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In this episode, Sanjay Manchanda discusses the significance of integration after spiritual awakening and explores various related topics including psychedelics and shadow work.

Today I sit down with Sanjay Manchanda, who is an Adjunct Professor at California Institute of Human Science and also teaches at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Sanjay is an awakening facilitator, a practicing psychotherapist, and an inventor and technologist with a PhD in computer science. In this conversation, we talk about the importance of integration after awakening, psychedelics, shadow work, and a helmet that pulses infrared light into the brain to facilitate spiritual experiences. Along the way, we raise the important question of whether we will ever be able to create an enlightenment machine. If you want to hear scholars and practitioners engaging in deep conversations about the dark side of Asian religions and medicines, then subscribe to Black Beryl wherever you get your podcasts. Also check out our members-only benefits on Substack.com to see what our guests have shared with you. Enjoy the show! Resources related to this conversation: Sanjay's Neuromatrix Headset: https://neuromatrix.health/ Ultrasound research by Jay Sanguinetti: https://www.jaysanguinetti.com/ Arnold Mindell, Dreambody: The Body's Role in Healing the Self (1982) . Les Fehmi…

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Hosts: Dr. Pierce Salguero, Dr. Lan Li

Guest: Sanjay Manchanda

Topics covered

• awakening
• integration
• psychedelics
• shadow work
• spiritual technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: California Institute of Human Science, California Institute of Integral Studies

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