Before I get into all that I'd like to say, allow me to point out that nearly 90% of the responses to this thread have virtually dodged the question: do you think there is a stronger awakening rate with people who use drugs?
That, my friends, is the question I will answer in a moment. My first comment is to those who harp on the negative aspects of illegal recreational drugs. I could go on and on about people who have been affected by the legal recreational narcotic: (defined as: agents that benumb or deaden, causing loss of feeling or paralysis; Wikipedia) Alcohol. But i won't bore you with statistics of alcohol related fatalities and illnesses, nor will i bore you with the stories of self destructive behaviors of alcoholics. Further more, alcohol is a depressant, which lowers your vibration, awareness, and overall state of being.
Like alcohol, I also stay away from prescription drugs as much as possible. I've found that most of these drugs are designed to suppress the symptoms a person is experiencing, rather than actually cure the source of the symptom; antibiotics excluded.
Back to the question: is there a stronger awakening rate with people who use drugs? To say it differently, do mind altering drugs increase the chances of a spiritual awakening? For now, I'll define spiritual awakening as the ability to perceive reality--true reality not materiality--without the most common sensory receptors: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.
Rather than going through a list of unhealthy, when overused, illegal recreational narcotics, I'll focus my attention on marijuana--which is considered to be a depressant, stimulant, and hallucinogen.
Anyone who has used Mary (which I'll refer to as a woman, since she was bore from mother earth) for a long period of time knows the calming effect she can have on you. Your mind isn't so cluttered with uncontrollable thoughts, fears, and projections of the past or future; your mind is, for the most part, quiet. Similar to the intent behind meditation, though i am no way invoking the idea that one should smoke Mary instead of meditate. however, most of us in the US have never even tried to meditate, and, consequently not many people would have the basis to compare to two anyhow.
The mind is quiet; it is when this happens that the consciousness is better apt to reconnect with it's source resulting in what some may call: the beginning of a long process of becoming spiritually awake. I have no doubt that Mary, and perhaps other illegal narcotics, can aid in the awakening process.
Please keep in mind that no one needs drugs to become spiritually awake, and I in no way advise against nor for their use. That's a matter of subjective opinion, and well--I'm not your daddy--you make your own choices. One merely has to open his mind enough to be receptive to the answers he seeks.  |