![]() ![]() Having found immense congruencies between the visions from their psychedelic trips and Eastern philosophical literature-like The Tibetan Book of the Dead, which they rewrote for the West as The Psychedelic Experience-Alpert decided to take his search to India. "I remember thinking and saying to Tim one night in our office, 'Tim, do you suppose we're the farthest out people in the world living today?” He said, “I hope not.” And I shared that hope desperately." – Ram Dass ![]() They knew little bits and pieces, but they really didn't know." – Ram Dass ![]() ![]() And they all were deep and profound people. "I would go around and I'd meet all the holy men in the United States, and they were all groovy people. Hitting wall after wall, Alpert began a quest to find "somebody who knew." But Alpert noted: No matter how many psychedelics he took, what the dosage was, who guided him, and with what holy book-he still came down. Diving full bore into consciousness expansion, these trips unearthed otherworldly experiences and transcendental wisdom. This timeless peak would spark cascading trips, experiments, research papers, news articles, lectures, light shows, contemplations, and difficult politics birthing from the Harvard psychedelic scene – with Leary & Alpert at the proverbial root. ![]()
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