I think I may be becoming insane.... (spiritual discussion)

[Coelho]

You seems like Neo after seeing the Matrix for the first time... and thats a good thing.
Now you know why many people (mostly christians) says they were "reborn"... may this rebith bring you happiness and peace.
So, good luck man! I wish the best for you, and you are welcome!
Any questions, or doubts, just ask! :thumbsup:

[Psychoactive420]

wow Coelho you do have a way with words man...after reading what you wrote and writing it down in my journal I already feel at a dream like state of peace I haven't felt before.... its a different feeling - calm and relaxing now. I kind of feel excited and eager to know more about Nirvana and Buddhism... I am in sort of a state of peace I have been waiting a long time to feel.... It might seem like im being over dramatic but this feeling is real... and like something I haven't felt before... but this is a good feeling now

[Psychoactive420]

BTW Coelho it seems you are very knowledgeable on the subject of Nirvana and Buddhism - Have you read any good books on them or could you suggest any?

[Coelho]

Yeah man... the realization of the Nirvana brings peace... its a different peace, like you said... like a peace of the innermost "soul" or somewhat like...

Now, im sorry to dissapoint you, but my knowledge of buddhism is very limited. I know only the basics of it, as im half-christian, with some shamanistic inclinations. The most things i know come from:

Erowid Online Books : "The Psychedelic Experience" by Leary, Metzner, & Alpert

Thats a book that links psychedelic experiences with acid with mystical enlightenments achieved by buddhas, saints, and lucky ones as you
But for a better understanding of it, its good to have some knowledge of buddhism. The link below may provide some basic informations:

Erowid Spirit Vaults : Religions - Buddhism

Anyway, there is a lot of members of cann.com that are buddhists, and can help you. I would suggest to look at the Spirituality forum, or maybe even start a thread there... im sure that they will help.
And, of course, i may answer anything that i know (what is not much... despite my "way with words", i seem much more knowledgeable than i really am. )

[Coelho]

Well... the time for editing the post is out... anyway, thats a good link:

Basic Teachings and Philosophical Doctrines of Buddhism, Himalayan realms

[Psychoactive420]

hmmm.... When i read about Buddhism I had a faint "familiarity" to it somehow. all my life ive had little thoughts about living as a bird and some redhead person (the only 2 that had popped up in my mind from time to time and I never thought anything of it) - that might sound crazy but maybe past lives? But yeah If I had that dream and did infact experience Nirvana does that mean Im done with being reincarnated into different lives? and I can reach the ultimate and final stage of nirvana? I can't believe that I'm writing this but I feel like Buddhism makes perfect sense and is completely logical... I also feel as if "I'm ahead of the game" in a way. Millions of people all over the world are living their lives right now and not trying to achieve nirvana and only a small percentile of people on the planet are trying to achieve it in this current life time. It feels as if this entire lifetime I have subconsciously been trying to achieve nirvana and I didn't even know it. Like the knowledge carries over to whatever your next life is and you try to achieve it every life you get subconsciously ... but you can only reach it in human form and you get reincarnated as an animal if you live your life not trying to achieve it.... and then you get other chances when you are reincarnated in human form again.... I know very little about Buddhism and Im already making these statements which I don't even know are true...they are just kind of flowing from me.....I have no idea how.... so I guess animal forms are the punished life you get for not trying to achieve it when you had the opportunity too.... does this even sound remotely right?

Retrocognition, the power to know one's own previous existences I think that is what I have because honestly throughout my life I have thought from time to time (very very few times though) that I lived past lives and when I thought of what I might have lived as. I pictured a person male or female not sure which but I know they were redhead? for some reason?....kinda of a weird detail thrown in when I thought of it..and I thought of a small bird...

[Psychoactive420]

Mara was waiting for him with one last temptation. How could the Buddha expect people to understand truth as profound as that which he had discovered? Why not wash his hands of the whole hot world, be done with the body, and slip at once into perpetual nirvana? The argument almost prevailed, but at length the Buddha answered, "There will be some who will understand", and Mara was vanquished forever."


I found this on this on a website - I kind of feel the same way... I think that since I have experienced nirvana or "enlightenment" I should try to help people try to find it themselves...

[Coelho]

Mara was waiting for him with one last temptation. How could the Buddha expect people to understand truth as profound as that which he had discovered? Why not wash his hands of the whole hot world, be done with the body, and slip at once into perpetual nirvana? The argument almost prevailed, but at length the Buddha answered, "There will be some who will understand", and Mara was vanquished forever."


I found this on this on a website - I kind of feel the same way... I think that since I have experienced nirvana or "enlightenment" I should try to help people try to find it themselves...

Yeah, man... thats the best thing you can do. It will be hard work, be warned. Mara, the evil one, knew very well the human race when said that... it was its greatest trumph, the stronger one. But, as Buddha said, there will be some who will understand.

My own advice, based on my own experiences, is to help anyone who ask help. When they ask, they are open to hear.
(and i mean "help" not only if the people ask "hey how can i be enlightened", but also help people with their small problems of everyday life. Now that you know how unimportant the everyday things are, you can show to people how to overcome their "simple" problems. "Simple" for the enlightened ones, those who knows that they dont matter. But for the person, this "simple" problems are huge, are the "reason of their lifes"... and its how you can help. Showing them that their problems come from illusions, delusions, desires and such, and can be solved.)

Or, if you know (or rather "feel", as its much more like intuition) that the people will be interested in how to be a better person, how to reach enlightenment, and will enjoy what they heard, then talk.
But, for the ones who doesnt want to hear, the better is stay quiet. Due the reasons below, in blue letters.

Anyway, again, good luck for you, and my best wishes! :thumbsup:

[Jake420]

there is mythes and legends that are pretty far fetched but i personally believe about budists monks "accending" to a higher state of conciousness, which they basically vaporized into nothingness, to a higher place, pretty interesting concept

[Psychoactive420]

My thoughts as of 9/13/07


I am still feeling like I just came out of the Matrix or a (false reality) everyday...at school, at home, at work... I have done some reading and its pretty much the same with what I'm feeling. The thing I'm scared of most and I am thinking about alot right now is that all of my family members are Christian/ catholic and I don't think they will accept this easily and I don't know how in the world to tell them what I am feeling or going through right now... I feel as if this is the only place... I love my family and I wish for them to experience enlightenment too. Something is even telling me that I should become a monk or something and live a life of selflessness.... I am almost in a suffering state of mind. I am not sure what to do to this point. I find it hard to socialize with people I know now like today at school when kids are making racist jokes or making fun of others I find myself laughing or agreeing approving of (just not saying anything about it) so I can fit in with them and so they won't feel as if im a freak.... The big thing on my mind is that Im attached to my family and all my relationships I have with people and I don't know what to do.... I feel alone, scared, different .... also when I feel like Im in the "Matrix" or false reality as we know it today I feel like I want to go back to the truth of this world (or the enlightened state) and when Im in the enlightened state a part of me wishes that Id just stayed in a false reality for my whole life.... Just thought Id write my thoughts down...