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A stoner's Guide to Enlightenment: the Psychology of Spirituality
If you want to know what you are read this book.This is the book both Republicans and Democrats have tried to ban.The KKK and the NAACP recently united to burn it.Israeli and Palestinian factions have joined to condemn it.20% of people who have read this book have gone insane. The other 80% have never read it.
296 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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April 25, 2012
A Journey Through Mind and Space
A Stoner’s Guide to Enlightenment: The Psychology of Spirituality… is a reflection of my personal journey toward realization. It is an example of how anyone, from any walk of life, may achieve such a state. However, to be clear, I do not claim to be totally enlightened, but I do claim semi-enlightenment, which is actually not all that uncommon. In here I attempt to show that there are many paths to enlightenment and that one should not limit themselves to the obvious choices.
This is not a ‘How To’ book. Nor is it a book ‘For Dummies’. It’s not a self-help book either, though it might help the self. And I’m not suggesting that anyone follow my example. I only use it to show how one unremarkable person may reach such states of realization.
My path began with the study of psychology, transitioned with psychedelics and muted into some form of meditation. Though I don’t suggest you follow my lead, I do believe that dissection of your character is important. Knowing my self was vital to my development. I learned that simple acts of honesty allowed me to do that.
I don’t profess that I will awaken anyone else. That’s the job of the individual. There’s no magic solution within these pages. Sorry! I know that’s what you want to hear, and what many authors try to sell you, but this text puts the responsibility squarely on your shoulders. Actual work must be done by you. Contrary to popular belief, no one else can do it for you. So if you’re looking for something to comfort or stroke your ego, this isn’t it.
Exploration of the individual can be a grueling task, which is why honesty is so important. When the personality feels endangered there can be a severe backlash. Our personal programming holds firm and it takes a great deal of effort to get it to budge.
I’m no guru, Sufi, priest or even a charlatan. I need no special dispensation. I’m just a regular guy, and that’s the point. I don’t present myself as an authority, and even go as far as to discredit myself to some degree, so that the readers may feel free to inject their own voice. I want people to argue with my points or get angry or laugh. Not just nod and agree or be confused. This is not for you to look at me; it’s to get you to look at you (honestly).
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A Stoner’s Guide to Enlightenment: The Psychology of Spirituality… is a reflection of my personal journey toward realization. It is an example of how anyone, from any walk of life, may achieve such a state. However, to be clear, I do not claim to be totally enlightened, but I do claim semi-enlightenment, which is actually not all that uncommon. In here I attempt to show that there are many paths to enlightenment and that one should not limit themselves to the obvious choices.
This is not a ‘How To’ book. Nor is it a book ‘For Dummies’. It’s not a self-help book either, though it might help the self. And I’m not suggesting that anyone follow my example. I only use it to show how one unremarkable person may reach such states of realization.
My path began with the study of psychology, transitioned with psychedelics and muted into some form of meditation. Though I don’t suggest you follow my lead, I do believe that dissection of your character is important. Knowing my self was vital to my development. I learned that simple acts of honesty allowed me to do that.
I don’t profess that I will awaken anyone else. That’s the job of the individual. There’s no magic solution within these pages. Sorry! I know that’s what you want to hear, and what many authors try to sell you, but this text puts the responsibility squarely on your shoulders. Actual work must be done by you. Contrary to popular belief, no one else can do it for you. So if you’re looking for something to comfort or stroke your ego, this isn’t it.
Exploration of the individual can be a grueling task, which is why honesty is so important. When the personality feels endangered there can be a severe backlash. Our personal programming holds firm and it takes a great deal of effort to get it to budge.
I’m no guru, Sufi, priest or even a charlatan. I need no special dispensation. I’m just a regular guy, and that’s the point. I don’t present myself as an authority, and even go as far as to discredit myself to some degree, so that the readers may feel free to inject their own voice. I want people to argue with my points or get angry or laugh. Not just nod and agree or be confused. This is not for you to look at me; it’s to get you to look at you (honestly).
...purhase this book @amazon.com
April 27, 2012
The title alone gave me pause. Now, I’m all for “Enlightenment,” “Psychology,” and “Spirituality,” but, “A Stoner’s Guide?” Really? Not the type of thing you want to be seen reading on the bus or at your local coffee shop.
But I got into it, and by Page 70, something snapped. I wouldn’t exactly describe it as being bonked over the head with a brick, so much as getting shoved off the edge of the Grand Canyon, while simultaneously—mesmerizingly—being drawn in by the allure of its ageless, everlasting, Universal Truth: We are insignificant; and yet, we are one with energies and life forces beyond our human comprehension. On second thought, maybe I willingly—if unwittingly—jumped into this deep abyss. Because according to Doty, it's all my own doing.
Man, this guy is hiding some raging waters beneath his calm blue ocean! Goes to show, there are gurus all around us. Some of them are unemployed and career-less; some might even be homeless or crazy. But the ironic thing is that Doty makes clear he is no guru. “He’s just a guy”—one who happens to like getting stoned, and who in his younger days used LSD to help him attain states of self-discovery and human consciousness that would not otherwise have been possible for him.
If that were not a brazen enough statement to make, Doty slams everything wrong with humanity and its societal structures (religion, politics, the medical profession, to name a few). He dumbs-down our collective delusion to its bare bones ludicrousness, and he does it so compellingly and in-your-face, you will have no recourse with which to argue otherwise. I feel as though I have been psychologically stripped naked and subjected to a psychic cavity search. This know-it-all nobody makes some heavy, thought-provoking, and angst-inducing observations. And his ramblings are paradoxically coherent and well-presented. I believe if Doty had a few letters following his name (e.g., Ph.D., M.S.W), this book might become a controversial national best seller. As it is, I suspect this hidden gem will languish on amazon.com, virtually unnoticed. The text can get a bit heavy at times, but I gave Doty five stars for having the audacity to stand up and declare not only that the Emperor is naked, but is streaking through our own minds.
A Stoner’s Guide is not for everyone. I happen to think marijuana should be legalized, and I’ve got no problem with anyone indulging in their intoxicant of choice in the privacy of their own home for the purpose of seeking spiritual growth, as long as you can do it without becoming violent or addicted. Still, while I must stop short of endorsing Doty's chosen route to personal enlightenment, he does have some bold and highly intelligent things to say about our current, somnambulistic state of being—things that most will find too brittle to swallow. Give it a gander if you dare. You might be pleasantly (if disturbingly) surprised.
But I got into it, and by Page 70, something snapped. I wouldn’t exactly describe it as being bonked over the head with a brick, so much as getting shoved off the edge of the Grand Canyon, while simultaneously—mesmerizingly—being drawn in by the allure of its ageless, everlasting, Universal Truth: We are insignificant; and yet, we are one with energies and life forces beyond our human comprehension. On second thought, maybe I willingly—if unwittingly—jumped into this deep abyss. Because according to Doty, it's all my own doing.
Man, this guy is hiding some raging waters beneath his calm blue ocean! Goes to show, there are gurus all around us. Some of them are unemployed and career-less; some might even be homeless or crazy. But the ironic thing is that Doty makes clear he is no guru. “He’s just a guy”—one who happens to like getting stoned, and who in his younger days used LSD to help him attain states of self-discovery and human consciousness that would not otherwise have been possible for him.
If that were not a brazen enough statement to make, Doty slams everything wrong with humanity and its societal structures (religion, politics, the medical profession, to name a few). He dumbs-down our collective delusion to its bare bones ludicrousness, and he does it so compellingly and in-your-face, you will have no recourse with which to argue otherwise. I feel as though I have been psychologically stripped naked and subjected to a psychic cavity search. This know-it-all nobody makes some heavy, thought-provoking, and angst-inducing observations. And his ramblings are paradoxically coherent and well-presented. I believe if Doty had a few letters following his name (e.g., Ph.D., M.S.W), this book might become a controversial national best seller. As it is, I suspect this hidden gem will languish on amazon.com, virtually unnoticed. The text can get a bit heavy at times, but I gave Doty five stars for having the audacity to stand up and declare not only that the Emperor is naked, but is streaking through our own minds.
A Stoner’s Guide is not for everyone. I happen to think marijuana should be legalized, and I’ve got no problem with anyone indulging in their intoxicant of choice in the privacy of their own home for the purpose of seeking spiritual growth, as long as you can do it without becoming violent or addicted. Still, while I must stop short of endorsing Doty's chosen route to personal enlightenment, he does have some bold and highly intelligent things to say about our current, somnambulistic state of being—things that most will find too brittle to swallow. Give it a gander if you dare. You might be pleasantly (if disturbingly) surprised.
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