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How is that enlightening? The doc makes you sound like an imbecile.
the main thing i took out of the experience was that i should stop being so afraid of suffering, because suffering can lead to personal growth. also, realizing i didn't need a girlfriend to be happy was really big deal for me.
i took mushrooms once, and documented my experience. i've gone back and re-read it several times, and each time i do so, i both laugh like crazy and realize i was getting glimpses of ideas i'm only now starting to understand. if you want to read it, here it is: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9465583/ShroomReport.pdf
How is that enlightening? The doc makes you sound like an imbecile.
Edit: oh ya, and thanks for sharing Mark.
One reason I won't take them, then. I like who I am.
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the main thing i took out of the experience was that i should stop being so afraid of suffering, because suffering can lead to personal growth. also, realizing i didn't need a girlfriend to be happy was really big deal for me.
Instead of doing drugs to experience "enlightenment" (LOL), you could, I don't know... read a book and actually learn something of value.
if you don't see any value in learning that suffering isn't always bad, i think i understand your attitude a little better.
One reason I won't take them, then. I like who I am.
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the main thing i took out of the experience was that i should stop being so afraid of suffering, because suffering can lead to personal growth. also, realizing i didn't need a girlfriend to be happy was really big deal for me.
Instead of doing drugs to experience "enlightenment" (LOL), you could, I don't know... read a book and actually learn something of value.
You know what actually makes a difference in life? Acquire knowledge, apply that knowledge, make connections and use all of that to HELP other people and change the world. Tripping on shrooms by yourself or with your fellow dunderheads does nothing for anyone, yourself included. Stop pretending it does.
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Instead of doing drugs to experience "enlightenment" (LOL), you could, I don't know... read a book and actually learn something of value.
I have no issue with whatever it is you posited after your masturbatory experience. It's just that I don't find your epiphany particularly deep, nor do I see how LSD was even necessary for you to arrive at your destination of nowhere. You know what actually makes a difference in life? Acquire knowledge, apply that knowledge, make connections and use all of that to HELP other people and change the world. Tripping on s…
if anyone reads what you have written and benefits from your insight, then you must have been wrong - because you wouldn't have written what you did if i hadn't posted this document detailing my experience with mushrooms.
I don't doubt it, but reading a book may make a lasting personality change too.