Showing posts with label experience. Show all posts
Showing posts with label experience. Show all posts
September 21, 2011
December 15, 2010
Clip: DMT - The Spirit Molecule
This is easily the most interesting documentary i've seen in 2010.
If you have a curiosity of psychedelics and their affect/role in the world, then this is a must see.
Personally, i'd heard of DMT before and became curious to learn more about it, to see whether it was something i wanted to eventually experience or not (always research a psychedelic before trying it!). So this documentary was particularly interesting for me. But whether you've heard of DMT or not, as long as you've got an open mind, totally give this doco a viewing! For this will definitely challenge your understanding of reality and attempt to open your eyes & mind (or, for some, it may tell you what you already know! ;) ). Either way, I believe this is an important documentary for people to see atleast once.
It's not a quick viewing (5 parts of 14 or so minute vids), but it's worth it. I recommend chucking youtube on full-screen and sitting back and getting comfortable...
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
It's particularly interesting when they interview the volunteers who took DMT and told of their experiences, but my favourite quote/thought came from some writer of the name Graham Hancock:
"Our society values 'alert problem-solving' consciousness, And it de-values all other states of consciousness. Any kind of consciousness that is not related to the production or consumption of material goods is stigmatized in our society today.
Of course, we accept drunkenness. We allow people some brief respite from the material grind.
A society that subscribes to that model is a society that is going to condemn states of consciousness that have nothing to do with the alert problem-solving mentality. And if you go back to 1960s when there was a tremendous upsurge of exploration of psychedelics, I would say that the huge backlash that followed that had to do with a fear of the part of the powers that be, that if enough people went into those realms of those experiences then the very fabric of the society we have today would be picked apart, and most importantly, those in power at the top would not be in power at the top anymore."
If you have a curiosity of psychedelics and their affect/role in the world, then this is a must see.
Personally, i'd heard of DMT before and became curious to learn more about it, to see whether it was something i wanted to eventually experience or not (always research a psychedelic before trying it!). So this documentary was particularly interesting for me. But whether you've heard of DMT or not, as long as you've got an open mind, totally give this doco a viewing! For this will definitely challenge your understanding of reality and attempt to open your eyes & mind (or, for some, it may tell you what you already know! ;) ). Either way, I believe this is an important documentary for people to see atleast once.
It's not a quick viewing (5 parts of 14 or so minute vids), but it's worth it. I recommend chucking youtube on full-screen and sitting back and getting comfortable...
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
It's particularly interesting when they interview the volunteers who took DMT and told of their experiences, but my favourite quote/thought came from some writer of the name Graham Hancock:
"Our society values 'alert problem-solving' consciousness, And it de-values all other states of consciousness. Any kind of consciousness that is not related to the production or consumption of material goods is stigmatized in our society today.
Of course, we accept drunkenness. We allow people some brief respite from the material grind.
A society that subscribes to that model is a society that is going to condemn states of consciousness that have nothing to do with the alert problem-solving mentality. And if you go back to 1960s when there was a tremendous upsurge of exploration of psychedelics, I would say that the huge backlash that followed that had to do with a fear of the part of the powers that be, that if enough people went into those realms of those experiences then the very fabric of the society we have today would be picked apart, and most importantly, those in power at the top would not be in power at the top anymore."
November 25, 2010
Clip: Existence
It's always worth going back to the basic fundamental topic of all life and having a good old think about it - existence.
Because really, whether people realise it or not, their core beliefs about what "existence" is, and what it's for, and why it's there, really comes out in their life, be it consciously or subconsciously. Except most people gave up thinking about it due to the complexity of it. But it's worth digging for truths!
What are your theories?
Because really, whether people realise it or not, their core beliefs about what "existence" is, and what it's for, and why it's there, really comes out in their life, be it consciously or subconsciously. Except most people gave up thinking about it due to the complexity of it. But it's worth digging for truths!
What are your theories?
November 25, 2009
The Icky Ego
And The breath of Life
The 'ego' is to the mind, what 'snot' is to the body.
And 'breathing' is to the body, what 'state of being' is to living happily.
Nobody likes a snotty nose, but sometimes snot is a necessary byproduct of the process of protecting yourself.
The less snot up your nose, the easier it is to breath, and the more enjoyable your breathing experience.
Sometimes you don't realise how snotty your nose is until it's really hard to breath. So sometimes it's necessary to wake up during the middle of the night and blow your nose.
Snot builds up slowly over time, so sometimes it's easy to forget it's there, and get comfortable with breathing with a snotty nose. Some people are fine with breathing through a snotty nose. But upon finally clearing that snot, you realise how much better breathing can really be (aswell as how much more others enjoy breathing in sync with your own breathing).
But you can't blow your nose until you go and get a tissue. Sometimes you have to create the tissue yourself, sometimes others can build it for you. But essentially it comes down to the intention of your own choice, to seek the tissue and take action.
Sometimes it's easy to get annoyed at somebody else for trying to breath through their own snotty nose, and point fingers at them, complain, gossip, and downright blame them for disturbing your own experience. However, doing that only creates more snot as you become involved with snotty-nosed interaction. And remember: we can only despise in other people what we don't like about ourselves.
If we want to breath peacefully and joyfully, then we have to clear our snot. If we don't clear out our snot, then making our breath filter through the snot all the time can disturb our own experience, and sometimes others' experience too! To clear it out we simply have to become aware of it.
As soon as you identify yourself as a snotty-nosed person, and with the thoughts, emotions, perceptions and actions that stem from your snotty nose experience, with the power of your belief, are you more or less likely to remain snotty? Well, the answer is definitely not less.
Don't identify with anything within our snot-based world. Just become aware of it, and see it for what it is - just snot - and it will fade away.
Today marks the day when i start the construction of building a tissue, so i can blow my own nose. This will be a journey that may take a while. But once I've achieved that, i can start work towards the construction of building a big collective tissue for society to use, because right now we live in a big snotty world. I may not be able to cure the sickness, but the less snot that the world has, the better the state of living in it will be for myself AND others.
Snot does have its use though. Without snot, then it would mean that we would not be protecting ourselves. However, we wouldn't need to protect ourselves if we weren't sick.
But what's making us sick? Why is everyone all snotty? What is the cause of this dysfunction? That's the million dollar question.
We have to treat the sickness in order to fix the root of the problem and transform, and never have a snotty nose again. But first we have to understand the truth, and then accept it, in order to know how to treat it.
So don't worry if your nose is currently snotty. Don't identify with it. Just become aware of it. We have to get sick before we can evolve from it.
The 'ego' is to the mind, what 'snot' is to the body.
And 'breathing' is to the body, what 'state of being' is to living happily.
Nobody likes a snotty nose, but sometimes snot is a necessary byproduct of the process of protecting yourself.
The less snot up your nose, the easier it is to breath, and the more enjoyable your breathing experience.
Sometimes you don't realise how snotty your nose is until it's really hard to breath. So sometimes it's necessary to wake up during the middle of the night and blow your nose.
Snot builds up slowly over time, so sometimes it's easy to forget it's there, and get comfortable with breathing with a snotty nose. Some people are fine with breathing through a snotty nose. But upon finally clearing that snot, you realise how much better breathing can really be (aswell as how much more others enjoy breathing in sync with your own breathing).
But you can't blow your nose until you go and get a tissue. Sometimes you have to create the tissue yourself, sometimes others can build it for you. But essentially it comes down to the intention of your own choice, to seek the tissue and take action.
Sometimes it's easy to get annoyed at somebody else for trying to breath through their own snotty nose, and point fingers at them, complain, gossip, and downright blame them for disturbing your own experience. However, doing that only creates more snot as you become involved with snotty-nosed interaction. And remember: we can only despise in other people what we don't like about ourselves.
If we want to breath peacefully and joyfully, then we have to clear our snot. If we don't clear out our snot, then making our breath filter through the snot all the time can disturb our own experience, and sometimes others' experience too! To clear it out we simply have to become aware of it.
As soon as you identify yourself as a snotty-nosed person, and with the thoughts, emotions, perceptions and actions that stem from your snotty nose experience, with the power of your belief, are you more or less likely to remain snotty? Well, the answer is definitely not less.
Don't identify with anything within our snot-based world. Just become aware of it, and see it for what it is - just snot - and it will fade away.
Today marks the day when i start the construction of building a tissue, so i can blow my own nose. This will be a journey that may take a while. But once I've achieved that, i can start work towards the construction of building a big collective tissue for society to use, because right now we live in a big snotty world. I may not be able to cure the sickness, but the less snot that the world has, the better the state of living in it will be for myself AND others.
Snot does have its use though. Without snot, then it would mean that we would not be protecting ourselves. However, we wouldn't need to protect ourselves if we weren't sick.
But what's making us sick? Why is everyone all snotty? What is the cause of this dysfunction? That's the million dollar question.
We have to treat the sickness in order to fix the root of the problem and transform, and never have a snotty nose again. But first we have to understand the truth, and then accept it, in order to know how to treat it.
So don't worry if your nose is currently snotty. Don't identify with it. Just become aware of it. We have to get sick before we can evolve from it.
October 20, 2009
Terrence Mckenna - Nobody is smarter than you are
A small clip from a Terence McKenna lecture where he encourages direct experience, self-trust, thinking for yourself, and transcending idealogy.
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