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[–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

As an alternative to psychedelics, you can reach the same states through meditation. With modern techniques you won't even need to sit under a tree for 49 days.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

technically you can but that's going to take you roughly 100 times longer and might not work at all

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Look, I did not plant this bodhi tree for the fun of it, I'll take my 49 days!

But also any links to meditation advice is appreciated

[–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

My personal advice is: Making meditation a habit is the main hurdle. Set the bar of success so low you can trip over it, such as "I will meditate at least 3 minutes a day".

And for more what you seem to be after, you can't go wrong with the Gateway tapes. They're some guided meditations with a fancy audio technique that helps your brain tune to the desired mental frequency. This is a good place to start: r/gatewaytapes/wiki/start but I wouldn't recommend browsing the subreddit unless you want your experience to be influenced by the sub's communal lore.

If you'd like I can send you a link to a drive folder with the files if you don't want to pay.

[–] PopShark@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Hi fren would you mind sending me those files? Drive link is perfect or whatever you prefer

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

I'd love a link! Thank you so much!

Also, sorry for taking so long to reply. Haven't had a lot of Lemmy time the last few days