Re:A Study of Meditation Under the Influence of Psilocybin
by mistermann on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @05:26PM
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> Once faced with the boredom of the non-psychedelic state of mind, people get agitated.
The overwhelming majority of anecdotal stories I've read suggest the exact opposite, in that people perceive a lasting (for some time at least) sense of peace, not agitation.
Or perhaps by agitation you were referring to desire to re-experience the psychedelic experience rather than remaining content with peacefulness. I'd say this is quite common, and I can appreciate that a disciplined meditation practice is a fine idea, but I've yet to see any particularly compelling reason to believe a disciplined meditation practice is the only answer.
My guess at it is that for most (but not necessarily all) people:
(Disciplined psychedelic practice + Disciplined meditation practice) >
(Disciplined psychedelic practice + decent meditation practice) >
Disciplined meditation practice >
Disciplined psychedelic practice >
Undisciplined psychedelic or meditation practice
But this is just a guess. I feel quite certain no one actually knows the proper answer to the question, but there's certainly no shortage of people who think they do.....which is kind of at the heart of what this whole business is all about, as far as I can tell.
The overwhelming majority of anecdotal stories I've read suggest the exact opposite, in that people perceive a lasting (for some time at least) sense of peace, not agitation.
Or perhaps by agitation you were referring to desire to re-experience the psychedelic experience rather than remaining content with peacefulness. I'd say this is quite common, and I can appreciate that a disciplined meditation practice is a fine idea, but I've yet to see any particularly compelling reason to believe a disciplined meditation practice is the only answer.
My guess at it is that for most (but not necessarily all) people:
(Disciplined psychedelic practice + Disciplined meditation practice) >
(Disciplined psychedelic practice + decent meditation practice) >
Disciplined meditation practice >
Disciplined psychedelic practice >
Undisciplined psychedelic or meditation practice
But this is just a guess. I feel quite certain no one actually knows the proper answer to the question, but there's certainly no shortage of people who think they do.....which is kind of at the heart of what this whole business is all about, as far as I can tell.