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Are psychedelics a portal to awakening? - James Fadiman

By James Fadiman — 2012

This is an excerpt from the interview with James Fadiman at the Science and Nonduality Conference 2011 featured in the 3DVD set "Science and Nonduality Anthology Vol.3".

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