pimg class=”alignright” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/transcendence.jpg” alt=”transcendence” width=”320″ height=”240″ title=”How to Get High on Life: 10 Natural Ways to Feel on Top of the World” /Many of society’s favorite psychoactive compounds, both legal and illegal, work by hijacking our own neurotransmitters and brain receptor sites. In other words, they aren’t creating something out of nothing nor are they necessarily imposing an alien influence. They only work because our brains are set up to get high and feel pleasure./p
pWhy does pleasure exist? a title=”Are We Pre-Programmed to Be Happy?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/are-we-pre-programmed-to-be-happy/”Pleasure is the carrot/a dangled by the body to get us to do the things we need to survive and prosper. It helps us reach important survival goals. But we#8217;re not a title=”Is the Primal Blueprint a Type of Asceticism?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/ascetic-diet/”ascetics/a. Experiencing and appreciating pleasure as its own entity is necessary for true happiness and life contentment. Our genes expect us to feel good, not just […]
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