Ram Dass (Richard Alpert)

Ram Dass, also known as Richard Alpert, is a pioneering spiritual teacher and former Harvard psychologist. He discusses his transformative experiences with psychedelics over the decades. Ram Dass reflects on the optimism of the 1960s about LSD revealing our shared humanity. He explains how psychedelics can dissolve social roles and promote collaboration over competition. The conversation touches on the balance of set and setting in sacramental use versus recreational use, as well as the profound insights and challenges these substances can provide in understanding consciousness.