Does it matter?

Sheesh that's cynical. Maybe she's just on the journey to enlightened guru, rather than psychopathic killer. Or maybe the line between genius and lunacy is a fine line.

Just imagine: Jeffrey Dahmer could have been Gandhi.

 

I dont think so. I mean, sure, anyone could be enlightened. But insanity is more like addiction to the ego, usually a rather deranged ego at that, while enlightenment is an ego-less state. But I figure one might "snap" from ego into non-ego at any time, depending on the circumstances, in that I agree with the Zen sect that says enlightenemt is a sudden sort of thing (doesn't HAVE to be though). So who knows, maybe Dahmer might have "snapped" into an enlightened state at some point.

 

I'd use psychedelics if I was you. Read the Tao te Ching first, then read Leary's Psychedelic Experience and then his Exo-Psychology. Then dose in a place where you don't know anyone, but you feel the people are really friendly and have dosed before. If you do that, be sure to post and tell me if you've found meaning. All the reading isn't completely necessary but will deffinately help, trust me.
Peace
George

 

That's the whole thing about philosophy.
It makes you think, opens your mind to all sorts of possibilities, it borders on the absurd and can drive you crazy. But as long as at the end of the day, you are ok with the world around you and can deal with things the way they are, philosophy is a great thing to study.