Not like Timothy Leary, if that's what you're thinking. — praxis
I hope you aren't a pharmacist. — Akanthinos
I might be professing my own ignorance about Buddhist thought; but, it seems to me that it is all about perfect control through sheer awareness. — Posty McPostface
Drugs and the resulting induced psychotic states seem like an anathema to this goal of Buddhist philosophy. — Posty McPostface
The overall effect is "depatterning" or entropic and leaves the mind very susceptible to suggestion. — praxis
I am suggesting that Philosophy points to the existence of a third higher order state, that has yet to be formally described, — Marcus de Brun
I've had the thought that organized religion or organized society in general, is at least somewhat at odds with 'depatterning'. Nixon said that Timothy Leary was the most dangerous man in America. He wasn't, but unfortunately for him, he was treated as such for the rest of his life. — praxis
In the movie the Matrix, a character faces a choice between continuing to be miserable in the domain of the real, or giving up reality for wealth and power in a dreamworld. — frank
That is a very profound and insightful comment. Have you considered expanding it into a paper? Very little progress has been made in treating these mind states and you have hit on something essential to a more meaningful understanding of the notion of therapy. — Marcus de Brun
I feel as though, "organized" is being used here ambiguously or pejoratively. I wonder what does Buddhism think about the chaos, disorder, and irrationality present in the world, and how to remedy it? Through more order? — Posty McPostface
It really shows the limitations and truth of the representational theory of mind. — Posty McPostface
(I should add that at the time that I had such experiences the agents were still legal - looong time ago.) — Wayfarer
I wonder what does Buddhism think about the chaos, disorder, and irrationality present in the world, and how to remedy it? Through more order? — Posty McPostface
anything particularly interesting... — praxis
But in my case, at least for some of the time, they weren’t illegal, — Wayfarer
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