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On a very tied in note to the above video, read this article from Quartz.com:<\/p>\n

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Scientists studying psychoactive drugs accidentally proved the self is an illusion<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n

Philosophers and mystics have long contemplated the\u00a0disconcerting notion<\/a>\u00a0that the fixed self is an illusion.\u00a0<\/b>Neuroscientists now think they can prove it or, at least, help us glimpse this truth with some help from psilocybin, the psychoactive property in magic mushrooms.<\/p>\n

Researchers around the world are exploring the drug\u2019s transformative power to help people\u00a0quit smoking;<\/a>\u00a0lower violent crime;<\/a>\u00a0treat depression,<\/a>\u00a0anxiety.<\/a>\u00a0and post-traumatic stress disorder; and\u00a0trigger lasting spiritual epiphanies<\/a>\u00a0in psychologically healthy people, especially when coupled with meditation or contemplative training.<\/p>\n

There are some limitations to psilocybin studies\u2014they tend to be small, and rely on volunteers willing to take drugs and, thus, open to an alternate experience. But the research could have major implications in an age characterized by widespread anxiety. Psilocybin seems to offer some people a route to an alternate view of reality, in which they shed the limitations of their individual consciousness and embrace a sense of interconnectedness and universality.<\/p>\n

These trips aren\u2019t temporary, but have transformative psychological effects. Even if we don\u2019t all end up on mushrooms, the studies offer insights on how we might minimize suffering and interpersonal strife and gain a sense of peace.<\/p>\n

Consider a study of 75 subjects, published in the\u00a0Journal of Psychopharmacology<\/a>\u00a0last October. The study concluded that psilocybin leads to mystical experiences that can have long-term psychological benefits in conjunction with meditation training.<\/p>\n

The greater the drug dosage, the more potent the positive psychological effect was six months later. \u201cParticipants showed significant positive changes on longitudinal measures of interpersonal closeness, gratitude, life meaning\/purpose, forgiveness, death transcendence, daily spiritual experiences, religious faith and coping,\u201d the study concluded.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in July, psychologist Richard Williams of John Hopkins University revealed an experiment involving clergy and psilocybin. Williams is enlisting priests, rabbis, and Zen Buddhist monks to take drugs, meditate, and \u201ccollect inner experiences.\u201d (No Muslim or Hindu clerics agreed to participate.)<\/p>\n

The study will last a year, so no results are out yet. But Williams told\u00a0The Guardian<\/a>\u00a0in July 2017 that so far, the clerics report feeling simultaneously more in touch with their own faith and greater appreciation for alternate paths. \u201cIn these transcendental states of consciousness, people \u2026 get to levels of consciousness that seem universal. So a good rabbi can encounter the Buddha within him,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n

To understand how mushrooms can change our worldviews, we must first explore how brains shape our sense of self.<\/p>\n

The shared dream [ continue…<\/a> ]<\/h3>\n

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On a very tied in note to the above video, read this article from Quartz.com: Scientists studying psychoactive drugs accidentally proved the self is an illusion Philosophers and mystics have long contemplated the\u00a0disconcerting notion\u00a0that the fixed self is an illusion.\u00a0Neuroscientists now think they can prove it or, at least, help […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[319],"class_list":["post-4322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-growth","tag-jason-silva"],"yoast_head":"\nProgramming The Psychedelic Experience –<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/risky.tv\/programming-psychedelic-experience\/\" \/>\n<meta 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