# Enlightenment **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 18, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742 "2024-02-18T21:33:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/1 "2024-02-18T21:33:43Z")
I reached total enlightenment today. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/2 "2024-02-18T21:42:09Z")
Hello team Ignorance is bliss ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/3 "2024-02-18T21:54:07Z")
Great. Go re-set the breakers in the basement. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/4 "2024-02-18T21:59:10Z")
There’s always candles. If you look you’ll probably find one with “Bliss” as it’s scent. Not sure what _that_ would smell like. I guess it’s according to your preferences. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/5 "2024-02-18T22:05:21Z")
What if someone reaches endarkenment? ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/6 "2024-02-18T22:18:31Z")
I believe that you approximate it when you lose consciousness: _dreamless sleep_. Being one with everything is kinda boring. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/7 "2024-02-18T22:23:28Z")
If you feel boredom (or anything else) you are doing it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/8 "2024-02-18T22:25:18Z")
> [@DPRK](#): > > If you feel boredom (or anything else) you are doing it wrong Well, it’s not boring while you do it. It’s sort of like death. Nothing wrong with it once it happens, but from over here, it’s not a very interesting experience. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/9 "2024-02-18T22:36:49Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I reached total enlightenment today. How are you still here? Everyone I know who achieved enlightenment moved to a higher plane of existence. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/10 "2024-02-18T22:39:26Z")
I’m hungry, can you make me one with everything? ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/11 "2024-02-18T22:40:25Z")
You want a hot dog.🌭 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/12 "2024-02-18T23:00:45Z")
I’m having a existential crisis. Enlightened or endarkened ? Don’t wanna stump my toe. Rather not see it if I do. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/13 "2024-02-18T23:18:27Z")
Welcome to the [club](https://schumanchu.eu/html/l/l_00003golfosumbrella.html). ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/14 "2024-02-18T23:22:06Z")
"I’m a big mouth woman, you a guitar pickin’ man, I don’t want no car"zo ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/15 "2024-02-18T23:26:43Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I reached total enlightenment today. What was the ABV? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/16 "2024-02-18T23:35:13Z")
Actually it was a variety of _psilocybe cubensis_. I’m still not sure how to process my new understanding. ---
**Author:** ![Hoops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoops/32/6408_2.png) [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/17 "2024-02-18T23:37:57Z")
I’d recommend chopping wood and carrying water. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/18 "2024-02-19T00:20:26Z")
So can you finally let us know what is the sound of one hand clapping? ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/19 "2024-02-19T00:34:03Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Actually it was a variety of _psilocybe cubensis_. Oh, very nice. I hope you had a chance to get outside. I’ve had similar luck with lysergic acid diethylamide and nitrous oxide. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742/20 "2024-02-19T00:44:06Z")
I’ve had similar enlightenments–I hope you come back with a more permanent vision than I did. I remember it was profound, but that’s about it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742.md?page=2)