{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Buddha Pill Podcast","title":"States of Consciousness","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2015,"description":"In this episode off the Buddha Pill podcast we embrace the mystery of altered states of consciousness and consider the intersection of meditation, science, and spirituality. Host Miguel Farias discovers how meditation traditions have mapped unseen worlds and identified clear hierarchies of consciousness states. But how does one navigate these altered states? To explore this question Miguel speaks to experts from Western and Eastern philosophy, neuroscience and psychology of consciousness, Tibetan Buddhism and Asian medical traditions. He finds out that while meditation experiences can open doors to a greater understanding of life, death, and human potential, they can also lead to difficult and unwanted experiences.\nMiguel Farias is a writer, teacher, and researcher. He holds a doctorate in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oxford, where he has lectured and tutored for the past twenty years. He is the co-author of The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You? and the lead editor of The Oxford Handbook of Meditation. He has written for the BBC and New Scientist.\nThe Buddha Pill Podcast is produced by the academic podcast agency and has been funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation. \nThe episode features contributions from:  \nDavid YaddenAn Associate Professor and the Roland Griffiths Professor of Psychedelic Research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research focus is on the psychology of spiritual experiences and the neuroscience of psychedelic and psychedelic-like mental states.\nYaden, David, & Newberg, Andrew (2022). The Varieties of Spiritual Experiences: 21st Century Research and Perspectives. Oxford University Press.\nGavin FloodA professor of Hindu studies and comparative religion, Oxford University\nFlood, Gavin. (2004). The Ascetic Self: Subjectivity, Memory, and Tradition. Cambridge University Press.\nFlood, Gavin (2021).  Hinduism and Meditation: Tantra.\nDavid LeechA philosopher of religion and a Senior Lecturer at the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4Io7FXk27w-ckZoENdfgbLok8znbBg7j23MCs91dzmw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82ZjIw/ZDVmYWE3ZTUxZWEy/NWNiZTQxMzdlYmVk/MzkwYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}