This is interesting. I surely completely agree that Bliss at the cost of Reason is a Bad Thing. I mean, I don't think that is exactly what you were talking about with the commonly held left-right brain thing, but consider this: I assume that in the Bliss state, there would be no need for Reason. Or maybe the loss of Reason leads to the Bliss, because without Reason we cease to be able to comprehend pain. But regardless of which way it works, if Reason is what separates us from the animals, or what makes us Human or Who We Are, I don't think I would want to lose that, even if I wouldn't miss it once it was gone, you know?

I mean, the sort of Bliss experience that she describes, it makes me think of the unreasoned happiness that people exhibit after lobotomy or trepanation, you know?

And if Reason is what makes us human, and if reason is the way that we have evolved or been created or whatever, so that we can work through painful or uncomfortable situations and survive... If reason is the human version of long claws, sharp teeth, or thick fur, then it might follow that without being cognizant of pain or discomfort, then maybe we wouldn't need to use our Reason, and thus cease to be Human.

I dunno. I am not disagreeing with anyone or anything. I just think that a nirvana state is not necessarily a good thing, though. Nor do I think that spirituality is a bad thing; just that I think we have to keep Spirituality subservient to Reason, otherwise we have no way to evaluate the ideals we develop through it, to determine the validity of those ideals.

Reading back over this response, it sounds almost Nietzsche, which I am dubious of, because I think he was kind of a dick, LOL. Maybe Stoicism is closer, I dunno... All I know is I am not smart enough to reason out much about philosophy, hehe. :3