In todays generation there is just about every type of chemical for every type of feeling, emotion or problem! For a dullness of the senses we have alcohol, for stimulus of certain receptors in the brain we have medication such as Adderall, for depression or anxiety we have xanax and other benzodiazepines, for pain we have painkillers like oxycodone and T3's, for spiritual experiences we have LSD, mushrooms, DMT, just to name a few or for heightened sense of life we have marijuana. Natural or synthetically made ultimately we are relying on an external source for all these experiences and phenomena.
You must understand that anything that comes externally and not from within ultimately will not bring you any closer the phenomena that is life and the possibilities that it comes with, all it can do is draw you further away from your natural self. Even though today we might know that there are THC receptors within the brain, this does not mean we were "meant" to consume marijuana. I am not saying that there are no benefits to certain substances, but is it not true that our bodies are the biggest chemical factories known to man. Science tells us that every emotion and feeling has a chemical basis to it, that is why we are mentally being manipulated through many sources. The more we become dependent on these chemicals and external sources of joy, happiness the more we are become distant from our natural abilities to be like this.
Remember when we were young, just happy for no reason at all as children, unbothered by anything; should we not be becoming happier as we age? But just the opposite is happening now as we are aging. We must ask ourselves why this might be. There are many factors which contribute to this which include: culture, influence, conditioning, environment and substance abuse. Naturally came into this world blissed out and slowly through time we have become less and less happy unfortunately due to us overlooking certain things in life. Nonetheless we should not allow this to determine how we live presently. It is never to late to make a change, as long as there is a will to change for something better there is always hope.
Depression and anxiety. Is this natural? The answer is no. Lets take a look at why. Today we are led to believe that this is the inevitable truth that we all must encounter to some degree. Even though for many this is what happens because of how life is structured today, bills to pay, social pressure, and expectations. This does not have to be the reality of your experience. You are the creator of every experience within yourself, it is how your intemperate and choose to react to your external environment.
EXAMPLE 1 -- somebody might call you ugly and you can feel hurt and sad that this happened. But when you take a second to thing about this. Who are they to tell you what you look like? Also, who are they even to pass judgments upon you? If anything they are ugly for uttering such words. Obviously their insecurities are projected on others. So do not feed into others negativity. If anything pity them for being like this.
EXMAPLE 2 - you might be anxious about your physical appearance. Firstly, this was out of your control as you were born into this world. Secondly, our views on what we consider beautiful in one part of the world might be different in another. Lastly, do not allow our supposed views on what we should be like determine how you feel about yourself. You must understand that what is going on inside your head is only your psychological drama. Other people are not thinking about what is in your head. You are the one creating it.
EXAMPLE 3 - you might be depressed because of the passing of a loved one, but this is the natural process of life. Inevitably we are all doing to go one day, just as we came here we are all leaving. Even thought the passing of humans is unfortunate and very sad at times, we must understand that they would want us to be happy. So with respect to that we should always honor it. You cannot drown yourself in your self created thoughts everyday, you must overcome and move on for it is not reality anymore it is a past event. I understand that this can sound cold at times, but it is of the utmost importance that we remember and cherish our loved one for all of the GOOD times and memories we shared and nothing less.
As you have noticed every problem has a solution which was handled thorough observation, evaluation and then practice. All of these emotions and feelings are self inflicted, ultimately your thoughts and feelings turn against you. You are the creator of your experience regardless of outside influence, you must understand this. There is no pill or substance in the world which can fix this for you. You might find temporary relief from a certain substance but you are not going to the root cause of the problem and addressing it. Xanax for example suppresses certain receptors in the brain causing you to not feel anymore and ultimately go to sleep. This isn't curing your depression or anxiety, it is just temporarily numbing your senses and causing damage to your brain. Many people who consume psychoactive substances such as LSD and mushrooms report that if they take a Xanax while on a trip this rids them of the experience they are having. Through science we have learned that taking mushrooms and LSD, increases activity inside the brain and connects regions that previously haven't been since childhood. So we must ask ourselves what are these prescription medications that are prescribed by medical practitioners actually doing to our brains and bodies when we are
sober. I urge all of you to independently do your research and educate yourselves and most importantly use your given gift of logic, reasoning, and discernment.
