CountDeepak Chopraamong the medical experts who see enormous promise in psychedelic substances like psilocybin or magic mushrooms.
I thinkpsychedelicsmight wake us up, Chopra says in the new documentary short seriesOpen Minds.
And if they do, then maybe we can reengineer the world.
Deepak Chopra speaks at SXSWHutton Supancic/Getty Images for SXSW
That research is not yet there, although a lot of people are engaged in that research.
But Chopra detects a sea change in how psychedelics are now being perceived.
And number three, theres interest in the industry in general, economically.
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And number four, the public awareness of the efficacy is increasing.
Ive been a student of meditation and yoga for the last 40 years plus.
The book is meant to expand understanding of yoga as more than simply a physical practice.
