| My two cents: Keep meditating twice a day no matter what. You are going to be very tempted to let it slide. Just keep at it, particularly during those times when it seems like nothing is happening. When I started meditating I got hung up in the desire for it to essentially get me high. Thats not how it works. If all you get is love and light you are only seeing a tiny fraction of your mind.
As far as substances, just keep meditating and see how you feel. I have known people who meditated seriously for years smoking pot daily. I myself gave it up after about 6 months of daily meditation because I found it interfering with my meditaion and with my life generally. But ymmv.
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." -- Calvin Coolidge
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Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not,
and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is. |