tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post3405068772493765876..comments2024-02-17T07:59:18.705-08:00Comments on Grad Student Madness: I'm UnconsciousRufushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-33207878483591009292007-11-23T10:29:00.000-08:002007-11-23T10:29:00.000-08:00As i said, it didn't last a moment, it was about a...As i said, it didn't last a moment, it was about a three week stretch. It appeared my life had a purpose and it all made sense. I was in a state of flow for whatever i put my mind to.<BR/><BR/>I believe it's caused through social pressures and time or something there of. I didn't have any visions of spiritual beings or deities.<BR/><BR/>Holly, I believe i was just reading a book when it came over me. After thinking about it some more, it seems that it was entirely perceptional, nothing changed but my perception of actions, events and people. Now why that happened eludes me. It could boil down to what Dan Gilbert has to say here "http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/97"<BR/><BR/>It's nothing to be jealous about though. There's a website called "http://www.thankgodi.com". I'm wondering if it's just certain experience that push us over the edge to see the whole not just the parts of our reality.<BR/><BR/>-The Stash-The Stashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587055310142440876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-46255309638826368202007-11-22T05:58:00.000-08:002007-11-22T05:58:00.000-08:00Stash- it sounds pretty incredible to me too. It's...Stash- it sounds pretty incredible to me too. It's fascinating how consistent these experiences have been across cultures and throughout history. The first thing I thought of when reading your comments was of the Hindu Atman. Anyway, I definitely envy you.<BR/><BR/>I actually got the Buckle quote from a book called 'The Varieties of Religious Experience' by William James. You might want to check it out- it's recently been reprinted and it's a great book.Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-57325415533027398552007-11-22T03:00:00.000-08:002007-11-22T03:00:00.000-08:00Stash, pretty nifty. Hopefully this won't seem unb...Stash, pretty nifty. Hopefully this won't seem unbearably prying, but... what were you actually doing, at the moment that this happened?Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593117152792976823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-12924777856582283932007-11-21T10:33:00.000-08:002007-11-21T10:33:00.000-08:00Hello guys, i stumbled on your blog while i was lo...Hello guys, i stumbled on your blog while i was looking for an image and have found it insightful enough to continue reading it.<BR/><BR/>I'm not an academic by any stretch of the imagination, so please, be kind.<BR/><BR/>I actually had an experience like this once before. It was right before the birth of my daughter, I was 25 at the time. I believe most people call it a "moment of clarity". <BR/><BR/>I don't believe you can get there through drugs or through medication, I could be wrong. I would say that this does run dangerously close to madness in most people and I don't know the pressures that change the outcome. I would love to see a study on when this happens most often in people and note the difference in age, lifestyle and environment that brought about this scenario.<BR/><BR/>It's an amazing experience and sensation, you feel a oneness with all things around you. Like all things are equal and all things are alright, regardless of individual safety. I yearn for another chance of experiencing that again.<BR/><BR/>I hope I don't sound like a blathering hippie...<BR/>Thanks,<BR/>StashThe Stashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587055310142440876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-23831457142538618572007-11-20T07:43:00.000-08:002007-11-20T07:43:00.000-08:00I've always wondered how it would change my daily ...I've always wondered how it would change my daily life if I didn't believe in death. Honestly, I think it would be a tremendous relief. It's strange to me that so few Americans believe in mortality, but they seem to worry more about dying than I do.<BR/><BR/>I do think that there's something to Leary's Eight-circuit model of consciousness. Most of the time I feel like I'm using about one-half a percent of my brain. But I have no idea how to tap into it either and haven't even heard of anyone using LSD for at least a decade.Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-85272421853173968822007-11-20T04:13:00.000-08:002007-11-20T04:13:00.000-08:00Did Buckle happen to mention what they'd been drin...Did Buckle happen to mention what they'd been drinking at dinner...?<BR/><BR/>Personally, I'm fascinated by this. I understand I could probably purchase it in small plastic bags, but it seems more rewarding to have it sneak up on me after a really good evening out.<BR/><BR/>Presumably, the world would be a very different place, if any significant percentage of the total population tapped into it.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593117152792976823noreply@blogger.com