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02-18-2012 , 12:56 AM

cash773

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My aunt has recently talk to me about meditating. And some interesting theory that i recall interesting to me and is also new information to my mind. Im gonna state every single statement she has made to me which like i said is new to me and would like to know if anybody Has experienced this, practices this or has any clue about this.

-We live in a dream which we have to wake up from
-We are the internal light reflecting God
-People are mirrors in which we see our reflection
-We cant feed our egos
-We have to change our egotistic thoughts to feed our soul and not our artificial self

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02-18-2012 , 06:23 AM

tame_deuces

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Sounds like your typical hazy&pretty statements meant to convey some sort of general mood more than any actual facts. They are typically dubbed "spiritual" so that calling it out as nonsensical makes people look mean and dubiously materialistic.

I recommend taking up an interest in poetry instead, it is just as pretty and doesn't come with all the baggage. Well, as long as you don't read Bukowski... 'cause he's just mean.

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02-18-2012 , 06:59 AM

Ryanb9

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_cannabis

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Some effects may include a general alteration of conscious perception, euphoria, feelings of well-being, relaxation or stress reduction, increased appreciation of humor, music or the arts, joviality, metacognition and introspection, enhanced recollection (episodic memory), increased sensuality, increased awareness of sensation, increased libido,[25], and creativity. Certain Cannabis sativa strains (eg Shaman) are sometimes reported to be psychedelic. Abstract or philosophical thinking, disruption of linear memory and paranoia or anxiety. Anxiety is the most commonly reported side effect of smoking marijuana. Between 20 and 30 percent of recreational users experience intense anxiety and/or panic attacks after smoking cannabis.[26]

if we all made RGT threads every time our fav aunt got high and made us listen to what she thinks is a breakthrough in philosophy .... well, nvm, RGT would be about the same.

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02-18-2012 , 12:32 PM

cash773

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Thank you for such a warm welcome guys!

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02-18-2012 , 12:38 PM

Mt.FishNoob

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-We live in a dream which we have to wake up from

ironic that waking up involves sleep or death

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-We are the internal light reflecting God

agree, but I'd rather not personify god. Personifications of the universe personifying the universe is only natural but it is wrong.

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-We have to change our egotistic thoughts to feed our soul and not our artificial self

I don't think we have to do anything, and other than that this sentence makes the least sense.

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02-18-2012 , 06:04 PM

tame_deuces

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Thank you for such a warm welcome guys!

Oh, I would have written the same even if you had 5k posts in this forum... well... given that after 5k posts you would have a history as a poster writing threads worth opening.

Other than that, Welcome to RGT.

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02-18-2012 , 06:46 PM

duffe

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The underlying theme is that ‘you’ are not that which you are aware of. What you’re aware of, like your body or your thoughts, is not you; they’re reflections. So imagine there’s a mirror out there with your image as the only thing illuminated: when you raise your arm the image raises its arm, when you move it moves, etc., and that’s all you see. Further, imagine your reflection in the mirror is all you know, meaning that you don’t know there’s a you here and a mirror there, but you believe the reflection is you. I don’t know if that makes any sense to you, but that’s roughly how I’d describe ‘the dream’ using the terms provided, anyway.

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02-19-2012 , 11:22 AM

neeeel

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The dream is that there is a you that exists. You wake up from that dream when you see that you dont exist. Meditation is a way of doing this, as proper meditation is a way of looking at reality with more and more detail and awareness. Meditation where you just sit and do nothing is useless though.

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