Are the benefits of ketamine therapy related to the mystical experience they produce? An anesthesiologist offers some thoughts.
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The Lone and Dreary World of Modern Life and Connecting With Each Other Again
In today's world we are becoming ever more fragmented and separated from one another. But it doesn't have to be this way. We can change it. We can connect again. I want to connect with you face-to-face.
Nihilism in the Light of Mystical Experience
Nihilism is a philosophy that says that life is meaningless. It says there is no objective meaning, intrinsic value, or purpose in life. What does mysticism and the mystical experience say about that?
Die Before You Die: A Mystical Approach to Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
Eckhart Tolle says that if we feel like dying, we might allow our self to die, by surrendering that "ego" of our mind to reality as it is. Such surrender is found in all the world's religions and mystical traditions, including Christianity.
Self-Sacrifice Does Not Mean Self-Hatred
If this "self" is the source of our Fall, of our problems, of our separation from God, of our illusions of reality, of errors, sins, and delusions, then it can become very easy to begin to dislike this "self." It can turn into forms of self-hatred.
Daniel Goleman on The Many Benefits of Meditation
There are many benefits to meditation: spiritual, religious, practical, psychological, emotional, etc. Psychologist and science journalist Daniel Goleman talks through some of them in this video.
AA Co-Founder Bill Wilson’s “First Vision” Account
Bill Wilson, the cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), had a spiritual awakening that involved bright light, sometimes referred to as his “hot flash” or “white light transformation.”