Today we feature philosopher and computer scientist Bernardo Kastrup, who recorded this program specifically for the salon. In this wide ranging discussion about the nature of reality and ways in which the psychedelic experience can shed new light on the subject, Bernardo comes as close as I have yet heard to describing what most consider to be an ineffable experience. In essence, he cleanly dissects the psychedelic experience in very clear language. Besides discussing death, the nature of divinity, and how very real things are in a psychedelic experience, he gives us a beautiful metaphor to use when thinking about our own place in the cosmos. Two of my favorite quotes from this talk are: “It is not the mind that is in the body. It is the other way around. It's the body that is in the mind.” And, “I believe that the key insight from the psychedelic experience, the key metaphysical insight about it, is not what the nature of the psychedelic realm is. In fact, I think the key insight is about the nature of our everyday reality.”
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