You meet these born again christians or ppl just back from india or just after reading their first philosophical or spiritual/pseudospiritual txt n they're so full of fervour n power n energy. See that same person 3yrs later with kids and a mortgage n they're all 'yer, I still believe in all that stuff its just meh'. Idk if the system just can not sustain habit without novelty to justify it, or if the exosystem only allows the spiritual to develop to the degree where you can finally shut up, keep a job and get married. But something happens. When you are hit with enough socially incongruous outcomes and an alternative appears ppl seem to take it. Or fake it. But you can tell when that lights gone and someone is fraudulently grasping for it back. But it doesn't come back that way. You have to keep walking, sometimes in the dark. Just for a while. None of us want to, but pretending its day light and walking into trees only makes it longer till dawn.

One of the things I'm doing is I'm trying to collect parapsychological data, and its out there, but sparing. A lot of stories. The master can slow his heart rate nearly to a stop... whenever he isn't wearing a holter moniter. He speaks in the woods and rattle snakes curl around his feet, he walks through lions dens and they don't attack him for he carry's no fear. Can he quickly carry his no fear through this pack of dogs in this lab? Nope. The master doesn't work like that. If he's in the lab he'll be there, if he's not he won't be. But what times the radio spot, 3pm? We'll be there. Book signing 9am? No trouble. The opening of the 7 grand a day day spa followed by another passing of the mercedes dealership? I think you may be in luck, the universe may just grace the master there. So few controlled studies. And why exactly would you find masters in places of great need; alongside a collection of followers? I understand how greater need would facilitate greater seeking, but Surely as with all great bursts in knowledge throughout history its in the rich there would be time for answers. There is an obvious connection between thought and world. It shouldn't be this difficult to research.