LSD and DMT have helped me to learn about the functions of mind and its delusional character in the seventies, sometimes very shocking and amazing at the the same time; I started reading dharma literature available at the time, which have connected me to the teachings, didn`t understand much of it .. but am still grateful to those early mind-experiences I must say ..
I really appreciate hearing this. Opinions on this topic vary so widely. People have clearly got such a wide range of conditions and experiences. Just as it's easy to justify our mental habits because they are ours, and they are habits, and because we each see the world from our unique points of view, an individual participates in this discussion from a certain point of view. I understand Buddhist practice not to be aimed at solidifying or justifying a point of view but at continually working with one's klesas, observing and finding the roots of our ignorance, and so on. So, since I am not someone who has taken drugs, it's impossible for me to say what their value is to someone else. That being said, what I observe is a need to justify or negate something. I have this too. And I can observe that need. An old friend in the sangha has told me that he would never have encountered the teachings without LSD experiences in his youth. He does not know for certain that this is true, nor do I. I would probably never have encountered them if I had taken drugs but I don't know if this is true or not. The proof is in the pudding. And I am definitely a pudding.
For what it’s worth, from my experience and consideration, I agree with all these perspectives as they pertain to Buddhism. Microdosing may still have efficacious clinical applications apart from that though.
I noticed that as sublime and rarified as some psychedelic experiences can be, they are still constructs or fabrications, and none are outside the realm of mind (as it’s defined in Buddhism).
But the significance of this can only really hit home to one who has glimpsed the wisdom awareness beyond the confines of mind.
LSD and DMT have helped me to learn about the functions of mind and its delusional character in the seventies, sometimes very shocking and amazing at the the same time; I started reading dharma literature available at the time, which have connected me to the teachings, didn`t understand much of it .. but am still grateful to those early mind-experiences I must say ..
Imagine growing up somewhere, where such shocks aren’t needed.
I really appreciate hearing this. Opinions on this topic vary so widely. People have clearly got such a wide range of conditions and experiences. Just as it's easy to justify our mental habits because they are ours, and they are habits, and because we each see the world from our unique points of view, an individual participates in this discussion from a certain point of view. I understand Buddhist practice not to be aimed at solidifying or justifying a point of view but at continually working with one's klesas, observing and finding the roots of our ignorance, and so on. So, since I am not someone who has taken drugs, it's impossible for me to say what their value is to someone else. That being said, what I observe is a need to justify or negate something. I have this too. And I can observe that need. An old friend in the sangha has told me that he would never have encountered the teachings without LSD experiences in his youth. He does not know for certain that this is true, nor do I. I would probably never have encountered them if I had taken drugs but I don't know if this is true or not. The proof is in the pudding. And I am definitely a pudding.
For what it’s worth, from my experience and consideration, I agree with all these perspectives as they pertain to Buddhism. Microdosing may still have efficacious clinical applications apart from that though.
I noticed that as sublime and rarified as some psychedelic experiences can be, they are still constructs or fabrications, and none are outside the realm of mind (as it’s defined in Buddhism).
But the significance of this can only really hit home to one who has glimpsed the wisdom awareness beyond the confines of mind.
do you offer scholarships for paid subscriptions? thank you ~~ some of us can't do $8 per mo
I don’t charge at all.
My understanding is that you offer more frequest writings to paid subscribers. No?
No, I do not. Not my style. I write a post when the mood seizes me, which seems these days to be about once a month.