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THE MASTER GAME

Beyond the Drug Experience

By Robert S. de Ropp


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I. Games and Aims

A Game $orth p#aying

THI! BOO' i, #ON#ERNED -ith g./e, .nd .i/,%

It h., 0een ,t.ted 0y Tho/., !1.,1 th.t -h.t peop2e re.22y need .nd de/.nd 3ro/ 2i3e i, not-e.2th) co/3ort or e,tee/ 0ut g./e, -orth p2.ying%4 He -ho c.nnot 3ind . g./e -orth p2.ying i,

.pt to 3.22 prey to .ccidie) de3ined 0y the (.ther, o3 the #hurch ., one o3 the De.d2y !in,) 0ut no-

reg.rded ., . ,y/pto/ o3 ,ic5ne,,% Accidie i, . p.r.2y,i, o3 the -i22) . 3.i2ure o3 the .ppetite) .

condition o3 gener.2i1ed 0oredo/) tot.2 di,ench.nt/ent 6God) oh God) ho- -e.ry) ,t.2e) 32.t .nd

unpro3it.02e ,ee/ to /e .22 the u,e, o3 thi, -or2d&6 !uch . ,t.te o3 /ind) !1.,1 te22, u,) i, . pre2ude

to -h.t i, 2oo,e2y c.22ed 6/ent.2 i22ne,,)6 -hich) though !1.,1 de3ine, thi, i22ne,, ., . /yth)

ne7erthe2e,, 3i22, h.23 the 0ed, in ho,pit.2, .nd /.5e, /u2titude, o3 peop2e . 0urden to the/,e27e,

.nd to ,ociety%

!ee5) .0o7e .22) 3or . g./e -orth p2.ying% !uch i, the .d7ice o3 the or.c2e to /odern /.n% H.7ing

3ound the g./e) p2.y it -ith inten,ity p2.y ., i3 your 2i3e .nd ,.nity depended on it% 8They do

depend on it%9 (o22o- the ex./p2e o3 the (rench exi,tenti.2i,t, .nd 32ouri,h . 0.nner 0e.ring the-ord 6eng.ge/ent%6 Though nothing /e.n, .nything .nd .22 ro.d, .re /.r5ed 6NO E:IT)6 yet

/o7e ., i3 your /o7e/ent, h.d ,o/e purpo,e% I3 2i3e doe, not ,ee/ to o33er . g./e -orth p2.ying)

then in7ent one%; (or it /u,t 0e c2e.r) e7en to the /o,t c2ouded inte22igence) th.t .ny g./e i, 0etter

th.n no g./e%

Wh.t ,ort o3 g./e, doe, 2i3e o33er< We c.n ,tudy !tephen Potter 3or tip, on 6g./e,/.n,hip%6 We

c.n 8.nd ,hou2d9 re.d Eric Berne on G./e, Peop2e P2.y%= I3 -e h.7e /.the/.tic.2 inc2in.tion, -e

c.n 2oo5 into the -or5 o3 +ohn 7on Neu/.nn or Nor0ert Wiener) -ho de7oted ,o/e o3 their 0e,t

thin5ing to the e2.0or.tion o3 . theory o3 g./e,%> (ro/ the Hindu ,cripture, -e c.n 2e.rn o3 the

co,/ic g./e) the .2tern.tion o3 2i2. .nd nity.) the D.nce o3 !hi7.) in -hich pri/ordi.2 unity i,

tr.n,3or/ed into /u2tip2icity through the con,t.nt interp2.y o3 the three gun.,% In the -or5, o3 the/y,tic no7e2i,t) Her/.nn He,,e) -e c.n re.d o3 the M.gic The.ter in -hich .22 2i3e g./e, .re

po,,i02e? or o3 the g./e o3 g./e, 8G2.,,per2en,pie29 in -hich .22 e2e/ent, o3 hu/.n experience .re

0rought together in . ,ing2e ,ynthe,i,%@

Wh.t i, . g./e< An inter.ction 0et-een peop2e in7o27ing u2terior /oti7e,< Berne u,e, the -ord in

thi, ,en,e in G./e, Peop2e P2.y% But . g./e in7o27e, /ore th.n thi,% It i, e,,enti.22y . tri.2 o3

,trength or . tri.2 o3 -it, p2.yed -ithin . /.trix -hich i, de3ined 0y ru2e,% Ru2e, .re e,,enti.2% I3

the ru2e, .re not o0,er7ed) the g./e ce.,e, to 0e . g./e .t .22% A /e.ning3u2 g./e o3 che,, -ou2d

0e i/po,,i02e i3 one p2.yer in,i,ted on tre.ting .22 p.-n, ., ueen,%

Li3e g./e, re32ect 2i3e .i/,% And the g./e, /en choo,e to p2.y indic.te not on2y their type) 0ut .2,o

their 2e7e2 o3 inner de7e2op/ent% (o22o-ing Tho/., !1.,1 8/ore or 2e,,9 -e c.n di7ide 2i3e g./e,into o0Cect g./e, .nd /et.g./e,% O0Cect g./e, c.n 0e thought o3 ., g./e, p2.yed 3or the

.tt.in/ent o3 /.teri.2 thing,) pri/.ri2y /oney .nd the o0Cect, -hich /oney c.n 0uy% Met.g./e,

.re p2.yed 3or int.ngi02e, ,uch ., 5no-2edge or the 6,.27.tion o3 the ,ou2%6 In our cu2ture o0Cect

g./e, predo/in.te% In e.r2ier cu2ture, /et.g./e, predo/in.ted% To the p2.yer, o3 /et.g./e,)

o0Cect g./e, h.7e .2-.y, ,ee/ed ,h.22o- .nd 3uti2e) .n .ttitude ,u//.ri1ed in the Go,pe2 ,.ying

6Wh.t ,h.22 it pro3it . /.n i3 he g.in the -ho2e -or2d .nd 2o,e hi, o-n ,ou2


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Tab#e I

Meta-games and Object Games

GAME AIM

M.,ter G./e .-.5ening

Re2igion G./e ,.27.tion

!cience G./e 5no-2edge

Art G./e 0e.uty

Hou,eho2der G./e r.i,e 3./i2y

No G./e no .i/

Hog in Trough -e.2th

#oc5 in Dunghi22 3./e

Mo2och G./e g2ory or 7ictory

A22 g./e, .re p2.yed .ccording to ru2e,% In /.n/.de g./e, ,uch ., po5er the ru2e, .re i/po,ed

0y the 2.-, o3 pro0.0i2ity 8odd, .g.in,t . ,tr.ight .re ;?> to 4) .g.in,t . 32u,h) ?F to 49 or they .re

dependent on ,peci.2 2i/it.tion, 8p.-n, .nd other piece, in che,, e.ch h.7ing it, o-n /o7e9% In

2i3e g./e,) ru2e, .re i/po,ed 0y n.tur.2) econo/ic or ,oci.2 condition,% The p2.yer /u,t 0oth

re/e/0er the .i/ .nd 5no- the ru2e,% Ap.rt 3ro/ thi,) the u.2ity o3 hi, g./e depend, on hi, o-n

inn.te ch.r.cteri,tic,%

Gre.t che,, /.,ter, .re 0orn) not /.de% Gre.t 3oot0.22 p2.yer, .re 0ound to h.7e cert.in phy,ic.2

ch.r.cteri,tic,% The g./e . /.n c.n p2.y i, deter/ined 0y hi, type 8o3 -hich /ore 2.ter9% He -ho

trie, to p2.y . g./e 3or -hich hi, type doe, not 3it hi/ 7io2.te, hi, o-n e,,ence -ith con,euence,

th.t .re o3ten di,.,trou,%

The ,o/ Games

The /.in type, o3 2i3e g./e, .re ,ho-n in T.02e I% Hog in Trough i, .n o0Cect g./e pure .nd

,i/p2e% The .i/ i, to get one, no,e in the trough ., deep2y ., po,,i02e) gu112e ., /uch ., po,,i02e)

e20o- the other hog, .,ide ., 3orce3u22y ., po,,i02e% A ,trong Hog in Trough p2.yer h., .22 the

u.2itie, -ith -hich co//uni,t prop.g.nd. endo-, the c.pit.2i,t) in,.ti.02e greed) ruth2e,,ne,,)

cunning) ,e23i,hne,,% Pure Hog in Trough i, not con,idered entire2y re,pect.02e in the conte/por.ry

"%!%A% .nd i, gener.22y p2.yed tod.y -ith . cert.in /oder.tion th.t -ou2d h.7e ,ee/ed ,i,,y to the

gi.nt, o3 the g./e -ho ,.7.ge2y exp2oited the re,ource, o3 the continent . century or ,o .go% The

ru2e, o3 the g./e h.7e 0eco/e /ore co/p2ex .nd the g./e it,e23 /ore ,u0t2e%

#oc5 on Dunghi22 i, p2.yed 3or 3./e% It i, de,igned pri/.ri2y to in32.te the 3.2,e ego .nd to 5eep itin32.ted% P2.yer, o3 #oc5 on Dunghi22 .re hungry to 0e 5no-n .nd t.25ed .0out% They -.nt) in .

-ord) to 0e ce2e0ritie,) -hether or not they h.7e .nything -orth ce2e0r.ting% The g./e i,

pr.ctic.22y 3orced upon peop2e in ,o/e pro3e,,ion, 8 .ctor,) po2itici.n, 9 ) -ho .re co/pe22ed to


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/.int.in . 6pu02ic i/.ge6 -hich /.y h.7e no re2.tion,hip to the thing they re.22y .re% But the re.2

p2.yer o3 #oc5 on Dunghi22) -ho,e h.ppine,, depend, entire2y on the 3reuency -ith -hich he 8or

,he9 ,ee, hi, n./e in the p.per,) doe, not /uch c.re .0out pu02ic i/.ge,% (or hi/ .ny pu02icity i,

0etter th.n no pu02icity% He -ou2d r.ther 0e -e22 5no-n ., . ,coundre2 th.n not 5no-n .t .22%

The Mo2och G./e i, the de.d2ie,t o3 .22 g./e,) p2.yed 3or 6g2ory6 or 3or 67ictory)6 0y 7.riou,

gr.de, o3 pro3e,,ion.2 /.n5i22er, tr.ined to reg.rd ,uch 5i22ing ., credit.02e pro7ided tho,e they

5i22 3.7or . di33erent re2igion or po2itic.2 ,y,te/ .nd c.n thu, 0e co22ecti7e2y re3erred to ., 6theene/y%6 Mo2och G./e i, . pure2y hu/.n g./e% Other /.//.2,) though they 3ight -ith /e/0er,

o3 their o-n ,pecie,) o0,er7e . cert.in decent /oder.tion .nd r.re2y 3ight to the de.th% But the

p2.yer, o3 the Mo2och G./e h.7e no /oder.tion% Lured on 0y ,o/e g2ittering dre./ o3 g2ory or

po-er) they 5i22 -ith 0ound2e,, enthu,i.,/) de,troying -ho2e citie,) de7.,t.ting entire countrie,%

The g./e i, p2.yed ,o p.,,ion.te2y .nd -ith ,uch .0.ndon th.t nothing) neither pity) decency)

,y/p.thy or e7en co//on ,en,e) i, .22o-ed to inter3ere -ith the de,tructi7e orgy% A, the de7otee,

o3 the god Mo2och ,.cri3iced their chi2dren to the ido2) ,o the p2.yer, o3 the Mo2och G./e ,.cri3ice

the 2i7e, o3 thou,.nd, o3 young /.2e, in the n./e o3 ,o/e g2ittering .0,tr.ction 83or/er2y 6g2ory)6

no- /ore gener.22y 6de3ence69 or . ,i22y phr.,e couched in . de.d 2.ngu.ge 6Du2ce et decoru/ e,t

pro p.tri. /ori%64F But ,o gre.t i, the po-er -ie2ded 0y the p2.yer, o3 thi, g./e) exerted through7.riou, 3or/, o3 coercion .nd 02.c5/.i2) th.t the thou,.nd, o3 young /en in7o27ed /.5e 2itt2e

prote,t% They 6go to their gr.7e, 2i5e 0ed,)6 not d.ring to expo,e the e/ptine,, o3 the g2ittering

-ord, on -hich the Mo2och G./e i, 0.,ed%

The,e three g./e,) Hog in Trough) #oc5 on Dunghi22 .nd the Mo2och G./e) .re .22 /ore or 2e,,

p.tho2ogic.2 .cti7itie,% The p2.yer, -ho 6-in6 -in nothing th.t they c.n tru2y c.22 their o-n% 6Hog

in Trough6 /.y e/erge t-ice ., rich ., #roe,u, on2y to 3ind hi/,e23 e/0ittered) e/pty .nd

unh.ppy) .t . 2o,, to 5no- -h.t to do -ith the -e.2th he h., ./.,,ed% 6#oc5 on Dunghi226 /.y

/.5e hi/,e23 ,o 3./ou, th.t e7eryone 5no-, hi, n./e on2y to re.2i1e th.t thi, 3./e o3 hi, i, . /ere

,h.do- .nd . ,ource o3 incon7enience% P2.yer, o3 the Mo2och G./e /.y -.de in 02ood up to the

e.r, on2y to 3ind th.t the 7ictory or g2ory 3or -hich they ,.cri3iced . /i22ion 2i7e, .re e/pty -ord,)

2i5e rich2y 0edi1ened -hore, -ho 2ure /en to their de,truction% There i, . cri/in.2 e2e/ent in .22the,e g./e, 0ec.u,e) in e7ery in,t.nce) they do h.r/ 0oth to the p2.yer .nd to the ,ociety o3 -hich

he 3or/, . p.rt% !o -.rped) ho-e7er) .re the ,t.nd.rd, 0y -hich /en /e.,ure cri/in.2ity th.t

p2.yer, o3 the,e g./e, .re /ore .pt to 0e reg.rded ., 6pi22.r, o3 ,ociety6 th.n d.ngerou, 2un.tic,

-ho ,hou2d 0e exi2ed to re/ote i,2.nd, -here they c.n do no h.r/ to the/,e27e, or other,%

Bet-een the higher .nd the 2o-er g./e, i, the neutr.2 g./e) the Hou,eho2der G./e) the .i/ o3

-hich i, ,i/p2y to r.i,e . 3./i2y .nd pro7ide it -ith the nece,,itie, o3 2i3e% One c.nnot c.22 it either

. /et.g./e or .n o0Cect g./e% It i, the 0.,ic 0io2ogic.2 g./e on -hich the continu.tion o3 the

hu/.n r.ce depend,% It i, .2,o po,,i02e to 3ind) in e7ery hu/.n ,ociety) . cert.in nu/0er o3

nonp2.yer,) peop2e -ho) due to ,o/e con,titution.2 de3ect) .re un.02e to 3ind .ny g./e -orth

p2.ying) -ho .re) ., . re,u2t) chronic out,ider,) -ho 3ee2 .2ien.ted 3ro/ ,ociety .nd gener.22y0eco/e /ent.22y der.nged) tend to 0eco/e .nti,oci.2 .nd cri/in.2%

The High Games

The /et.g./e, .re r.re2y p2.yed in their pure 3or/% The Art G./e ide.22y i, directed to-.rd the

expre,,ion o3 .n inner .-.rene,, 2oo,e2y de3ined ., 0e.uty% The .-.rene,, i, pure2y ,u0Cecti7e% One

/.n, 0e.uty c.n 0e .nother /.n, horror% The 0e.uti3u2 o3 one .ge c.n ,ee/ ug2y to .nother% But

0.d p2.yer, o3 the .rt g./e h.7e no inner .-.rene,, .t .22% They .re technic.22y pro3icient .nd

i/it.te tho,e -ho h.7e .-.rene,,) con3or/ing to the 3.,hion -h.te7er th.t 3.,hion /.y 0e% The

-ho2e Art G./e) ., p2.yed tod.y) i, he.7i2y t.inted -ith co//erci.2i,/) the greed o3 the co22ector

per7.de, it 2i5e . 0.d ,/e22% It i, 3urther co/p2ic.ted 0y the tendency to ,ho- o33 th.t .332ict, .2/o,t

.22 conte/por.ry .rti,t,) -hether they 0e p.inter,) ,cu2ptor,) -riter, or co/po,er,% A, .22 tr.dition.2concept, o3 the 0e.uti3u2 h.7e 0een .0.ndoned) .nything goe,) Cu,t ,o 2ong ., it i, ne- .nd ,t.rt2ing%

Thi, /.5e, it .2/o,t i/po,,i02e to te22 -hether . gi7en -or5 o3 .rt corre,pond, to ,o/e inner


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.-.rene,, o3 the .rti,t or /ere2y ,ho-, th.t he -., trying to 0e c2e7er%44

The !cience G./e i, .2,o r.re2y p2.yed in it, pure 3or/% Much o3 it i, /ere Cugg2ery) . tire,o/e

ringing o3 ch.nge, on . 3e- 0.,ic the/e, 0y in7e,tig.tor, -ho .re 2itt2e /ore th.n technici.n, -ith

higher degree,% The !cience G./e h., 0eco/e ,o co/p2ex) ,o 7.,t .nd ,o expen,i7e th.t /ore or

2e,, routine enterpri,e, .re gi7en pre3erence% Anything tru2y origin.2 tend, to 0e exc2uded 0y th.t

3or/id.02e .rr.y o3 co//ittee, th.t ,t.nd, 0et-een the ,cienti,t .nd the /oney he need, 3or

re,e.rch% He /u,t either t.i2or hi, re,e.rch p2.n, to 3it the preconcei7ed ide., o3 the co//ittee or3ind hi/,e23 -ithout 3und,% Moreo7er) in the !cience G./e ., in the Art G./e there i, /uch

in,incerity .nd . 3ren1ied ue,t 3or ,t.tu, th.t ,p.r5, end2e,, pueri2e .rgu/ent, o7er priority o3

pu02ic.tion% The g./e i, p2.yed not ,o /uch 3or 5no-2edge ., to 0o2,ter the ,cienti,t, ego%

To the Art G./e .nd the !cience G./e -e /u,t .dd the Re2igion G./e) . /et.g./e p2.yed 3or .n

.i/ 2oo,e2y de3ined ., the .tt.in/ent o3 ,.27.tion% The Re2igion G./e) ., p2.yed in the p.,t) h.d .

3.ir2y -e22de3ined ,et o3 ru2e,% It -., e,,enti.22y . g./e p2.yed 0y p.id prie,t, o3 one ,ort or

.nother 3or their per,on.2 0ene3it% To co/pe2 their 3e22o-/en to p2.y the g./e) the prie,t, in7ented

7.riou, god,) -ith -ho/ they .2one cou2d co//unic.te) -ho,e -r.th they .2one cou2d .,,u.ge)

-ho,e cooper.tion they .2one cou2d en2i,t% He -ho -.nted he2p 3ro/ the god, or -ho -i,hed to

.7ert their -r.th h.d to p.y the prie,t, to o0t.in hi, end,% The g./e -., 3urther en2i7ened) .nd theho2d o3 the prie,t, on the /ind, o3 their 7icti/, 3urther ,trengthened) 0y the in7ention o3 t-o .3ter

de.th ,t.te,) . 02i,,3u2 he.7en .nd . terri02e he22% To ,t.y out o3 the he22 .nd get into the he.7en) the

p2.yer o3 the Re2igion G./e h.d to p.y 2ie prie,t,) or hi, re2.ti7e, h.d to p.y the/ .3ter hi, de.th%

Thi, 6p.y the prie,t6 .,pect o3 the Re2igion G./e h., c.u,ed ,e7er.2 cynic, to de3ine it ., the

-or2d, o2de,t con3idence tric5 de,igned to en.02e cert.in un,crupu2ou, indi7idu.2, to /.5e . pro3it

out o3 the credu2ity .nd ,ugge,ti0i2ity o3 their 3e22o-/en 0y interceding on their 0eh.23 -ith ,o/e

ne0u2ou, god or en,uring their entry into .n eu.22y ne0u2ou, he.7en% It -., thi, .,pect o3 the

Re2igion G./e th.t c.u,ed !ig/und (reud to exc2.i/) /ore in ,orro- th.n .nger 6The -ho2e

thing i, ,o p.tent2y in3.nti2e) ,o incongruou, -ith re.2ity) th.t 3or one -ho,e .ttitude to hu/.nity i,

3riend2y it i, p.in3u2 to thin5 th.t the gre.t /.Cority o3 /ort.2, -i22 ne7er 0e .02e to ri,e .0o7e thi,

7ie- o3 2i3e%64;

A p.rticu2.r2y hideou, .,pect o3 the Re2igion G./e re,u2ted 3ro/ the in,i,tence 0y cert.in prie,t,

th.t their 0r.nd o3 god -., the on2y god) th.t their 3or/ o3 the g./e -., the on2y per/i,,i02e 3or/%

!o e.ger -ere the,e prie,t, to 5eep the g./e entire2y in their o-n h.nd, th.t they did not he,it.te to

per,ecute) torture or 5i22 .ny -ho h.ppened to -i,h to p2.y the g./e 0y other ru2e,% Thi, pr.ctice

-., ,t.rted 0y the +e-,) -ho,e enthu,i.,/ 3or their one .nd on2y .nd 7ery Ce.2ou, 3.thergod

Cu,ti3ied tho,e ,2.ughtering, the .ccount, o3 -hich con,titute ,o /uch o3 the 0u25 o3 the O2d

Te,t./ent% The pr.ctice -., e.ger2y .dopted 0y ,oc.22ed #hri,ti.n,) -ho) not ,.ti,3ied -ith

,2.ughtering Mo,2e/, .nd +e-,) turned 2i5e r.0id dog, on one .nother in . ,erie, o3 gh.,t2y

re2igiou, -.r,) Prote,t.nt 7er,u, #.tho2ic% The Mo,2e/,) -ho 0orro-ed the ru2e, o3 their Re2igion

G./e 3ro/ +e-, .nd #hri,ti.n, .2i5e) did not 3.i2 to copy the 0.d h.0it, o3 0oth% Be2ie7er, -ereexhorted in the 'or.n to -.ge -.r on the in3ide2) the ,2.ughter o3 un0e2ie7er, 0eing de3ined ., one

,ure -.y o3 g.ining entry into the Mo,2e/ he.7en 8. /uch 2u,her p.r.di,e th.n the r.ther in,ipid

.33.ir o33ered 0y their prie,t, to con3or/ing #hri,ti.n,9%

It -ou2d ,i/p2i3y our .ccount o3 the g./e, i3 -e cou2d o33er the .0o7e de,cription o3 the Re2igion

G./e -ithout 3urther co//ent% "n3ortun.te2y) thi, i, i/po,,i02e% !i/p2y to de3ine the Re2igion

G./e ., the -or2d, o2de,t con g./e i, ., 6p.tent2y in3.nti2e6 8to 0orro- (reud, -ord,9 ., it i, to

t.5e ,eriou,2y the .nthropo/orphic 3.thergod 32o.ting in hi, 0ed ,heet ,o/e-here in the

,tr.to,phere ,urrounded 0y cheru0, .nd ,er.ph, .nd other i/pro0.02e ,pecie, o3 ce2e,ti.2 3.un. 8the

6g.,eou, 7erte0r.te6 ,o derided 0y Ern,t H.ec5e29% (or it /u,t 0e o07iou, to .ny 3.ir/inded

o0,er7er th.t there i, .nother e2e/ent in the Re2igion G./e 0e,ide, th.t o3 p2.ying on the credu2ityo3 0e2ie7er, .nd ,e22ing the/ entry per/it, into . phoney he.7en% A22 the gre.t re2igion, o33er

ex./p2e, o3 ,.int, .nd /y,tic, -ho o07iou,2y did not p2.y the g./e 3or /.teri.2 g.in) -ho,e

indi33erence to per,on.2 co/3ort) to -e.2th .nd to 3./e -., ,o co/p2ete ., to .rou,e our -onder


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.nd .d/ir.tion% It i, eu.22y o07iou, 3ro/ the -riting, .nd ,.ying, o3 the,e /y,tic, th.t they -ere

not ,o n.i7e ., to t.5e ,eriou,2y either the g.,eou, 7erte0r.te or he.7en -ith it, go2den h.rp, or he22

-ith it, o7en,% O07iou,2y they p2.yed the g./e 0y entire2y di33erent ru2e, .nd 3or entire2y di33erent

.i/, 3ro/ tho,e o3 the prie,t2y con /en) -ho ,o2d trip, to he.7en 3or h.rd c.,h .nd in,i,ted on

p.y/ent in .d7.nce 8no re3und i3 not 3u22y ,.ti,3ied) either9%

Wh.t g./e did the,e /y,tic, p2.y< Within the /.trix i/po,ed 0y their re2igion) the,e p2.yer, -ere

.tte/pting the /o,t di33icu2t g./e o3 .22) the M.,ter G./e) the .i/ o3 -hich i, the .tt.in/ent o33u22 con,ciou,ne,, or re.2 .-.5ening% It -., n.tur.2 3or the,e p2.yer, to p2.y their g./e -ithin .

re2igiou, /.trix% The 0.,ic ide. under2ying .22 the gre.t re2igion, i, th.t /.n i, .,2eep) th.t he 2i7e,

./id dre./, .nd de2u,ion,) th.t he cut, hi/,e23 o33 3ro/ the uni7er,.2 con,ciou,ne,, 8the on2y

/e.ning3u2 de3inition o3 God9 to cr.-2 into the n.rro- ,he22 o3 . per,on.2 ego% To e/erge 3ro/ thi,

n.rro- ,he22) to reg.in union -ith the uni7er,.2 con,ciou,ne,,) to p.,, 3ro/ the d.r5ne,, o3 the ego

centered i22u,ion into the 2ight o3 the nonego) thi, -., the re.2 .i/ o3 the Re2igion G./e ., de3ined

0y the gre.t te.cher,) +e,u,) G.ut./.) 'ri,hn.) M.h.7ir.) L.ot1e .nd the P2.tonic !ocr.te,%

A/ong the Mo,2e/, thi, te.ching -., pro/u2g.ted 0y the !u3i,) -ho pr.i,ed in their poe/, the

de2ight, o3 reunion -ith the (riend% To .22 the,e p2.yer,) it -., o07iou, th.t the Re2igion G./e .,

p2.yed 0y the p.id prie,t,) ) -ith it, ,h.00y con3idence tric5,) pro/i,e,) thre.t,) per,ecution, .nd5i22ing,) -., /ere2y . hideou, tr.7e,ty o3 the re.2 g./e) . terri02e con3ir/.tion o3 the truth o3 the

,t.te/ent 6Thi, peop2e pr.i,e /e -ith their 2ip, 0ut their he.rt, .re 3.r 3ro/ /e% % % % They h.7e

eye, 0ut ,ee not) e.r, .nd he.r not) neither do they under,t.nd%6

!o 2itt2e did they under,t.nd th.t) .t 2e.,t -ithin the /.trix o3 the 6#hri,ti.n6 re2igion) it .ctu.22y

0ec./e phy,ic.22y d.ngerou, during ,e7er.2 centurie, to try to p2.y the M.,ter G./e .t .22% !eriou,

p2.yer, 3ound the/,e27e, .ccu,ed o3 here,y) i/pri,oned 0y the Inui,itor,) tortured) 0urned .2i7e% It

0ec./e i/po,,i02e to p2.y the g./e open2y% To ,ur7i7e .t .22) one h.d to .dopt . di,gui,e) pretend

th.t one, re.2 intere,t -., .2che/y or /.gic) 0oth o3 -hich -ere per/itted 0y the prie,t,) -ho did

not under,t.nd the re.2 ,igni3ic.nce o3 either%

A2che/y -., p.rticu2.r2y ,.3e ., it, ,t.ted .i/) the tr.n,/ut.tion o3 0.,e /et.2, into go2d) po,ed noch.22enge -h.te7er to the .uthority o3 the prie,t,% There3ore it -., 0ehind the /.,5 o3 .2che/y th.t

/.ny p2.yer, o3 the M.,ter G./e conce.2ed their re.2 .i/,) 3or/u2.ting the ru2e, o3 the g./e in .n

e2.0or.te ,ecret code in -hich the tr.n,/ut.tion, o3 ,u0,t.nce, -ithin the 0ody -ere expre,,ed in

ter/, o3 /ercury) ,u23ur) ,.2t .nd other e2e/ent,% There -ere) o3 cour,e) nu/erou, .2che/i,t, -ho

too5 the -ho2e ,cience .t it, 3.ce 7.2ue) -ho 0e2ie7ed th.t the Gre.t Wor5 re3erred to the production

o3 /et.22ic go2d) -ho i/po7eri,hed .nd 3reuent2y poi,oned the/,e27e, in the ue,t 3or the gre.t

,ecret) .nd incident.22y 2.id the 3ound.tion, o3 /odern che/i,try% But 3or the ,eriou, .2che/i,t the

tr.n,/ut.tion in7o27ed the 3or/.tion o3 .uru/ non 7u2gi) or the gene,i, o3 the ho/uncu2u,) 0oth o3

-hich ,y/0o2i1ed the cre.tion o3 3u22y con,ciou,) co,/ic.22y oriented /.n out o3 the egocentered

puppet th.t goe, 0y the n./e o3 /.n 0ut i, re.22y on2y . p.thetic c.ric.ture o3 -h.t /.n cou2d 0e%

!o -e22 did the .2che/i,t, conce.2 their ,ecret, th.t it too5 .22 the intuiti7e geniu, o3 #.r2 Gu,t.7+ung 8perh.p, the 2e.ding .uthority on the ,u0Cect9 . 2.rge p.rt o3 hi, 2i3e to unr.7e2 thi, /y,tery%4=

Tod.y no d.nger i, in7o27ed in p2.ying or .tte/pting to p2.y the M.,ter G./e% The tyr.nny o3 the

prie,t, h., /ore or 2e,, ended% The Re2igion G./e) though o3ten ., /uch o3 . con g./e ., e7er) i,

p2.yed -ithout thre.t, o3 torture .nd de.th% A good de.2 o3 the o2d 7eno/ h., gone out o3 the g./e

in 3.ct) it i, e7en po,,i02e 3or prie,t, -ho -e.r round their nec5, the 2.0e2 6#.tho2ic6 to 0e

/oder.te2y po2ite to tho,e -ho -e.r the once h.ted 2.0e2 6Prote,t.nt%6 !o the g./e i, no- p2.yed

-ith . cert.in ./ount o3 re,tr.int not 0ec.u,e /en h.7e 0eco/e /ore to2er.nt) 0ut 0ec.u,e the

-ho2e i,,ue o3 he.7en 7er,u, he22) ,.27.tion 7er,u, d./n.tion) i, no 2onger t.5en 7ery ,eriou,2y%

E7en the theo2ogi.n, .d/it th.t the o2d 3.thergod 8H.ec5e2, 6g.,eou, 7erte0r.te69 i, de.d ., 3.r .,

.nyone .0o7e the +eho7.h, Witne,, 2e7e2 i, concerned% The 3ight tod.y i, 0et-een ri7.2 po2itic.2,y,te/, r.ther th.n ri7.2 theo2ogie,%

But .2though it i, ,.3e to p2.y the M.,ter G./e) thi, h., not ,er7ed to /.5e it popu2.r% It ,ti22


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re0e22ion .g.in,t the tyr.nny o3 ,oc.22ed .uthoritie, -ho/ they in,tinctC7e2y ,u,pect to repre,ent .n

.,,e/02y o3 the ,piritu.22y de.d%

When thi, -riter ,t.te, th.t the t.5ing o3 p,ychede2ic, i, not . 2.-3u2 -.y to p2.y the M.,ter G./e)

he ,pe.5, 3ro/ hi, per,on.2 experience% He doe, not expect .nyone to 0e2ie7e hi/ -ithout

per,on.22y te,ting the correctne,, o3 the ,t.te/ent% An en2ightened 2egi,2.ture -ou2d /.5e ,uch

te,ting po,,i02e 3or peop2e -ho 3ee2 thi, need to 5no- /ore .0out their inner -or2d% In,te.d o3

en.cting 02.n5et prohi0ition,) they -ou2d pro7ide proper 3.ci2itie, under -hich the p,ychede2icexperience cou2d 0e ,tudied 0y .ny -ho -i,hed to 3ind out -h.t it h.d to o33er in the -.y o3

in,ight, .nd i22u/in.tion,% !uch en2ightened 2egi,2.tion -ou2d .7oid the pit3.22 o3 /.5ing

p,ychede2ic, /ore .ttr.cti7e to the re0e22iou, 0y endo-ing the/ -ith the .ur. o3 the 3or0idden% It

-ou2d pre7ent . 2ot o3 d.ngerou, experi/ent.tion -ith in3erior 02.c5/.r5et /.teri.2,) t.5en

-ithout proper ,uper7i,ion .nd under -rong condition,% It -ou2d 0e in 5eeping -ith tho,e

gu.r.ntee, o3 3reedo/ o3 re2igion -hich 3igure pro/inent2y in the #on,titution) 3or it i, c2e.r th.t

de7otee, o3 the p,ychede2ic cu2t reg.rd the drug, ., p.th-.y, to re2igiou, experience% E7en the poor

per,ecuted A/eric.n Indi.n h., 0een .22o-ed 0y the .22po-er3u2 -hite, to u,e peyote 3or re2igiou,

purpo,e,%4@ I3 the Indi.n i, .22o-ed to u,e peyote) -hy 3or0id the nonIndi.n to u,e L!D or

h.,hi,h A,,u/ing .n .n.2ogy 0et-een ,2eep .nd de.th) he

3ir,t 6.tte/pted to enter ,2eep in . -.5ing ,t.te%6 He did not per,i,t in thi, techniue) co//enting

th.t the undert.5ing i, 6not ,o utter2y .0,urd ., it ,ound,) 0ut in cert.in re,pect, it i, peri2ou,%6 He

-., e7ident2y not e.,i2y deterred 0y peri2 3or he next decided to put hi, 0ody into . ,t.te

.ppro.ching ., c2o,e ., po,,i02e th.t o3 phy,io2ogic.2 de.th) -hi2e concentr.ting .22 hi, .ttention on

ret.ining con,ciou,ne,,% To produce thi, condition) he u,ed c.r0on tetr.ch2oride) 3iguring th.t he

cou2d regu2.te it, .ction 7ery ,i/p2y) ., the h.nd5erchie3 /oi,tened -ith the 7o2.ti2e 32uid -ou2d3.22 3ro/ hi, no,tri2, the /o/ent he 0eg.n to 2o,e con,ciou,ne,,%

A toxico2ogi,t /u,t ,hudder .t the thought o3 ,o poi,onou, . ,u0,t.nce ., c.r0on tetr.ch2oride

0eing u,ed 3or thi, purpo,e% It in32ict, d./.ge on the 2i7er -hich i, not rep.ired .nd c.n .d7er,e2y

.33ect the -or5ing o3 the phy,ic.2 org.ni,/ 3or the dur.tion o3 . /.n, 2i3e% W., the p,ychede2ic

experience -orth the d./.ge< Did D.u/.2 g./ .cce,, to the 3ourth roo/ or e7en the 3i3th) or did

he /ere2y de,cend into the ,econd) 6the roo/ o3 dre./,6< The,e ue,tion, .re h.rd to .n,-er 3or

the re.,on th.t -ord, c.nnot co//unic.te . ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,%

$er0.22y D.u/.2 de,cri0ed hi, experience ., 3o22o-,

4% E7erything th.t /.de up 6the -or2d6 3or hi/ in hi, ordin.ry ,t.te -., ,ti22 there) 0ut it -.,

6nothing /ore th.n . ph.nt.,/.gori.)6 e/pty) .0,urd) c2e.r2y out2ined .nd nece,,.ry .22 .t

once%

;% The ordin.ry -or2d 2o,t .22 re.2ity 0ec.u,e he h.d .0rupt2y entered .nother -or2d) in3inite2y

/ore re.2) .n in,t.nt.neou, .nd inten,e -or2d o3 eternity) . concentr.ted 32./e o3 re.2ity .nd

e7idence into -hich he h.d c.,t hi/,e23 2i5e . /oth dr.-n to . c.nd2e% At th.t /o/ent c./e

the cert.inty) .nd ,peech h.d to 0e content to -hee2 in circ2e, .round the 0.re 3.ct%

On thi, cert.inty D.u/.2 co//ented ., 3o22o-,

In /y ordin.ry ,t.te o3 /ind) .22 th.t re/.in, thin5.02e .nd 3or/u2.02e o3 thi, experi/ent reduce,

to one .33ir/.tion on -hich I -ou2d ,t.5e /y 2i3e I 3ee2 the cert.inty o3 the exi,tence o3 ,o/ething

e5e) . 0eyond) .nother -or2d) or .nother 3or/ o3 5no-2edge% %%% In th.t ne- ,t.te I percei7ed .ndper3ect2y co/prehended the ordin.ry ,t.te o3 0eing) the 2.tter 0eing cont.ined -ithin the 3or/er .,

-.5ing con,ciou,ne,, cont.in, our uncon,ciou, dre./, .nd not the re7er,e% Thi, 2.,t irre7er,i02e

re2.tion pro7e, the ,uperiority 8in the ,c.2e o3 re.2ity or con,ciou,ne,,9 o3 the 3ir,t ,t.te o7er the

,econd%

The ,u0,t.nce o3 the experience) it, 7i,u.2 .nd .uditory e2e/ent,) -., de,cri0ed in ,o/e det.i2 0y

D.u/.2% The end2e,,2y di7iding circ2e, .nd tri.ng2e, in,cri0ed one -ithin the other) co/0ining .nd

/o7ing in h.r/ony) ,ee/ typic.2 o3 the 6/o7ing hierog2yph,6 th.t expre,, ide., to one in thi, ,t.te

o3 .-.rene,,% The .uditory co/ponent) . ch.nt or 3or/u2. h.7ing the 3or/ 6Te/ g-e3 te/ g-e3 dr

rr rr6 re/ind, one o3 Wi22i./ +./e,, 6Hig./u,) Hog./u,%6 The .2tered ,en,e o3 ti/e) the

.-.rene,, o3 /u2tip2icity regener.ting unity) .22 3it into . de3inite p.ttern o3 experience, /.ny ti/e,

de,cri0ed .nd .2-.y, -ith the ,./e di,c2.i/er 8-ord, c.nnot do Cu,tice) etc%9%

O3 ,peci.2 intere,t .re D.u/.2, co//ent, on the d.nger, in7o27ed in thi, 5ind o3 experience% He


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-.rn, the re.der th.t it i, terri3ying .nd in,i,t, th.t he doe, not re3er to phy,io2ogic.2 d.nger,)

-hich he .d/it, .re 7ery gre.t 86i3) in return 3or .ccepting gr.7e i22ne,, or in3ir/ity) .nd 3or .

con,ider.02e ,hortening o3 phy,ic.2 2i3e) one cou2d .tt.in . ,ing2e cert.inty the price -ou2d not 0e

too high69% He doe, not e7en re3er to the d.nger, o3 in,.nity or o3 d./.ge to the 0r.in) -hich he

e,c.ped 60y extr.ordin.ry good 2uc5%6 The gre.te,t d.nger o3 .22) in hi, opinion) i, . co/p2ete 2o,,

o3 0e2ie3 in -h.t ordin.ri2y p.,,e, 3or re.2ity

E7erything ,ee/ed to /e .n .0,urd ph.nt.,/.gori.) no 2ogic -ou2d con7ince /e o3 .nything .nd)2i5e . 2e.3 in the -ind) I -., re.dy to o0ey the 3.inte,t interior or exterior i/pu2,e% Thi, ,t.te .2/o,t

in7o27ed /e in irrep.r.02e 6.ction,6 8i3 the -ord ,ti22 .pp2ie,9) 3or nothing he2d .ny i/port.nce 3or

/e .ny 2onger%

Thi, co//ent i, extre/e2y i/port.nt .nd ,hou2d 0e 0orne in /ind 0y .22 -ho 3ee2 te/pted to

d.002e -ith the p,ychede2ic experience -ithout 5no-ing -h.t they .re doing or -hy% He -ho

enter, the 3i3th ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, -ithout prep.r.tion /.y 0e ,piritu.22y p.r.2y1ed 0y hi,

experience% He h., ,een too /uch too ,oon .nd) ., . re,u2t) .22 g./e, 0eco/e /e.ning2e,,% He

c.nnot p2.y the 2i3e g./e, th.t ,.ti,3y /en in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,% He c.nnot p2.y the

M.,ter G./e 0ec.u,e he 5no-, nothing .0out it .nd h., no te.cher% !o he 0eco/e,) 2i5e D.u/.2,

62e.3 in the -ind)6 .n e7en /ore he2p2e,, p2.ything o3 extern.2 3orce, th.n he -., 0e3ore hi, r.,hexperi/ent% A ,i/i2.r -.rning h., 0een 7oiced 0y Dr% !idney #ohen

There .re h.1.rd,% I3 . per,on h., ,een the g2ory .nd goodne,, o3 2i3e 7i. p,ychede2ic, .nd then

0.c5,2ide,) the gui2t o3 3.i2ure i, .dded to the hope2e,,ne,, o3 hi, ,itu.tion% The depre,,ion /.y 0e

deeper th.n 0e3ore the tre.t/ent% Other, -ho h.7e 0een touched 0y the 2ight /.y de7e2op ,o

unre.2i,tic . 7ie- o3 the/,e27e, .nd the -or2d th.t they 0eco/e /o,t di33icu2t to 2i7e -ith%;?

The other ner7ou,,y,te/ depre,,.nt,) opiu/) it, deri7.ti7e,) .nd the 0.r0itur.te, .re d.ngerou,

.nd) 3or /o,t peop2e) ine33ectu.2% The 0.r0itur.te, ,i/p2y induce ,tupor .nd .re u,ed 3or thi,

purpo,e 7ery exten,i7e2y% (e- c2.i/ th.t they o33er . p.th-.y to .ny ,ort o3 /y,tic.2 experience%

They o33er ,2eep o3 . ,ort% Their h.0itu.2 u,e produce, . ,eriou, 3or/ o3 phy,ic.2 dependence

8.ddiction 9 .nd .n o7erdo,e i, the p.th to . pe.ce3u2 de.th%

Opiu/ .nd it, deri7.ti7e,) /orphine .nd heroin) produce -h.t /ight 0e c.22ed 6/y,tic.2 ,t.te,6 in

cert.in peop2e% #o2eridge) De Juincey) .nd B.ude2.ire .22 3ound th.t opiu/ opened cert.in depth,)

6the .0y,, o3 di7ine enCoy/ent6 .0out -hich De Juincey gre- e2ouent in hi, #on3e,,ion, o3 .n

Eng2i,h Opiu/ E.ter% (or the /.Cority) ho-e7er) they .re /ere2y p.in re2ie7er, .nd their e33ect,) in

the .0,ence o3 p.in) .re gener.22y experienced ., 0eing unp2e.,.nt%

A Subt#e Spirit

O3 the drug, th.t c.n /ore proper2y 0e c.22ed 6p,ychede2ic,)6 the ,u0,t.nce 7.riou,2y 5no-n .,

h.,hi,h) /.rihu.n.) 0h.ng) ch.r.,) etc%) -hich i, deri7ed 3ro/ the re,inou, 32o-er, o3 the co//on

he/p 8#.nn.0i, ,.ti7.9) i, the /o,t ,u0t2e) the /o,t h.r/2e,, .nd the /o,t intere,ting% The drug i,not . n.rcotic) i, not h.0it3or/ing) i, /i2d in it, .ction .nd nontoxic% Were it not 3or the 0.r0ed

-ire ent.ng2e/ent o3 prohi0iti7e 2egi,2.tion th.t h., 0een erected .round thi, h.r/2e,, -eed 0y

7.riou, 0u,y0odie, -ho t.5e . pro3e,,ion.2 pride in curt.i2ing the 2i0ertie, o3 their 3e22o-/en) it

-ou2d cert.in2y 0e the /.teri.2 o3 choice 3or one intere,ted in exp2oring druginduced ch.nge, in

con,ciou,ne,,% The e33ect, o3 thi, 0ot.nic.2 h.7e 0een de,cri0ed .t ,o/e 2ength in . pre7iou,

0oo5%;= A 3e- .ddition.2 o0,er7.tion, deri7ed 3ro/ the .uthor, experience, -hi2e -or5ing on the

che/i,try o3 the drug /.y 0e o3 intere,t%

Red oi2 o3 he/p) . p.rti.22y puri3ied extr.ct);@ -., u,ed in the,e experi/ent,% A do,e o3 thirty

/i22igr./, t.5en or.22y .3ter . 3.,t o3 t-enty3our hour, 0eg.n to produce it, e33ect .n hour .3ter

inge,tion% Thi, 3ir,t) 6induction6 ph.,e o3 the drug, .ction -., experienced ., 0eing ,o/e-h.t

unp2e.,.nt% There -., . reddening o3 the conCuncti7.e) . dryne,, in the /outh) .n une.,ine,, in the,to/.ch% An o7erdo,e o3 the prep.r.tion 8up to 2oo/g9 induced 7o/iting% Thi, 7o/iting -., o3 .n

e,peci.22y di,.gree.02e ch.r.cter 0ec.u,e h.,hi,h) .t thi, ,t.ge) inhi0it, the ,ecretion o3 ,.2i7.)


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exerting in thi, re,pect .n .ction ,i/i2.r to th.t o3 the drug, ,copo2./ine or .tropine% !uch .ction i,

c.22ed 6.nticho2inergic6 .nd indic.te, th.t the drug i, 02oc5ing the .cti7ity o3 th.t p.rt o3 the

.utono/ic ner7ou, ,y,te/ c.22ed 6p.r.,y/p.thetic%6 !o 3.r ., concern, the ,top,t.rt /ech.ni,/ in

the 0r.in) h.,hi,h) .t thi, ,t.ge) pre,,e, the ,top 0utton%

The induction period 2.,ted 3ro/ 3i3teen /inute, to h.23 .n hour% During thi, ti/e the .cti7e

princip2e o3 the drug) . re,inou, ,u0,t.nce uite in,o2u02e in -.ter) -., ,2o-2y .0,or0ed through the

-.22, o3 the inte,tine% 8When h.,hi,h i, ,/o5ed) thi, .0,orption i, 3.r /ore r.pid 0ut the .crid re,in/.y d./.ge the 2ining o3 the 2ung,%9 A3ter the induction period) the ,pirit o3 the h.,hi,h 0eg.n to

p2.y it, the/e -ith 7.ri.tion, on the org.n o3 the 0r.in) pu22ing out the ,top, one .3ter .nother)

,ounding gre.t co2or3u2 chord,) /.r7e2, o3 ton.2ity th.t 02ended) in . 3.,hion hitherto ne7er

experienced) the ordin.ri2y ,ep.r.ted co/ponent, o3 ,en,.tion% #o2or, 7i0r.ted -ith ,ound) ,ound,

e7o5ed co2or,) .t the ,./e ti/e .22 ,ort, o3 odd ,en,.tion,) ,o pecu2i.r ., to de3y c2.,,i3ic.tion)

,cutt2ed in .nd out o3 con,ciou,ne,, 2i5e /ice%

The ,pirit o3 h.,hi,h on one, good d.y, 8it ,hou2d ne7er 0e e7o5ed on 0.d one,9 i, p2.y3u2 ., .

5itten) puc5i,h) Cocu2.r) . conCurer per3or/ing u.int tric5, th.t one ne7er -ou2d h.7e thought

po,,i02e% The tric5, .re .,,oci.ted -ith the ,e23,en,e) th.t /ixed 0.g o3 .-.rene,,) o3 /u,c2e tone)

7i,ion) he.ring) touch) t.,te) ,/e22 th.t gi7e, u, the o7er.22 ,en,.tion o3 6I ./%6 A22 the,e 3./i2i.r2.nd/.r5, in the /.p o3 the ,e23 -ere ,hu332ed .round 0y the p2.y3u2 ,pirit o3 h.,hi,h% The 6I ./6

0ec./e h.1y .nd di33u,e% The 3.ce ,y/0o2 o3 the ego) it, e/02e/ .nd ,hie2d) ,ee/ed to t-i,t .nd

,tretch 2i5e . H.22o-een /.,5) no- tr.gic) no- co/ic) no- grote,ue unti2 the .,toni,hed

experi/ent.2i,t .,5ed hi/,e23 in ./.1e/ent ho- he cou2d e7er h.7e .ttri0uted to thi, ru00ery

o0Cect the u.2ity o3 ,e23hood%

A, -ith the 3.ce) ,o -ith the re,t o3 the 0ody% Li/0, 0ec./e 3ree) independent) di,connected ., i3

they h.d t.5en on . 2i3e o3 their o-n% A h.nd -., ,een 3ro/ . gre.t di,t.nce) the ,tructure o3 3inger,

-., /uch .d/ired% It -., .n o0Cect o3 .rt% But not /y h.nd% A22 the ,e23hood -., dr.ined out o3 it%

It exi,ted in it, o-n right) 32o.ting 3.r 3ro/ the 0ody 2i5e . ,t.r3i,h in the oce.n% At inter7.2, the

,e23,en,e 2e3t the 0ody entire2y) 32o.ted o33 .nd .,,oci.ted -ith ,o/e other 3or/) . tree) . c2oud)e7en . pi.no% Thi, i, uite . co//on 3e.ture o3 the h.,hi,h experience% B.ude2.ire de,cri0ed it

-hen he -rote 6I3 you .re ,/o5ing 0y ,o/e ,ort o3 tr.n,po,ition or inte22ectu.2 uid pro uo) you

-i22 3ee2 your,e23 e7.por.ting .nd -i22 .ttri0ute to your pipe) in -hich you 3ee2 your,e23 crouching

.nd p.c5ed together 2i5e to0.cco) the ,tr.nge po-er o3 ,/o5ing your,e23%6

A, the ,pirit o3 h.,hi,h continued it, per3or/.nce) the o0,er7er noticed ho- cyc2ic i, it, .ction% A22

the experience, c./e in -.7e,) .nd the di33erent re.ction, gener.22y 3o22o-ed in the ,./e order .,

i3 one center .3ter .nother) in de3inite ,euence) -ere 0eing .cti7.ted 0y the drug% A 6r.pture6 0eg.n

-ith ,ti/u2.tion o3 the re,pir.tory center% The experi/enter 3ound hi/,e23 2iter.22y 6in,pired)6 he

gu2ped do-n gre.t dr.ught, o3 .ir ., i3 to 3i22 hi, ,y,te/ 3ro/ the inexh.u,ti02e re,er7oir o3 co,/ic

pr.n.% Thi, .ir gu2ping h., 0een o0,er7ed 0y /.ny) i, .n o0Cecti7e2y de3in.02e e33ect o3 the drug%

!.y, B.ude2.ire 6You h.7e deep r.ucou, ,igh,) ., i3 your o2d 0ody cou2d not endure the de,ire,

.nd .cti7ity o3 your ne- ,ou2%6;; !.y, (it1 Hugh Lud2o- 6Hotter .nd 3.,ter c./e /y 0re.th I

,ee/ed to p.nt 2i5e ,o/e tre/endou, engine%6;

Thi, ,ti/u2.tion o3 the re,pir.tory center -., .cco/p.nied 0y . ,trengthening o3 the .ction o3 the

he.rt% A-.rene,, o3 the .ction o3 thi, 7it.2 pu/p /.y 0eco/e .cute) e7en .2.r/ing% Lud2o- h.d

thi, experience -hen he 3ir,t too5 h.,hi,h .nd 0eco/e ,o 3rightened th.t he h.,tened to con,u2t the

ne.re,t phy,ici.n

The 0e.ting o3 /y he.rt -., c2e.r2y .udi02e% Lo) no- th.t he.rt 0ec./e . gre.t 3ount.in) -ho,e Cet

p2.yed up-.rd -ith 2oud 7i0r.tion,) .nd) ,tri5ing on the roo3 o3 /y ,5u22 ., on . gig.ntic do/e) 3e22

0.c5 -ith . ,p2.,h .nd echo into it, re,er7oir% (.,ter .nd 3.,ter c./e the pu2,.tion, .nd the ,tre./

0ec./e one continuou,2y pouring 32ood) -ho,e ro.r ,ounded through .22 /y 3r./e% I g.7e /y,e23

up 3or 2o,t) ,ince Cudge/ent) -hich ,ti22 ,.t uni/p.ired .0o7e /y per7erted ,en,e,) .rgued th.t

conge,tion /u,t t.5e p2.ce in . 3e- /inute,) .nd c2o,e the dr./. -ith /y de.th%;


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!ti/u2.tion o3 the hunger center in the hypoth.2./u, /.y 3o22o- thi, orgy o3 re,pir.tion% More

o3ten it i, not the hunger center 0ut the ,ex center th.t i, ,ti/u2.ted% In the /.2e .n erection o3 the

peni, re,u2t, 3ro/ ,ti/u2u, o3 the p.r.,y/p.thetic p.rt o3 the .utono/ic ner7ou, ,y,te/% The

,y/p.thetic /ech.ni,/ -hich re,u2t, in eC.cu2.tion i, inhi0ited% At the ,./e ti/e the inten,ity o3

the ,exu.2 ,en,.tion, i, enh.nced .nd the dur.tion o3 the .ct i, pro2onged% (or thi, re.,on h.,hi,h i,

reg.rded ., .n .phrodi,i.c p.r exce22ence throughout the E.,t) 0ut it c.nnot 0e re2ied on to exert thi,

e33ect% The ,pirit o3 h.,hi,h) in it, p2.y3u2 per3or/.nce on the 0r.in center,) /.y ,o po-er3u22y,ti/u2.te the ,ex center th.t the ,ex .ct .cuire, . ,tupendou, Diony,i.n ,p2endor) or it /.y /i,,

th.t center entire2y .nd 2e.7e the experi/ent.2i,t ,o indi33erent th.t $enu, her,e23 cou2d not te/pt

hi/ into intercour,e%

Thi, .cti7.tion o3 the center, in the 2o-er 0r.in c.n pro7ide . c.re3u2 o0,er7er -ith /uch /.teri.2%

In,tincti7e 3unction, .re i22u/in.ted .nd e/ph.,i1ed) e/otion.2 3unction, .re ,h.rpened .nd gi7en

ne- 3orce% H.,hi,h enh.nce, .22 e/otion.2ity) po,iti7e .nd neg.ti7e% (e.r) .nxiety) .pprehen,ion)

di,tru,t c.n 0e ,o .ug/ented 0y h.,hi,h ., to /.5e the -ho2e experience . /o,t unp2e.,.nt orde.2%

But Coy or de2ight .re ,i/i2.r2y .ug/ented .nd it i, thi, .ug/ent.tion o3 Coy to the 2e7e2 o3 ec,t.,y

th.t endo-, the h.,hi,h experience -ith ,uch . po-er3u2 .ppe.2% 6O7er the ,ur3.ce o3 /.n,

ordin.ry 2i3e the po-er o3 h.,hi,h ,pre.d, . /.gic g2.1e) co2oring it -ith ,o2e/nity) 0ringing to2ight the pro3ounde,t .,pect, o3 exi,tence%6 ;; Thi, /.gic g2.1e c.n ,pre.d o7er .ny 3or/ o3

experience% (or /.ny) it exert, it, gre.te,t po-er in connection -ith /u,ic% P.ttern, entire2y

un,u,pected e/erge 3ro/ the ,ound% The e.r 0eco/e, 3.,cin.ted -ith . /inor the/e) 3o22o-, .

,ing2e in,tru/ent to the exc2u,ion o3 .22 the other,% Mu,ic th.t ,ee/ed c2e7er or e7en 0ri22i.nt /.y)

under the h.,hi,h in32uence) ,t.nd re7e.2ed ., phoney .nd in,incere% The /erci2e,, ,pirit o3 h.,hi,h

,trip, 3ro/ .22 .rt 3or/, the o7er2.y o3 egoti,/) i22u/in.ting -ith . piti2e,, r.di.nce the under2ying

re.2ity% (or genuine .rti,tic cre.tion it, pr.i,e i, unu.2i3ied 3or the contri7ed) the ,2ic5) the /ere2y

c2e7er it, conte/pt i, 0iting 6Ho- thi, 3oo2 trie, to ,ho- o33& Wh.t . C.c5d.- in pe.coc5,

3e.ther,&6

Thi, c2.rity o3 7i,ion) thi, h.rd ge/2i5e i22u/in.tion 2it up the experi/enter, portr.it o3 hi/,e23%

The inner contr.diction,) the /u2tip2icity th.t trie, to pretend it i, . unity) ,ho-ed under h.,hi,h .,the thing it re.22y -.,) . p.tch-or5 o3 odd, .nd end,) o3 dre./, .nd de2u,ion,) hope, .nd 3e.r,)

he2d together 0y the phy,ic.2 continuity o3 the 0ody% Brought thu, 3.ce to 3.ce -ith hi, inner

contr.diction,) he ,.- hi/,e23 not ., . ,e23 .t .22) 0ut /ere2y ., . puppet) he2p2e,,2y pu22ed 0y

,tring, -hich -ere /.nipu2.ted 0y out,ide 3orce,% There i, no ,e23&6 he exc2.i/ed% 6There i, no I%

There i, /ere2y . ,hi3ting /o,.ic o3 /ood, .nd thought,) ch.nged 2i5e . p.ttern in . 5.2eido,cope

e7ery ti/e circu/,t.nce, ,h.5e the in,tru/ent%6 Thi, re.2i1.tion) depending on hi, /ood) -.,

either terri3ying) re.,,uring or ,ee/ed /ere2y co/ic.2% 6Thi, ridicu2ou, o0Cect h., 0een ,trutting

.round ,.ying I thi, .nd I th.t .nd .22 the -hi2e it h., no /ore I th.n . ,c.recro- .nd no /ore -i22

th.n . puppet%6 At thi, he o3ten 2.ughed /o,t he.rti2y%

At ti/e, the ,pirit o3 h.,hi,h 2ed hi/ 3urther% Penetr.ting 0eyond the ,h.do- ,ho- o3 the 6I)6 hecont.cted .n o2der dr./.) en.cted 0y .-ein,piring 3or/,) 0y god, .nd de/on,) 7erit.02e

.rchetype,% Thi, .ncient dr./.) The The.ter o3 the !er.phi/) tr.n,ported hi/ 0eyond the 6I)6

0eyond per,on.2 0ound.rie, th.t de3ine the ,e23 ., it i, u,u.22y 3e2t% Here) ., in . pri/e7.2 co,/ic

d.nce) he ,en,ed the e7o2ution o3 the r.ce) the proce,,ion o3 2i7ing 3or/,) 32o-ing) ch.nging)

peri,hing) re.ppe.ring% He e7en p.,,ed through the proce,, o3 de.th .nd g2i/p,ed the /y,terie, o3

the .3terde.th ,t.te% He experienced 0irth 8or -h.t .ppe.red to 0e 0irth9% The det.i2, o3 hi, 2i3e

,ho-ed ., i3 i22u/in.ted) exui,ite reproduction, 3ro/ ti/e, p.,t) -ith .22 their e2e/ent, ,upp2ied)

the ,ound,) ,ight,) ,/e22,) the 0odi2y ,en,.tion,% The drug un2oc5ed the door, o3 /e/ory) . /e/ory

th.t c.n 0e ., i/per,on.2 ., the /e/ory o3 the r.ce) 2in5ing hi/ to the gre.t p.ttern, o3 2i7ing

3or/,) green p2.nt, .nd 3ungi) in7erte0r.te, .nd 7erte0r.te,% Ag.in,t ,o exp.n,i7e . 0.c5ground

per,on.2 /e/orie, .ppe.red tri7i.2% The o0,er7er 2.ughed .t hi, /o,t p.in3u2 reco22ection, -hich),een in proportion) perh.p, 3or the 3ir,t ti/e) .,toni,hed hi/ 0y their in,igni3ic.nce% 6Ho- -., it

po,,i02e th.t I 0ec./e ,o up,et o7er ,uch . tri32e< Ho- cou2d I .22o- ,o /inor .n incident to poi,on


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the ,pring, o3 /y inner 2i3e


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De Juincey) o3 cour,e) -., re3erring to 2.ud.nu/ 8tincture o3 opiu/9) -hich i, . 3.r 3ro/ ide.2

drug 3or inducing ch.nge, in 2e7e2, o3 con,ciou,ne,, .nd doe, not proper2y 0e2ong in the group

c.22ed 6p,ychede2ic,)6 0eing) 3or /o,t peop2e) on2y .n .n.2ge,ic 8p.in re2ie7er9% But De Juincey,

de2ight o7er hi, di,co7ery o3 the e33ect, o3 opiu/ i, p.r.22e2ed 0y th.t o3 conte/por.ry in7e,tig.tor,

o7er tho,e o3 L!D) /e,c.2ine or p,i2ocy0in% Being 3./i2i.r -ith the 7oc.0u2.ry o3 Orient.2

/y,tici,/) the,e exp2orer, ,ing pr.i,e, o3 0ott2ed ,./.dhi, or enc.p,u2.ted ,.tori, .nd e.ger2y

,pre.d the -ord th.t . ,hort cut exi,t, .nd th.t the e33ort, /.de 0y yogi,) !u3i,) /y,tic, .nd /.gi to0re.5 into the trip2e2oc5ed 3ourth roo/ -ere need2e,,% A22 th.t the,e ,ee5er, h.d to do -., to

introduce into their /et.0o2i,/ cert.in che/ic.2, .nd .22 2oc5ed door, -ou2d open 0y the/,e27e,%

Their 7ie- i, ,u//ed up 0y . ,.ying o3 the opiu/ ,/o5er, o3 Indi. 6I3 he.7en c.n 0e o0t.ined 3or

. pice Ki%e%) . penny) -hy ,hou2d you 0e ,o en7iou,


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reuire, per3ect 2ei,ure% Be,ide,) h.,hi,h not On2y /.gni3ie, the indi7idu.2 0ut .2,o the

circu/,t.nce .nd en7iron/ent% You /u,t h.7e no dutie, to .cco/p2i,h th.t reuire punctu.2ity or

ex.ctitude) no p.ng, o3 2o7e) no do/e,tic preoccup.tion,) grie3,) .nxietie,% The /e/orie, o3 duty

-i22 ,ound . de.th 5ne22 through your intoxic.tion .nd poi,on your p2e.,ure% Anxiety -i22 ch.nge to

.ngui,h) grie3 to torture% But i3 the condition, .re right .nd the -e.ther i, good) i3 you .re in .

3.7or.02e en7iron/ent ., in the /id,t o3 . picture,ue 2.nd,c.pe or in . roo/ .rti,tic.22y decor.ted)

i3) /oreo7er) you c.n hope to he.r ,o/e /u,ic) then .22, 3or the 0e,t%Thi, i, ru2e nu/0er one 3or .22 -ho -i,h to experi/ent -ith the p,ychede2ic, 83or -h.t B.ude2.ire

,.y, o3 h.,hi,h i, .2,o true o3 the other,9% Prep.re 0e3oreh.nd% E/0.r5 on ,uch . Courney on2y -hen

the energie, o3 the 0ody .re .t . high 2e7e2) -hen th.t ,t.te o3 inner h.r/ony -hich the Gree5,

c.22ed .t.r.xi. i, .2re.dy the do/in.nt /ood% Tr.nui2) con,o2ing) re.,,uring ,urrounding,) .

,oothing p.ttern o3 /u,ic) perh.p, . co/p.nion 0ut thi, co/p.nion /u,t 0e cho,en -ith the

ut/o,t c.re) 3or the p,ychede2ic,) h.,hi,h e,peci.22y) ,trip 3ro/ the e7ery/.n hi, /.,5 8per,on.9

.nd re7e.2 the e,,ence%

Ho-e7er) -e /u,t .2-.y, re/e/0er th.t) no /.tter -h.t -e do) -e c.nnot e7.de the 2.- -hich

go7ern, the 3or/.tion .nd expenditure o3 cert.in ,u0,t.nce, in the 0ody on the ,upp2y o3 -hich

h.ppine,,) .-.rene,,) tr.nui2ity) he.2th .nd 2i3e it,e23 depend% I3 the,e ,u0,t.nce, .re de,troyed3.,ter th.n they .re /.de) . condition o3 dep2etion re,u2t,% Thi, dep2etion i, experienced

,u0Cecti7e2y ., depre,,ion) . gener.2 2o-ering o3 the 7it.2 32./e) . he.7ine,,) g2oo/) 2.c5 o3

p2e.,ure) -e.rine,,) 0oredo/%

Experience ,ugge,t, th.t one p,ychede2ic 6trip6 proper2y prep.red 3or) conducted under the right

condition,) -i22 not re,u2t in . d.ngerou, ,t.te o3 dep2etion% But the ,itu.tion i, entire2y di33erent

-hen the experience i, repe.ted ,e7er.2 ti/e, or the ,e,,ion i, conducted under un3.7or.02e

condition,% !uch repe.ted or i22regu2.ted u,e o3 the drug, c.n produce . po,tp,ychede2ic depre,,ion

o3 . /o,t unp2e.,.nt 5ind -hich c.n) .nd in ,e7er.2 c.,e, h.,) re,u2ted in ,uicide%

There i, . ,econd re.,on -hy the repe.ted u,e o3 p,ychede2ic, 3.i2, to produce .ny per/.nent

.2ter.tion in the 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,,% In the 0eginning the drug,) 0y re2e.,ing cert.in energie, inthe 0ody) touch o33 .n inner 3ire-or5 di,p2.y th.t i, o3ten 3.,cin.ting .nd 7ery 0e.uti3u2% But the

,e23indu2gent or 2.1y in7e,tig.tor -ho /.5e, . h.0it o3 trying to ,et o33 ,uch inner pyrotechnic,

-i22 3ind th.t the ,ho- 0eco/e, 2e,, .nd 2e,, re-.rding% The 0ody gro-, .ccu,to/ed to the drug

.nd ce.,e, to re.ct% Thi, i, true o3 0oth L!D .nd h.,hi,h% The 3ir,t 3e- /eeting, -ith 6My L.dy o3

the He/p6 /.y produce r.pture,) ec,t.,ie,) gi7e in,ight, ne7er to 0e 3orgotten% But continued

.pp2ic.tion 3or .id to thi, potent ,pirit du22, the /.gic) 02unt, the e33ect,) e7o5e, /i,ery r.ther th.n

r.pture% A, Lud2o- put it 6The ec,t.,y 0ec./e d.i2y /ore .nd /ore 32ec5ed -ith ,h.do-, o3 .n

i//e.,ur.02e p.in%6

It t.5e, . con,ider.02e ti/e 8t-o -ee5, or e7en . /onth9 3or the 0ody to regener.te the ,tored

energy ,u0,t.nce, -hich .re c.,u.22y ,u.ndered in one o3 the,e p,ychede2ic ,pree,% I3 . ,econdexp2o,ion i, initi.ted 0e3ore the 0ody h., h.d ti/e to reco7er 3ro/ the 3ir,t) . point /.y 0e re.ched

.t -hich it i, .ctu.22y i/po,,i02e 3or the 0ody to regener.te the,e ,tore,% In thi, proce,,) ., in /.ny

other,) the o2d phr.,e o3 the .2che/i,t, .pp2ie, 6You /u,t h.7e go2d to /.5e go2d%6

In ,u//.ry) then) -e /.y ,t.te th.t con,ciou,ne,,exp.nding drug, c.n) i3 t.5en in the right do,e,)

.3ter proper prep.r.tion) -ith proper guid.nce .nd under the right circu/,t.nce,) o33er g2i/p,e, o3

the content, o3 0oth the 3ourth roo/ .nd the 3i3th% They c.n ne7er) no /.tter ho- o3ten they .re

t.5en) en.02e the in7e,tig.tor to ch.nge hi, 2e7e2 o3 0eing% Their continued u,e repre,ent, . 3or/ o3

,piritu.2 0urg2.ry -hich c.rrie, it, o-n pen.2ty) .n irrep.r.02e dep2etion o3 the ,u0,t.nce, needed

3or re.2 inner -or5 .nd . tot.2 2o,, o3 the indi7idu.2, c.p.city to de7e2op% #.re3u22y contro22ed

experi/ent, -ith the drug, .re Cu,ti3ied i3 they 2e.d the experi/enter to the conc2u,ion th.t the

3ourth .nd 3i3th ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,, .re po,,i02e 3or /.n% Thi, re.2i1.tion /.y ,er7e to .-.5en

hi/ to the exi,tence o3 the M.,ter G./e) the on2y g./e in 2i3e th.t i, tru2y -orth p2.ying% (ro/ th.t

point on) he c.n progre,, on2y 0y co/0ining right 5no-2edge -ith right e33ort under the guid.nce


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o3 one -ho 5no-, the -.y%

III. The i!e Rooms

The Myth o% the Mad 2ing

IN THE PRE$IO"! #HAPTER /.n -., co/p.red to the inh.0it.nt o3 . hou,e cont.ining 2oc5ed

roo/,) 67.,t ch./0er, 3u22 o3 tre.,ure, -ith -indo-, 2oo5ing out on eternity .nd in3inity%6 It -.,

,.id th.t /.n in gener.2 doe, not enter the,e 2oc5ed roo/,% He h., 2o,t the 5ey% !o/eti/e, he,u,pect, th.t the roo/, .re there .nd /.y try to un2oc5 the door, 0y the u,e o3 drug,% More o3ten he

doe, not e7en 5no- th.t the roo/, exi,t%

Thi, concept o3 /.n, p,yche i, 7ery .ncient) ., o2d ., ci7i2i1.tion) pro0.02y e7en o2der% Li5e /uch

.ncient -i,do/) it h., co/e do-n to u, in the 3or/ o3 . /yth) -hich -i22 here 0e c.22ed the 6Myth

o3 the M.d 'ing%6 The /yth t.5e, 7.riou, 3or/,% !o/e o3 the 0etter 5no-n 7.ri.tion, on thi, the/e

.re the ,tory o3 Ne0uch.dne11.r 2e.7ing hi, p.2.ce to e.t gr.,, -ith the 0e.,t,) P2.to, ,tory o3 the

pri,oner, in the c.7e) the Ne- Te,t./ent ,tory o3 the Prodig.2 !on .nd the re2.ted ,tory o3 the

-.ndering prince cont.ined in the Gno,tic .22egory c.22ed the 6Hy/n to the !ou2%6 4

Thi, o2d /yth) in it, e,,ence) co/p.re, /.n to . 5ing -ith . ,u/ptuou, p.2.ce .t hi, co//.nd% But

the 5ing -ent /.d .nd in,i,ted on 2i7ing in the ce22.r ,urrounded 0y r.g, .nd 0one, .nd other-orth2e,, o0Cect, -hich he c.22ed hi, po,,e,,ion,% I3 .ny o3 hi, /ini,ter, repro.ched hi/ 3or thi,

0eh.7ior .nd tried to re/ind hi/ o3 the p.2.ce .nd it, ,p2endor,) he indign.nt2y rep2ied th.t he h.d

ne7er 2e3t th.t p2.ce% !uch -., the n.ture o3 hi, i22u,ion, th.t he ,.- the -retched ce22.r ., . p.2.ce

.nd the r.g, .nd 0one, he h.d co22ected ., preciou, Ce-e2,% %

Tod.y -e c.n rephr.,e thi, o2d /yth in ter/, /ore preci,e .nd in /ore .ccord -ith our ne-

5no-2edge o3 hu/.n n.ture% We c.n ,.y th.t /.n i, . 0eing -ith gre.t po-er, .t hi, di,po,.2)

-hich .re hi, 0y 7irtue o3 hi, 2.rge 0r.in .nd) /ore ,peci3ic.22y) hi, huge cere0r.2 cortex) .n org.n

he h., not yet 2e.rned ho- to u,e% Bec.u,e he doe, not 5no- ho- to u,e thi, po-er3u2 /.chine it

tend, to oper.te in -.y, not 0ene3ici.2 to it, po,,e,,or) to gener.te . ho,t o3 i22u,ion, ./ong -hich

he -.nder, 2i5e . 0.0e in the ench.nted -ood) 3rightened .nd con3u,ed) . prey to terror, th.t hehi/,e23 h., cre.ted%

In p,ycho2ogic.2 2.ngu.ge the /yth o3 the /.d 5ing /e.n, thi, M.n, ordin.ry ,t.te o3

con,ciou,ne,, i, not the highe,t 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,, o3 -hich he i, c.p.02e% In 3.ct) it i, ,o

de3ecti7e th.t the condition h., 0een de3ined ., 2itt2e 0etter th.n ,o/n./0u2i,/% M.n doe, not

re.22y 5no- -h.t he i, doing or -here he i, going% He 2i7e, in dre./,% He inh.0it, . -or2d o3

de2u,ion, .nd) 0ec.u,e o3 the,e de2u,ion,) /.5e, d.nger, 3or hi/,e23 .nd other,% I3 thi, i, .ccepted)

then -e .,5 the next ue,tion, Wh.t c.n 0e done .0out it< #.n /.n re.22y .-.5en< Wh.t other

,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,, .re po,,i02e 3or hi/ .nd -h.t /u,t he do to .tt.in the,e ,t.te,% !e23tr.n,cendence 8,e23re/e/0ering9% The (ourth Le7e2

?% O0Cecti7e #on,ciou,ne,, 8co,/ic con,ciou,ne,,9% The (i3th Le7e2

N.ture gu.r.ntee, th.t /.n ,h.22 experience the 3ir,t) ,econd .nd third 2e7e2, o3 con,ciou,ne,,%

The,e .re nece,,.ry 3or Me) 3or the /.inten.nce o3 the phy,ic.2 0ody .nd 3or the perpetu.tion o3

the ,pecie,% !he doe, not gu.r.ntee th.t he ,h.22 experience the 3ourth .nd 3i3th ,t.te,% In 3.ct) it

.ppe.r,) o-ing to .n error in the p.ttern o3 /.n, e7o2ution) th.t /ech.ni,/, h.7e de7e2oped in

hi/ -hich /.5e it di33icu2t 3or hi/ to .tt.in the t-o higher ,t.te, o3 con,ciou,ne,,%

Dream#ess S#eep

Let u, con,ider the ch.r.cteri,tic, o3 the 3i7e ,t.te,% In the 3ir,t ,t.te /.n 5no-, nothing% Hi,

.cti7ity i, reduced to . /ini/u/% He 0re.the,) hi, he.rt 0e.t,) 7.riou, in,tincti7e proce,,e, go on)

0ut he i, not .-.re o3 hi/,e23 in .ny -.y .t .22% Dre./2e,, ,2eep% O02i7ion% De.th, 0rother% Thi, i,

the 3ir,t roo/ in -hich /.n /u,t ,pend . 2.rge 3r.ction o3 hi, 2i3e 0ec.u,e on2y -hen he i, in thi,,t.te c.n cert.in ,tor.ge org.n, in the 0ody 8the 7it.2 0.tterie,9 0e rech.rged% I3 depri7ed o3 the

ch.nce to enter the 3ir,t roo/) he ,u33er, d./.ge th.t /.y pro7e irrep.r.02e% In.0i2ity to enter the

3ir,t roo/ i, .n e.r2y ,y/pto/ o3 the .ppro.ch o3 ,chi1ophreni.) one o3 the co//one,t .nd /o,t

di,tur0ing 3or/, o3 /ent.2 i22ne,,%

M.n doe, not enter the 3ir,t roo/ in . ,ing2e 0ound% He .ppro.che, it gr.du.22y ., i3 de,cending .

,t.ir-.y o3 ,te.di2y di/ini,hing con,ciou,ne,,% #onte/por.ry ,tudent, o3 ,2eep h.7e di7ided thi,

de,cent into rough2y 3our ,t.ge,%=; During the .ppro.ch to ,2eep 8dro-,ine,,9 . regu2.r rhyth/

c.22ed the 6.2ph. rhyth/6 .ppe.r, on the e2ectroenceph.2ogr./ 8EEG9) -hich record, the ,hi3t, in

e2ectric.2 potenti.2 in the 0r.in% The .ppe.r.nce o3 the .2ph. rhyth/ i, .cco/p.nied) ,u0Cecti7e2y)

0y . ,erene ,t.te) ,i/i2.r to th.t induced 0y /edit.tion% In 3.ct) th.t enterpri,ing neurophy,io2ogi,t)Dr% +oe './iy. o3 the L.ng2ey Porter In,titute) h., ,ho-n th.t thi, rhyth/ i, ch.r.cteri,tic o3 the

,t.te induced in *en Buddhi,t /on5, 0y the pr.ctice o3 1.1en) in -hich the /ind i, e/ptied o3

content 0ut .2ertne,, re/.in, uni/p.ired%=; Into thi, ,t.te there /.y intrude 7.riou,) o3ten uite

7i7id i/.ge, c.22ed 6hypn.gogic h.22ucin.tion,%6 They .re not dre./, 0ut h.7e cert.in dre./2i5e

u.2itie,%

The .2ph. rhyth/ 3.de, ., the de,cent to-.rd the 3ir,t roo/ continue,% !/.22 une7en -.7e, .ppe.r

on the EEG) there .re /ore dri3ting i/.ge,) 32o.ting or ,in5ing ,en,.tion,) the /u,c2e, re2.x) the

0ody te/per.ture dec2ine,) re,pir.tion gro-, /ore e7en .nd the he.rt r.te 0eco/e, ,2o-er% Per,on,

c.n 0e e.,i2y .-.5ened .t thi, 3ir,t ,t.ge o3 ,2eep) /.y enter it /o/ent.ri2y ., -hen the he.d nod,

.t . 0oring 2ecture% It i, the 0order2.nd o3 ,2eep) the g.te o3 entry to the 3ir,t roo/% It gener.22y 2.,t,

on2y 3or . 3e- /inute,%

!tudent, o3 ,2eep di,tingui,h three /ore ,t.ge, ., the ,2eeper /o7e, 3urther into the 3ir,t roo/%

The,e ,t.ge, .re ch.r.cteri1ed 0y ch.nge, in the EEG recording% The /u,c2e, 0eco/e ,te.di2y

/ore re2.xed% The 0re.thing i, e7en) the he.rt r.te continue, to ,2o- do-n) the te/per.ture to

dec2ine% (in.22y the /o,t o02i7iou, ,2eep 8,t.ge >9 i, re.ched% The /u,c2e, .re 7ery re2.xed .nd the

he.rt r.te i, ,2o-% We 5no- .2/o,t nothing .0out the ,u0Cecti7e ,en,.tion, o3 ,t.ge> ,2eep 0ec.u,e

the -ho2e .pp.r.tu, o3 con,ciou,ne,, i, turned o33% !tudie, o3 the EEG recording, ,ho- . ,te.dy

tr.in o3 2.rge) ,2o- -.7e,% They .2,o indic.te th.t e7ery ,ound) e7ery touch i, regi,tered 0y the

0r.in 0ut the /ech.ni,/, th.t render the,e ,ti/u2i con,ciou, .re co/p2ete2y in.cti7e% 8#uriou,2y

enough it .ppe.r, th.t ,o/n./0u2i,/ ,2eep -.25ing occur, .t thi, ,t.ge o3 ,2eep% De,pite

in.cti7.tion o3 the /ech.ni,/ o3 con,ciou,ne,,) peop2e ri,e 3ro/ their 0ed,) negoti.te roo/, 3u22 o33urniture) 2oo5 .t other peop2e -ith open eye,) return to 0ed) rec.22 nothing o3 the incident -hen

.-.5ened%9 A nor/.2 per,on -i22 ,pend . con,ider.02e portion o3 the night in thi, ,t.ge o3 ,2eep


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.nd) i3 hi, night i, di,tur0ed) -i22 /.5e up 3or it 0y ,pending proportion.te2y 2onger ti/e there on

the 3o22o-ing night% The re,tor.ti7e e33ect, o3 6. good night, ,2eep6 .re pro0.02y the re,u2t o3

re2.ti7e2y 2ong period, ,pent in ,t.ge >%

The Room o% Dreams

M.n ne7er ,pend, the period o3 ,2eep entire2y in the 3ir,t roo/% Indeed) it ,ee/, do-nright

unhe.2thy 3or hi/ to do ,o% He /u,t) in .ccord.nce -ith ,o/e 2itt2e under,tood 2.- o3 hi, 0eing)e/erge 3ro/ ti/e to ti/e into the ,econd roo/) the roo/ o3 dre./,% When /.n enter, the ,econd

roo/) he .pp.rent2y 6,ee,6 . ,erie, o3 epi,ode, en.cted 0e3ore hi/ ., i3 on . -ide ,creen% We put

the -ord 6,ee6 in uote, 0ec.u,e o07iou,2y) -ith 0oth eye, c2o,ed .nd the roo/ d.r5) he c.nnot

recei7e .ny i/.ge on the retin.% The ,eeing i, pure2y /ent.2 .nd yet) through ,o/e curiou, hoo5up

0et-een 0r.in .nd eye) the eye, /o7e r.pid2y during dre./ epi,ode, ., i3 they -ere 3o22o-ing .

dr./.% It -., the,e r.pid /o7e/ent, th.t g.7e to conte/por.ry ,tudent, o3 ,2eep) N% '2eit/.n .nd

W% De/ent) the c2ue ., to -hen dre./ing occur,%==

The ,econd ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) the roo/ o3 dre./,) h., 3ro/ the e.r2ie,t ti/e, 3.,cin.ted

hu/.n o0,er7er,% Here i, . /ech.ni,/ -hich night2y 3i22, the .-.rene,, -ith . ho,t o3 dr./.,)

-ithout .ny pro/pting 3ro/ the -i22) -ithout extern.2 ,ti/u2.tion% (ro/ -h.t do they co/e) the,e

.,toni,hing inner per3or/.nce,< Arte/idoru,) in the ,econd century A%D% co22ected e7ery 5no-n

tre.ti,e on dre./, 8the 2iter.ture -., 7o2u/inou, e7en in tho,e d.y,9 .nd di,ti22ed the e,,ence o3 the

.ncient -i,do/ into . -or5 o3 3our 0oo5, 8-ith .n .ppendix9% He 3ir/2y /.int.ined th.t dre./, .re

ne7er /e.ning2e,,) nor do they re,u2t 3ro/ n.tur.2 c.u,e,% They .re ,ent direct2y 0y ,o/e god ., .

pro/i,e or -.rning o3 the 3uture% The god, ne7er 2ie) 0ut they o3ten 7ei2 their /e.ning in order to

te,t /en, 3.ith .nd p.tience% Hence the need 3or ,5i22ed interpret.tion%=>

The dre./ ,t.te -., uni7er,.22y reg.rded 0y the .ncient, ., the ,ure,t .nd ,horte,t route to he.2th

o3 0oth 0ody .nd ,ou2% In the gre.t Ae,cu2.pi. .t #o, .nd Epid.uru, there -ere ,peci.2 roo/, in

-hich p.tient, under-ent the te/p2e ,2eep 8incu0.tion9) during -hich the god, o3 he.2ing 8Apo22o)

!er.pi,) Ae,cu2.piu,9 7i,ited the/ .nd re7e.2ed the c.u,e, o3 their .i2/ent,% Ari,tide,) .2,o o3 the

,econd century) h., 2e3t u, . det.i2ed .ccount o3 hi, 2ong ue,t 3or he.2th in .22 the gre.t ,hrine, o3he.2ing o3 the .ncient -or2d% Hi, dre./, -ere .2.r/ing .nd hi, 3.ith extr.ordin.ry% He once

dre./ed th.t .22 2ii, 0one, .nd ,ine-, /u,t 0e exci,ed .nd ,tu00orn2y de/.nded th.t the .ttend.nt

phy,ici.n, per3or/ thi, incredi02e oper.tion% They 3in.22y /.n.ged to per,u.de hi/ th.t) in thi,

in,t.nce) 2iter.2 interpret.tion o3 the dre./ -., not de/.nded%

(reud .nd +ung) dre./ doctor, o3 the t-entieth century) ,ee/ .t ti/e, to p2.ce .2/o,t ., /uch

re2i.nce on dre./, ., did Ari,tide, in the ,econd% Their theorie, o3 repre,,ed /.teri.2 ,y/0o2ic.22y

repre,ented in the dre./ ,t.te de/.nd /ore 3.ith th.n ,o/e ,5eptic.2 in7e,tig.tior, .re -i22ing to

per/it the/,e27e,% It i,) ho-e7er) 3ir/2y e,t.02i,hed th.t the dre./ ,t.te i, not .t .22 the ,./e .,

deep ,2eep% Dre./ing) in the -ord, o3 . conte/por.ry in7e,tig.tor 8Dr% (rederic5 !nyder) #hie3 o3

the !ection on P,ychophy,io2ogy o3 !2eep) N.tion.2 In,titute o3 He.2th9) 6i, the ,u0Cecti7econco/it.nt o3 . per7.,i7e .nd di,tincti7e phy,io2ogic.2 ,t.te) . third 0.,ic 0io2ogic.2 /ode o3

exi,tence) o3 the ,./e order yet di33erent 3ro/ ,2eep or -.5ing%6 Dr% !nyder c.22, the ,t.te 6REM!6

8R.pid Eye Mo7e/ent !t.te9% The ,t.te h., other ch.r.cteri,tic, th.n dre./, .nd eye /o7e/ent,%

The /u,c2e, t-itch) the 0re.thing i, ,h.22o-) r.pid .nd irregu2.r) pu2,e r.te .nd 02ood pre,,ure

incre.,e in the in3.nt there i, gri/.cing) 0rie3 7oc.2i1.tion .nd ,uc5ing in the /.2e there i, o3ten

peni2e erection not nece,,.ri2y .cco/p.nied 0y erotic dre./,%=;

The Ha#%3dream State

The direct o0,er7.tion o3 dre./, i, /.de di33icu2t 0y the ,euence o3 ,t.ge, in ,2eep% Nor/.22y)

peop2e 3ir,t enter ,t.ge > o3 ,2eep) re/.in there 3or .-hi2e) then e/erge 3ro/ it .nd reenter ,t.ge i%

A3ter reentering ,t.ge i they 0egin to dre./% I3 .-.5ened .rti3ici.22y -hi2e dre./ing) they /.yreco22ect . good de.2 o3 the dre./ 0ut) i3 they .-.5en n.tur.22y) the dre./ reco22ection i, r.pid2y

er.,ed) o3ten in . /.tter o3 /inute,) 0y the ,tre./ o3 d.ydre./, th.t 0egin, ., ,oon ., the third


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,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, i, ree,t.02i,hed%

The nor/.2 cour,e o3 ,2eep) -ith it, initi.2 de,cent into o02i7ion) /.5e, it i/po,,i02e 3or the ,tudent

o3 dre./, to c.rry o7er . thre.d o3 .-.rene,, 3ro/ the -.5ing ,t.te -hich -ou2d en.02e hi/ to

0ring to hi, dre./, .n .ttitude o3 i/p.rti.2 ,e23o0,er7.tion% The de,cent into the 3ir,t roo/ ,e7er,

the thre.d .nd the ,tudent) ho-e7er h.rd he trie,) c.nnot pic5 up the thre.d .g.in ., he p.,,e, 3ro/

,t.ge> ,2eep to ,t.ge i% !o dre./, .re .2/o,t .2-.y, re/e/0ered 3ro/ the end 0.c5-.rd, .nd the

0eginning o3 the dre./ /.y 0e co/p2ete2y out o3 re.ch%

The intention.2 ,tudy o3 the dre./ ,t.te -ou2d 0e /.de e.,ier i3 it cou2d 0e entered direct2y -ithout

the pre2i/in.ry de,cent into ,t.ge > ,2eep% #.n thi, 0e .cco/p2i,hed< The ,tudent /u,t .n,-er thi,

ue,tion 3or hi/,e23) 0ut /.teri.2 3ro/ t-o co/p2ete2y di33erent ,ource, c.n thro- 2ight on thi,

pro02e/% A/ong the -riting, .,,e/02ed 0y E7.n,Went1 in Ti0et.n Yog. .nd !ecret Doctrine,4 i,

. ,cripture entit2ed 6The Doctrine o3 the Dre./ !t.te%6 It i, p.rt o3 The P.th o3 'no-2edge) . group

o3 ,ix doctrine, .22 0e.ring on the de7e2op/ent o3 higher 2e7e2, o3 con,ciou,ne,,% Thi, Ti0et.n

te.ching dec2.re, th.t the pr.ctitioner c.n .nd ,hou2d 3ir/2y re,o27e to /.int.in un0ro5en

continuity o3 con,ciou,ne,, throughout 0oth -.5ing ,t.te .nd dre./ ,t.te% In order to do ,o) he

/u,t 2e.rn to 3ocu, .-.rene,, in . p,ychic center 8chd5r.9 2oc.ted in the thro.t) 7i,u.2i1ing in th.t

ch.5r. the ,y22.02e AH) red in co2or .nd 7i7id2y r.di.nt% Thi, concentr.tion on the thro.t p,ychiccenter -i22) i3 correct2y per3or/ed) en.02e the ,tudent to enter the dre./ -or2d -hi2e 5eeping ho2d

o3 . cert.in thre.d o3 .-.rene,,% The Ti0et.n yogi, 5no- nothing o3 the reticu2.r ,y,te/ .t the 0.,e

o3 the 0r.in -hich i, ,o direct2y in7o27ed in ,2eeping .nd -.5ing) 0ut they ,t.te) 3ro/ direct

o0,er7.tion) th.t . tu0e2i5e p,ychic org.n exi,t, 0et-een the he.rt center .nd the thro.t center% I3

the 7it.2 3orce i, uie,cent in thi, org.n) there i, dre./2e,, ,2eep% I3 the 7it.2 3orce i, in /otion)

dre./, occur% In Ti0et.n Yog. .nd !ecret Doctrine,4 -e 3ind

By /ent.22y concentr.ting on the AH .nd recogni1ing e7ery pheno/en.2 thing to 0e in e,,ence 2i5e

3or/, re32ected in . /irror) -hich though .pp.rent) h.7e no re.2 exi,tence o3 the/,e27e,) one

co/prehend, the dre./%

In the 3urther de7e2op/ent o3 thi, exerci,e) the AH in the thro.t i, reduced to . red dot ho2ding the.-.rene,, in ,uch . -.y th.t the dre./ proce,, c.n 0e o0,er7ed ., i3 through . 2en,% To the Ti0et.n

yogi) .22 3or/, .re the expre,,ion, o3 the p2.y o3 /.yd 8the /.ni3e,t -or2d ,een ., i22u,ion 0ec.u,e

o3 it, tr.n,itory n.ture 9 .nd dre./ 3or/, .re neither /ore nor 2e,, 6re.26 th.n the 3or/, ,een in the

-.5ing ,t.te% #oncentr.ting hi, .-.rene,, in the /.nner de,cri0ed) he i, .02e to 6,ee6 -h.te7er

.,pect o3 the co,/ic proce,, he de,ire,) 3ro/ the 7ery ,/.22 to the 7ery gre.t) 3ro/ the .to/ic to the

g.2.ctic) 3ro/ the he22, to the Buddh. re.2/,% The god, in their 7.riou, he.7en,) the ,u33erer, in

their 7.riou, he22,) .22 ,ort, o3 ,entient 0eing, in .22 5ind, o3 ,itu.tion, 0eco/e 7i,i02e in the dre./

,t.te% To the en2ightened /ind) .22 the,e .re the ,tu33 th.t dre./, .re /.de o3% Thu,) the pheno/en.2

thing, o3 !.ng,.r.) the co,/ic d.nce in -hich the three 3orce, inter.ct to -e.7e the -e0 o3 e7ent,

on the 2oo/ o3 ti/e) h.7e .22 . dre./2i5e u.2ity) .re .22 product, o3 /.yd% (or) -.5ing or ,2eeping)

-e do not ,ee thing, ., they .re 0ut -.tch) in 0oth c.,e,) . ,ort o3 ,h.do- ,ho- proCected -ithin

the 0r.in either 0y ,en,e, ,ti/u2.ted 3ro/ out,ide 8-hen -e .re in the -.5ing ,t.te9 or 0y inner

e7ent,) ,pont.neou, .cti7itie, o3 the 0r.in) experienced ., dre./, 8-hen -e .re in the dre./ ,t.te9%

Much c.n 0e 2e.rned 3ro/ the Ti0et.n doctrine o3 the dre./ ,t.te) 0ut the te.ching i, .n integr.2

p.rt o3 the Yog. o3 the !ix Doctrine, .nd h., to 0e ,tudied in conCunction -ith the other 3i7e% A22

the,e Ti0et.n techniue, c.22 3or . good de.2 o3 he2p 3ro/ one -ho under,t.nd, the /ethod, .nd

they h.7e to 0e pr.cticed under ,peci.2 condition,% They .re ,uited to the 2.,t ph.,e o3 2i3e) -hen)

putting .,ide .22 /.teri.2 ent.ng2e/ent,) d-e22ing in ,o2itude .nd -ith ,ing2e/inded de7otion) the

pr.ctitioner ,et, out to re.ch tho,e high 2e7e2, o3 the W.y) in -hich he c.n 2e.7e the phy,ic.2 0ody)

,hedding it ., one -ou2d ,hed .n out-orn g.r/ent%

A ,i/i2.r .ppro.ch to the experi/ent.2 ,tudy o3 dre./, i, the one de,cri0ed 0y P% D% Ou,pen,5y)

-ho de7oted . -ho2e ch.pter to the ,u0Cect in . Ne- Mode2 o3 the "ni7er,e%4 Ou,pen,5y

di,co7ered hi, o-n /ethod o3 ret.ining .-.rene,, during the dre./ ,t.te% To do thi,) he 3ound it


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nece,,.ry to enter the h.23dre./ ,t.te) . condition -hich cou2d 0e induced 0y ho2ding in the /ind

,o/e de3inite i/.ge or thought -hi2e gr.du.22y .22o-ing one,e23 to ,in5 into ,2eep% The h.23dre./

,t.te -ou2d not co/e -ithout ,uch de3inite e33ort% Thi, i, in 2ine -ith the Ti0et.n pr.ctice th.t

e/ph.,i1e, concentr.tion either on the AH in the thro.t or on the red dot in th.t region%

Ou,pen,5y -., 7ery i/pre,,ed 0y the h.23dre./ ,t.te% He conc2uded th.t 6-ithout the,e h.23

dre./ ,t.te, no ,tudy o3 dre./, i, po,,i02e%6 But though the ,t.te, o33ered hi/ -h.t .ppe.red to 0e

. re2i.02e 5ey 0y /e.n, o3 -hich he cou2d enter the roo/ o3 dre./,) he -., .2,o ,u,piciou, o3 thi,po-er .nd ,o/e-h.t .3r.id o3 it% Hi, 3e.r .ro,e out o3 the o0,er7.tion th.t) i3 he .22o-ed the h.23

dre./ ,t.te, to t.5e their cour,e) they tended to encro.ch 0oth upon ,2eep .nd upon the -.5ing

,t.te%

It i, up to the ,tudent hi/,e23) 0y u,ing the .0o7e techniue,) to decide -hether or not it i, po,,i02e

3or hi/ to o0t.in . 5ey to the -or2d o3 dre./,% He /u,t .2,o decide -hether) 3or hi/) the pr.ctice i,

-orth-hi2e or 0ene3ici.2% In thi, -riter, opinion) /uch c.n 0e 2e.rned in the ,econd ,t.te o3

con,ciou,ne,,) 0ut in order to 2e.rn it one /u,t not on2y /.,ter ,o/e r.ther di33icu2t inner exerci,e,

h.7ing to do -ith the p2.cing o3 .-.rene,,) 0ut .2,o 2i0er.te one,e23 3ro/ . ho,t o3 preconcei7ed

ide., .0out the ,igni3ic.nce o3 dre./, i/po,ed on one, con,ciou,ne,, 0y the ,pecu2.tion, o3

p,ycho.n.2y,t,%

Dream (ategories

To .7oid in32uencing the dre./ content .22 theori1ing .0out the /e.ning o3 dre./, /u,t 0e

.7oided% On2y the ,i/p2e,t c2.,,i3ic.tion ,hou2d 0e u,ed% Ou,pen,5y) in the cour,e o3 hi, ,tudie,)

di7ided dre./, into three c.tegorie,% The,e do not i/po,e .ny ,tructure on dre./,) /ere2y /.5e it

e.,ier to recogni1e the/) 3or /o,t dre./, recur -ith /inor or /.Cor 7.ri.tion,

#.tegory 4 Non,en,e or ch.o, dre./,% The,e dre./, /.y 0e 7ery terri3ying or 7ery co/ic.2 0ut in

.22 c.,e, h.7e . 2.c5 o3 ,tructure th.t /.5e, the/ ,ee/ pecu2i.r2y ,en,e2e,,% They re,u2t 3ro/ ,o/e

phy,ic.2 condition% A dre./ o3 ,no- or ice /.y ,igni3y ,i/p2y th.t the 0ed c2othe, h.7e 3.22en o33%

Horrendou, dre./, o3 -itch 0urning, .nd con32.gr.tion, /.y .cco/p.ny o7erhe.ting o3 the 0ody

0y too /.ny co7ering,% P.nic dre./, 8 one i, ,tuc5 in . uic5,.nd) one i, ent.ng2ed in rope,)

,n.5e,) tropic.2 creeper,) etc% 9 c.n re,u2t 3ro/ nothing /ore th.n getting one, 3eet ent.ng2ed in the

,heet,% Dre./, o3 32ying) o3 ,udden in3inite 7i,t.,) 7.gue2y di,uieting 0ec.u,e o3 their 32uctu.ting

per,pecti7e) /.y 0e produced 0y /o/ent, o3 di11ine,, ., c.n the dre./ ,en,.tion o3 3.22ing%

#ho5ing dre./,) dre./, in -hich one trie, to cry out 0ut c.nnot) o3ten re,u2t 3ro/ . 02oc5.ge o3

the 0re.thing tu0e -ith ph2eg/ or ,.2i7.%

#.tegory ; Dre./ dr./.,% Dr./.tic dre./,) in -hich the dre./er t.5e, p.rt in . ,erie, o3

e,c.p.de, in . /ore or 2e,, order2y ,euence) .re 3.r /ore coherent th.n the non,en,e dre./,%

The,e dre./, .re .pp.rent2y . /.ni3e,t.tion o3 the -or5 o3 . cre.ti7e .rti,t th.t exi,t, in /.ny)

perh.p, in /o,t) peop2e 0ut -ho /.y not) 3or 7.riou, re.,on,) 0e .02e to /.ni3e,t in the -.5ing

,t.te% Arti,t,) -riter,) ,cienti,t, h.7e .22 experienced the -or5ing o3 thi, e2e/ent o3 their tot.2ity% Apicture) . ,tory) . ,o2ution to . ,cienti3ic pro02e/ ,pring, ,udden2y) 3u22y 3or/ed) into the /ind%

!o/ething h., e7ident2y 0een .t -or5 on the proCect 0ut th.t ,o/ething i, not .n e2e/ent o3 the

ordin.ry 8third9 ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,%

Thi, cre.ti7e 3.cu2ty) encountered in the ,econd ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) /.y i/p.rt in ,y/0o2ic.2

3or/ .n i/port.nt piece o3 in3or/.tion) 2i5e 'e5u2e, dre./ o3 the ,n.5e -ith it, t.i2 in it, /outh

th.t g.7e hi/ the c2ue to the cyc2ic ,tructure o3 0en1ene% More o3ten it te22, . ,tory o3 ,o/e 5ind in

-hich the dre./er per3or/, ,o/e ro2e th.t /.y 0e 7ery di33erent 3ro/ the ro2e, he p2.y, in 2i3e%

Ou,pen,5y) di,cu,,ing thi, type o3 dre./) co//ented on the ,5i22 o3 the dre./ .gent% It po,,e,,ed)

or .ppe.red to po,,e,,) c.p.citie, th.t he -., not .02e to u,e in the -.5ing ,t.te% It -., .n .rti,t

6extr.ordin.ri2y 7er,.ti2e in hi, 5no-2edge) c.p.citie, .nd t.2ent,%6 It -., not on2y . p2.y-right)producer .nd ,cene p.inter 0ut .2,o .n .ctori/per,on.tor% The 2.tter u.2ity i/pre,,ed Ou,pen,5y

0ec.u,e he h.d 7ery 2itt2e o3 th.t c.p.city -hen .-.5e% He h.d ne7er 0een .02e to i/it.te peop2e)


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!teiner) -ho con,tructed) on the 0.,i, o3 re7e2.tion dre./,) .n entire p,eudohi,tory o3 thing, p.,t

deri7ed) ., they expre,,ed it) 3ro/ the 6A5.,hic record,6 8,uppo,ed 6co,/ic record,6 o3 .22 th.t h.,

occurred9 -ith -hich they 3ir/2y 0e2ie7ed they h.d /.de cont.ct%=?

The 3ee2ing 8co//on to .22 re7e2.tion dre./,9 th.t ,o/e ,tupendou, ,ecret i, .0out to 0e re7e.2ed

i, .2,o o3ten experienced 0y peop2e -ho h.7e t.5en p,ychede2ic drug,% They ,t.nd tre/02ing on the

thre,ho2d ,c.rce2y d.ring to 2oo5 2e,t the re7e2.tion o7er-he2/ the/ entire2y% 6I 2oo5ed up)6 -rote

(it1 Hugh Lud2o- o3 one o3 hi, h.,hi,h experience,) 60ut /y eye,) unoppo,ed) e7ery /o/entpenetr.ted 3urther .nd 3urther into the i//en,ity) .nd I turned the/ do-n) 2e,t they ,hou2d

pre,ent2y intrude into the 3.t.2 ,p2endor, o3 the Gre.t Pre,ence%6; !uch i, the e/otion.2 tone th.t

3i22, the ,2eeper -ho experience, . re7e2.tion dre./) .nd it o3ten co/pe2, hi/ to endo- the

re7e2.tion -ith ,upern.tur.2 ,igni3ic.nce% Actu.22y) it /.y not 0e ,igni3ic.nt .t .22% Wi22i./ +./e,

thought he h.d recorded the u2ti/.te /y,tery under the in32uence o3 nitrou, oxide% On returning to

hi, nor/.2 ,t.te) he e.ger2y con,u2ted the p.per on -hich he h.d ,cr.-2ed the gre.t /e,,.ge% It

re.d

Hog./u,) Hig./ou,)

M.n i, po2yg./ou,%

Hig./ou,) Hog./ou,)Wo/.n i, /on.g./ou,%

Doe, thi, /e.n th.t re7e2.tion dre./, .re .2-.y, decepti7e) th.t de,pite their gr.ndeur .nd the

,en,e o3 .-e they in,pire they .re .ctu.22y ne7er /ore th.n e/pty 3.nt.,ie,< No gener.2 .n,-er c.n

0e gi7en to thi, ue,tion% It i, per/i,,i02e on2y to -.rn the tr.7e2er th.t he -ho enter, .nd exp2ore,

the ,econd roo/ /u,t interpret hi, experience, -ith c.ution% In the ,econd roo/ nothing c.n 0e

tru,ted% The 2ight i, di/) the p2.ce i, 3u22 o3 ,h.do-,) re7er0er.te, -ith echoe,) i, h.unted 0y

ph.nto/,) 3i22ed -ith -hi,per, .nd ru/or,% By .22 /e.n,) exp2ore it 0ut tre.t -ith c.ution -h.t you

3ind there%

$a&ing S#eep

The third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, i, experienced -hen /.n .-.5en, 3ro/ phy,ic.2 ,2eep .nd p2unge,

.t once into the condition c.22ed 6identi3ic.tion%6 Identi3ic.tion i, the e,,ence o3 the third ,t.te o3

con,ciou,ne,,% In thi, ,t.te) /.n h., no ,ep.r.te .-.rene,,% He i, 2o,t in -h.te7er he h.ppen, to 0e

doing) 3ee2ing) thin5ing% Bec.u,e he i, 2o,t) i//er,ed) not pre,ent in hi/,e23) thi, condition) the

third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,) i, re3erred to in the GurdCie33i.n ,y,te/ ., the ,t.te o3 6-.5ing ,2eep%6

M.n in thi, ,t.te i, de,cri0ed not ., the re.2 /.n 0ut ., . /.chine) -ithout inner unity) re.2 -i22 or

per/.nent I) .cted upon .nd /.nipu2.ted 0y extern.2 3orce, ., . puppet i, .cti7.ted 0y the

puppeteer%

(or /.ny peop2e) thi, concept o3 -.5ing ,2eep /.5e, no ,en,e .t .22% They 3ir/2y /.int.in th.t)

once they 6-.5e up)6 they .re re,pon,i02e 0eing,) /.,ter, o3 the/,e27e,) 3u22y con,ciou,) .nd th.t

.nyone -ho te22, the/ th.t they .re not i, . 3oo2 or . 2i.r% It i, .2/o,t i/po,,i02e to con7ince ,uchpeop2e th.t they .re decei7ing the/,e27e, 0ec.u,e) -hen . /.n i, to2d th.t he i, not re.22y

con,ciou,) . /ech.ni,/ i, .cti7.ted -ithin hi/ -hich .-.5en, hi/ 3or . /o/ent% He rep2ie,)

indign.nt2y) 6But I ./ 3u22y con,ciou,)6 .nd 0ec.u,e o3 thi, 6tric5 o3 N.ture6 ., Ou,pen,5y u,ed to

c.22 it) he doe, 0eco/e con,ciou, 3or . /o/ent% He /o7e, 3ro/ the third roo/ to the thre,ho2d o3

the 3ourth roo/) .n,-er, the ch.22enge) .nd .t once goe, to ,2eep .g.in) 3ir/2y con7inced th.t he i,

. 3u22y .-.5ened 0eing%

!o) in the Myth o3 the M.d 'ing) it /.5e, no di33erence ho- o3ten the 5ing, /ini,ter, te22 hi/ th.t

he i, 2i7ing in the ce22.r in,te.d o3 hi, p.2.ce% He -i22 rep2y) .nd re.22y 0e2ie7e hi, rep2y) th.t the

ce22.r i, hi, p.2.ce .nd th.t they .re the /.d one, 3or ,ugge,ting th.t it i, not%

It -., ex.ct2y thi, re.ction th.t P2.to de,cri0ed in hi, .ccount o3 the pri,oner, in the c.7e 8-hich i,.ctu.22y . 7.ri.nt o3 the Myth o3 the M.d 'ing9% !uppo,e) ,.y, P2.to in hi, Repu02ic 8Loe0 edition9)

th.t one o3 the pri,oner, in the c.7e) -ho,e on2y i/pre,,ion o3 re.2ity i, deri7ed 3ro/ -.tching


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,h.do-, on the -.22,) e,c.pe, into the -or2d out,ide% !uppo,e he i, o3 .n .2trui,tic di,po,ition .nd

return, to te22 the other pri,oner, o3 the 0right .nd 7.ried -or2d th.t 2ie, 0eyond their pri,on%

!uppo,e he .nnounce, th.t .22 thing, they h.7e e7er ,een .re /ere2y ,h.do-,% Wi22 they -e2co/e

th.t /e,,.ge< Not 2i5e2y&

There -i22 cert.in2y 0e 2.ughter .t hi, expen,e .nd it -i22 0e ,.id th.t the on2y re,u2t o3 hi, e,c.p.de

up there i, th.t he h., co/e 0.c5 -ith hi, eye,ight ruined% Mor.2 it, . 3oo2, g./e e7en to /.5e

the .tte/pt to go up .2o3t .nd ., 3or the 0u,y0ody -ho goe, in 3or .22 the 2i0er.ting .nd tr.n,2.tingto higher ,phere,) i3 e7er -e h.7e . ch.nce to c.tch .nd 5i22 hi/ -e -i22 cert.in2y t.5e it%

The 3.ct i, th.t /.n in the third ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, i, in . ,itu.tion 3ro/ -hich it i, h.rd to

e,c.pe% He doe, not recogni1e the ,t.te ., -.5ing ,2eep) doe, not under,t.nd the /e.ning o3

identi3ic.tion< I3 .nyone te22, hi/ th.t he i, not 3u22y con,ciou,) he rep2ie, th.t he i, con,ciou, .nd)

0y the 6tric5 o3 N.ture)6 0eco/e, con,ciou, 3or . /o/ent% He i, 2i5e . /.n ,urrounded 0y

di,torting /irror, -hich o33er hi/ .n i/.ge o3 hi/,e23 th.t in no -.y corre,pond, to re.2ity% I3 he i,

3.t) they te22 hi/ he i, ,2ender% I3 he i, o2d) they te22 hi/ he i, young% He i, 7ery h.ppy to 0e2ie7e the

/irror, 3or they ,.7e hi/ 3ro/ th.t h.rde,t o3 .22 t.,5,) the ,trugg2e to 5no- hi/,e23 ., here.22y i,%

(urther/ore) thi, ,2eeping /.n i, ,urrounded 0y other ,2eeping peop2e .nd the -ho2e cu2ture in

-hich he 2i7e, ,er7e, to perpetu.te th.t ,t.te o3 ,2eep% It, ethic,) /or.2ity) 7.2ue ,y,te/, .re .22

0.,ed on the ide. th.t it i, 2.-3u2 .nd de,ir.02e 3or /.n to ,pend hi, 2i3e in the third roo/ r.ther

th.n in . ,trugg2e to enter the 3ourth% Te.ching, th.t exhort /en to .-.5en) to .dopt . ,y,te/ o3

7.2ue, 0.,ed on 2e7e2, o3 0eing r.ther th.n /.teri.2 po,,e,,ion, .re di,tru,ted% Theoretic.22y) in the

"nited !t.te, .t 2e.,t) -h.t .re 2oo,e2y c.22ed 6,piritu.2 7.2ue,6 .re .ccepted ., 7.2id) 0ut pr.ctic.22y

they do not c.rry /uch -eight%

Se#%3transcendence

A /.n, ch.nce o3 .tt.ining the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, depend, on -hether or not he h.,

experienced thi, ,t.te% I3 he doe, not e7en 5no- it exi,t,) he -i22 not 2ong 3or it .ny /ore th.n . 0ird

0orn .nd r.i,ed in c.pti7ity c.n 5no- -h.t 3reedo/ i, 2i5e or 2ong 3or 3reedo/% M.n c.n) .nd 3ro/

ti/e to ti/e doe,) experience the 3ourth ,t.te ., . re,u2t o3 ,o/e re2igiou, e/otion) under the

in32uence o3 . -or5 o3 .rt) in the r.pture o3 ,exu.2 2o7e or in ,itu.tion, o3 gre.t d.nger .nd

di33icu2ty% In the,e circu/,t.nce, it i, ,.id th.t he 6re/e/0er, hi/,e23%6 Thi, ter/ i, not entire2y

de,cripti7e o3 the 3ourth ,t.te 0ut it i, the 0e,t .7.i2.02e% !e23re/e/0ering i, . cert.in ,ep.r.tion o3

.-.rene,, 3ro/ -h.te7er . /.n h.ppen, to 0e doing) thin5ing) 3ee2ing% It i, ,y/0o2i1ed 0y . t-o

he.ded .rro- ,ugge,ting dou02e .-.rene,,% There i, .ctor .nd o0,er7er) there i, .n o0Cecti7e

.-.rene,, o3 ,e23% There i, . 3ee2ing o3 0eing out,ide o3) ,ep.r.ted 3ro/) the con3ine, o3 the phy,ic.2

0ody there i, . ,en,e o3 det.ch/ent) . ,t.te o3 nonidenti3ic.tion% (or identi3ic.tion .nd ,e23

re/e/0ering c.n no /ore exi,t together th.n . roo/ c.n ,i/u2t.neou,2y 0e i22u/in.ted .nd d.r5%

One exc2ude, the other%

!e7er.2 ch.r.cteri,tic, o3 the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, h.7e 0een de,cri0ed 0y A% M.,2o- in .ch.pter entit2ed 6Pe.5 Experience, ., Acute Identity Experience,%6 He e/ph.,i1e, the p.r.doxic.2

u.2ity o3 thi, ,t.te 6The gre.te,t .tt.in/ent o3 identity) .utono/y or ,e23hood i, it,e23

,i/u2t.neou,2y . tr.n,cending o3 it,e23) . going 0eyond .nd .0o7e ,e23hood% The per,on c.n then

0eco/e re2.ti7e2y ego2e,,%6 =@

One ,t.te/ent in thi, ch.pter 0y M.,2o- c.22, 3or ,o/e e2.0or.tion 6Pe.5, .re not p2.nned or

0rought .0out 0y de,ign they h.ppen%6 Thi, /.y 0e per3ect2y true) 0ut doe, not h.7e to 0e% The

-ho2e pr.ctice o3 #re.ti7e P,ycho2ogy i, 0.,ed on the hypothe,i, th.t /.n c.n ch.nge hi, 2e7e2 o3

0eing through intention.2 e33ort proper2y guided .nd per,i,tent2y exerted% A, . re,u2t o3 thi, e33ort)

he -i22 .tt.in the 3ourth ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,, 8rough2y corre,ponding to M.,2o-, pe.5

experience9 -ith incre.,ing 3reuency% He -i22 .2,o get g2i/p,e, o3 the 3i3th ,t.te o3 con,ciou,ne,,%The di33erence 0et-een experiencing the,e ,t.te, 0y .ccident .nd inducing the/ de2i0er.te2y i, 2i5e

th.t 0et-een 3inding /oney in the ,treet .nd e.rning it 0y the ,-e.t o3 one, 0ro-% One /.y 3ind


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/oney no- .nd then) 0ut it i, not .n e7ent to 0e re2ied upon% In the ,./e -.y) ,o/e drug

experience, /.y produce . ,t.te .5in to ,e23re/e/0ering .nd gener.te -h.t B.ude2.ire c.22ed

6The T.,te o3 the In3inite%6 There .re ,e7er.2 -.y, o3 getting g2i/p,e, o3 the interior o3 the 3ourth

roo/ or e7en the 3i3th -hich . per,on /.y ,tu/02e upon /ore or 2e,, .ccident.22y% Thi, i, not .t .22

the ,./e thing ., 3inding the 5ey .nd un2oc5ing the,e ch./0er,% (or thi,) 0oth e33ort .nd

5no-2edge .re reuired%

Once . /.n 5no-, th.t the 3ourth roo/ exi,t,) he re.che, . p.rting o3 -.y, ,o 3.r ., hi, 2i3e i,concerned% He c.n either try to 3orget .22 .0out the 3ourth roo/) 0eh.7e ., i3 it doe, not exi,t) 2.p,e

.g.in into the ,t.te o3 tot.2 identi3ic.tion) or he c.n decide to p2.y the M.,ter G./e .nd ,et .0out

2oo5ing 3or ,o/eone to te.ch hi/ the techniue% T-o 3.ctor, -i22 in32uence hi, deci,ion the

inten,ity o3 hi, di,2i5e o3 ,2eep .nd the inten,ity o3 hi, 2onging 3or re.2 .-.5ening% The,e .re the

,tic5 .nd the c.rrot -hich 0et-een the/ get the don5ey /o7ing% The ,trugg2e to un2oc5 .nd enter

the 3ourth roo/ .nd) h.7ing entered it) to re/.in there) i, . t.,5 ,o di33icu2t under the condition, o3

/odern 2i3e th.t 3e- undert.5e it .nd e7en 3e-er ,ucceed% It /.y -e22 0e th.t e7en the .ppetite 3or

thi, .d7enture i, gr.du.22y di,.ppe.ring 3ro/ the p,yche o3 /.n% In thi, re,pect) the -ord, o3

Niet1,che in Thu, !p.5e *.r.thu,tr. /.y 0e re2e7.nt

A2.,& there co/e, the ti/e -hen /.n -i22 no 2onger 2.unch the .rro- o3 hi, 2onging 0eyond/.n% % % %

Lo& I ,ho- you the 2.,t /.n%

The e.rth h., 0eco/e ,/.22 .nd on it hop, the 2.,t /.n -ho /.5e, e7erything ,/.22% Hi, ,pecie, i,

iner.dic.02e 2i5e the ground 32e. the 2.,t /.n 2i7e, 2onge,t%

It /.y 0e .,5ed .t thi, point -hy ,hou2d one /.5e gre.t e33ort, to enter the 3ourth roo/ -hen

thing, h.7e 0een /.de ,o e.,y .nd p2e.,.nt in the third roo/% (or there i, no dou0t .0out it -e o3

the ,oc.22ed .d7.nced n.tion, 2i7e) on the -ho2e) 2i5e 5ing,% Better th.n 5ing,% Not .22 the -e.2th o3

#roe,u, cou2d h.7e 0rought hi/ e7en ,o co//onp2.ce .n experience ., . 32ight through the .ir) nor

did .22 the riche, o3 Egypt ,u33ice to gi7e #2eop.tr. 3reedo/ 3ro/ the p.ng, o3 chi2d0irth% The gre.t

one, o3 .ntiuity -ere ., prone to pe,ti2ence ., the /e.ne,t o3 their ,2.7e,% E7en 3or the rich) 2i3e

-., d.ngerou, .nd unco/3ort.02e% (or the poor) it -., one 2ong ,trugg2e to 5eep 0ody .nd ,ou2

together%

Thing, .re 7ery di33erent no-% W.tched o7er 3ro/ cr.d2e to gr.7e 0y . p.tern.2i,tic go7ern/ent)

protected 3ro/ o7er-or5 0y union,) 3ro/ hunger 0y the 0ounty o3 . ,cienti3ic .gricu2ture) 3ro/

pe,ti2ence 0y .n .rt o3 /edicine ,o .d7.nced th.t .22 the gre.t p2.gue, o3 .ntiuity h.7e 0een

conuered) ,oothed 0y tr.nui2i1er, or ,ti/u2.ted 0y .ntidepre,,.nt,) perpetu.22y hypnoti1ed 0y the

unending circu,e, o33ered 0y te2e7i,ion) r.dio) the /o7ie,) -hy ,hou2d -e .,5 3or /ore< When the

third roo/ i, co/3ort.02e) ,.3e .nd 3u22 o3 de2ight,) -hy ,hou2d -e ,tri7e to .,cend to the 3ourth4

8Appendix D9 or ., ArCun. ,.id to 'ri,hn. 6The /ind i, re,t2e,,) tur0u2ent) po-er3u2 .nd o0,tin.te%

I dee/ it ., di33icu2t to contro2 ., the -ind%6 >;

There i, nothing dr./.tic or heroic .0out the ,trugg2e -ith the noi,e /.chine% Re,u2t, .re o0t.ined

0y the repetition o3 ,/.22 e33ort,) 2i5e drop, o3 -.ter -e.ring .-.y ,tone% Be3ore the,e e33ort, c.n

0e /.de) the ,tudent /u,t h.7e .n inner con7iction th.t the d.ydre./, .nd i/.gin.ry con7er,.tion,

re.22y .re u,e2e,,) unpro3it.02e) .nd) .t ti/e,) do-nright d.ngerou,% On2y -hen he h., .cuired .

t.,te 3or the inner ,i2ence .nd . corre,ponding di,t.,te 3or the inner noi,e c.n hi, e33ort, .tt.in .

2e7e2 o3 inten,ity th.t produce, . re.2 ch.nge% He /u,t re.2i1e) not Cu,t inte22ectu.22y 0ut .2,o

e/otion.22y) th.t the ,tre./ o3 d.ydre./, occupying hi, /ind i, . ,y/pto/ o3 the ,t.te o3 -.5ing,2eep) o3 exi,tence in the third roo/) . -or2d o3 unre.2ity .nd i22u,ion% I3 he -i,he, to e/erge 3ro/

the third roo/) he /u,t ,.cri3ice hi, d.ydre./, ho-e7er .ttr.cti7e or h.r/2e,, the,e dre./, /.y

.ppe.r%

A/areness and Attention

The pr.ctice o3 ,i/p2e .-.rene,, i, i/po,,i02e -ithout contro2 o3 .ttention% Attention i, to

.-.rene,, ., the oi2 in . 2./p i, to it, 32./e% Whi2e there i, oi2 in the 2./p) the 32./e per,i,t,% Once

the oi2 i, exh.u,ted) the 32./e goe, out% #ontro2 o3 .ttention i, the one 3unction th.t /.n po,,e,,e,

-hich /.y 0e ,.id to con3er on hi/ . cert.in ./ount o3 3ree -i22% He c.n 6direct hi, .ttention%6 But

hi, po-er to do thi, depend, upon hi, po,,e,,ing . cert.in 5ind o3 energy the ,upp2y o3 -hich i,

2i/ited% E.ch d.y) on .-.5ening) he h., Cu,t ,o /uch o3 thi, energy) ., . 0.ttery) .3ter 0eingch.rged) cont.in, Cu,t ,o /uch e2ectric.2 potenti.2% Hi, inner -or5 e.ch d.y depend, on the

con,er7.tion o3 thi, energy% Once it h., 0een ,u.ndered) it i, h.rd to rep2.ce%

A /.n, 2e7e2 o3 con,ciou,ne,, c.n 0e /e.,ured 0y the 3reedo/ o3 hi, .ttention% In the ,t.te o3

identi3ic.tion he h., no 63reedo/ to .ttend%6 He thin5, he h.,) 0ut thi, i, one o3 the i22u,ion, -hich

thi, ,t.te i/po,e,% Actu.22y) he i, . ,2.7e to -h.te7er ,ti/u2u, h.ppen, to h.7e t.5en hi, 3.ncy% 6I

cou2d not put the 0oo5 do-n%6 6I cou2d not t.5e /y eye, o33 the g./e%6 6I -., .0,o2ute2y i//er,ed

in -h.t I -., doing%6 In the,e .nd count2e,, other phr.,e, peop2e de,cri0e the condition o3

identi3ic.tion .nd the 2o,, o3 3reedo/ to .ttend -hich it i/po,e,% A ,ight thri22ing or ,pect.cu2.r) .

,tory re.2 or i/.gin.ry) h., t.5en our 3.ncy .nd ,-.22o-ed u, in the proce,,% Our inner ,p.ce i,

tot.22y occupied -ith the ,u0Cect /.tter .0out -hich -e .re re.ding) the ,pect.c2e -e .re -.tching%

There i, nothing in the 2e.,t 0it 7o2unt.ry .0out thi, 3or/ o3 .ttention% We .re c.ught up 2i5e 32ie, in

. ,pider, -e0) /.nipu2.ted) directed) ench.ined% Loo5 .t the 3.ce, o3 peop2e .t the r.ce tr.c5) .

0.,e0.22 g./e) . 0u223ight) . pri1e3ight) .ny ,pect.c2e o3 . 32./0oy.nt or 0rut.2 5ind% There i,


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0oo5 exi,t,% He i, .-.re o3 the roo/ in -hich he i, ,itting) o3 hi/,e23 ., one o3 the o0Cect, in th.t

roo/) o3 hi, 6inner ,p.ce6 .nd o3 hi, outer ,p.ce) roo/) hou,e) ,urrounding,) p2.net,) ,un,) not in

,peci3ic det.i2, 0ut ., . tot.2ity) ., . pre,ence% In thi, ,t.te) the ,e23 i, not ,ep.r.te .nd the .ttention)

though directed to -h.te7er the t.,5 in h.nd) i, .t the ,./e ti/e 32exi02e .nd open) not rigid .nd

n.rro-%

Thi, ,en,ing o3 the ,e23 ., not ,e23 0ut /ere2y ., one o3 the o0Cect, o3 the en7iron/ent re/o7e, .t

one ,tro5e .22 3e.r,) .22 ten,ion,) .22 .nxietie,% A condition o3 0uoy.ncy .nd e.,e) . de2ight3u2.t.r.xi.) 3.22, to the 2ot o3 one in -ho/ ,uch . condition h., 0een induced% He i, in h.r/ony -ith

Too 8the unconditioned) unn./.02e ,ource o3 .22 re.2ity9% Hi, -or5) 2i5e th.t o3 Prince Hui,

.d/ir.02e coo5) per3ect2y .ccord, -ith etern.2 princip2e, .nd .ccording2y ,ho-, . rhyth/) .n inner

0.2.nce% No-here i, there i/p.tience or di,h.r/ony% The 3.ce -hich) in . ,t.te o3 identi3ic.tion) i,

either ten,e or ,tupid) no- -e.r, the c.2/) -ithdr.-n .ir th.t one o0,er7e, in the 3e.ture, o3

/edit.ting Bodhi,.tt7.,% In ,uch . one i, e/0odied th.t condition ,o .pt2y de,cri0ed 0y the *en

p.tri.rch

Wh.t 2i3e c.n co/p.re -ith thi,& !itting .2one .t the -indo- I -.tch the 32o-er, 02oo/) the 2e.7e,

3.22) the ,e.,on, co/e .nd go>=

In .rt thi, condition i, depicted in cert.in 2.nd,c.pe, 0y the #hine,e /.,ter,) e,peci.22y M. Yu.n%

A/ong to-ering pe.5, .nd /i,ty 7.22ey, the tiny tr.7e2er -end, hi, -.y) in,igni3ic.nt ., . gn.t%

But he doe, not 0other .0out ,igni3ic.nce or in,igni3ic.nce% He doe, not ,.y) 6Ho- tiny ./ I) ho-

gre.t i, the -or2d%6 !uch ,t.te/ent, /ere2y ent.ng2e hi/ in the -e0 o3 du.2i,/% Hi, inner ,p.ce .nd

outer ,p.ce .re h.r/oni1ed% Roc5,) tree,) /i,t .re not ,ep.r.te 3ro/ 6I%6 There i,) in,te.d) . unity) .

6,uchne,,6 -hich goe, 0eyond 6I6 .nd not 6I%6

Thi, 2i7ing in h.r/ony -ith Too) thi, inner 3reedo/) i, not .tt.ined -ithout 2ong .nd c.re3u2

tr.ining% It i, . ,t.te o3 phy,io2ogic.2 .nd p,ycho2ogic.2 euipoi,e) ,ee/ing2y e33ort2e,,) 0ut

/.int.ined 0y . -.tch3u2ne,, ., re.2 ., th.t -hich en.02e, the tightrope -.25er to /.int.in hi,

0.2.nce high .0o7e the he.d, o3 the cro-d% There i, no ten,ion in thi, -.tch3u2ne,,% It i, 32exi02e)

per7.,i7e) .n in7i,i02e ,hie2d) .n in,tru/ent th.t c.tche, .nd ho2d, i/pre,,ion, 0e3ore the,ei/pre,,ion, c.n ,et the inner /.chinery in /otion%

A/areness and Impressions

Gener.2i1ed .ttention ,ep.r.ted 3ro/ the ego o33er, to one -ho e/p2oy, it the po-er o3 choice o3

i/pre,,ion,% He -ho h., . -.tch/.n .t the g.te c.n ,crutini1e .22 -ho try to enter) c.n recei7e the

i/pre,,ion, he choo,e, .nd reCect the re,t% There i, no other .rt /ore i/port.nt th.n the .rt o3

recei7ing i/pre,,ion,) 3or . /.n, i/pre,,ion, .re ., /uch . 3ood ., hi, d.i2y 0re.d% Depri7ed o3

i/pre,,ion,) . per,on ,oon 0eco/e, der.nged) hi, /ent.2 -or2d 0eco/e, di,org.ni1ed) he ,u33er,

3ro/ de2u,ion, .nd h.22ucin.tion,) ., the -or5 o3 Don.2d O% He00>> .nd o3 +ohn Li22y h., c2e.r2y

pro7ed% Le,, -e22 under,tood i, the e33ect o3 the 6/.2.0,orption6 o3 i/pre,,ion,) the e33ect on the

6dige,tion6 o3 i/pre,,ion, o3 di33erent 2e7e2, o3 .ttention) the poi,onou, .ction o3 cert.in type, o3i/pre,,ion, .nd the nouri,hing e33ect o3 other,%

A, 3.r ., i/pre,,ion, .re concerned) /.n, in,tinct, ,ee/ to gi7e hi/ 2itt2e guid.nce% A co- or .

hor,e gr.1ing in . /e.do- i, gener.22y -.rned 0y in,tinct to .7oid poi,onou, p2.nt,) 0ut . /.n)

-ho,e i/pre,,ion, .re Cu,t ., /uch . 3ood ., hi, 0re.d) ,ho-, no ,uch di,cri/in.tion% On the

contr.ry) he -i22 o3ten de2i0er.te2y ,ee5 poi,onou, i/pre,,ion,) co/pe22ed 0y ,o/e per7er,e

i/pu2,e to degr.de hi, o-n inner

the master game by robert s. de ropp

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