I am listening for the second time to a talk by Alan Watts where he says that the problem with people who get their introduction to mysticism by LSD etc. need a discipline or skill. Unfortunetly I didnt really understand what he means by that. A hobby? That sounds almost too easy a solution. The thought however resonates with me. Ever since I start... See more
reddit.comAlan Watts said young people need a discipline/skill.
Here's a quote from Watts on discipline:
"Now that. In these Asiatic traditions it is well recognized. That people who get the knowledge that you’re it. May very well run amok. And therefore they always couple any method of gaining this, whether it is yoga whether it is smoking something or drinking something or whatever is the method they always c... See more
"Now that. In these Asiatic traditions it is well recognized. That people who get the knowledge that you’re it. May very well run amok. And therefore they always couple any method of gaining this, whether it is yoga whether it is smoking something or drinking something or whatever is the method they always c... See more
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