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Beyond Thought: Michael Pollan on Transcending the Ego

A New Way of Being

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Exploring Ego and the Default Mode Network

This chapter explores the connection between the brain's default mode network and the formation of the ego, emphasizing its role in self-identity and memory. It also examines how psychedelics can silence this network, opening pathways to transcendental experiences that impact meditation and flow states.

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