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Sam Harris On Consciousness, Meditation, Misinformation, AI, & What Ails The Modern World

The Rich Roll Podcast

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lessons of the trip

The experience of psychedelics can reveal a deeper truth about reality where one is freed from self-concern and can find profound meaning in mere being. It highlights that much of our suffering stems from being entangled in thoughts and not noticing that there is an alternative way of experiencing life. The insight gained is that our continual identification with thoughts leads to desires, fears, regrets, and animosities that create an illusory sense of self, akin to being lost in a dream. Through psychedelics, one can awaken from this dream of self and find true fulfillment by being fully present in the moment.

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