This time on Living with Reality, @drrobertsvoboda lectures on the value of intoxicants and the natural urge to seek altered states. Dr. Robert Svoboda breaks down the Hindi word for intoxication. The roots of the word relate not only to that act of being intoxicated but also to desire, the rising of milk in a pan, and rut (mating season). “The implication is that there is a strong upward movement that causes an alteration of awareness.” – Robert Svoboda Dr. Svoboda goes on to explain that in the animal world, many beings seek intoxication. Elephants, for example, sometimes wait until fruit begins to rot and become alcoholic. Deer have been known to eat amanita mushrooms. So, why does conscious life so often seek altered states? Thanks to our sponsors at @betterhelp Get started today and receive 10% off your first month of your very own professional online therapist Go to BetterHelp.com/BeHereNow #ad #sponsored ➡️ Celebrate the 6th year anniversary of podcasts and learn more about our GIVEAWAY at beherenownetwork.com/fundraiser 🎧Visit our bio to listen to the latest Living with Reality Podcast 🎥 Check out the Be Here Now Networks YouTube #podcast #RamDass #Intoxicated #Lecture #Value #Natural #AlteredState #GettingReal #hallucinations #Psychedelic #Awareness #Mushroom #Alcohol #Evolution #Spectrum #Maddison #Transformation #Therapeutic #Awareness #Consciousness #Mindfulness #Reality #transformation