Kimbal Musk

But meditation, I was taught, Sam Harris actually taught me this, was not so much just about watching your thoughts, but realizing that you're a watcher. You're actually a watcher. You're not just, like, who is the person watching you? That's you, actually. Your thoughts are floating through your mind, but you are the watcher. And I was like, oh, that's really interesting.

But meditation, I was taught, Sam Harris actually taught me this, was not so much just about watching your thoughts, but realizing that you're a watcher. You're actually a watcher. You're not just, like, who is the person watching you? That's you, actually. Your thoughts are floating through your mind, but you are the watcher. And I was like, oh, that's really interesting.

Okay, so I'm going to learn that. I'm going to be the watcher. And what I learned was I'm watching these thoughts go by, and there's a consistent other presence there. And I'm like, what is that consistent other presence? It's not a thought. It's not something I can kind of let it float away, and it doesn't even want to float away. It's just a consistent other presence that I can watch and feel.

Okay, so I'm going to learn that. I'm going to be the watcher. And what I learned was I'm watching these thoughts go by, and there's a consistent other presence there. And I'm like, what is that consistent other presence? It's not a thought. It's not something I can kind of let it float away, and it doesn't even want to float away. It's just a consistent other presence that I can watch and feel.

Okay, so I'm going to learn that. I'm going to be the watcher. And what I learned was I'm watching these thoughts go by, and there's a consistent other presence there. And I'm like, what is that consistent other presence? It's not a thought. It's not something I can kind of let it float away, and it doesn't even want to float away. It's just a consistent other presence that I can watch and feel.

Yes, yeah, that's how I feel. And it's a beautiful presence. It's not a presence that is trying to intervene. It's not a presence that is trying to tell you what to do. It's just a beautiful presence.

Yes, yeah, that's how I feel. And it's a beautiful presence. It's not a presence that is trying to intervene. It's not a presence that is trying to tell you what to do. It's just a beautiful presence.

Yes, yeah, that's how I feel. And it's a beautiful presence. It's not a presence that is trying to intervene. It's not a presence that is trying to tell you what to do. It's just a beautiful presence.

I learned about Mother Aya where you have this experience of talking to, actually, I would say the closest thing to breaking my neck, that feeling was ayahuasca.

I learned about Mother Aya where you have this experience of talking to, actually, I would say the closest thing to breaking my neck, that feeling was ayahuasca.

I learned about Mother Aya where you have this experience of talking to, actually, I would say the closest thing to breaking my neck, that feeling was ayahuasca.

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Yeah, sure. So first of all, I think there are many different ways to do it, right? And I've done many, many different ways. There's a very Western medicine approach where you have doctors that look after you during the day, put an eye mask on, you're on a futon, and you really are in a Western medicine setting. And it's, frankly, for me, has been the most powerful experience.

Yeah, sure. So first of all, I think there are many different ways to do it, right? And I've done many, many different ways. There's a very Western medicine approach where you have doctors that look after you during the day, put an eye mask on, you're on a futon, and you really are in a Western medicine setting. And it's, frankly, for me, has been the most powerful experience.

Yeah, sure. So first of all, I think there are many different ways to do it, right? And I've done many, many different ways. There's a very Western medicine approach where you have doctors that look after you during the day, put an eye mask on, you're on a futon, and you really are in a Western medicine setting. And it's, frankly, for me, has been the most powerful experience.

I feel the most comfortable because I'm part of Western medicine in my upbringing. the other extreme, but they're kind of in between would be very, probably a Peruvian ceremonies where you're probably going to go very much, um, uh, about, uh, You do it in a community, you do it with others, and you feel people go through their pain and their processing.

I feel the most comfortable because I'm part of Western medicine in my upbringing. the other extreme, but they're kind of in between would be very, probably a Peruvian ceremonies where you're probably going to go very much, um, uh, about, uh, You do it in a community, you do it with others, and you feel people go through their pain and their processing.

I feel the most comfortable because I'm part of Western medicine in my upbringing. the other extreme, but they're kind of in between would be very, probably a Peruvian ceremonies where you're probably going to go very much, um, uh, about, uh, You do it in a community, you do it with others, and you feel people go through their pain and their processing.