Thanks, guys, for all your references and explanations.
I am still going through your references and thinking through your explanations.
I made a confession here that I seem to be always in my messages here, at least in some hidden corner, after what I call the mundane chores of life, like cooking, and eating, and other physiologically vital functions and activities, for example, keeping the house clean and raising crops and livestocks: how to bring in the arcane disciplines or theories or practices, like in our present concern, meditation drugs, to the assistance of the mundane life and world.
You see, I seem to be always seeing life in a dichotomy, such as the mundane vs the arcane, the dismal vs the ideal, the drab vs the garb (not a very good figure, I admit), and now I think I have come across what to me is possibly a happy insight, another aspect of the dichotomy of life, namely, the creational vs the recreational.
Okay, here is what I think would be the bonanza of meditation drugs, then meditation would be recreational and of course educational in regard to mystical orientation of human existence.
At present the way I see it, meditation is not recreational: for its physical discomfort and long hours discipline of inactivity or boring efforts to arrive at calming and quieting the mind, it certainly is not recreational.
No, I am not into recreational drugs, but I don't mind recreational meditation from drugs which are over the counter -- therefore legal and safe, of course as usual in moderated amounts. And recreation is enjoyable, so let's have it even with meditation by over the counter drugs. -- Susma
It is not meant to belittle such experiences and say that they have no significance or no value. But as with taking LSD or seeing a good motion picture, they quickly pass into memories. And once past, in a very short time one's old mood changes, petty jealousies, conceits, and irritations are back just as strong and as frequent as ever. If there has been no true and lasting personality change, then Buddhist meditation has fallen short of its intended goal. -- Free
The creational life is what's keeping the physiology working as best as possible and under the most comfortable circumstances, and everything connected in furtherance and in improvement of the creational life, like civil engineering, insecticides, microwave cooking, and yes, of course, bringing liberty and democracy to Iraq and other Islamic societies which are still medievally monarchical, and also into other politically backward and obsolete countries without an enlightened democratic system.
The recreational life on the other side is anything not into strictly or contributively in a substantive manner, creational life; but essentially and in the last analysis for fun, pleasure, relaxation, thrill, amusement, entertainment, pastime.
And what are some samples of the recreational life? Why, what else, but recreational drugs. Then also basically religion and philosophy, at least until they can contribute something concrete to the quicker, easier, surer, and safer achievement of the mundane, dismal, drab, but creational routines and chores and vicissitudes of the physiologically grounded life.
I have been going through the references and the explanations you guys generously provided me; so far meditation drugs are still from my reading and thinking and evaluating to this point, they are more or almost exclusively into the recreational life, and relevant to people who can afford to take up a recreational life, as prescinded from the creational life, or people who prefer the recreational life at the risk of their creational life and often on the expense of people who are into creational life.
Do you notice that for every guy into a predominantly recreational life, like religious theoreticians, for example, Buddha and Buddhist teachers, and philosophy professionals and mentors, there are many, innumerable creational folks into their support, namely, the support of these guys who are predominantly into the luxury of recreational engrossments.
Susma