Crazy Realization

Last night I was wishing I could do acid, and since I didn't have any, I went on the interweb to read peoples' fascinating acid stories. After filling my head with philosophical thoughts, I proceeded to go to bed with my ipod. This is where the real fun began. I went through tons of subjects in my mind, like Fear being the true opposite of Love, the duality in all things, humanity's collective consciousness, etc. But it was when I stopped thinking about anything that the TRUE epiphany came. I was listening to my ipod (a mix by Faskil - fantastic DJ) and I thought very simply, "it's crazy how there are so many individual instruments playing, but they're all composed of one single wave..." and then BLAM!!! It was like a nuclear explosion in my head. The realization of my thought was so intense that it brought tears to my eyes. It was,

"That's how God does it..."

If the universe is entirely composed of vibrations, then a single "speaker" (of limitless diameter, of course) should be capable of representing an entire universe, and every object within it. God must be the "force" behind this (or these) massive speaker(s). He's the DJ that plays the music that is the universe.

Reading this now it sounds kind of flimsy, even to me. For all I know this could just be a ridiculous concept brought on by my own fascination with music and my intense curiousity.

But I do know one thing for sure. I've only ever felt that incredible explosion of understanding and beauty twice before. Once was when I made my first song, and the other was when I listened to music on L (Golddiggers - Hyped to Death). It may be different for everyone else, but that's what my God is.

I strongly encourage anyone that reads this to give thought to what their God is, and hopefully my story will help you in some small way.

 

hell yeah. that made my night. you should be proud of yourself

 

^_^

Your trip stories were actually some of the ones I was reading. You have a fantastic mind.

 

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dude awesome, that explains it really well through my medium, makes more sense to me

 

man thats a pretty good thought (i really liked it), but still honestly, to me when somebody even mentions the word god or anything like that i just think of the great george carlin line that goes along the lines of "everybody has such a differnt conception of what god or the great creator or what ever is that, you have to think if were all praying to a differnt god, somebody has to be wrong. could it be, everybody". i guess its just my knee-jerk athiest reaction, but to me, i will never be able to believe in any form of a god no matter what anybody says.

 

aum is the tone of god

 

a religous experience without drugs? truelly amazing

iv had epiphanies without being directly hi from drugs, but when smoking chronically. all the ephiphanies fade off into a set of inderect beleifs that i cant pull together myself. so i end up with a set of beleifs which im unsure and unaware of. perhaps. im really not to sure.

 

Yep. And it never ceases to put one in their place when it's observed and carried.

 

I must have problems with my hearing.

 

man, U R A hero!! lol

 

is it the word "god" you don't like? I don't really like god the word, either. when an atheist hears the word "god," the knee-jerk mental reaction is very similar to that of a christian hearing the word "atheist." I wonder how much theists and atheists would agree if they dropped the terminology and labels and spoke their own personal observations without the sensitive words, if that's even possible

 

I strongly agree. Peoples' reactions to the concept of "God" have been tempered by years of listening to other people about it. What you have to do is give up every notion you have (or have ever had) about God, and simply allow itself to re-form naturally in your mind. What you'll find will not only be "right," it will also be your own. And this is more rewarding than anything anyone else could tell you.

 

:cheers2:

 

That's a beautiful way of thinking about the universe. I'm gonna mentally file that under "things to contemplate when tripping".

 

When I gave up preconceived notions my mind naturally remained free of anything I would call "God."

 

And what about anything you wouldn't call God?

 

It hasn't remained empty of anything I wouldn't call god,

but then again i really have not attempted to call it anything.

 

That's a healthy way of coming to terms with existance, truly. I prefer the word God only out of personal taste, but there are many other names for the essence, the fabric of reality, that seem to only further confusion. My favorite take on God is that from the Tao Te Ching :
"Those who know don't talk. Those who talk don't know. Close your mouth, block off your senses, blunt your sharpness, untie your knots, soften your glare, settle your dust. This is the primal identity. Be like the Tao. It can't be approached or withdrawn from, benefited or harmed, honored or brought into disgrace. It gives itself up continually. That is why it endures."
God Bless -

 

I can dig it. My only issue with the term God is the widespread use as defining a seperate personified being... I think as a pointer to this essence it has a tendency to misdirect the mind.

To be fair tho, my conception of what the word God generally represents is largely Judeo/Christian....


..That is one of my favorite chapters of the tao te ching... I think this bit sums up the futility of describing whats gotta be cultivated and experienced:

The tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named
is not the eternal Name.