Can Spiritual Experiences and Psychedelics Make us Happy? (LIVE from DC)
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos05/15/23 • 41 min
More than a third of us admit to having had a spiritual experience. We might have been profoundly moved by a sunset or a painting; or felt that we've connected with our god or with the entire world around us. Such events can be transformative - bringing positive change to our lives and increasing our happiness - but some experiences aren't so great.
In front of a live audience in Washington DC, David Yaden of Johns Hopkins University tells Dr Laurie Santos about his work examining what effect spiritual experiences have on us and how things like meditation and psychedelic drugs can bring about these powerful transformational episodes.
David Yaden is the author of: The Varieties of Spiritual Experience: 21st Century Research and Perspectives.
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05/15/23 • 41 min
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos - Can Spiritual Experiences and Psychedelics Make us Happy? (LIVE from DC)
Transcript
Pushkin. Hey, Happiness Lab listeners. I don't want to spoil the illusion, but the life of podcast hosts often is pretty far from glamorous. Normally, I record this show in my closet surrounded by pillows and mattresses to keep out all the noise of the trains that run by my Boston apartment. But not today, the Happiness Lab. Let's hit the road, and what a venue We've come to, the sixth and I Historic Synagogue in Washington, DC. Not only do we ha
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