Ep. 620 – Psychedelic Teachings: A Mindrolling Anthology w/ Rick Doblin, Dr. Sylvestre Quevedo, Paul Austin, Stephanie Karzon Abrams, and Gül Dölen
Mindrolling with Raghu Markus
Be Here Now Network
4.7 • 543 Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
This episode of Mindrolling is a collection of some of the most potent teachings from Raghu’s conversations with experts and researchers in the field of psychedelics.
In this Mindrolling Anthology:
- Clip 1 (Ep. 348) – We begin with a clip from one of Raghu’s conversations with Rick Doblin, who is a leader of the current psychedelic renaissance. They discuss grief, PTSD, and the role of psychedelics in trauma processing.
- Clip 2 (Ep. 497) – Next up is a snippet from Raghu’s talk with Dr. Sylvestre Quevedo, a psychedelic researcher who has practiced medicine for over 40 years. They explore how ketamine fits into the picture of psychedelics and share stories of their own experiences.
- Clip 3 (Ep. 505) – We move on to a discussion with Paul Austin, an entrepreneur, author, and coach. He and Raghu talk about how psychedelics can help us remember who we truly are and the potential they hold for healing relationships.
- Clip 4 (Ep. 563) – Next, we have neuropharmacologist Stephanie Karzon Abrams. She and Raghu discuss bridging the gap between science and spirit, and how psychedelics can help change our perspectives.
- Clip 5 (Ep. 596) – The final clip is from a conversation between Raghu and neuroscientist Gül Dölen. They talk about how psychedelics induce meta-plasticity and why “critical periods” after psychedelic therapies are similar to the Buddhist concept of beginner’s mind.
“But really, what psychedelics are teaching us is the importance of presence, how to listen, how to slow down, right? They’re helping to sort of take us out of this rigamarole, this hamster wheel of existence, and see that another way of being is actually possible. And really, what’s required more than anything is a loving, compassionate presence.” – Paul Austin
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to a special mind-rolling anthology. |
| 0:13.7 | My name is Noah Marcus. I am Raghu's son, and I will be your host today. |
| 0:19.7 | Ragu is still recovering from his ride on the Road to Enlightenment, but he'll be back |
| 0:25.5 | at it soon enough. |
| 0:26.7 | Today's episode is a collection of clips from Ragu's conversations with some of the leading |
| 0:31.3 | figures in the world of psychedelics. |
| 0:33.4 | First clip comes from episode 348 with Rick Doblin. |
| 0:38.6 | Rick is really, he's one of the leaders of the current psychedelic renaissance that we've been undergoing. |
| 0:45.2 | He and Ragu discuss grief, PTSD, and the role of psychedelics in trauma processing. |
| 0:51.9 | The next clip comes from episode 497 with Dr. Silver Kavado, a psychedelic researcher who has practiced medicine for over 40 years. |
| 1:03.5 | He and Ragu explore how ketamine fits into the sort of bigger picture of psychedelics, |
| 1:09.3 | and they share stories of their own experiences with |
| 1:13.7 | and around ketamine. The third clip comes from episode 505 with Paul Austin, who is an entrepreneur, |
| 1:23.1 | author, and coach. He and Ragu talk about how psychedelics can sort of help us remember who we truly are |
| 1:30.7 | and the potential that they hold for helping to heal relationships. Ragu shares a cool story about |
| 1:37.7 | his father taking LSD in India. It's my grandpappy. |
| 1:44.4 | Next up, we have a clip from episode 563 with neuropharmacologist Stephanie Karzon Abrams. |
| 1:55.0 | She and Ragu discuss bridging the gap between science and spirit and how psychedelics can really help change our |
| 2:03.1 | perspectives. The final clip comes from episode 596. Ragu and neuroscientist Gould Dolen talk about |
| 2:12.3 | how psychedelics can help induce metaplasticity and why why the quote-unquote critical periods that happen after |
| 2:21.3 | psychedelic therapies share some similarities with the Buddhist concept of beginner's mind. |
| 2:28.2 | All right, that is it for me. |
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