Evolution of mankind is paralleled by the increase and expansion of consciousness.
Albert HofmannRead
LSD is just a tool to turn us into what we are supposed to be.
Interpretation
LSD helps individuals unlock their true potential and understand themselves better.
This quote by Albert Hofmann suggests that LSD, often viewed through the lens of its psychedelic properties, can serve as a means for individuals to explore their inner selves and achieve a deeper understanding of their own nature. By engaging with such a tool, people may uncover aspects of themselves that are typically hidden or unrecognized, thus guiding them toward realizing their fuller potential.
In practice
During a discussion on the effects of psychedelics in personal development.
Evolution of mankind is paralleled by the increase and expansion of consciousness.
It is true that my discovery of LSD was a chance discovery, but it was the outcome of planned experiments and these experiments took place in the framework of systematic pharmaceutical, chemical research. It could better be described as serendipity.
In a dreamlike state, with eyes closed (I found the daylight too unpleasantly glaring), I perceived an uninterrupted stream of fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes with intense, kaleidoscopic play of colors.
LSD wanted to tell me something. It gave me an inner joy, an open mindedness, a gratefulness, open eyes and an internal sensitivity for the miracles of creation.
After some time, with my eyes closed, I began to enjoy this wonderful play of colors and forms, which it really was a pleasure to observe. Then I went to sleep and the next day I was fine. I felt quite fresh, like a newborn.
Go to the meadows, go to the garden, go to the woods. Open your eyes!
All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you'll be quite a lot!
All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty, for contentment.
And then what?" said her daemon sleepily. "Build what?" "The Republic of Heaven," said Lyra.
The man who sat on the ground in his tipi meditating on life and its meaning, accepting the kinship of all creatures and acknowledging unity with the universe of things, was infusing into his being the true essence of civilization.
I think that there is a problem with rewards and consequences because in the long run, they rarely work in the ways we hope. In fact, they are likely to backfire.
No human beings more dangerous than those who have suffered for a belief: the great persecutors are recruited from the martyrs not quite beheaded. Far from diminishing the appetite for power, suffering exasperates it.
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