Comment · Thu, December 6, 2012 · Ceretropic
Why not meditate?
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GuysRelax · 34 points
After reading through links and comments I find many people are concerned about safety. There doesn't seem to be a single substance that works on everyone so people are trying mixes. Some people are taking pictures posting to make sure their "substance" is legit. Apparently effects are subtle anyway. Some of the substances sold on amazon have either extremely positive reviews or extremely negative.
So after checking out the top posts, it seems about 10 months ago someone posted a study on meditation. Its the 9th top link of the year on this subreddit.
Of course I am speaking from an ignorant position having not tried nootropics but I would still like to reopen this comparison and ask if our goal is to enhance cognition and we have studies that show meditation does just this, why are we seeking substances?
Should I combine practices? Should we all?
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GuysRelax · -4 points
Thank you for the excellent response. I had indeed misunderstood your point. I would like to point out that very proficient meditators are said to be able to focus in on phenomena occurring at cellular and subatomic levels. Buddha himself tried to describe the tiniest bits of matter as kallappas which he said popped in and out of existence trillions of times before you blink your eye once.
I say this as a random fact and as possibly a piece to your puzzle. Who knows really, buddha said such "vision" is available to any diligent practitioner. Maybe you can be your own microscope and see how the substance is coming in contact with your receptors. Ha!
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
That would be a cool thing to experience!