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Urge Surfing: How to Overcome Addictive Behaviors

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” Robert Frost In mindfulness-based psychotherapy there’s a technique called “urge surfing” that’s used to help individuals overcome addictive and impulsive behaviors.

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Hedonism In Moderation

Allowing ourselves to occasionally indulge in pleasures without feeling guilty can be a healthy practice in the long-run.

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Cognitive Liberty And Self-Ownership

Cognitive liberty is the concept that an individual has absolute sovereignty over their state of consciousness, as long as it does not infringe on the rights of another. This includes the use of meditation, prayer, and psychoactive drugs.

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LSD: The Beyond Within

LSD is one of the strangest and most controversial substances known to science. A dose smaller than a grain of salt precipitates a hazardous mental journey into a universe of hallucination, intense emotion and, some believe, mystical revelation.

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