In the modern world people have cut themselves off from spirituality and it's depressing.

A lot of modern technology is the exact opposite of the spiritual principle of being here now.

That's not a good model for any society.

That's why this book, Ways to Go Beyond and Why They Work, is where I discuss a range of different

spiritual practices. The very beginning of this book I was almost shocked to hear

you talking about sports. Sports are the yoga of the West.

They're the main way in which people in the modern world actually achieve altered states of consciousness.

Pushing yourself beyond normal limits.

That is obviously putting you in the present.

Fasting is the simplest way in which we can all enhance that sense of connection.

And what's happening spiritually when you're fasting?

A tremendous spaciousness opens up, which gives an altered state of consciousness.

You go back to psychedelics and cannabis,

how do they play out in this book?

These drugs may tune us into a kind of collective experience

and connects us with nature nature with animals and plants.

Those who have religious and spiritual practices, generally speaking,

healthier and live longer than those that don't.

These things can change our lives.

We can experience our own mind as being part of something much greater than ourselves. They say that the human race is doomed.

They say that the human race is doomed, that we have lost touch with our true nature, that

the media has corrupted us, and that the planet has no future.

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