For that matter, what do you suppose is the effect of hours and days spent focusing on intellectual abstractions in school and work. In my experience it is ext

For that matter, what do you suppose is the effect of hours and days spent focusing on intellectual abstractions in school and work. In my experience it is extremely consciousness-altering. And the effect sticks. It can become "reality" for a person. In the meditation scene we have a technique for altering your consciousness through prolonged concentration. The Buddhists call it "Samatha". It is potent.