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Posted by gar on 11/5/2009, 7:57 am, in reply to "here's a nearly non-philosophical one for Garr"
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The Door to Apophatic Mysticism
Greetings rat,
What seemed to be a timely coincidence was the Explorer series “Inside LSD” that aired 11-3-09.
One of the things it pointed to was how our brains react when under the influence of psychedelic drugs that seem to parallel the apophatic mystic mind.
So, here is my two bit analysis on the connectedness of, brain that’s tripping on psychedelic drugs and brain that’s tripping on apophatic mysticism.
In order for the brain to perceive and then interpolate an experience with apophatic mystic reality some fundamental changes must occur. A sense of, “oceanic boundlessness” is a genuine term of art in neuropharmacology. One Nature article described it as measuring “derealization and depersonalization associated with positive mood ranging from heightened feelings to exaltation and alterations in the sense of time.”
This oceanic boundlessness seems to come from the feeling of, loss of self, reduced fear and anxiety while experiencing life without our usual filters. With this new sense of reality zile seems possible. But does it need to come from a philosophical approach, or from a physical change in brain function?
So the question is, rat, how do you open the door to Apophatic Mysticism?
in peace,
gar
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"The Tao is basically utterly open. Utter openeness has no substance. It ends in endlessness, begins in beginninglessnes".
-Li Daoqun
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