Dave Burns - Psychedelics & Non-Duality: Understanding & Integrating Expanded States
In another great session from Third Wave's Virtual Summit, transformational coach Dave Burns explores psychedelics & non-dual experiences.
Dave Burns is a transformational coach, angel investor, and essayist. With a background in relational work, partnered meditation, mindful business training, and classical philosophy, his work today centers around the interplay between ancient wisdom and modern practicality. A very happy husband, he lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, where he practices tea ceremonies and classical cello.
Dave is a faculty member in Third Wave's Coaching Certification Program.
In this episode, Paul F. Austin joins Dave to discuss the four types of non-dual experiences, along with their unique qualities, benefits and risks. Drawing insights from the world's spiritual traditions, Dave offers a practical framework for safely integrating the expanded states one may experience through psychedelics or deep spiritual practice.
Find episode links, summary, and transcript here.
Highlights:
- Dave Burns defines non-duality, and explains how it applies to psychedelic experiences
- The four types of non-dual experiences and their qualities, benefits, and pitfalls
- Object-object non-duality
- Subject-object non-duality
- Subject-subject non-duality
- Value non-duality
- Q&A
Episode Links:
- Dave's Website
- The Jhanas: Perfect States of Concentration
- Book: The Finders by Dr. Jeffery A. Martin
- Integral Theory by Ken Wilbur
- Brahman, ultimate reality in Vedic philosophy
- The Vedas
- Zen Buddhism
- Narayana
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