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		<title>Psychedelic Meditation eBook Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seamus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a short time only we have reduced the price of our popular eBook &#8220;Psychedelic Meditation&#8221; to just $15 &#8211; it&#8217;s usually $32. Click here to find out more. 
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		<title>How To Get High Without Drugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seamus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine … you are sitting in your room, enjoying the kind of brilliant, cosmic high that other people pay good money for – but it costs you nothing, you can turn it off at any time, and not only is it harmless – it actually strengthens and improves your health!
Sound like bullshit?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Imagine …</strong> you are sitting in your room, enjoying the kind of brilliant, cosmic high that other people pay good money for – but it costs you nothing, you can turn it off at any time, and not only is it harmless – it actually strengthens and improves your health!</p>
<p>Sound like bullshit?</p>
<p>Well it&#8217;s not; it&#8217;s truth, and you can make it a part of your reality today.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1331/792014499_c362df199e.jpg?v=0" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></p>
<p><strong>Confession: I Am a Complete Tripper</strong></p>
<p>I get ridiculously high on a regular basis &#8211; like, I am talking &#8220;Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas&#8221; here &#8211; except with two major differences:</p>
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<li>No paranoia or other negative side-effects</li>
<li>I don&#8217;t actually take any kind of drug or substance to induce my highs</li>
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<p>So how can you get right-out-there high without taking drugs?</p>
<p><strong>Introducing &#8230; Psychedelic Meditation</strong></p>
<p>Like some weird kind of hippy scientist, I have spent the last ten years refining a system of meditation designed &#8211; amongst other benefits &#8211; to induce a wonderful, clear, clean and blissful Cosmic High. Here&#8217;s how it happened &#8230;</p>
<p>I used to be big into drugs and alcohol &#8211; I was a musician with all the usual crazy ideas about what constituted a good idea and a fun time. My values have changed a bit now, but more so my physical ability to punish myself like that anymore. (At 35 &#8211; and after really going for party-gold for many years &#8211; the old system just doesn&#8217;t dig that crazy shit anymore.)</p>
<p>I used to pride myself on my ability to party on without much in the way of negative side-effects, I would go straight from a late night club to work in the morning and think nothing of it. But by the time my mid-late twenties rolled around I found myself getting more and more depressed. I turned to meditation to alleviate these feelings and pretty soon I was back on track and feeling better, but something else kept happening&#8230;</p>
<p>Something unexpected&#8230;</p>
<p>Although it was not why I had taken up meditation, sometimes I would notice a very pleasant side effect that came over me when I was meditating&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Meditating Was Getting Me As High As A kite &#8211; And I Loved it!</strong></p>
<p>Honestly it was amazing. I remember once a friend of mine knocked on my apartment door when I was in the middle of a particularly wonderful meditation induced high and when I answered the door he said something like &#8220;Man! You are totally glowing with some kind of supernatural light!&#8221; (I kid you not!)</p>
<p>I hugged him and then started enthusiastically describing how I was feeling: how I felt like my body was swimming in warm, sticky honey and how I was just so incredibly happy and how everything looked so trippy and how everything in the world just made so much sense &#8230; and he said &#8220;Dude! You&#8217;re on acid, right?&#8221;</p>
<p>But I wasn&#8217;t &#8211; not at all &#8211; and anyway it felt better than acid (I would know).</p>
<p>I was hooked &#8211; well, not literally because it&#8217;s not a destructive addictive substance &#8211; but I definitely wanted to feel this incredible Bliss as often as possible.</p>
<p>BUT&#8230;</p>
<p>It didn&#8217;t happen every time. Sometimes I would sit and it just wouldn&#8217;t happen.</p>
<p>But I kept at it and after ten years practice I can honestly say that I have got it down to a pretty fine art.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d like to share this with you so I have written an e-book about it. It&#8217;s pretty detailed and has taken me a lot of time to research and write, so I feel it&#8217;s only fair that I charge for it BUT I am offering a special discount to current Rebel Zen readers: It&#8217;s full price will be $39.75 and we are offering a general introductory price of $32 &#8211; <em>BUT Rebel Zen readers can grab it for $25 for the next week only.</em></p>
<p><strong><span class="style14">REBEL ZEN MEMBER PRICE: <span class="style18">$25.00</span></span></strong></p>
<p>You will need to enter this code <strong>RZLIST3160</strong> into the box when you get to the special Rebel Zen offer page by following the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.psychedelicmeditation.com/membersspecial.php">Click Here for &#8220;Psychedelic Meditation: How to Get an Awesome High Without Drugs&#8221; </a></p>
<p>Clicking the link above will not commit you to purchasing the book; it will take you to a page that has some more information about it and from there you can make up your mind.</p>
<p>I do hope you decide to give it a go. I reckon you&#8217;ll get heaps out of it and anyway there&#8217;s a 100% money back guarantee &#8211; so if you hate it you can stick it back in my face and I won&#8217;t argue <img src='http://www.rebelzen.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Just in case you need a little more convincing here&#8217;s a list of what&#8217;s in the book:</p>
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<td width="95%" valign="top"><strong>A Foundation Course To Prepare  Your For Your Cosmic Trip – <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Meditation Basics For Those New To the Art</span></strong></td>
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<td valign="top"><img src="http://www.psychedelicmeditation.com/tickbox.jpg" alt="" width="30" height="27" /></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;">One and Only Breathing  Skill You Will Ever Need</span> To Meditate Effectively</strong></td>
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<td valign="top"><img src="http://www.psychedelicmeditation.com/tickbox.jpg" alt="" width="30" height="27" /></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>A Detailed Explanation of the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Two Body Skills of Psychedelic Meditation</span></strong></td>
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<td valign="top"><img src="http://www.psychedelicmeditation.com/tickbox.jpg" alt="" width="30" height="27" /></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>A Detailed Explanation of the  Four Mind Skills of Psychedelic Meditation</strong></td>
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<td valign="top"><img src="http://www.psychedelicmeditation.com/tickbox.jpg" alt="" width="30" height="27" /></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>A Dynamic Investigation That  Smashes Some of The <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Biggest Myths Surrounding Meditation</span></strong></td>
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<td valign="top"><img src="http://www.psychedelicmeditation.com/tickbox.jpg" alt="" width="30" height="27" /></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>Hints and Tips To Help You <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Get  Through Common Roadblocks</span> to Effective Meditation</strong></td>
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<td valign="top"><img src="http://www.psychedelicmeditation.com/tickbox.jpg" alt="" width="30" height="27" /></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>Rebel Zen’s Patented<span class="style15"> “Tri-Focal Meditation Technique™”</span> – a way to meditate that  makes it so easy that even those with the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">busiest minds</span> find they can finally  break through and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">meditate properly</span></strong></td>
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<td valign="top"><img src="http://www.psychedelicmeditation.com/tickbox.jpg" alt="" width="30" height="27" /></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>The One Negative Side Effect of Meditation that the Gurus <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Don&#8217;t Want You to Know </span> &#8230; And What To Do About It. </strong></td>
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<td valign="top"><img src="http://www.psychedelicmeditation.com/tickbox.jpg" alt="" width="30" height="27" /></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>The Single  Greatest <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Secret to Happiness</span> in this Life &#8211; you’ll see how this relates to  getting <span style="text-decoration: underline;">high without drugs</span> when you read it.</strong></td>
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<td valign="top"><img src="http://www.psychedelicmeditation.com/tickbox.jpg" alt="" width="30" height="27" /></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>Several  Colourful Descriptions of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Trippy Psychedelic Meditation Sessions</span> of My Own (to  encourage you to “break on through to the other side”)</strong></td>
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<td valign="top"><img src="http://www.psychedelicmeditation.com/tickbox.jpg" alt="" width="30" height="27" /></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Guided  Meditation</span> For Those Who Need a Bit of Extra Help</strong></td>
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<p><strong><span class="style14">REBEL ZEN MEMBER PRICE: <span class="style18">$25.00 (full price will be $39.75)<br />
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<p>You will need to enter this code <strong>RZLIST3160</strong> into the box when you get to the special Rebel Zen offer page by following the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.psychedelicmeditation.com/membersspecial.php">Click Here to Purchase &#8220;Psychedelic Meditation: How to Get an Awesome High Without Drugs&#8221; </a></p>
<p>Happy tripping!</p>
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		<title>Drugs Don&#8217;t Work? Try A Cosmic High&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seamus Anthony</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Séamus Anthony
You don&#8217;t need drugs to get high. Pure, substance-free bliss is waiting for you right now!
Sound like advertising copy?
Maybe, but it’s true.
The only thing is – it’s one of those you-had-to-be-there scenarios.
Language is powerful, but not enough to fully convey the fantastic life experience that is a &#8220;Cosmic High&#8221;.
There are descriptors: Nirvana, Bliss, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><span class="livingnow_subtitle">By Séamus Anthony</span></em></p>
<p><strong>You don&#8217;t need drugs to get high. Pure, substance-free bliss is waiting for you right now!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jahdakinebrah/313262766/in/set-1528116/" alt="" /><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jahdakinebrah/313262766/in/set-1528116/" alt="" /><img class="alignright" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/122/313262766_6bf4675435.jpg?v=0" alt="" width="258" height="387" />Sound like advertising copy?</p>
<p>Maybe, but <a href="http://psychedelicmeditation.com">it’s true</a>.</p>
<p>The only thing is – it’s one of those you-had-to-be-there scenarios.</p>
<p>Language is powerful, but not enough to fully convey the fantastic life experience that is a &#8220;Cosmic High&#8221;.</p>
<p>There are descriptors: Nirvana, Bliss, Samadhi, universal consciousness, the mind of God, clarity, awareness, the Tao, perfection, oneness, no-mind, beginner’s mind – the list goes on but none of them suffice.</p>
<p>If you really want to know, you’ll have to go there yourself.</p>
<p>The good news? It’s not necessarily difficult … but it may take some patience.</p>
<p><strong><span class="livingnow_bold">Set Your Controls for the Heart of the Sun</span></strong></p>
<p>The most tried and true method to make the connection is meditation. If you have never meditated, or you have and found it frustrating or un-enjoyable, take heart, this is normal. But if you want the reward you have to do the work!</p>
<p>You do not need to give your life (or your cheque book) over to an organisation if you do not want to. There are many methods, and beginning with an informal approach is fine. A book, a website, one class – all of these can be enough to set you off on the journey. The only requirement on your behalf is a little commitment. It may take you a few attempts, but you can make &#8220;the connection&#8221; and feel the incredible peace and blissful well-being that is on offer.</p>
<p>Here’s the basic formula: The intensity of your experience will be directly proportional to the effort you put in.</p>
<p>Sorry, instant bliss, while not impossible, isn’t a reliable goal.</p>
<p><strong><span class="livingnow_bold">The hard yards</span></strong></p>
<p>This morning I meditated for an hour. I wanted to make the connection, so I made the time. I resolved to sit until it happened.</p>
<p>As usual, my mind wandered a thousand times, and I had to bring it back to awareness of the moment (focus on the breath) over and over.</p>
<p>I passed through several stages. There was one long period where I could not hush my mental voice from continuously telling me to stop and go get breakfast; that I had done enough for one morning. After all, Zen masters say that ‘this is it’ so why not get up and make a cup of tea?</p>
<p>Another stage I regularly pass through when meditating is a creative surge. I get so inspired to write or play my guitar or make plans to rule the world or whatever that I can barely stay on my cushion for excitement and the desire to get on with things. This is extremely testing, for as an artist I always want to run with the muse, but I know that this is a device of the ego to distract me into ending the meditation session before making the full connection with Tao. The ego is scared, for making the connection means surrendering, abandoning the illusion of separate-self, disempowering the ego, weakening its day-to-day hold thereafter.</p>
<p>I kept at it, always returning to the breath. Trusting that, eventually, I would ‘get there’. Getting there is actually returning to where we already are; waking up to where we have been all along. Strangely this often requires hard work, whereas mentally travelling to some imagined paradise is comparatively easy (but nowhere near as rewarding).</p>
<p>The time ticked slowly by, and I grew very impatient. I was tired of trying, frustrated with doing nothing, eager to get on with my day. But I made myself persevere, focussing on releasing the concept of effort. This is the great paradox of meditation: The work is to forget the work.</p>
<p><strong><span class="livingnow_bold">Beginner’s headspace</span></strong></p>
<p>Eventually my mind grew comparatively still, and out of the stillness appeared a dream-image of a child’s face, smiling and full of wonder.</p>
<p>‘It’s easy! Can’t you see?’ the child said.</p>
<p>And then I got it. I mentally looked out at the world through the eyes of a child, as if everything was new. Pure, unadulterated bliss was mine &#8211; <a href="http://psychedelicmeditation.com">the Cosmic High</a>. It had been there all along, it was just that I needed to let go of all my clouded adult preconceptions and just see ‘what is’.</p>
<p>Then, call me a tripper, but I had a second pleasant dream vision. I would like to present it to you now as an analogy for spiritually inspired personal growth, and also as a guided meditation that you might like to use. If you have never meditated before, just sit or lie down comfortably with a reasonably straight back during a quiet time. Gently focus on your breathing.</p>
<p><strong><span class="livingnow_bold">Climbing the tree</span></strong></p>
<p>You are standing at the foot of the tallest pine tree in the forest. You can’t see very far because the forest is thick and the sun can’t get through. There are animals everywhere, bouncing around, chattering; lots of noise and activity. As you start to climb, you notice that the branches of the tree are also busy; home to many more animals and birds, all getting on with their day.</p>
<p>Climbing the tree is not intrinsically difficult. It requires focus and determination, but all you have to do is keep climbing one branch at a time. As you get higher up the tree, there are fewer animals, and consequently less noise and activity (the animals represent thoughts).</p>
<p>Eventually you are near the top, and as you scale the last few branches you see that this tree is indeed the tallest in forest. Perched on the uppermost branch, you now see the wonderful view – the forest stretching for miles, the mountains in the distance, and above you, much higher even than the tallest tree in the forest, eagles soaring on the breeze. Onto all of this shines the sun; the air is crisp and fresh, and you truly feel that you are free.</p>
<p><strong>You can now see where you have been all along.</strong></p>
<p><em>This article barely scratches the surface of the topic of getting high by using meditation, so if you would like to learn more about how to achieve a mind blowing Cosmic High without using drugs then visit <a href="http://psychedelicmeditation.com">PsychedelicMeditation.com</a> for an amazing eBook I wrote on the subject. Peace out trippers. </em></p>
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