Re: The Demise of a Meme

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    On 29 Mar 2001, at 12:35, Robin Faichney wrote:

    > On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 03:16:00PM -0600, joedees@bellsouth.net wrote:
    > > On 28 Mar 2001, at 19:50, Robin Faichney wrote: > > > By my
    > understanding and experience, enlightenment can be achieved > > while
    > under the influence of psych*a*delics, but the state wears off > >
    > pretty quickly, like the drug, whereas if attained by the more > >
    > traditional, long-term means, it's more likely to stay. > > > It's
    > spelled psych"E"delics.
    >
    > I remembered the irregularity wrong.
    >
    > > People cannot meditate all their lives,
    > > either, any more than they can trip all the time, but the memory of
    > > either may be accorded enlightening by the experiencers.
    >
    > Regular meditation has cumulative effects on non-meditative
    > experience. There's no suggestion in Buddhism that enlightenment is
    > confined to meditation, and much to suggest it's not. If you have any
    > actual evidence or argument, I'd like to see it.
    >
    You might try rereading my last sentence above before you attack
    an assertion diametrically opposed to what I was implying.
    > --
    > Robin Faichney
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