Rich with lucid instructions and practical insights, Tart dispels the metaphysical haze that all too often surrounds the vital subject of meditation. He shows how the pragmatic and scientifically inclined among us can bring mindfulness into everyday life without religious baggage ‑ and gain from its many health benefits. Tart is author of many books, [...]

This Video Gem was prepared by Moe Rock, a volunteer who holds the vision that New Thinking Allowed interviews can reach new audiences. It is based on an interview titled Psychological Reflections on G. I. Gurdjieff with Charles T. Tart. The full interview can be viewed at https://youtu.be/rDbwaukpZJ4

In this never-before-publicly-seen video from 2004 (archival video recorded and produced by Tamara Gurbis / Phenomenal Films LLC), he describes the differences that he sees between parapsychology and transpersonal psychology. Whereas parapsychologists are concerned about communicating to the larger scientific community their findings regarding the existence of extrasensory and psychokinetic abilities, transpersonal psychologists generally start [...]

Here he shares his thoughts on how the scientific method can be applied to provide better answers than we currently have regarding the effectiveness of various spiritual practices for particular individuals. He notes that the data of parapsychology point us toward the realization that consciousness is capable of receiving information across time and space, independent [...]

Here he reflects upon his classic article, published in Science in 1972, on “states of consciousness and state-specific science”. His ambition, not yet realized, is to inaugurate a new approach to science in which researchers would enter into altered states of consciousness. He examines the obstacles to realization of this novel objective — particularly the [...]