new and still legal at the time. An extremely powerful psychedelic drug, many famous celebrities had taken it and had profound experiences including Carey Grant, Groucho Marx and Jack Nicholson, along with renowned Harvard professors, Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert. And speaking of Harvard, there are still rumors that JFK took acid several times as well, with his longtime companion Mary Meyers. Timothy Leary hints that he played a key role in those events in his autobiography, “Flashbacks.” Again, it was still legal and there were no prohibitions to it. Anyway, a few months after the incident in their dentist's home, whether or not it had anything to do with his thought of the “yogis of the Himalayas,” George introduced Indian music to pop culture when he played the sitar on the Beatles song “Norwegian Wood.” This was the early beginnings of a revolutionary change in popular culture as the band began to introduce a new genre that would eventually become known as psychedelic music. Not only did their sound change, but their songs took on a new depth of meaning, with primary examples being “Nowhere Man,” “The Word,” “In My Life,” “Elanor Rigby,” “I'm Only Sleeping,” “Tomorrow Never Knows,” ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” and “Within You, Without You.” They were all part of a remarkable string of three groundbreaking albums: “Rubber Soul,” “Revolver” and “Sgt. Peppers' Lonely Hearts Club Band.” Now, it's nearly sixty years later and all of these songs are looked at as just great classics. But back then, they were incredibly revolutionary and the Beatles themselves were even more so. Along with their radical appearance and their welcoming approach to marijuana, psychedelics and the expansion of consciousness, they were at the forefront of an astounding cultural shift that would radically alter not only England and America, but every other country throughout the entire civilized world. And it all went to the next level in February of 1968 when the Beatles travelled to India to study meditation with a guru named Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. And as usual, they weren't shy about telling the world what they were doing. The massive publicity surrounding their trip created a major sensation that rocked the whole world. Now as earthshattering as all this was, it wasn't the first time that Indian spirituality, with its reverence for the expansion of consciousness, had made a profound impact on western culture. Far from it. In one way or another it had been going on since the 1500s. Unfortunately, it came about as the result of a rather brutal societal development. Certain European nations established superior military might and mixed it with ever-increasing naval reach. And with an appalling display of the greed-driven, incredibly destructive delusion that “might makes right,” they began to conquer and subjugate as much of the world as they could get their hands on. They would routinely invade a foreign country, enslave its people and plunder their resources. All in the name of civilization, of course. A prime example of this arrogance of power is what England did to India. Although the British had been in the land for centuries, they finally conquered it completely in 1876. Queen Victoria became the Empress of India and the exploitation of the country moved into full swing. But something unexpected happened as well and it became an example of something extremely positive resulting from something extremely negative. Along with all the horrors that came with the conquest, an inevitable interaction of Indian and English cultures got underway along with it. And nowhere was the distinction between the two cultures more evident than in the realm of religion. The difference was somewhat stark. Western religion was basically a societal matter, where people would gather at houses of worship, sing songs of praise to God and hear sermons from clerical leaders that promoted higher ethical, moral and religious standards. In India it was a little different. Their religion had been around for over five thousand years and was the oldest in the world. And although it did have many similarities to its Western counterpart, it had some significant differences as well. For instance, according to its teachings, not only is there a God, but rather than being far away and unapproachable, it is actually within you right now and is completely accessible to you at all times. If you wish, you can evolve your consciousness to the point where you can become enlightened and actually merge with it. So, you didn't have to die to go to heaven, you could do it while you were still alive. In fact, doing it was the actual point of being alive. And also, given the idea that it was possible to reach this higher level of consciousness, rather than having clerics who could only give speeches and sermons about the higher realms, they had beings who had supposedly attained the enlightened state and were talking about something they actually knew, rather than something they just believed. And not only that, they had the ability to show you how to get there as well. They called these teachers “Swamis,” “Yogi's” or “Gurus,” which was an interesting term word because “Gu” means darkness and “Ru” means light, and a true spiritual guru can take you from inner darkness to inner light. And this isn't supposed to be just a bunch of words and concepts, it's experiential. In other words, if you were thirsty, you weren't confined to just hearing stories about people who had gotten to drink water, you could actually drink it yourself. Now a couple of these Gurus had made it to the United States over the years and their impact had been extremely significant. The first one was named Swami Vivekananda who travelled to Chicago in 1893 to address the First World's Parliament of Religion. The Swami created quite a stir and his talk was, in a word, a sensation. The attendees to the conference felt they had heard someone address them who was in a uniquely elevated state and seemed to be speaking about God consciousness from direct personal experience. And there was something extraordinary about being in his physical presence. It wasn't just uplifting and inspiring. It was actually elevating. It was palpable. Indeed, one of the delegates, Professor John Henry Wright of Harvard University told him, "To ask you, Swami, for your credentials is like asking the sun about its right to shine." After his ground-breaking appearance in Chicago, Vivekananda's reputation grew rapidly and he travelled to New York and gave lectures to sold out auditoriums, where people waited for hours to buy tickets. One night, New York's most prominent actress Sarah Barnhart held a party for him and introduced him to her friends Nicola Tesla and Mark Twain. His vast influence spread from there and even though he passed away in 1902, at the age of just 39, he continues to be a renowned and deeply respected authority on inner growth. Then in 1920 another Guru from India arrived in America, this time in Boston, in the form of Parmahansa Yogananda. He was also a powerful presence whose impact quickly grew to the extent that he was able to reach millions of people, encouraging them to evolve and grow their inner consciousness. As his life work evolved, along with remaining a powerful force in India, he became a major phenomenon throughout the West and indeed the entire world. Not only was Yogananda a magnetic speaker, he was also a brilliant and profoundly prolific writer. He went on to establish a major center for mediation in Los Angeles and many local residents of the area studied his work. The internationally esteemed author W. Summerset Maugham cited him as a primary inspiration for his 1944 masterpiece novel, “The Razor's Edge,” which is about one American man's search for enlightenment following his harrowing experiences in World War I. In 1946, it became a well-loved motion picture as well. The next truly major interaction between India and Western culture happened when Mahatma Gandhi visited London at the end of 1931, and this was quite a phenomenon. Although Gandhi was the head statesman of his country, when he came to England, instead of wearing formal western clothing, he only wore his simple handwoven Indian cloth and sandals. He always looked like he was walking through the blistering heat of India, although he was in the freezing temperatures of England, with its shivering rains. Wherever he went, he was mobbed by massive crowds who were in awe of his presence. Not only were his words inspiring, he also had a piercing wit. As he was about to depart, a reporter asked him, “What do you think about Western Civilization. “I think it would be a good idea,” he shot back. A few years later in August of 1935 Gandhi met with Parmahansa Yogananda, who initiated him into the practice of Kriya Yoga, an advanced form of meditation. But to Gandhi, the ground breaking elevation of consciousness had applications that were societal as well as individual. And in response to the increasingly harsh British domination of India, Gandhi began to institute a process he called “Satagraha” which means “holding onto truth,” with its emphasis on non-violent civil disobedience. Although it was a slow and difficult process, it was extremely powerful and twelve years later, the British were driven out of India with relatively little violence. It was a truly incredible example of the application of evolved consciousness to resolve a cruel societal injustice. But that wasn't the end of it. In the late forties, an African-American theology student at Morehouse College in Atlanta was introduced to these remarkable works of the Mahatma. Intrigued, the student began a serious study of Gandhi and the unique way he had been able to terminate British rule Upon his graduation, that student was ordained to the Baptist ministry at the age of 19. And of course, that student was Martin Luther King, Jr. As his activities in the civil rights movement began to evolve and grow, he became more interested in the idea of applying Gandhi's methods to break the chains of racial oppression that were so overwhelmingly prevalent throughout the land. It all culminated on February 3, 1959 when King and his wife Coretta, embarked on a three-month trip to India to get more familiar with Gandhi's approach. “To other countries I may go as a tourist,” he said upon his arrival. “But to India I come as a pilgrim.” During his stay, his study of Gandhi deepened considerably. As an ordained minister, he was taken with Gandhi's profound spiritual understandings and in his closing remarks he said, “In a real sense, Mahatma Gandhi embodied in his life certain universal principles that are inherent in the moral structure of the universe, and these principles are as inescapable as the law of gravitation.” Dr. King returned to the United States and anyone remotely familiar with American history knows the extraordinary story of what happened next. So, that unlikely acid trip that ended with George Harrison's mysterious inner reflection about the Yogis of the Himalayas began yet another major chapter in the story of how the evolution of consciousness has changed the world. And changed it for the better. And even though a lot of the advances that happened came about as a result of some terrible cruelty, the truth is, the negativity had quite a silver lining. And for me, it's always important to remember that the only reason there ever is a silver lining, is because of the powerful light that is right behind those dark clouds. Well, that's the end of this episode. As always, keep your eyes, mind and heart opened and let's get together in the next one.
Strange and thought provoking episode today! In the 1940s, 50s, and early 60s, animal behavior researcher John B Calhoun ran a number of experiments on rodents regarding how their behavior would be affected by increased urbanization if all their basic needs were made. The results were terrifying. Crowded rats and mice became increasingly violent and lost their reproductive instincts to the point that eventually, the utopia went extinct after enduring a final phase full of random violent attacks, apathy, cannibalism and more. Could the increased urbanization of humanity also lead to our species' extinction as Calhoun warned? Or are we humans too different from rodents to presume that what happens to mice and rat would also happen to humans? I found today's episode one of the most thought provoking we've done in quite some time. Hope you do too! Bad Magic Productions Monthly Patreon Donation: We donated $15,228 to the United Heroes League, who provide free sports equipment, game tickets, cash grants, skill development camps, and special experiences to military families across the US & Canada. To find out more, please visit unitedheroesleague.orgGet tour tickets at dancummins.tv Watch the Suck on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0bX8VraVxP4Merch: https://www.badmagicmerch.comDiscord! https://discord.gg/tqzH89vWant to join the Cult of the Curious private Facebook Group? Go directly to Facebook and search for "Cult of the Curious" in order to locate whatever happens to be our most current page :)For all merch related questions/problems: store@badmagicproductions.com (copy and paste)Please rate and subscribe on iTunes and elsewhere and follow the suck on social media!! @timesuckpodcast on IG and http://www.facebook.com/timesuckpodcastWanna become a Space Lizard? Click here: https://www.patreon.com/timesuckpodcastSign up through Patreon and for $5 a month you get to listen to the Secret Suck, which will drop Thursdays at Noon, PST. You'll also get 20% off of all regular Timesuck merch PLUS access to exclusive Space Lizard merch. You get to vote on two Monday topics each month via the app. And you get the download link for my new comedy album, Feel the Heat. Check the Patreon posts to find out how to download the new album and take advantage of other benefits.
Nestor Carbonell is currently co-starring in the hit series “The Morning Show,” opposite Jennifer Aniston & Reese Witherspoon, now shooting its third season for Apple TV Plus.Nestor is most often recognized for his integral role in the series “Lost” as Richard Alpert, as well as his turn as Mayor Anthony Garcia opposite Gary Oldman in Christopher Nolan's “The Dark Knight”. He reprised his role as the Mayor of Gotham City in the box-office hit “The Dark Knight Rises”.His star initially rose with his starring role opposite Brooke Shields in the series “Suddenly Susan” when he played the suave Cuban photojournalist, Luis Rivera, for four years (1996-2000).The Harvard graduate has also become a director of note helming episodes of “New Amsterdam”, “Law & Order”, “The Good Doctor”, and “Rise”.Be sure to join Mick & Mook on their October 19th episode of A Mick A Mook and A Mic to meet the very talented Nestor Carbonell.
In Harvard's Quixotic Pursuit of a New Science, Patrick L. Schmidt tells the little-known story of how some of the most renowned social scientists of the twentieth century struggled to elevate their emerging disciplines of cultural anthropology, sociology, and social and clinical psychology. Scorned and marginalized in their respective departments in the 1930s for pursuing the controversial theories of Freud and Jung, they persuaded Harvard to establish a new department, promising to create an interdisciplinary science that would surpass in importance Harvard's “big three” disciplines of economics, government, and history. Although the Department of Social Relations failed to achieve this audacious goal, it nonetheless attracted an outstanding faculty, produced important scholarly work and trained many notable graduates. At times, it was a wild ride. Some faculty became notorious for their questionable research: Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert (reborn as Ram Dass) gave the psychedelic drug psilocybin to students, while Henry Murray traumatized undergraduate Theodore Kaczynski (later the Unabomber) in a three-year-long experiment. Central to the story is the obsessive quest of legendary sociologist Talcott Parsons for a single theory unifying the social sciences– the white whale to his Captain Ahab. All in all, Schmidt's lively narrative is an instructive tale of academic infighting, hubris, and scandal.For more episodes of Psychadelic Radio head to www.CannabisRadio.com
Lama Tsultrim Allione is one of the few female Lamas in the Buddhist tradition today. She shares her fascinating & unique journey of traveling to India & Tibet as a teen, living with American yogi Ram Dass, the eminent Harvard psychologist and psychedelic pioneer and ultimately, by the age of 22, becoming the first American ever to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun. Discussed in this profound episode are reflections about: learning to become Conscious of Consciousness, Buddhists notions of the gender spectrum and the importance of the female perspective balanced with the male perspective in all arenas including spirituality. Also detailed is the Lama's 5 step Tibetan Buddhist practice she has modernized to support Westerners working with & overcoming their “demons” such as addictions, fears and disorders. This powerful episode is punctuated with an uplifting Buddhist practice that can be listened to again and again. SHOW NOTES: A Modern Mystic is someone who can live in this world at its speed but maintain a deep practice so that their presence in this world can then be of benefit to others. Lama shares her astonishing life's story and speaks of her unique path of traveling to India and Tibet as a teen where she lived with American yogis, Bhagavan Das and Dr. Richard Alpert (aka Ram Dass), the eminent Harvard psychologist and psychedelic pioneer. She then hitchhiked across northern India to see His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala and ultimately, by the age of 22, became the first American ever to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun. One revelation she had was the inquiry, how much was she not noticing because she was moving too fast and making too much noise? Discussed is the idea of Awareness opening up into larger Awareness and Conscious becomes aware of Consciousness during meditation. Figures W.B. Yeats, an Irish Mystic poet and early writer on Yoga, Paul Brunton are mentioned. Lama was suited for and committed to the teachings, but not the monastic lifestyle. Then she was presented with Koan (a contemplation), “How could she maintain depth of practice, commitment to the spiritual path and deepen this path all while being a mother.” Listen to your intuition and to what's calling you, even if it doesn't make sense. Often those inklings are connected to past lives. Listen to what's inside. How would spirituality be different if it was by women, for women and would it be different? Women's Spirituality movement in the early 80's is discussed and the recognition that women's stories weren't there nor were there spiritual paths for women by women. We have them by men for men, and then women get to participate in what they are allowed and not allowed to do. It's all controlled i.e. who can become a priest, and not a priest. You can be in a female body and feel your dominant energy is male or vice versa. Gender is at the highest level of Tibetan Buddhism spirituality, irrelevant. Lama shares the story of the female Buddha, Tara. In many Eastern traditions, particularly Tantric Buddhism, there is a lot of fluidity with deities. Deities are embodiments of enlightened energies. In some deity practices, a man might visualize himself as a female deity or vice versa or in some practices, you visualize both in Union. There's a kind of gender fluidity and philosophical understanding that there is no gender at the Absolute level of reality, it's a construct. Buddhism gives us both understandings: there is gender and no gender. As feminists, we need equality in decision making and equal representation, as females do see things differently and we need that equally to the male perspective. Unpacked is the idea of our Shadows which in the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Chod are called “Demons.” Lama speaks of her lineage and teacher Machig Labdron whose practices she's modernized in her brilliant book, Feeding Your Demons. Our “demons” are our present preoccupations, the issues in our lives blocking our experience of Freedom. Our demons might come from the conflicts we have with our lover, anxiety we feel when we fly, or the discomfort we feel when we look at ourselves in the mirror. Fear of failure could be your particular demon, or addiction to tobacco, alcohol, drugs, pornography, or money. We might have a demon that makes us fear abandonment or a demon that causes us to hurt the ones we love. A person with an eating disorder might have a demon demanding huge amounts of sweet or fatty food. The demon of anorexia tells us that we have failed if we eat and that we will never be thin enough. A fear demon might be telling us we can't go up in high buildings or take a walk in the dark. The word for Demons is “Mara” which is anything that blocks up from our own freedom and liberation. Anything that keeps us away from the present moment. She discusses her five step process she developed to make accessible the practice of 11th Century Machig Labdron. She details this Shamanic practice and how your body becomes food for these various obstacles. She realized this could be a foreign idea for a westerner to do and thus she teaches it in a way that's more practical and useful. Feeding not fighting is a feminine approach; to talk, to nurture and to incorporate the enemy. What we resist, persist. It's a psychospiritual practice, a blending of East and West. There is still a great need for the fierce feminine. Men can be so scared of women's fierceness. Incorporate the fierce, wise feminine that has been taken away from us all. Women have been kept out of religious hierarchies, even in Bushism, with few exceptions. Lama Taultrim shares about her path of emphasizing the feminine and her journey trying to decide if talking about the feminine was really important. She shares how the events of 9/11 solidified this path for her in her mind's eye. We have a problem in this country and in all world religions where women are vacant from the table of leadership. Women often tend towards more talking and working things out. If you birth a child, you know more about what goes into a human life and would be more hesitant to go to war. Lama punctuates this conversation with the stirring Buddhist practice of “Sharing the Merit.” taramandala.org F-book & IG: Lama Tsultrim Check Lama Tsultrim out every Sunday at 9am PST for “Lama Live” Lehigh Valley Speaking engagement on 10/27/22 @ 7pm in Baker Hall: https://zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu/content/littner-memorial-lecture-presents-lama-tsultrim-allione?fbclid=IwAR10dtAcqJSi72DD989xarLuoMHQo71UTpzAGBk-Or7JIv9VNuzS6UXcBJM
This episode of Across The Margin: The Podcast presents an interview with the author of Harvard's Quixotic Pursuit of a New Science (The Rise and Fall of the Department of Social Relations), Patrick L. Schmidt. In Harvard's Quixotic Pursuit of a New Science, Schmidt tells the little-known story of how some of the most renowned social scientists of the twentieth century struggled to elevate their emerging disciplines of cultural anthropology, sociology, and social and clinical psychology. Scorned and marginalized in their respective departments in the 1930s for pursuing the controversial theories of Freud and Jung, they persuaded Harvard to establish a new department, promising to create an interdisciplinary science that would surpass in importance Harvard's “big three” disciplines of economics, government, and history. Although the Department of Social Relations failed to achieve this audacious goal, it nonetheless attracted an outstanding faculty, produced important scholarly work, and trained many notable graduates. At times, it was a wild ride. Some faculty became notorious for their questionable research: Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert (reborn as Ram Dass) gave the psychedelic drug psilocybin to students, while Henry Murray traumatized undergraduate Theodore Kaczynski (later the Unabomber) in a three-year-long experiment. Central to the story is the obsessive quest of legendary sociologist Talcott Parsons for a single theory unifying the social sciences — the white whale to his Captain Ahab. All in all, Schmidt's lively narrative is an instructive tale of academic infighting, hubris, and scandal. Patrick L. Schmidt is an attorney in Washington, D.C. He received a BA, magna cum laude, from Harvard College, a JD from Georgetown University, and an MIPP from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He first examined the history of the Department of Social Relations in his undergraduate honors thesis at Harvard, meaning that he has lived with and examined this story for many years now. In this episode host Michael Shields and Patrick L. Schmidt examine why a group of some of the most distinguished social scientists of the twentieth century embarked up the controversial yet noble endeavor of birthing the multidisciplinary, innovative Department of Social Relations at Harvard. They discuss the famed thinkers that were members of the department such as Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Henry Murray, and Talcott Parsons. They explore the exciting rise of the Department of Social Relations, it's controversial downfall, and ultimately expound upon the legacy and lasting impact of the movement and those a part of it. Grab a copy of Harvard's Quixotic Pursuit of a New Science here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In 1962, Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert bridged the spiritual and psychedelic discourse, introducing the concept of reliable entheogens to the contemporary psychedelic research effort. Today's guest, a former staunch atheist, tells us how he stumbled into God Consciousness via a mushroom journey and his passion for sharing that experience with others.Join our survey of psilocybin through various historical, cultural, and religious lenses as we interview Josh Leonard, co-host of the Pursuit of Infinity podcast. Is the iconography we experience under the influence of psychedelics inspired by ancient cultures? How do western religions and eastern philosophies align with mystical experience? And how can we make use of psychedelics to heal and deepen our connection with our romantic partners? Explore these questions and more in this week's episode.Mushrooms & AwakeningRachel recounts how psilocybin brought attention to her internal dialogue and negative self talkAaron talks about using journeywork to process relationship breakupsJosh starts his psychedelic research with Terrance McKenna, Rick Strassman and Alan WattsJosh shares his first mystical breakthrough experience on mushrooms blew the doors open on his understanding of reality, values and godMushrooms in History, Culture & ReligionAre the visuals on mushrooms influenced by ancient cultures or did these cultures influence the mushroom experience?How Josh's awakening on mushrooms aligns with western religion and eastern philosophiesAtheism and the conception of God as the acknowledgement something larger than yourselfApproaching mysticism from a scientific perspective and how your religious and cultural background influences your psychedelic experienceMushrooms Saved My RelationshipJosh describes the mushroom that saved his relationshipThe importance of set and setting and how Josh approached his partnered mushroom journeyThe telepathic experience of love and how we can experience the connection to our partners more deeply with the assistance of psychedelicsReflections on Mushroom JourneysAaron describes his gentle introduction to mushrooms that gave him insights into how his senses workedRachel's impression of her psilocybin experiences being suffused with divine energyBad trips, why they happen, and how to navigate them skillfullyThe Pursuit of Infinity PodcastYouTube.com/channel/UCPpwtLPMH5bjBTPMHSlYnwQInstagram.com/PursuitOfInfinityPodPatreon.com/PursuitOfInfinity
Tune in for a conversation about Dr. Wayne Dyer and Ram Dass, including some amazing synchronicities from my recent trip to Maui that led me to Ram Dass' home. (Recorded live in the Wayne Dyer Wisdom Community on Facebook.) Dr. Wayne Dyer played a pivotal role in Ram Dass securing the support that enabled him to spend the last 15 years of his life on Maui. Wayne had looked up to Ram Dass as a mentor and modeled his own speaking style from him. They later became friends, having dinners together and joining to speak at conferences on the island. In his letter, Be Here For Him, Now, Dr. Wayne Dyer had this to say about Ram Dass: "To me Ram Dass was and is the finest speaker I have ever heard, period! He was my role model on stage; always gentle and kind, always speaking without notes from his heart, sharing his inspiring stories and always with great humor. I tell you this from my own heart; I could listen to his lectures for hours and always felt saddened when they would end." "One of the truly great men of our time needs our help. I write these words to encourage your generosity and support. Back in the 1960's a Harvard professor named Richard Alpert left behind the hectic world of academia and traveled to India—there he was to meet his spiritual teacher who gave him a new purpose to fulfill along with a new name. He of course is Ram Dass. His guru told him love everyone, feed people and see God everywhere. Ram Dass became a person who lived out this mandate—he did what so many of us could only dream. He connected to his spirit and devoted his life to serving others. In 1969 he wrote and published the signature book on spirituality and applied higher awareness, Be Here Now. In keeping with his commitment to love everyone and feed people, he donated all of the royalties and profits to foundations that did just that. With millions of dollars at stake, Ram Dass simply chose to live his life as a man of service to God. After years spent in India in pursuit of a higher more enlightened consciousness for himself and for our troubled world, he returned to the United States to lecture throughout the country. He spoke to packed venues wherever he went, and as always he donated the proceeds to such causes as would keep him in harmony with his mandate to serve. He co-founded the Seva Foundation and his writing and lecture fees were primary sources for this compassionate and inspired work." "If there has ever been a great spirit who lived in our lifetime, literally devoting his life to the highest principles of spirit, it has been Ram Dass. I love this man; he has been my inspiration and the inspiration for millions of us. It is now time to show him how we feel by doing what he has taught all of us to do—Just , BE HERE for him, NOW." www.nadiadelacruz.com
Jim Fadiman is an author, an educator, and is America's leading expert on the science of microdosing. During our conversation, Jim talks about his relationship with his favorite Harvard professor, Richard Alpert (later Ram Dass), his first psychedelic experience, and why he decided to dedicate so much of his career to the study of psychedelics and microdosing.Jim also discusses The Fadiman Protocol for microdosing, what microdosing is and proper dosing and frequency of use, microdosing's potential for human well-being, creativity, and to combat mental illness, and how a healthy society might wisely integrate such practices into its civilization.Jim believes that our culture is growing more open to the potential promise of psychedelics, and I think he's right. Documentaries like Netflix's "How to Change Your Mind" and books like his, "The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide," offer knowledge that has been suppressed and demonized to be more accurately detailed and publicly available.------------Support this podcast via VenmoSupport this podcast via PayPalSupport this podcast on Patreon------------Show notesLeave a rating on SpotifyLeave a rating on Apple PodcastsFollow "Keep Talking" on social media and access all episodes------------(00:00) Introduction(02:48) Interest in psychedelics and microdosing(04:19) Life as a graduate student(07:28) Richard Alpert and Bill Richards(10:59) The link between theology and psychedelics(15:01) Inspiration from a psychedelic experience(17:32) Religious views prior to psilocybin experience(21:33) The 1970s-1990s as era of lost opportunities in psychedelic research(24:32) Spiritual unwellness in modern people(28:00) “Flump'ing” in the 1960's(30:14) Psychedelic research during its illegality(33:07) How Jim's transcendent experience affected him(37:27) Resistance to psychedelic research(42:04) Quotes by Jim on psychedelics(49:05) What is meant by microdosing?(50:58) Some positive affects of microdosing(52:54) The "sweet spot" quantity and frequency for microdosing(01:05:10) Possible psychedelic dosage mistakes and their impact(01:07:38) Psilocybin as a "nootropic vitamin" for healthy living(01:12:53) Microdosing for intellectual or creative pursuits(01:21:40) Francis Crick, LSD, and the DNA double helix discovery(01:23:47) Microdosing and alleviating human suffering(01:30:21) The role of psychedelics in a healthy, flourishing society and culture
We dig into "Ab Aeterno," the cinematic journey into Richard Alpert's century-and-a-half-long life, with actor Néstor Carbonell — and explore the possibility that the Island is, in fact, a kind of hell. Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at Facebook.com/TheHatchPodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.
In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the most fantastic of fungi, psilocybin mushrooms. They we explore ancient and modern history, therapeutic and ceremonial uses, current research, and more. Whether you're new to psychedelics or an experienced psychonaut, there's' something in this episode for you. (1:00) Maria Sabina(4:02) Gordon and Valentina Wasson(5:37) How To Change Your Mind on Netflix(6:30) Hapé podcast episode(7:12) Fantastic Fungi and Paul Stamets(8:16) How To Change Your Mind, by Michael Pollan(9:37) Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert on "set and setting"(10:40) The "Good Friday" Marsh Chapel psilocybin experiment(13:19) Do psychedelics change your spiritual beliefs (15:35) Psilocybin made illegal(17:34) Is psilocybin harmful or addictive?(19:46) Psilocybin therapy for substance use disorders(22:09) Psilocybin dosing (24:08) Placebo controlled trials(29:25) Episode with Paul Austin about microdosing(34:16) Difficult psychedelic experiences and combining medicines(37:13) Possible applications for psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy (39:54) REBUS and what's happening in the brain with psilocybin (48:00) How psilocybin is different from traditional antidepressants(51:00) Is the chemical imbalance theory of depression accurate?(55:22) What can we learn from the brain from psychedelics?Email us questions and feedback at psychfrontiers@novamind.ca Learn more about our podcast at https://www.psychedelictherapyfrontiers.com/Learn more about Novamind at https://www.novamind.ca/Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drstevethayer/https://www.instagram.com/innerspacedoctor/https://www.instagram.com/novamind_inc/Disclaimer: The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice or mental health treatment. Consult with a medical/mental health professional if you believe you are in need of mental health treatment.
Soem reading Resources The Mind Body Code by Dr. Mario Martinez The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic and Sacred Journeys by James Fadiman The Mind Body Self by Dr. Mario Martinez TIP 57: Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services Downloadable from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Click Link Above) Drug Use for Grown Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear by Dr. Carl L. Hart How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence by Michael Pollan Psychedelic Medicine: The Healing Powers of LSD, MDMA, Psilocybin and Ayahuasca by Dr Richard Louis Miller Psychedelics and Psychotherapy: The Healing Potential of Expanded States by Tim Read The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead by Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, Richard Alpert
This episode is an interview of Richard Alpert a fire protection engineering with a career in the fire service. Mr. Alpert is a Senior Fire Protection Engineer with GHD, a global engineering consulting firm in their Richmond, VA office. He has over 37 years of experience in the design, construction management, and commissioning of public, private, and commercial projects including projects for high rise residential and office buildings, sports arenas, historical and cultural buildings, and government facilities. In addition to his engineering career Mr. Alpert has been involved with the volunteer fire service for over 45 years and has served in many leadership positions within local fire departments including those of Vice President and Chief. He holds several national certifications including ICC Building Plans Reviewer and Pro Board Fire Officer II. Standpipe Article: https://www.sprinklerage.com/standpipe-systems-design-installation-requirements/
Ram Dass joins the show, no not that one (Richard Alpert has not returned our calls) . We discuss performing at The Grammys, what it's like growing up in a cult, and using songwriting to work through grief. Ram Dass's album And Now He Has Wings is available now. Pick up the album and learn more about Ram Dass & Siddha Sound at ramdassmusic.com
A rising star in the field of clinical psychology in the 1950s, Dr. Timothy Leary published his book, The Interpersonal Diagnosis of Personality in 1957. Dubbed the "most important book on psychotherapy of the year" by The Annual Review of Psychology, Leary's research led to the development of Transactional Analysis, popularized by Eric Berne in his 1964 book Games People Play. Behind the scenes, Leary felt a growing dissatisfaction with the routines and predictability of 1950s middle class intellectual life. He had begun teaching at Harvard when a colleague told Tim about his experience with a psychedelic mushroom on a trip to Mexico. In August 1960, Tim traveled to Cuernavaca, Mexico, and consumed psilocybin mushrooms for the first time. Leary would later comment that he had "learned more about his brain and its possibilities, and more about psychology in the five hours after taking these mushrooms than in the preceding 15 years of studying and doing research." He began a psychedelic research program at Harvard with Richard Alpert, but within 3 years, the situation got so out of hand that Harvard terminated Leary and Alpert in 1963. Intrigued by his research, three heirs to the Mellon fortune lent Leary and Alpert their 2300 acre estate in Millbrook NY where they continued their experimentation with psychedelics. Learn more about our fantastic guest, John Higgs, and his works: https://johnhiggs.com/books/i-have-america-surrounded/ “Tim Leary and His Psychedelic H-Bomb” Realist Interview Hilaritas Podcast produced by host Mike Gathers and engineer Ryan Reeves
Professor Richard Alpert joins hosts Chris Spendlove and Steve Lowry to discuss his transition from legendary Tarrant County misdemeanor chief and DWI guru to Baylor Law adjunct professor and criminal curriculum czar. Loaded with nuggets of wisdom and practical advice for Baylor Law students and newly-practicing criminal law attorneys alike, this is episode will be worth a repeat listen from time to time.
In this episode, Laura tells the story of RICHARD ALPERT aka RAM DASS, a spiritual teacher, author, and psychologist whose work and teachings continue to inspire people to study and adopt the practices of Eastern Philosophy into their lives, as it relates to self-awareness, meditation, and mindfulness. Born: April 6, 1931, Boston, MA; Died: Dec. 22, 2019, Maui, HI. Selected Resources: The Acid Test by Tom Shroder Ram Dass Bibliography / Book TimeLine Love, Serve, Remember Foundation Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research - John Hopkins University Ram Dass, Going Home, Netflix 2018 Transcendental Meditation Episode Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Dass (2020.08.18) Alpert, Dr. Richard. Be Here Now. San Cristobal, New Mexico, Lama Foundation, 1971. Ram Dass, aka Richard Alpert, Psychedelic Pioneer and Spiritual Teacher, Author of "Be Here Now" Dies at Age 88 by Roger Friedman - 2019.12.23 2:25 am Ram Dass, Beloved Spiritual Teacher, Has Died by Joan Duncan Oliver -2019.12.22 Baba Ram Dass, Proponent of LSD Turned New Age Guru, Dies at 88 by Douglas Marin - 2020.12.23 The Strange Case of the Harvard Drug Scandal by Andrew T. Weil - 1963.11.05 The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America by Dan Lattin - 2010.05.01
Today's episode is going to be different if this is your first encounter with The Samuna KC Podcast. Here we usually talk about personal branding and entrepreneurship, but I believe, Philosophy, Spirituality, and Relationship is the essence of a personal brand. And here, we ask one question repeatedly, how can spirituality help you to become a better entrepreneur? This is yet another episode to delve into the same enquiry of the self. This guy that Steve Jobs thinks everyone should know, a Harvard Professor of Psychology, Author and Spiritual Teacher, a Steve Jobs look alike, minus all the aggression & arrogance of course, Richard Alpert, Richard who? Commonly known as Baba Ram Das, he was born in Boston, where I live right now. One reason why Boston feels like home, in spite of annoyingly unpredictable weather, gross humidity and cold like shit. I was in the US in the last days of Ramdas on the earth. I even have met someone a few times who could have connected me to Ramdas and I could have met him before he left the body, however, was that the Ramdas I wanted to meet? Ram Das is an excellent speaker, a very American sense of humor and a childlike simplicity. The voice, where I never hear a cult in the making. He wasn't into creating a cult, maybe that's why we don't see many people sharing his pictures and quotes on social media. Or, is it because everyone who knew Ramdas kept it to themselves to preserve the essence of it? I have been keeping him from you for a long time, whereas I wanna bring him up in every conversation. His voice is my music and my path. I am sounding like a Gopi to my Krishna, Ramdas. I warned you this was gonna be a different episode.
We can hardly believe we've reached the end of Season 3. As we watch the action-packed season finale, we talk about Charlie's battle against fate, Jack's transformation into a highly effective leader, Ben's continued spiral as his power wanes, and how Hurley delightfully saves the day. Plus, the final part of our conversation with Nestor Carbonell, who played Richard Alpert. We'll be back soon with Season 4! Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 (954) 6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.
Why can't John Locke kill Anthony Cooper? Why does Ben try to make him? What makes Sawyer able to commit this murder, and what impact does it have on him? Why has Jack seemingly abdicated his leadership role on the beach? We get into all of it. And Nestor Carbonell, who played Richard Alpert, returns to The Hatch to talk about Richard's motivations and how he approached the character's eternal youth. Find us on Twitter at @TheHatchPodcast and at facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 (954) 6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.
It's our first Juliet flashback! We revisit some of our favorite questions, including: What's the deal with fertility on the island? Who's there of their own volition, and who is more like a captive? And would Jack really have let ben die on the operating table? Our interview guest this week is the inestimable Néstor Carbonell, who appears in this episode as Richard Alpert. Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at facebook.com/TheHatchPodcast. Leave us your hot take by phone at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.
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