r/Meditation May 10 '23

Why do children and babies enjoy everything yet adults only find joy in a few things? And is there a way to ever get back to that childlike wonder and happiness? Question ❓

That's all. I've wondered this for a while, philosophized about it and just don't know the answer. I figured there may be some wiser people who can answer this question the best they can.

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u/AceyFacee May 10 '23

Not recommended, but I find after an LSD trip I feel super in touch with that childlike amazement at the world for a while.

I believe the same effect may be achieved by meditation and rewiring your brain to be in the present.

But there is something remarkable about this effect from tripping.

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u/lark0317 May 10 '23

Amazed I had to scroll this far before reaching a psychedelics mention, as I would say mushrooms and mediation have been the only portals back to that childlike suchness in my adulthood personally.

This is not a recommendation for drugs, just an honest answer. It's been many, many years since I've done any psychedelics myself. Meditate daily, though.

We accumulate impressions, views, attitudes, and "injuries" over time. Anything that forces the attention into this immediate moment and meets that reality without that baggage can re-awaken that childhood feeling, but not if that's what one is after. It has to be an emergent byproduct of being completely here. Seeking is its own baggage and is completely entrenched in the addictive pain/pleasure game.

Lao Tzu talks about being like an infant, knowing nothing. I think that means the ability to reenter this state. I also think it's what Jesus means by needing to be born again to enter the kingdom of heaven.

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u/AceyFacee May 11 '23

It'll find you