Right. I'm not saying that you cannot use meditation to confront a source of suffering in your mind, I'm saying that if you want to do such a thing, you cannot start from a negative mind state. For example, the purpose of the controlled breathing at the start of meditations in certain...

Likely too late here, but I'd consider reading the book 'The Dream Drugstore' by J. Allan Hobson. It delves into psychedelic experiences, psychosis, meditation, etc. and how they're all related to one another, and gives a fairly interesting perspective on consciousness. He basically compares...

Hi fellow psychonauts. I've been meaning to join the forum for quite some time, I hope I can contribute some mind-expanding ideas! I've been into psychonautics since 2013. I study genetics, molecular biology, evolution, neurology biochemistry, etc. and have a great interest in developing a...