Buddhist meditation and psychedelic journeys have a lot of shared DNA—both take you deep inside your mind and can change your life. But many Buddhists say psychedelics violate the prohibition against intoxicants. Do they? Spring Washam straddles this divide as both a Buddhist teacher and founder of an ayahuasca church. Her own story is fascinating—how she’s merged these two practices.—00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:30 Finding Buddhism in Oakland 00:12:55 When the Boat Cracked 00:25:10 Two Traditions, Both True 00:42:05 A Church in Georgia—<ul><li><a href="https://www.springwasham.com/">Bio: Spring Washam</a></li></ul>

Buddhist meditation and psychedelic journeys have a lot of shared DNA—both take you deep inside your mind and can change your life.

Buddhist meditation and psychedelic journeys have a lot of shared DNA—both take you deep inside your mind and can change your life. But many Buddhists say psychedelics violate the prohibition against intoxicants. Do they? Spring Washam straddles this divide as both a Buddhist teacher and founder of an ayahuasca church. Her own story is fascinating—how she’s merged these two practices.

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:30 Finding Buddhism in Oakland
00:12:55 When the Boat Cracked
00:25:10 Two Traditions, Both True
00:42:05 A Church in Georgia

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<a href="https://www.springwasham.com/">Bio: Spring Washam</a>

Spring Washam, the Buddhist Shaman

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