The Overview Effect: Visualizations for Ego Transcendence

In 1987, Frank White coined the term "The Overview Effect," describing the experience of astronauts viewing the earth from space as a unified organism. In this episode, we discuss this phenomenon, as well as share a "Visualization for Ego Transcendence," from the book "Visions of a Compassionate World," by Rabbi Menachem Eckstein.

(08:39) The meditation begins

 

Theme music is the song "Breathe" by Feter Hendel