Excerpts from Waking Up with Sam Harris Episode 100 - Interview with Rob Reid. Sam talks about his early days in contemplative practice initiated by an experience with MDMA.
I accidentally realised how powerful this experience is recently(meditiaton while under influence of mdma) . I've been meditating nearly daily for a year and I was at a party. We took some mdma and I went upstairs to change. As I sat down I closed my eyes briefly and noticed how quiet my mind was. It only caught my attention because I am familiar with that stillness from meditation, however the stillness I experienced was like never before. I had zero thoughts coming in, just pure awareness. It was so expansive and pure and I felt the most at peace I ever have. I then did have a thought which was along the lines wow this is who I really am, when all the thoughts are gone I am still here, consciousness, awareness. I believe this is what all spiritual teaching points towards and I started weeping at that point. I wanted to stay there sitting all night but had to go down to the party which was really tough after having such a deep personal experience.
@@iestooo great to hear that man 😊while trying to induce myself in states of mind akin to an mdma experience I realized a way of meditation in which you pay absolute attention to your object of meditation whether that is your breath or your surroundings inside whatever that is the more you focus on it until your awareness expands to a level where you can have a clear space of mind and matter in that you can see everything play out and then by completely letting them out in that field you can know their nature and start being at the cause of love and just the feeling of love after perceived thoughtlessness or timelessness it’s like a blank canvas waiting to be filled and when you finally let it out it’s just that love you had experienced before keep meditating this way until it happens. I don’t know if you know this or have had a similar experience but here are my two cents hope you have a great day
@@1999NIRUPAM that's awesome man, yes sounds like vipassana meditation. I have experienced similar states in meditation, it just doesn't happen very often. I am doing a 10 day silent vipassana meditation retreat in january so curious to see what happens then :)
That was a great great point at the end. You choose how you react. You can't stop anger but it's better to be angry for 30 secs and let it go than have it last a week or a year. Love that Sam.
I truely beliveve we create, & manifest our reality. With this being said, Love is the key that will open many doors on this spiritual journey we call life... ML & TC, Paul -OM- Namaste
"Focussing on 'anything' to a sufficient degree produces an extatic state of mind. There is bliss to be found in just being concentrated". Just love that.
OK, he's talking about MDMA and meditation but not at the same time. I did meditation (TM) ON MDMA and am amazed that more people haven't caught on to this. Yes, the self chatter is utterly stripped away and the meditation is just on another level. I was seeing through my closed eyes. I literally had to poke my eye to check that my eyelid was, in fact, closed. I read later in a book by William Buhlman that when you see through closed eyelids this is a sign that you are in your astral body but you just haven't moved out of your physical shell. Also I saw so clearly in my mind's eye - more clearly than anything I've ever seen with my eyes open. An enormous sense of space, an absolutely gigantic spaceship with little ships going into it. I saw a huge rope, like a giant DNA strand, with the history of the world in it. I read a book - try to get your head around this - I literally saw a book in my mind and read it. The vision of the book was so clear in my mind's eye.
Sounds amazing man. I accidentally realised how powerful this experience is recently. I've been meditating nearly daily for a year and I was at a party. We took some mdma and I went upstairs to change. As I sat down I closed my eyes briefly and noticed how quiet my mind was. It only caught my attention because I am familiar with that stillness from meditation, however the stillness I experienced was like never before. I had zero thoughts coming in, just pure awareness. It was so expansive and pure and I felt the most at peace I ever have. I then did have a thought which was along the lines wow this is who I really am, when all the thoughts are gone I am still here, consciousness, awareness. I believe this is what all spiritual teaching points towards and I started weeping at that point. I wanted to stay there sitting all night but had to go down to the party which was really tough after having such a deep personal experience.
@@iestooo I'm pretty sure that state of pure awareness must be something similar to the buddhist ideal of equanimity, which you normally reach after many years of meditation, wherein you're able to experience reality as it really is, and not the distorted subjective, personal reality we usually experience normally. And this is how you become enlightened. MDMA seems to be a shortcut to that state.
@@benigncreation8339 you got it bro, it's profound, finding the words to explain it is extremely difficult, words fail since no combination of them can give someone that feeling of knowingness. I've been taking mdma since my early 20s on club nights, etc. But it wasn't until last year at 28 year old I started to become interested in spirituality, the mind and consciousness. I'm pretty passionate about it a year on. But it's only now that I have an understanding of the self, ego, limiting beliefs, and similar concepts. So when I have had these drug experiences I see something different to when I did back in my clubbing days. I wasn't ready for it back then, my mind was not open enough. So people experience this state of no thought, pure awareness, bliss, nirvana while on mdma or psychdelics (LSD / shrooms) but they don't realise what's actually happened, and that's where I was. It's amazing to think about it, how most people have probably experienced that state but didn't think much of it, only that they had a great time., and now on reflection I think partly why many of people take mdma on nights out is probably to escape their thoughts for a few hours. But mdma, LSD and mushrooms are incredible tools for self enquiry and deep reflection. They have truly changed my life. Have you seen "trip of compassion" too? I recommend it's about mdma and it's healing properties for PTSD, trauma, etc
I talk about embarrassing things to my friends because I’m so comfortable in this state. I plan if I ever do this again to listen more rather than doing the talking
that's what happen to me I open .y 7 chakra and the serownt Kundalini. now only that I can. also moved objet with my mind and also I can trim on or off light with my mind too and winning lots of lotto money jockoort
Sam I urge you to have a shroom psycilocibn experience taking 1/4 oz will send you to the places you has yet to affirm exist the dimensions beyond that we dont see without the chemical entering our neurology. It's real and it's fun as hell!
I wonder what kind of experience Sam Harris would have had if instead of taking MDMA while he was in the presence of his friend, he was in the presence some crazy street Gang somewhere.
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Ive never heard anyone explain it so coherently
Listen to his very first Podcast. That's even better regarding the MDMA experience.
@@burnalog7861 his first podcast on Making Sense?
@@burnalog7861 can you send the link of the video you're talking about?
I accidentally realised how powerful this experience is recently(meditiaton while under influence of mdma) . I've been meditating nearly daily for a year and I was at a party. We took some mdma and I went upstairs to change. As I sat down I closed my eyes briefly and noticed how quiet my mind was. It only caught my attention because I am familiar with that stillness from meditation, however the stillness I experienced was like never before. I had zero thoughts coming in, just pure awareness. It was so expansive and pure and I felt the most at peace I ever have. I then did have a thought which was along the lines wow this is who I really am, when all the thoughts are gone I am still here, consciousness, awareness. I believe this is what all spiritual teaching points towards and I started weeping at that point. I wanted to stay there sitting all night but had to go down to the party which was really tough after having such a deep personal experience.
I love you man I know how it feels. Hope you're doing great after that.
@@1999NIRUPAM thanks man. Yes doing great ☺️
@@iestooo great to hear that man 😊while trying to induce myself in states of mind akin to an mdma experience I realized a way of meditation in which you pay absolute attention to your object of meditation whether that is your breath or your surroundings inside whatever that is the more you focus on it until your awareness expands to a level where you can have a clear space of mind and matter in that you can see everything play out and then by completely letting them out in that field you can know their nature and start being at the cause of love and just the feeling of love after perceived thoughtlessness or timelessness it’s like a blank canvas waiting to be filled and when you finally let it out it’s just that love you had experienced before keep meditating this way until it happens. I don’t know if you know this or have had a similar experience but here are my two cents hope you have a great day
@@1999NIRUPAM that's awesome man, yes sounds like vipassana meditation. I have experienced similar states in meditation, it just doesn't happen very often. I am doing a 10 day silent vipassana meditation retreat in january so curious to see what happens then :)
Good stuff, great explanation brother 💪🏼🤘🏼♥️
That was a great great point at the end. You choose how you react. You can't stop anger but it's better to be angry for 30 secs and let it go than have it last a week or a year. Love that Sam.
I truely beliveve we create, & manifest our reality. With this being said, Love is the key that will open many doors on this spiritual journey we call life... ML & TC, Paul -OM- Namaste
Needed that reminder, thanks Paul
"Focussing on 'anything' to a sufficient degree produces an extatic state of mind. There is bliss to be found in just being concentrated". Just love that.
Hate it when I focus too much on the lecture and come in my pants.
Mdma shows you a part of what is possible :)
OK, he's talking about MDMA and meditation but not at the same time. I did meditation (TM) ON MDMA and am amazed that more people haven't caught on to this. Yes, the self chatter is utterly stripped away and the meditation is just on another level. I was seeing through my closed eyes. I literally had to poke my eye to check that my eyelid was, in fact, closed. I read later in a book by William Buhlman that when you see through closed eyelids this is a sign that you are in your astral body but you just haven't moved out of your physical shell. Also I saw so clearly in my mind's eye - more clearly than anything I've ever seen with my eyes open. An enormous sense of space, an absolutely gigantic spaceship with little ships going into it. I saw a huge rope, like a giant DNA strand, with the history of the world in it. I read a book - try to get your head around this - I literally saw a book in my mind and read it. The vision of the book was so clear in my mind's eye.
So what are you doing now with this experience in mind?
@@jakeweiler9263 mulling ;)
Sounds amazing man. I accidentally realised how powerful this experience is recently. I've been meditating nearly daily for a year and I was at a party. We took some mdma and I went upstairs to change. As I sat down I closed my eyes briefly and noticed how quiet my mind was. It only caught my attention because I am familiar with that stillness from meditation, however the stillness I experienced was like never before. I had zero thoughts coming in, just pure awareness. It was so expansive and pure and I felt the most at peace I ever have. I then did have a thought which was along the lines wow this is who I really am, when all the thoughts are gone I am still here, consciousness, awareness. I believe this is what all spiritual teaching points towards and I started weeping at that point. I wanted to stay there sitting all night but had to go down to the party which was really tough after having such a deep personal experience.
@@iestooo I'm pretty sure that state of pure awareness must be something similar to the buddhist ideal of equanimity, which you normally reach after many years of meditation, wherein you're able to experience reality as it really is, and not the distorted subjective, personal reality we usually experience normally. And this is how you become enlightened. MDMA seems to be a shortcut to that state.
@@benigncreation8339 you got it bro, it's profound, finding the words to explain it is extremely difficult, words fail since no combination of them can give someone that feeling of knowingness. I've been taking mdma since my early 20s on club nights, etc. But it wasn't until last year at 28 year old I started to become interested in spirituality, the mind and consciousness. I'm pretty passionate about it a year on. But it's only now that I have an understanding of the self, ego, limiting beliefs, and similar concepts. So when I have had these drug experiences I see something different to when I did back in my clubbing days. I wasn't ready for it back then, my mind was not open enough. So people experience this state of no thought, pure awareness, bliss, nirvana while on mdma or psychdelics (LSD / shrooms) but they don't realise what's actually happened, and that's where I was. It's amazing to think about it, how most people have probably experienced that state but didn't think much of it, only that they had a great time., and now on reflection I think partly why many of people take mdma on nights out is probably to escape their thoughts for a few hours. But mdma, LSD and mushrooms are incredible tools for self enquiry and deep reflection. They have truly changed my life. Have you seen "trip of compassion" too? I recommend it's about mdma and it's healing properties for PTSD, trauma, etc
I talk about embarrassing things to my friends because I’m so comfortable in this state. I plan if I ever do this again to listen more rather than doing the talking
Of fuck. This is exactly how I've felt. Couldn't express it better
That’s The love of god! Best feeling ever
PhatShroom 666 I felt that as well. I love meditating
that's what happen to me I open .y 7 chakra and the serownt Kundalini. now only that I can. also moved objet with my mind and also I can trim on or off light with my mind too and winning lots of lotto money jockoort
Sam I urge you to have a shroom psycilocibn experience taking 1/4 oz will send you to the places you has yet to affirm exist the dimensions beyond that we dont see without the chemical entering our neurology. It's real and it's fun as hell!
He has already done 5 dried grams in silent darkness
lol he clearly hasn’t met a grumpy raver out of pills.
I wonder what kind of experience Sam Harris would have had if instead of taking MDMA while he was in the presence of his friend, he was in the presence some crazy street Gang somewhere.
Not that threatened most likely, why you askin?
Maxim van Dijk a lot of people take mdma to commit crime or kill someone. Tales of the hood
haha sounds like the future for me, had my trip at 19 also and currently 29
Sam bummed his pal . Grift on 😆