You're Always Hallucinating

I saw this video the other night that tied together several things I've come to believe about the nature of reality, consciousness, and psychedelics in a beautiful and satisfying way, though my own altered state of consciousness at the time may have influenced my perception. It's from Sam Harris, who's turned out to be way more spiritual than I ever would have imagined when I read his anti-religion book Letter to a Christian Nation thirteen years ago, while still very Mormon, and thought he was a dick.

From the description: "What you perceive as reality is a controlled hallucination your brain constructs moment by moment. And you are part of it. Unraveling the Dream explores what happens when that construction begins to fall apart—when the boundary between you and the world disintegrates, and the sense of self drops away. Revisiting Aldous Huxley’s early experiments with mescaline, examining the latest neuroscience of consciousness, and drawing on interviews with leading researchers, the film follows a central question: What are we, really, when the illusion dissolves? And once we’ve seen it, how do we live it?... Psychedelic medicine should only be used under the guidance of a trained professional and in accordance with local laws."