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Originally Posted by Vulcan
How can I tell it's a real experience and not something concocted by the mind or outside influence, is another good question and something I pondered when I first got into this. I first had to accept some trust with the practioners and listened for a while to see if the people involved were honest, didn't have a hidden agenda, and weren't idiots, offering some mumbo jumbo I didn't really need. The results of what I do is very individual although I do enjoy others inspiration, which can come from anywhere, even this thread makes me fell good. Today, it comes down to, I like the experience, with few strings attached.
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The human mind being vulnerable to believing things that aren't in reality true isn't limited to people who have a hidden agenda, idiots and that sort, so that a group lacks those qualities doesn't speak to the validity (or invalditiy) of the experience.
It gets back to the invisible dragon in my garage.. if only I can see it, feel it's breath, etc.. if experiencing it is 100% internal, it might make me happy to have him but I can't really expect others to believe me when I tell them about it. If it makes me happy, is there anything wrong with believing in it?
