Can Marijuana be Used for Spiritual Development?

[pluto]

On 2/27/2018 at 1:53 PM, herghly said:

 

I don't enjoy meditating while high 

but , weed and yoga is an unbelievable combination 

This is because the substance allows more engagement with the present moment. We must learn from the teaching of the plant medicine and naturally reach this level so we no longer require the substance to get us there but if we keep using it to get us to that more-present state of being we fail and it backfires. We must realize all comes from within and this is what the plants teach us although most of the time we do not see it clearly enough and keep going back for more.

Edited February 28, 2018 by pluto

[Arman]

Cannabis helps me a lot. When used sporadically, each time I smoke there is generally an upheval of any discomfort or psychic tension that is being held and so it all surfaces which facilitates releasing it. Sometimes it's like a complete surface layer of hypnosis is broken which allows a kind of natural latent intelligence to guide the experience towards greater balance of inner and outer. 

The degree to the kind of benefit you can get ranges all the way from the negative to highly accelerated, depending on your intention and willingness to drop distractions and shine awareness directly on the inner experience that's occuring and surrendering to it.

I have found that repeated daily use quickly reduces the growth quality of it for me personally, and it also makes me want to smoke every day to the point where the substance becomes mildly parasitic, therefore I would advice caution with any repeated use so that it doesn't become an addiction. I think cannabis comes with a tax on mental clarity and sometimes psychic balance. The day after smoking I feel a very real difference in clarity and mental dexterity. I think most people just don't have the mindfulness to notice it. 

 

 

Edited February 28, 2018 by Arman