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You can actually have those very same epiphanies simply by actually taking the time to think long and hard about what your current circumstances are, what you'v
by Bakary 9y ago
You can actually have those very same epiphanies simply by actually taking the time to think long and hard about what your current circumstances are, what you've learned about it so far.
- mistercow 9y ago"Simply".
- Bakary 9y agoIt's indeed simple but that doesn't mean it's not difficult.
- rubyfan 9y agoYeah recreational thinking about your circumstances sounds fun too
- Bakary 9y agoI didn't say it was recreational or supposed to be fun. I just wanted to point out that you don't need to rely on drugs to suddenly understand your life a little better than you did before.
- mveety 9y agoTrue you don't, but they are easier on some level and give you no real escape once you commit to taking them. Sitting down and putting the work in is certainly as effective, but you can bail on committing to that where as there is no escape from the chemicals once they're in you.
- Bakary 9y agoThat's a very good point and something I had not considered !
- mikelyons 9y agoHave you ever had a psychedelic experience?
- metaphorm 9y agohmmmm...no, I do not believe you are correct about this. the nature of an epiphany is that it is NOT a variety of normal thinking. there are certain contemplative disciplines that can lead to similar epiphanies of a psychedelic experience, but "taking the time to think long and hard" is not really one of the method's I'm familiar with. meditation is not "thinking long and hard".
- Bakary 9y agoWell I have had several moments where I suddenly experienced equal parts gut-wrenching and liberating realizations about my life an life in general. Whether or not these count as epiphanies is perhaps up for debate as I can't access other people's subjective experiences, but based on the descriptions of epiphanies given to me by others it sure seems extremely similar. I'm assuming that thinking hard about my life led to additional subconscious thinking which led to these realizations, just like any other eureka moment. It seems the wheels did churn out something behind the scenes, they just had to be prompted to do so.