Nic Stubbs • April 28, 2022 • 2 min read

Chris Becker – Psychedelic Therapy, Zen, and Healing Yourself (#52)

“…the loss of the original self, that happens to actually the majority of us. It changes who we are and we kinda go through life managing, and it’s natural and appropriate for us to devise different schemes or organizing principles to survive when we’re little because you know, what do we know?”

— Chris Becker, HEx Podcast #52

Interested in what psychedelic therapy is actually like from the inside?

Chris Becker has been through it all — and he’s written a book about it.

He is also a veteran meditator and expert physicist.

What is the connection between psychedelic experiences and meditation? How does mediation heal? And how do we ensure that we don’t get addicted to mystical experiences?

This episode is an exploration through all of these questions and much more, as well as an opportunity learn from a man who has been using psychedelics for over 40 years, all the while figuring out what it means to use these sacred substances responsibly.

What we cover:

Chris’ transformation from alcohol abuse to effortless abstinence using psychedelic therapy
Why so many scientists become Buddhists
Zen vs Vipassana
The main reason why so many people stop meditating and how to overcome it
The relationship between psychedelics and meditation
Ontological addiction: getting hooked on God
Trauma as the loss of the original self
The role of the guide in the psychedelic experience
Psychedelics in your 60’s vs psychedelics in your 20’s
Should we legalize psychedelics?
MUCH MORE…