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Meditation can induce a psychoactive experience much like you can get with a chemical agent. just as you can go on a bad trip or experience religious ecstasy on
by failrate 10y ago
Meditation can induce a psychoactive experience much like you can get with a chemical agent. just as you can go on a bad trip or experience religious ecstasy on a drug, you can induce a similar state through meditation. This is neither good nor bad. You just need discipline and an understanding of the risks.
- CuriouslyC 10y agoIn many respects deep meditative states resemble sensory deprivation. The majority of people find both calming, but hallucinations, altered states of consciousness and deeply unsettling experiences are possible in both cases.