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  1. Papoon

    Dharmic traditions only: How would you know if you had an Atman?

    There is simply no need to have an idea about self, apart from functional ideas about one's social identity and relation to others.
  2. Papoon

    What's The Difference Between a Vision and a Hallucination?

    Yep :)
  3. Papoon

    What's The Difference Between a Vision and a Hallucination?

    There is an excellent documentary in the "Tribe" series which covers the traditional ritual use in the tribal setting. One of the points in that documentary was that the ritual is performed only once on any tribal member, and allows the maturation into adulthood. The ritual is mind blowing...
  4. Papoon

    What's The Difference Between a Vision and a Hallucination?

    Apparently ibogaine breaks down the neurochemical aspect of suppression of memories of certain kinds. The transformative aspect of the experience in the Bopono ritual centers on the subject realising and communicating memories of an event which caused such shame that the subject suppressed it...
  5. Papoon

    What's The Difference Between a Vision and a Hallucination?

    Gingko is fantastic for brain health and cognitive function. AND anabolic. I read research somewhere that it is an effective anabolic for older folk. Amazing. It is possibly the most often used single medicine in human history - widely used in China for a long long time. I occasionally grab a...
  6. Papoon

    My encounter with the Supernatural as Buddhist.

    One other thing I meant to say. You may be a very lucky fellow, lol. And I certainly am in no position to know what you have experienced or are experiencing. It does sound excellent to be honest. Hopefully your seraphim is a wise and helpful blessing. I wouldn't talk about this to just anyone...
  7. Papoon

    What's The Difference Between a Vision and a Hallucination?

    @ShadowWolf Just had a vision. It looked like this...
  8. Papoon

    What's The Difference Between a Vision and a Hallucination?

    Yes, there is a lot of toxic waste sold as medicine. And so often because the Big Pharma developers are economically obliged to produce patentable products. Meaning lots of effective herbal medicine is not marketed among other things. But we digress... :)
  9. Papoon

    What's The Difference Between a Vision and a Hallucination?

    I spelled it wrong. I meant Deseril. http://www.nps.org.au/medicines/heart-blood-and-blood-vessels/migraine-medicines/methysergide/deseril-tablets I have edited the post to show the correct medicine. Sorry bout that. Well spotted ShadowWolf . Respect. :)
  10. Papoon

    My encounter with the Supernatural as Buddhist.

    The mind has extraordinary potentials, and you now realise this. I could share stories, but I won't, at least not now, because I want to share more general thoughts with you. I began my inner life so to speak at about age 15, when I learned of the processes of sequential relaxation and what I...
  11. Papoon

    What's The Difference Between a Vision and a Hallucination?

    Was that Deseril ? It is methysergide, very similar to LSD. If that's what you had I know the feeling. Like being seasick and tripping badly at the same time. Not recommended as a recreational, lol. Also a major vasoconstrictor - a large dose could cost a limb.
  12. Papoon

    What's The Difference Between a Vision and a Hallucination?

    True. Also there is an aspect to this not widely realised which I have learned directly, and that is that some skill can be developed in these inner realms. And it is not a pointless skill, nor need it relate to 'religious' ideas. Psychiatrists and their more effectively treated clients can...
  13. Papoon

    What's The Difference Between a Vision and a Hallucination?

    I once had an experience which doesn't seem to fit any of the categories, and still seems to be, in some inexplicable way, happening. It was an experience during an LSD experience about 20 years ago. And unlike any of the other hundreds of trips I experienced. I was alone at the beach in a...
  14. Papoon

    If everyone were atheist, would atheists be more open minded regarding scientific theory vs fact?

    Good point. I would add that this tendency is an outcome of pack bonding behaviours. Once an idea represents 'us', it becomes intractable dogma.
  15. Papoon

    Hunter S Thompson for President

    Given half a chance, Hunter would likely have spiked Trump's coffee with PCP and adrenochrome before a live national debate. At least, that is something I enjoy imagining.
  16. Papoon

    Sufi and my Buddist Hindu meditation temple questions?

    Rumi's poetry is extraordinarily beautiful and insightful. I suggest you investigate his life story in detail to get the context. It is impossible to tell from here if this group has some 'religious agenda', but keep your eyes and mind open whoever you deal with. I just wanted to let you know...
  17. Papoon

    Serious scary stuff: Cruz Father and the “Anointed” and “Transfer of Wealth”

    The lunatics have taken over the asylum. Hang on...who were the Puritans again ? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Puritans_in_North_America The nation was originally an asylum run by lunatics. The truth is, America is founded on this gibberish. It runs deep in the collective...
  18. Papoon

    Sufi and my Buddist Hindu meditation temple questions?

    I call myself a zensufi. At one stage I had to choose between a Mevlevi Sufi teacher and Kagyu Buddhist lama. I was attending both. I went with the Kagyupa, but it could have gone either way. I think of it like this - there is the idealistic path and the realistic path, so to speak. The god...
  19. Papoon

    Vegan Misconceptions

    Hope that last post didn't seem terse or rude, but I'm posting from a phone and don't have a list of sources handy.
  20. Papoon

    Vegan Misconceptions

    I can find a source for the protein absorption limit, but it is a well established fact according to most nutritionists I think. Ask google...
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