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For those so inclined, Tara Brach had a lovely interview with Roland early this year: https://overcast.fm/+SWwgtYFDM https://overcast.fm/+SWwgtYFDM From the po
by Arubis 3y ago
For those so inclined, Tara Brach had a lovely interview with Roland early this year: https://overcast.fm/+SWwgtYFDM https://overcast.fm/+SWwgtYFDM
From the podcast summary:
Meditation, Psychedelics, Mortality: A conversation with Tara and Roland Griffiths - Roland is a long-term meditator, a psychopharmacologist and professor at Johns Hopkins, and a leader in researching the clinical effects of psychedelics, including their impact on those struggling with cancer, depression or addiction. At the end of 2021, he discovered he had incurable stage 4 Colon Cancer. This conversation explores the relationship between meditation and psychedelics, and how they both can serve profound spiritual awakening and deep inner freedom in the face of mortality.
Information about the endowment fund: The Roland R. Griffiths, Ph.D. Professorship Fund in Psychedelic Research on Secular Spirituality and Well-Being.
- jseliger 3y agoI'm not a psychedelic researcher, but I have taken psychedelics, and I recently wrote "Strange trip: Psychedelics and confronting the fear of death:" https://jakeseliger.com/2023/09/25/strange-trip-psychedelics-and-confronting-the-fear-of-death/ https://jakeseliger.com/2023/09/25/strange-trip-psychedelics..., which covers similar themes.
- nekitamo 3y agoYour blog is deeply moving, thank you for posting the link. When my time comes, I hope I accept it with the equanimity and grace you display.
- jseliger 3y agoThank you and you're welcome, too!
- ggpsv 3y agoA beautiful read, thank you for sharing. May you and your partner be well.
- jseliger 3y agoThank you and you're welcome, too!
- bigboy12 3y agoGreat article. Thinking of you and your family.
- zemvpferreira 3y agoI got to this late but thank you for sharing Jake, a beautiful read. Here's to hoping on the extraordinarily unlikeliness you'll still be with us in your 50s.
- manuelmoreale 3y agoThere’s also this episode with Sam Harris that is worth listening to: https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/waking-up-conversations/psychedelics-mortality https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/waking-up-conversations/p...