Re: Meditation and psychedelics poll
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26+ but never meditated...
Something tells me I'd have a hell of a time forcing all the thoughts out of my brain while tripping. I believe a precept of meditation is keeping a blank mind? Ideas tear through your head like no tomorrow...
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The suggestion is not to meditate *while* doing drugs, lol. They are not one thing (they are two).
But yes, the mind is never still by itself. There are thoughts rushing through constantly. The idea is to have a break from all that and to see what happens then. The experience is very pleasurable, and also gives you a more clear view about yourself and what you are doing in your daily life.
Brahm uses the following metaphor: try holding a spoon entirely still in your hand. You can't do it. If you want to hold the spoon still, you just have to put it down.
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