THE GOAL(S) OF LIFE: RELIGIOUS ECSTASY, VISIONARY DREAMS AND MUSIC

I just start out asking, "what is the purpose of our lives?" There is a seemingly inexhaustible question; yet some claim to be sure of it, maybe a few really are - I am not one of them, but I got a few Ideas.

I talk about a DMT vision, some Buddhist mythology and my growing conviction that "here and now" is what matters most, because what ever may come after, "then and there" will still be here-and-now when/if we get to it.

I believe much of our religion and spirituality is a kind of avoidance of the real mystery; a kind of escapism and ego-building exercise. I try to explain something about what I think the religious experiences are - some ways that we seek them and why they are so powerful and mysterious and yet familiar.

Those are all big subjects and I only talk for 43 minutes, so do not expect any grand narratives or conclusions.