David Yaden on Self-Transcendence, Psychedelics, and Behavior Change EP 152
Passion Struck with John R. Miles
John R. Miles
4.7 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2022
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
- 0:00 Announcements
- 2:12 Introducing David Yaden
- 4:33 The self-transcendent experience that changed his life
- 8:16 The overview effect
- 10:21 Understanding altered states of consciousness
- 11:53 Research on peak and mystical-type experiences
- 14:53 The influence of Andrew Newberg, Marty Seligman, and Roland Griffiths
- 21:27 Using fMRI to understand self-transcendent experiences
- 24:17 How meditation vs psychedelic self-transcendent experiences differ
- 26:31 Wow do you map the self-transcendent mind?
- 30:50 How can we make time malleable?
- 36:33 The Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit
- 41:00 Why the Dali Lama is interested in neuroscience research
- 47:10 David discusses his new book The Varieties of Spiritual Experiences
- 50:25 Why Sigmund Freud was wrong and William James was correct
- 55:30 How 30% of people feel a sense of calling to their work
- 59:35 Wrap-Up and Synthesis
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up next on the Passion Struck Podcast. |
| 0:03.0 | I think we can call these experiences self-transcendent experiences. |
| 0:07.4 | This is like an umbrella term. |
| 0:09.7 | And self-transcendent experiences, there's a lot of different ones, |
| 0:13.6 | but they seem similar in that they're all intensely altered states of consciousness, |
| 0:19.2 | involving some degree of self-diminishment and feelings of connectedness. |
| 0:24.6 | And these range in intensity. |
| 0:26.8 | Welcome to Passion Struck. Hi, I'm your host, John Armiles, and on the show, |
| 0:31.1 | we decipher the secrets, tips, and guidance of the world's most inspiring people, |
| 0:36.4 | and turn their wisdom into practical advice for you and those around you. |
| 0:41.0 | Our mission is to help you unlock the power of intentionality so that you can become the best |
| 0:47.4 | version of yourself. If you're new to the show, I offer advice and answer listener questions on |
| 0:52.8 | Fridays. We have long-form interviews the rest of the week with guest ranging from astronauts to |
| 0:58.8 | authors, CEOs, creators, innovators, scientists, military leaders, visionaries, and athletes. |
| 1:06.1 | Now, let's go out there and become Passion Struck. |
| 1:09.6 | Hello, everyone, and welcome back to episode 152 of Passion Struck, one of the top |
| 1:16.0 | health and fitness podcasts in the world. And thank you to each and every one of you who comes |
| 1:21.2 | back weekly to listen and learn how to live better, be better, and impact the world. |
| 1:26.0 | In case you missed my podcast from last week, they featured Kathy Heller, the phenomenal |
| 1:31.9 | podcast host of the Kathy Heller Show, where we discussed the importance of knowing yourself |
| 1:37.2 | and living with intention. I also had on former Army Ranger Jesse Gould, and we discuss |
| 1:43.6 | the Heroic Hearts Foundation that he leads, and its focus on helping veterans and first responders |
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