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3400 words about how one person smuggled in a book to read, instant coffee, M&Ms, and champagne-soaked gummy bears, and somehow still half-thought it was _the a
by theDoug 8y ago
3400 words about how one person smuggled in a book to read, instant coffee, M&Ms, and champagne-soaked gummy bears, and somehow still half-thought it was _the ashram_ that was "total bullshit."
- travisjungroth 8y agoI read someone describe an isolation tank as boring and pointless. To alleviate the boredom, they would touch their legs "just to have some sort of sensation". They did not seem to understand that they had missed the point.
- hliyan 8y agoAlso, if there were clear benefits, I think the author would have started with an endorsement that is somewhat stronger than, "I think it kind of did [fix something]".
- carlivar 8y agoNot really half-thought. I think she fully thought. She thought half the content was bullshit. "The swamis were right: You and the voice in your head — whatever you want to call it — are pretty much all you have in the end. You have to hang on to it, and listen out for it." This paragraph is near the end. It sounds to me like she got something out if it. I liked the article. Western cynicism or WASP stoicism doesn't completely go away in a week.