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Achieve Non Duality

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The Oxygen is thin Achieving an altered state is usually thought of being achieved through drug use. Although, you can achieve a much higher conscious with drug use, an altered state is not limited to that of drug use only. Altered states can be achieved through meditation, pain, spinning, and exercise and so on. Furthermore, my younger self had experienced with many drugs in the past which all produced some kind altered sate. Though, none of those drugs could reproduce the altered state that the new choice of drug can now. In the last four to five years I have been experimenting with road cycling. Most people don’t even know what road cycling is. Road cycling is basically what you see happen at the Tour de France with cyclist like Lance …show more content…

There comes a point where all the pain, heavy breathing and thin oxygen don’t matter anymore. My body and mind become hyper focused on making sure I’m able to reach the 6000ft altitude mark. While in that state of mind I do believe I achieve non-duality. I do feel at one with the earth, nature and, the universe. I am miles away from the city where all social rules, vanities, and materialistic things are left behind. It’s just me my bike, the road, nature, and solitude. This gives me the ability to rid my mind of the body. As the great philosopher Socrates said, the body is a hindrance to our soul. In other words, The Body is a hindrance because the soul is always in search of knowledge and truth and our bodies have physiological needs that must be meet both mentally and physically. Therefore, those needs hinder our innate hunger for truth and knowledge and the ultimate metaphysical question of life. Ultimately, cycling for me is not only a sport but a way for me to meditate, and think of the bigger picture of life to reach an altered state of …show more content…

Wilson observatory. The Mt. Wilson Observatory is a real special place for me. It’s where Albert Einstein once visited, yes, the Einstein was here at Mt. Wilson where he conducted some smart people business. Furthermore, when I get to the top, after sweating, tons of climbing, being completely depleted of calories and carbohydrates, there is an amazing view of all of the surrounding cities and you can also see the beach, almost like a reward. On a good day when the clouds are low you can only see a sea of clouds, pure white clouds as far as your eyes can see, its an amazing place to be and always worth the effort. Once overlooking this view it makes you think about things you would never think back down at sea

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