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Cesspool of our youth
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meditation will get you there, it does take longer and a lot of practice, but you can go "deeper" with it then you can with any hallucinagen. i dont see anything wrong with the stuff either,... |
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Mental Illnessmy mind can't rest
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No weed in africa? I thought it grew in the streets there lol
I wouldn't advise smoking weed for a strong thinker as I am the same my mind literally can not rest. I smoke weed everyday and on... |
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Lack of spiritual men
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A university I read about has a spiritual center with spiritual activities like meditation sessions, yoga classes, religious activities, multifaith groups etc. The director of the spiritual center rep... |
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Epistemology: Truth & KnowledgeEnilightenment
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decious, yes ultimately matter is an illusion and the highest enlightnment comes after you die, but for that you must be enlighnted in this world. For enlighntment you must be concious of it, and you... |
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DreamsMy Metaphysical Experience
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u know, i would've thought it was just another stuipid dream, except when u mentioned that you felt that the entirety of existence was part of you. Staying in that state is called enlightnment. I... |
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Disturbing mirrors
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Meditation, i.e buddhisim etc, states that we have to discover our true selves, by letting go of our 'illusionary self', i.e, our personality. Whatever I did 5 years ago, my coming exam, my... |
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Habits & Behaviorzoning out
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maybe if you zone out a lot you start seing things in the real world that are not there =P...as in seing the invisible in the visible. now this is too *sleepy** O.o mehem
maybe it's not a matt... |
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God in ReligionIf god exist why doesn't he show himself to the world?
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I agree. God to me is the most powerful force that ever existed and is the creative force behind the whole universe. Just like any force we can't see God therefore we question whether there is su... |
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Religion
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That is a very personal, and for some a very important question, firstly, you should do what makes you happiest and proves least guilt ridden unless you are willing to fight stereotypes and any reprec... |
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PerceptionOut of Body
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yes, sometimes when u look at urself, u suddenly think that if I m there, then who am I. Through meditation I get that feeling almost all the time now, withought needing a mirror. Basically, this feel... |
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Life & DeathWhat is the soul?
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There is no such thing as 'a' soul. No one has an 'individual' soul. The soul is not some 'lifeforce' or something.
Everything has a soul, or rather, a being. The rock i... |
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Epistemology: Truth & KnowledgeEnilightenment
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when i lucid dream i can consume psychedelics and have the congruent experience. however, that does not make it real. i can also accomplish this feat, to varrying degrees, through deep meditation. how... |
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Spoon bending.
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Fin I think if you practice meditation more than you spend here in the forum you would have it by now. *grin*
I know a guy who is in to illusions and crap. He's got a lot of books on these ki... |
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Riddles & PuzzlesBuddhist riddles/interesting philosophies
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Angel of Death: can you comprehensively tell me why you think Buddhism isn't a philosophy?
The goal of Buddhism is enlightnment-you cannot possibly achieve that by philosophy and logic
Some wou... |
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Intelligence, Memory & BrainInner Voice
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yes, situations when you just have a gut feeling, where you 'know' for some reason that does not appear to be logical, may be your intiution.
Where do our thoughts come from? Notice that no... |
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Mental Illnessmy mind can't rest
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no man this is like the world cup where people thought lions is walking freely in Johannesburg, now that really made me laugh anyway we have laws here in South Africa, and please do not refer to South... |
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Emotions & FeelingsSense of Wonder
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A FEW NIGHTS AGO, I thought the word fear... then i felt an overwhelming sense of it.
I then thought the word euphoria... and suddenly experienced it.
I sat down and started reading some work on... |
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Habits & Behaviorzoning out
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Actually, thinking more about it, the kind of zoning out I'm talking about is where you just stare kind of vacantly and your eyes take on a glassy look and nothing's really going through you... |
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God in ReligionDoes GOD Not Existed?
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"What, God only reveals himself to those who lie to themselves?"
You don't have to lie to yourself. You just have to perceive beyond logic. There is more to you than your brain and y... |
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Emotions & FeelingsThe goodness in humans
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What a great thread. Decius your original post described it beautifully and simply. The first time I had that feeling was when I was on acid. Looking at everyone's faces. Everyone was beautiful a... |
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meditation
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Decius I see the originary "abuse" in the false concept there is a person inside the body
all trainings work on the person, re-inforcing the concept of that illusory existence, it is an e... |
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Riddles & PuzzlesBuddhist riddles/interesting philosophies
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Buddhism is a philosophy. The term 'philosophy' refers to the love of wisdom or love and wisdom, both meanings describe Buddhism perfectly. Buddhism teaches that we should try to develop our... |
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Should the US become the next major empire?
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as much as i agree with the notion that america is evil, to cite that they think every citizen should hold a gun is a stretch. you can not claim control when it is options they are giving, regardless... |
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DrugsChew on this..
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as far as creating these experiences naturally, I'll throw something Timothy Leary had to say...
A psychedelic experience is a journey to new realms of consciousness. The scope and content of... |
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Intelligence, Memory & BrainThe Restless Mind - The Constantly Thinking Mind
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This is a very well "thought out" piece of writing. I agree restless mind. Sometimes I catch myself thinking something almost unconsciously and wonder where it came from, what set that thoug... |
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