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Podcast #1: Daniel Ingram
Daniel Ingram discusses to what extent psychedelics can either help or hinder in persistent shifts in consciousness and spiritual type awakenings, and is it possible to access the kind of perceptual shifts common on psychedelics in other contexts, and in day to day life?
Daniel is an emergency room physician, author of ‘Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha,’ founder of Dharma Overground and holds an M.D., M.S.P.H. in Epidemiology, and B.A. in English Literature all from UNC Chapel Hill.
Links to websites mentioned in the talk are at the bottom.
Discussion Topics
0:00 Background to Daniel Ingram’s experience
3:18 On the lack of formal research on psychedelics and spiritual awakening
6:00 Formal approaches and maps leading to awakening
7:25 What do psychedelics do; gateways, mystical experiences, damaging
and very occasionally permanent transformative awakenings.
12:20 Distinction between spiritual experience and permanent awakening. DMT, psilocyn, salvia, ketamine.
13:38 Psychedelic experiences don’t last long enough for new brain structures to form
MAPS AND STAGES OF AWAKENING
15:50 Maps and stages of awakening; Arising and passing away, Dark night, Equanimity, Formal awakening
19:29 The unitive experiences of equanimity
20:15 Psychedelics vs meditation retreats
21:06 Research comparing psychedelics and meditation
21:33 Formal awakening and stream entry vrs temporary experiences
PSYCHEDELICS AS PART OF THE PATH
26:15 Psychedelics as part of the path; the parameters of the debate
As a gateway and a motivator
Difficult to integrate & sometimes damaging
As a clarifier
32:15 Micro-dosing; potential for habituation
34:00 Opportunity costs and risks of meditation
38:13 Awakening in indigenous, shamanic and magical traditions
43:14 To trip or not? You have to do your research, know your options.
Erowid, fire
46:00 Fire Kasina & non substance psychedelic experiences
49:30 The risk, speed and cleanliness; meditation vrs psychedelics
52:18 Handling the weird - psychedelics as the meditation retreat audition
53:30 Is the hero's journey required for the end of suffering?
FUTURE RESEARCH AND DIRECTIONS
57:40 Other voices to follow; Michael Taft, (Deconstructing Yourself) Vince Horn (Buddhist Geeks), Gordon White, Terrence McKenna, Michael Pollan, Rune Soup, Qualia Computer Kids, Manual of Psychedelic Support
1:00:00 Taking your wider life into consideration; responsible spirituality
1:02:50 Prospects for future research: Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium - categorizing the experiences that people have, clearer diagnostics and practise recommendations.
Links:
Daniel Ingram’s website integrateddaniel.info
theeprc.org
Erowid erowid.org/experiences
Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha mctb.org/mctb2
Fire Kasina firekasina.org
Vince Horn - Buddha Geeks buddhistgeeks.org
Michael Taft - Deconstructing Yourself deconstructingyourself.com
Rune Soup runesoup.com
Zendo Project zendoproject.org
Manual of Psychedelic Support psychsitter.com
Banner art by Jade Wade jadewade.co.uk
For upcoming events find us at adventuresinawareness.com
If you would like to support future content contributions are greatly appreciated.
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One-off PayPal donations: paypal.com/paypalme/adventuresin
Podcast #1: Daniel Ingram
Daniel Ingram discusses to what extent psychedelics can either help or hinder in persistent shifts in consciousness and spiritual type awakenings, and is it possible to access the kind of perceptual shifts common on psychedelics in other contexts, and in day to day life?
Daniel is an emergency room physician, author of ‘Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha,’ founder of Dharma Overground and holds an M.D., M.S.P.H. in Epidemiology, and B.A. in English Literature all from UNC Chapel Hill.
Links to websites mentioned in the talk are at the bottom.
Discussion Topics
0:00 Background to Daniel Ingram’s experience
3:18 On the lack of formal research on psychedelics and spiritual awakening
6:00 Formal approaches and maps leading to awakening
7:25 What do psychedelics do; gateways, mystical experiences, damaging
and very occasionally permanent transformative awakenings.
12:20 Distinction between spiritual experience and permanent awakening. DMT, psilocyn, salvia, ketamine.
13:38 Psychedelic experiences don’t last long enough for new brain structures to form
MAPS AND STAGES OF AWAKENING
15:50 Maps and stages of awakening; Arising and passing away, Dark night, Equanimity, Formal awakening
19:29 The unitive experiences of equanimity
20:15 Psychedelics vs meditation retreats
21:06 Research comparing psychedelics and meditation
21:33 Formal awakening and stream entry vrs temporary experiences
PSYCHEDELICS AS PART OF THE PATH
26:15 Psychedelics as part of the path; the parameters of the debate
As a gateway and a motivator
Difficult to integrate & sometimes damaging
As a clarifier
32:15 Micro-dosing; potential for habituation
34:00 Opportunity costs and risks of meditation
38:13 Awakening in indigenous, shamanic and magical traditions
43:14 To trip or not? You have to do your research, know your options.
Erowid, fire
46:00 Fire Kasina & non substance psychedelic experiences
49:30 The risk, speed and cleanliness; meditation vrs psychedelics
52:18 Handling the weird - psychedelics as the meditation retreat audition
53:30 Is the hero's journey required for the end of suffering?
FUTURE RESEARCH AND DIRECTIONS
57:40 Other voices to follow; Michael Taft, (Deconstructing Yourself) Vince Horn (Buddhist Geeks), Gordon White, Terrence McKenna, Michael Pollan, Rune Soup, Qualia Computer Kids, Manual of Psychedelic Support
1:00:00 Taking your wider life into consideration; responsible spirituality
1:02:50 Prospects for future research: Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium - categorizing the experiences that people have, clearer diagnostics and practise recommendations.
Links:
Daniel Ingram’s website integrateddaniel.info
theeprc.org
Erowid erowid.org/experiences
Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha mctb.org/mctb2
Fire Kasina firekasina.org
Vince Horn - Buddha Geeks buddhistgeeks.org
Michael Taft - Deconstructing Yourself deconstructingyourself.com
Rune Soup runesoup.com
Zendo Project zendoproject.org
Manual of Psychedelic Support psychsitter.com
Banner art by Jade Wade jadewade.co.uk
