Ep. 597 – Breaking the Boundaries of Compassion with Duncan Trussell

From psychedelic breakthroughs to breaking the boundaries of compassion, Duncan Trussell and Raghu Markus offer unfiltered wisdom on the messy magic of waking up.

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This time on Mindrolling, Duncan and Raghu connect over:

•  The Good Friday psychedelic experiment 
• New MDMA research with octopuses and insights into social neuroscience
• Brain scans of Tibetan monks practicing loving-kindness (Metta) meditation
• ‘Making the most’ of the neuroplasticity that can occur during a psychedelic experience 
• The most powerful issue we have to deal with: identity 
• Transactional compassion versus offering genuine love and care to all 
• Reversing our own neurosis and breaking through the self-created boundaries of compassion
• Embracing spiritual discipline through the daily grind of practice
• Moving through what the Buddhists call ‘the original heart of sadness’ 
• Maladaptive behaviors that we develop to mask the pain of humanity 
• Alcohol as the west’s faulty ‘ayahuasca’ and initiation practice 
• Self-compassion and allowing ourselves to be human

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About Duncan Trussell:

Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, and actor. His popular podcast, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour, has been downloaded over 25 million times and is known for its blend of humor, fringe ideas, eclectic guests, and great interviews. The DTFH is the foundation for Duncan’s Netflix animated series, The Midnight Gospel, which he co-created with Pendleton Ward in 2020. To learn more about Duncan’s work, visit his website at duncantrussell.com.

“What do you do when you're passing strangers in the street and you love them completely? It's not bullshit. You feel about them the way you feel about someone you love, like your mother. What happens when the boundary of compassion breaks through and there is no longer this person deserves compassion, this person doesn't. It's like a dam broke." – Duncan Trussell

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