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Smoking: The Meditation of the Westerner 1
#23545561 - 08/15/16 10:14 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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So today was my attempt at a third day without nicotine. It was rough but as I went a long with my day I kept looking into the concept of smoking as I tried to convince myself that there was a natural and better alternative to experience what I feel when smoking a cigarette. I then looked into what it was that kept me smoking, and I looked at my mental state without nicotine and it felt very messy and fragile. It was at that moment that I realized exactly what a cigarette does for me. It calms the mind. It slows it down, it makes it easier to focus on not focusing on stuff. It puts me in a mini meditative trance.
Smoking is the quickest way for that feeling to come to one. We work so hard at getting what we want and when we want relief we aren't willing to work for it, the western man wants the quickest way to get it cause it takes so much time to achieve a clear and calm mind. Smoking is the meditation of the westerner. I then later in the night bummed 2 cigarettes of some hot girls in the street and hung out with them. The way of the west has gotten back to me.
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Re: Smoking: The Meditation of the Westerner [Re: LiquidVisions]
#23545608 - 08/15/16 10:38 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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yeah, smoking helps ease the nerves which most people don't want to work to calm themselves/make you feel better, but also any addiction such as eating a ton when you are sad is like this
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Re: Smoking: The Meditation of the Westerner [Re: LiquidVisions]
#23545705 - 08/15/16 11:24 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Thats some insightful thoughts there my friend!
Yes, cigs definitely have a calming, almost meditative quality. But the withdrawals are the shitty opposite: high-strung, anxious, and irritable. Oh the Ying and Yang of tobacco.
One thing i hope to never get in the habit of....
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Re: Smoking: The Meditation of the Westerner [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
#23545718 - 08/15/16 11:28 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Great OP, I agree completely.
It actually makes more sense to me after framing the addiction this way why I've been able to beat every addiction I've ever had (there's been a few..), other than nicotine. It's always been the breath part of smoking that I love so much, and focusing on my breath, as I do when I meditate, has been the path to some truly profound states of mind.
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Re: Smoking: The Meditation of the Westerner [Re: Jokeshopbeard]
#23545737 - 08/15/16 11:39 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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I only ever really smoked when i was at work, to actually get a break, and when i was shit faced because the synergies of alcohol and chain smoking are pretty good.
So glad i was never a big smoker and quit 2 years ago outside of once in a blue moon.
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Re: Smoking: The Meditation of the Westerner [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
#23545772 - 08/15/16 11:54 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
ergoticmandala said: yeah, smoking helps ease the nerves which most people don't want to work to calm themselves/make you feel better, but also any addiction such as eating a ton when you are sad is like this
That is true, people are willing to go a long way to calm themselves, without realizing that they're trading it for further stress.
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LogicaL Chaos said: Thats some insightful thoughts there my friend!
Yes, cigs definitely have a calming, almost meditative quality. But the withdrawals are the shitty opposite: high-strung, anxious, and irritable. Oh the Ying and Yang of tobacco.
One thing i hope to never get in the habit of....
Thank you man. The withdrawls are terrible but next week I plan on giving it another shot. The summer will be over and i'll have more time taken up. It'll be easier to forget about smoking then. Definitely not a good habit.
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Jokeshopbeard said: Great OP, I agree completely.
It actually makes more sense to me after framing the addiction this way why I've been able to beat every addiction I've ever had (there's been a few..), other than nicotine. It's always been the breath part of smoking that I love so much, and focusing on my breath, as I do when I meditate, has been the path to some truly profound states of mind.
Same here! The breath part usually leads to a mini burst of inspiration for me.
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ReposadoXochipilli said: I only ever really smoked when i was at work, to actually get a break, and when i was shit faced because the synergies of alcohol and chain smoking are pretty good.
So glad i was never a big smoker and quit 2 years ago outside of once in a blue moon.
How have you felt since quitting it? Would you say its easier to relieve stress without it?
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Re: Smoking: The Meditation of the Westerner [Re: LiquidVisions]
#23545878 - 08/16/16 01:32 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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American Indians have used nicotine for similar effects for a long time.
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Re: Smoking: The Meditation of the Westerner [Re: LiquidVisions]
#23546180 - 08/16/16 07:32 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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LiquidVisions said: So today was my attempt at a third day without nicotine. It was rough but as I went a long with my day I kept looking into the concept of smoking as I tried to convince myself that there was a natural and better alternative to experience what I feel when smoking a cigarette. I then looked into what it was that kept me smoking, and I looked at my mental state without nicotine and it felt very messy and fragile. It was at that moment that I realized exactly what a cigarette does for me. It calms the mind. It slows it down, it makes it easier to focus on not focusing on stuff. It puts me in a mini meditative trance.
Smoking is the quickest way for that feeling to come to one. We work so hard at getting what we want and when we want relief we aren't willing to work for it, the western man wants the quickest way to get it cause it takes so much time to achieve a clear and calm mind. Smoking is the meditation of the westerner. I then later in the night bummed 2 cigarettes of some hot girls in the street and hung out with them. The way of the west has gotten back to me.
Of course Nicotine calms you down, it is a break from your day to day routine in combination with the drug. It is a time where all you have to worry about is smoking your cigarette. But after a while,a cigarette is just an addiction. And in the end, you don't need any substance to calm down your mind and be in a peace full state. You're just addicted, that is the truth.
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