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ron mcfarlan's avatar

Very cool. I liked what Tasha said about the baked state as being so immediate and present that this may be why short term memory is typically affected. I think part of setting the conditions for either getting high or formal meditation practice is that one is prepared to LET GO or be with what is (setting aside the “to do” list or the need to deal with pressing responsibilities). Appreciate the caveats; as use has become more widespread, along with today’s more potent cannabis, undesired effects and experiences have been observed. Not going to be every body’s thing.

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ron mcfarlan's avatar

Curiously, my introduction to meditation came 45 years ago through a book from the school library called “Getting There Without Drugs”. Written by a former hippie, no doubt. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/7670237

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Jeff Warren's avatar

Very cool Ron I will check that book out ...

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ron mcfarlan's avatar

I have it around somewhere. Very sure it will be “long in the tooth” and “of it’s time” but it’s interesting now to look at how that blend of Eastern thought was worming its way into the culture but now filtered through youth and academic channels (thinking late 60s, early 70s…) where recreational drug use was also showing up.

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