"We don't simply feel like three pounds of meat"


	"We don't simply feel like three pounds of meat"

balthazarus

5-24-2009 8:22 AM

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5-24-2009 9:43 AM

taoguide

because when you take a hit of acid, you're a eureka machine!

5-25-2009 9:47 AM

debbyski

I've had an epiphany or two but they were not drug induced.

5-25-2009 12:33 PM

taoguide

Albert Hofman, the man to discover LSD, said other methods to induce altered & enhanced mental states include long distance running, fasting, and meditation. This is also consistent with the ancient methods of the Yoga (union).

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