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Varela 2026: A Conversation with Michael Pollan (Part 9)
Upaya Zen Center's Dharma Podcast · 1 сентября 2026 г. · 1 ч 3 мин
In Part 9 of the Varela Contemplative Science Retreat, Roshi Joan Halifax introduces a pre-recorded conversation with author Michael Pollan on the value and limits of mystical experience. Drawing on William James’s pragmatic test — treat mystical insight as a hypothesis, not proof — Pollan traces what these states teach us: chiefly, that self and consciousness can be disaggregated. Source