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 |  |  | #2736 |  | The characteristic property of hallucinogens, to suspend the boundaries between the experiencing self and the outer world in an ecstatic, emotional experience,
 makes it posible with their help, and after suitable internal and external
 perparation...to evoke a mystical experience according to plan, so to speak...
 I see the true importance of LSD in the possibility of providing materail aid
 to meditation aimed at the mystical experience of a deeper, comprehensive
 reality.  Such a use accords entirely with the essence and working character
 of LSD as a sacred drug.
 - Dr. Albert Hoffman, the discoverer of LSD
 
 |  |  |  | #2737 |  | I share the belief of many of my contemporaries that the spiritual crisis pervading all spheres of Western industrial society can be remedied only
 by a change in our world view.  We shall have to shift from the materialistic,
 dualistic belief that people and their environment are separate, toward a
 new conciousness of an all-encompassing reality, which embraces the
 experiencing ego, a reality in which people feel their oneness with animate
 nature and all of creation.
 - Dr. Albert Hoffman
 
 |  |  |  | #2738 |  | Deliberate provocation of mystical experience, particularly by LSD and related hallucinogens, in contrast to spontaneous visionary experiences, entails
 dangers that must not be underestimated.  Practitioners must take into
 account the peculiar effects of these substances, namely their ability to
 influence our consciousness, the innermost essence of our being.  The history
 of LSD to date amply demonstrates the catastrophic consequences that can
 ensue when its profound effect is misjudged and the substance is mistaken
 for a pleasure drug.  Special internal and external advance preperations
 are required; with them, an LSD experiment can become a meaningful
 experience.
 - Dr. Albert Hoffman, the discoverer of LSD
 
 |  |  |  | #2739 |  | I believe that if people would learn to use LSD's vision-inducing capability more wisely, under suitable conditions, in medical practice and in conjution
 with meditation, then in the future this problem child could become a wonder
 child.
 - Dr. Albert Hoffman, the discoverer of LSD
 
 |  |  |  | #2740 |  | In the realm of scientific observation, luck is granted only to those who are prepared.
 - Louis Pasteur
 
 |  |  |  | #2741 |  | core error - bus dumped 
 |  |  |  | #2742 |  | If imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing when purchased, do not use.
 
 |  |  |  | #2743 |  | "Come on over here, baby, I want to do a thing with you." - A Cop, arresting a non-groovy person after the revolution, Firesign Theater
 
 |  |  |  | #2744 |  | "Ahead warp factor 1" - Captain Kirk
 
 |  |  |  | #2745 |  | Fiery energy lanced out, but the beams struck an intangible wall between the Gubru and the rapidly turning Earth ship.
 
 "Water!" it shrieked as it read the spectral report.  "A barrier of water
 vapor!  A civilized race could not have found such a trick in the Library!
 A civilized race could not have stooped so low!  A civilized race would not
 have..."
 
 It screamed as the Gubru ship hit a cloud of drifting snowflakes.
 
 - Startide Rising, by David Brin
 
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