Do you believe that taking drugs "opens the doors to perception"? I have a very good imagination and I don't take anything to access it. Is yours easily acessible or does it need priming like a pump?

I'm like you; I have an extremely vivid imagination that's never been fueled by drugs. Even though I don't do drugs, I believe the perceptions to which others allude when advocating drug-use are beyond mere imagination. Folks like you and I don't have interest in that, apparently.

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I believe drugs open the doors to deception rather than perception.

Hello Rosie:

I take drugs cause they feel good.  People don't drink alcohol to open their mind..  They drink because it FEELS good..  Getting high ain't no different.

excon

You take drugs m'dear? I don't think of pot as a drug. Don't you feel good without taking drugs excon? Thank you for your reply and Happy Wednesday! :)

I don't take any recreational drugs Camel but I  do drink alcohol and I know what that feels like. Alcohol in moderation does help one relax and at times it can temporarily mitigate pain. But I know my limit and never go over it because I do not like the effect of excess alcohol on my system.  Thank you for your reply and Happy Wednesday!  :)

Hello again, Rosie:

Yeah, nobody thinks pot is a drug - except the federal government..  They count, don't they?

excon

...Imagination will not take you to the depths of consciousness no matter how good your imagination is.
...drugs maintain the duality
Of this world and will not bring enlightenment either.
...deep meditation within
Ego disappears,
Oneness appears
...the Buddha is within.
Perception is limited
Because there is a perceiver.

Well put.

Not to me sweetie.  But he** I don't count to them either so we're even!  :)

Thank you for your poetic reply Baba.

Synesthesia!  I have never imbibed Red  Bull. The name alone is off-putting!   Have you tasted it OS? Mahalo for your reply and the graphic and Happy Thursday. I like my morning coffee as-is! :)

@RosieG -- I've only had Red Bull in an alcoholic concoction. As I recall, Red Bull tastes like fruit punch.

The main active ingredients in Red Bull are caffeine (actually less than coffee on a per-serving basis) and an amino acid called taurine, which has a stimulant effect upon some people. In reality, I think the purported effects of Red Bull consumption are a mixture of plain old caffeine-style stimulation, the effects of sleep deprivation, and some fish story exaggeration.

I see. It's made up of a little bitta this, a little bitta that, being tired/sleepy and already full of a little bitta bull! Mahalo OS ;)