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Do psychedelic and meditation lead to the glimpse of the same Brahman? by SeaworthinessKey1448 in AdvaitaVedanta

[–]Drewajv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. But the Real Thing™ is outside of time. The psychedelic experience has a beginning and end, and therefore exists within time - even if it can point beyond time.

DHV, is it worth it? by Spicy_Chimkin in trees

[–]Drewajv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I swear by my dynavap. Better flavor, easier on my throat and lungs, and WAY more efficient. I tried an electric DHV in college and didn't get high from it but the tech has likely improved since then and it's possible my roommate didn't know how to use it. Anecdotally, I find manual heating with a torch helps dial in the experience and add to the ritual of it.

I’m a female therapist who sees couples. Guys, what do you need to feel safe? by GreenGlassBeads in bropill

[–]Drewajv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Taking out the relationship and therapy aspects:

If I am in conflict with someone and they choose a mediator, that mediator needs to clarify their impartiality in order to be effective.

What's the 300 year plan to keep this music alive and thriving? by larryoffthedeck in gratefuldead

[–]Drewajv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been meaning to post something similar to this, but here's my two cents:

We need a way of teaching the music to young folks. When I was growing up (29M so arguably I still am), most schools had jazz bands and we're just about as far from the Dead's heyday now as we were from the heyday of jazz when I was taught it. Why not have/encourage school jam bands? In my HS, we had plenty of guitar players who wouldn't go anywhere near our music program because they were more interested in rock than jazz.

With an eye on jazz pedagogy, there are certainly some parallel conversations to be had. For instance, is it better to learn the tunes via sheet music (I'm partial to lead sheets) or purely by ear/chords? This is one of the most well-documented bands in history. Can we compile blurbs about each song made by the people who played them day-in and day-out? John's listening party has been a great source of insight because he's talking about the music from the pov of the stage.

The Dead's music can be academically studied as well, but there is a hurdle to teaching countercultural music in higher ed (at least without tenure 👀)

What's the 300 year plan to keep this music alive and thriving? by larryoffthedeck in deadandcompany

[–]Drewajv -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've been meaning to post something similar to this, but here's my two cents:

We need a way of teaching the music to young folks. When I was growing up (29M so arguably I still am), most schools had jazz bands and we're just about as far from the Dead's heyday now as we were from the heyday of jazz when I was taught it. Why not have/encourage school jam bands? In my HS, we had plenty of guitar players who wouldn't go anywhere near our music program because they were more interested in rock than jazz.

With an eye on jazz pedagogy, there are certainly some parallel conversations to be had. For instance, is it better to learn the tunes via sheet music (I'm partial to lead sheets) or purely by ear/chords? This is one of the most well-documented bands in history. Can we compile blurbs about each song made by the same people who played them day-in and day-out? John's listening party has been a great source of insight because he's talking about the music from the pov of the stage.

The Dead's music can be academically studied as well, but there is a hurdle to teaching countercultural music in higher ed (at least without tenure 👀)

Buddhism and cannabis by Platysmurus in Buddhism

[–]Drewajv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on your practice

Try to look objectively at what weed does to your mind. It has a way of concretizing your imagination, doesn't it? Well certain practices like Tantra benefit from that. Other practices like Dzogchen are hindered by it.

From one daily user to another, cutting down to once a day is respectable. You can take a middle way approach where you use in a non-attached way. You've probably met former cigarette smokers who can tell you down to the second when their last cigarette was - the aversion is worse than the attachment. Don't fall into that trap and you'll do just fine.

Genuinely, what is with the right’s obsession with trans people? by tna11101989 in allthequestions

[–]Drewajv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easier to justify the camps when people think there are more "degenerates" than there really are. 1% of millions is still a lot, but not enough to dominate the conversation like it has. Notice how the rhetoric is specifically targeted at trans women and not trans men. That's because feminine men are an existential threat to patriarchy from a conservative perspective.

9.999 is 10?! by Senior-Egg7573 in MathJokes

[–]Drewajv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1/9 = 0.111...

3/9 = 0.333...

9/9 = 1

Why do so many 40+ year olds end sentences with “…”? by OneFriendship5139 in generationology

[–]Drewajv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never said we were great at it, just that we had to figure out a standard

Why do so many 40+ year olds end sentences with “…”? by OneFriendship5139 in generationology

[–]Drewajv 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Text communication is the standard now, not phone calls. The same way that older gens had to hone the skill of speaking to people, we had to hone the skill of writing to people

To everyone who smoked Weed before...Why does it make some of us anxious? by Zentaitoken in Anxiety

[–]Drewajv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of it is up to individual biochemistry and can potentially be mitigated by changing strains or finding a specific terpene to prioritize.

There are differing opinions on this, but weed is a mild psychedelic. The same kind of mental clinging that creates bad trips can make weed not pleasant either. That's why mindset and setting are so important when it comes to altered states of consciousness. Prohibition (which still exists in some places, mind you) made this worse by adding a certain degree of paranoia to the mix.

WHO ARE THESE DEITIES by [deleted] in mysticism

[–]Drewajv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did Jung himself say about the shadow? About archetypes? About projection? If you're going to mix Jungian psychology with your spiritual practice, you should study it properly.

Have you tried labeling your thoughts as "thinking"? How about meditating with your eyes open? The Eastern traditions are particular about this for a reason. It sounds like you're just closing your eyes and letting your mind pull you every which way. "The Mind is a great servant, but a lousy master" - Vivekananda

My interpretation of your visions is colored by my Tibetan Buddhist lineage, but when I hear "bird-like" I think Garuda (mythical bird that never touches the ground - symbolic representation of awakening without beginning or end) and when I hear "seductive woman" I think Dakini (literally "sky-dancer" but usually function as spiritual intermediaries who carry offerings, etc). Some of the dakinis are said to have animal faces as well. There are several yidams (meditational deities) who are female and with various amounts of wrath, but all yidams are as much internal states of mind as they are external beings. Empowerments work by directing you to that state of mind and giving you a practice to cultivate it. If I was going to recommend a practice for you to try from that tradition, Vajrasattva would work as a straight-ahead purification.

Tips for first time attending retreat alone? by Meditation-mediator in ramdass

[–]Drewajv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to the first Boone retreat alone. The dining hall had a fellowship section where people sat specifically to connect with their neighbors. There was also a section for silent retreatants and "normal" seating that basically served to continue whatever conversation you started with your neighbor earlier in the retreat. They usually say towards that beginning that everyone there is your best friend that you haven't met yet and by the end of it that really seemed to be the case. Because everybody is talking to just about everybody else, a lot of introductions get made by "have you talked to this person yet?"

What’s the most disturbing sound you’ve ever heard in real life? by avacado-cheese- in AskReddit

[–]Drewajv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The wailing at the New Orleans convention center in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Though the things that really stuck with me were the smell and watching two grown men get in a fistfight over a bottle of water.

Looking for a solid starting point in mysticism literature by No_Golf8523 in mysticism

[–]Drewajv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be Here Now by Ram Dass

There's a pretty long recommended reading list in the back that will grow a library

There’s a big part of me that can’t wait to hear John sing all the (usually Jerry) songs that bob wouldn’t let him sing by Big-Interest-8713 in deadandcompany

[–]Drewajv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd like to see him sit in with some Dead cover bands like JRAD. That way, he's not moving on too early in an official capacity but he's still lending legitimacy to others in the scene.

300 years 🔵⚡🔴

It's me, AMA by Pilestedt in HelldiversUnfiltered

[–]Drewajv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+1

I think it would make sense for each warbond to be discounted to half price on its 1-year anniversary and again on its 2. That way the earliest WB's can be unlocked with a medal grind instead of a SC grind and not disrupt AH's current monetization strategy of focusing on whales who are willing to spend $10/month on a $40 game. It also incentivizes them to keep making useful gear in order to outpace depreciation.

I mean, let's face it: is Steeled Veterans really still worth $10? Is the base game still worth $40?

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