They might be drugs that alter the states of consciousness, or they might be states of transcendence reached in meditation. They might be moments of orgasm, or fugue states, or day-dreams that take you momentarily to a rewarding fantasy and escape from responsibility. All of these are treasures of the spirit or psyche that allow exploration along paths which are undefined and completely individual.
LSD was an incredible experience. Not that I__ recommending it for anybody else; but for me it kind of _ it hammered home to me that reality was not a fixed thing. That the reality that we saw about us every day was one reality, and a valid one _ but that there were others, different perspectives where different things have meaning that were just as valid. That had a profound effect on me.
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LSD was an incredible experience. Not that I__ recommending it for anybody else; but for me it kind of _ it hammered home to me that reality was not a fixed thing. That the reality that we saw about us every day was one reality, and a valid one _ but that there were others, different perspectives where different things have meaning that were just as valid. That had a profound effect on me.
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