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Reading that sentence, “it had zero effect”, since there’s no context, no details, no elaboration at all, I wondered to myself if what Ram meant was that it had
by dahart 7y ago
Reading that sentence, “it had zero effect”, since there’s no context, no details, no elaboration at all, I wondered to myself if what Ram meant was that it had no lasting effect, no spiritual effect on Maharaj-ji, that it didn’t change his mind or world view at all. Perhaps Mahara-ji was tripping just like anyone, but afterward didn’t care or see it as any sort of enlightenment, and saw it the same way any of us would view getting drunk. That would have been a pretty serious blow for Ram; his own belief at the time was that LSD changed his life and presumably his hope in sharing it was it would change others. Maybe when it didn’t change Maharaj-ji’s life, Ram viewed it as having had zero effect.
- itomato 7y ago"...I added yet another, making the total dosage nine hundred micrograms–certainly not a dose for beginners. Then he threw all the pills into his mouth. My reaction was one of shock mixed with fascination of a social scientist eager to see what would happen. He allowed me to stay for an hour– and nothing happened. Nothing whatsoever. He just laughed at me." Did the guru pull a fast one? An hour is not sufficient time for a peak.
- n4r9 7y agoThe most believable explanation is that the guru only pretended to take them, or their trip just hadn't really started. I don't know why Ram Dass doesn't seem to consider these options, and it makes me wonder if he's too credulous in general.