(August 1, 2013 at 5:52 am)Stimbo Wrote: If I'm understanding you correctly - and that's one hell of an 'if', under the circumstances - these "higher consciousness" experiences feel to you, from a first-hand perspective, exactly the same as altered brain states resulting from chemical means, whether artificially or naturally induced.
If that is what you're saying, then how can you possibly recognise one from the other? How can you experience one of these alleged episodes and know, either at the time or later, if it's a genuine one and not chemically-induced? Indeed, how do you know that there is in fact a difference at all?
Deep love and a feeling that you done the right thing.
On the other hand when you get something without having done the hard work you feel a sense of remorse.
A thief can enjoy the loot for a while but not for long.
