At Psychedelic Science 2017 I briefly interacted with one of the most warm and welcoming women in the world. She was volunteering at the tea house, serving tea at low tables with cushions spread around on the floor. Whenever someone sat down, this woman was ready with tea and a gracious smile. When she smiled at you it was like being washed over with calm and serenity. In … [Read more...] about Doing Costless Good
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5 Best Self Improvement Books That Changed My Life for the Better
Books have the strange and extraordinary ability to change the way we think and act, simply by looking at little black shapes on a page. Reading certain books has increased my happiness, self discipline, productivity, the quality of my relationships, the amount of money I make, and more. This is a list of the best self improvement books that changed my life for the better. 1. … [Read more...] about 5 Best Self Improvement Books That Changed My Life for the Better
Consciousness and its Contents
No-self calls for an alternative model for conceptualizing reality as a human being. This post outlines what I think is the most accurate model for individualized subjective experience - at least the most accurate I have come across so far. In this model experience consists not of a self and that which is other than self, but rather just two fundamental elements: consciousness … [Read more...] about Consciousness and its Contents
7 Remarkable Things I Learned at Psychedelic Science 2017
I recently attended Psychedelic Science 2017 in Oakland, California. Overall it was a highly encouraging and impressive event, put on by MAPS and the Beckley Foundation. Here's what I discovered at the conference. 1) There’s more psychedelic research going on than I’d ever imagined Psychedelic Science 2017 was the largest psychedelic research conference ever. There were over … [Read more...] about 7 Remarkable Things I Learned at Psychedelic Science 2017
No-Self as Counterintuitive Truth
The lack of a substantive self is the core counterintuitive truth of the human experience. No-self runs counter to our habitual thoughts, feelings, and beliefs, as well as our experiences interacting with one another and the world. Nevertheless, it is true. The sense of being a distinct, independent self - a conscious actor who thinks thoughts, makes decisions, and … [Read more...] about No-Self as Counterintuitive Truth