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Highlights From The Comments On Jhanas

Scott Alexander summarizes comments debating the reality and implications of jhanas, a meditative state of extreme bliss.

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Oct 31, 2022 7,250 words 93 likes 362 comments Listen · 43 min Read Read
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Highlights From The Comments On PNSE

Scott Alexander examines skeptical and supportive comments on claims of enlightenment, arguing that evidence for such states is comparable to other accepted mental phenomena.

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Oct 24, 2019 3,097 words 0 likes 165 comments Listen · 22 min Read Read
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Universal Love, Said The Cactus Person

A fictional DMT trip where the narrator tries to prove the reality of entities by asking them to factor a number, but receives cryptic responses about love and joy instead.

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Apr 21, 2015 2,950 words 0 likes 470 comments Read Read
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