Hadrian

thank you. i think this is the answer i was hoping for

I did shrooms and it was the most wonderful experience of my life. Then at one point everything clicked. It was like i figured out a puzzle and everything i knew came together to become one thing. I felt like i won something. I cant really describe it well because when i try to understand it i start to go insane. My mind goes into contemplation mode where every possible angle is analyzed until my thoughts go back to the origin. I realized the matrix. So my question is, what now?

Have you ever listened to a song that makes you feel something that you can't explain? Why is it that some musicians claim that the music just 'comes to' them? And why do some take drugs to alter their mind in order to write beautiful music? Inspiring music is symbolic and timeless. It contains an indescribable factor that connects with us on a higher level. Carl Jung proposed that "True art is something “supra-personal”, a force which has “escaped from the limitations of the personal and has soared beyond the personal concerns of its creator.” What do you think about music and the unconscious mind? Feel free to comment and leave a song for all of us to hear. I'll start with an obvious one: John Lennon - Imagine

@Eastbranch Thank you for your reply. I find it incredible that we have access to this consciousness even while we are in the physical body. It makes me even more curious about what happens when my body dies. One day I will fully understand what your experience was like when i have my own enlightenment. Im glad to be connected with you. Goodluck in the future.

@Leo Gura Excellent. Thank you for your reply Leo. Throughout Buddhist and Hindu books I have read it is proposed that the ultimate goal is for everyone to obtain enlightenment. Thinking of the big picture, I imagine that perhaps one day we can utilize a method to affect the brain in this way to give every human just a taste of enlightenment. Like the 'Brave New World' soma drug perhaps.

Hi everyone, I've been studying consciousness and i am researching it from all possible angles. I would like to know your thoughts about this topic. When researching the effects on the brain of the following: Magic Mushrooms Peyote Meditation Etc... I have noticed a link in brain activity between parts of the brain. The Default Mode Network (DMN) is a system in the brain which integrates information which helps us formulate thoughts based on past experiences and other aspects. In this network are the Posterior Cingulate Cortex (PCC) and the Medial Prefrontal Cortex (mPFC). The PCC and the mPFC are known to contain information on our personality and emotions among others. Now to the interesting part; in experiments that studied the effect on the brain while under the influence of magic mushrooms, peyote, and even meditation, the PCC is known to have reduced activity. In contrast, the PCC is known to have increased activity when personal thoughts arise. This is interesting to me because when under the influences mentioned above, individuals have been known to have great experiences of consciousness. This led me to formulate many questions about consciousness. 1) Could the key to unlocking consciousness lie within the functions of the brain? 2) Could we stimulate these parts of the brain to enduce an enlightenment experience? 3) Is the sense of being enlightened just a chemical/mechanical production of the brain? 4) Does reducing activity in these parts of the brain allow us to turn off the ego and see our true selves? To summarize; I am curious whether the process towards enlightenment is simply the reconstruction of brain function or the connection to the 'supreme consciousness'. I am aware that I should not be thinking about this so much as it might hinder my progress towards enlightenment. I hold no beliefs and welcome all feedback. Thank you for reading. Sources: Posterior Cingulate Cortex (PCC): http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00647/full Integrated Information Theory (ITT): http://www.biolbull.org/content/215/3/216.full Magic Mushrooms: http://neurosciencenews.com/magic-muchroom-effects-brain-imaging-scans-psilocybin/ Meditation: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/use-your-mind-change-your-brain/201305/is-your-brain-meditation