2006-09-11 13:38:18 · 10 answers · asked by L7 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I've known many people who don't have a drive to pursue an altered state of consciousness, unless you mean, say, watching a movie, which is routine and cannot, in a relative light, be called an altered state any more than sleep. Sleep is altered from the daytime consciousness, but would not merit the expression "altered state." If that counted in your definition then we could say that everyone pursues it because we must sleep to survive. No, you can only mean drugs, or maybe religion, but the latter would be rather absurd because we all known man has a need to assert meaning in life. As far as drug use or other means of experiencing hallucination and delusion, this has been very closely linked to neurological imbalances. However if you want to interpret those imbalance as originating within "free will" then that inborn pursuit would be a response to hyperactivity in the brain that is at odds with society and it can be either calmed or stimulated with the use of antidepressants (uppers like cocaine) or depressants (downers like marijuana, alcohol).
2006-09-11 13:46:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An altered state of consciousness isn't learned it is achieved. It's an individual experience, unique to all who wish to achieve it. Everything i have witnessed during these states, although similar to other peoples experiences i.e distortion of sound, colors etc have been unique to me, experiences that i will never ever read in any book. We pursue it even though it is a natural evolution that is denied to us by Governments, so it must be part of a natural urge....
2006-09-11 13:47:06 · answer #2 · answered by Angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you mean is a higher state of consciousness. It is normal and natural to pursue enlightenment.
2006-09-11 13:40:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How many kinds of knowledges are there, and how and where are the stange methods and places by which these terrible and wonderfull things accessed? We want to know, is all.....
2006-09-11 13:54:44 · answer #4 · answered by Albatross 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mind is easily bored and wants new form of stimuli.
2006-09-11 13:48:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to discover our unlimited potential we have to warp our reality enough to discover ourselves. as another poster said, enlightenment lets us percieve ourselves in a different light, a higher state.
2006-09-11 13:49:00 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BECAUSE LIFE IS A PARTY,,,,,,STOP HAVING A GOOD TIME AND YOU MAY AS WELL BE DEAD
2006-09-11 13:39:55 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. Biker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
curiosity killed the cat
2006-09-11 13:39:44 · answer #8 · answered by Hank 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone wants what they don't have.
2006-09-11 13:43:34 · answer #9 · answered by UNknowN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummmmmmm we don't.
2006-09-11 13:40:12 · answer #10 · answered by Roger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋