Guest guest Posted October 30, 2000 Report Share Posted October 30, 2000 Jay i was thinking may be the word " soma " is being misunderstood . I recall something about Shree Ram Krishna Paramhansa that he went in to trance on seeing the drunkards. May be the word " soma " means the divine wine. Meditation can in one sense be called divine wine. When yogi is in a higher stage of meditation Just in one moment it takes one in to a drunkard kind of state. > > Message: 3 > Sat, 28 Oct 2000 19:48:51 +0100 > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > use of drugs.... > > > Greetings Jay, > > > > > > I present for you a discussion/question for you? > > Is there ever the mention of the sacred use of > > marijuana (besides the Soma in any of the scruptures > > (vedas, hindu etc)? And does anyone think that the > > ritual use of marijuana is a non-good and non-bad > > thing at the same time? > > > > Thanks for your time. Looking forward to responces. > > > > > > Dear > > I have only come across mention of 'Soma' in the Hindu > scriptures. It appears that this drug was not cultivated for a long period > and its use has disappeared. It is said that this drug induced > some kind of 'altered state of consciousness'. > > Raja yoga the system of meditation by Sage Patanjali also > mentions use of drugs for 'altering state of consciousness'. > > My own understanding of this subject is that during successful > meditation the body (mainly the brain) undergoes some chemical processes > which accompany this higher state of awareness. > > Drugs may induce similar chemical changes in the brain which > 'gives a sample of what true meditation produces'. > This would be a dynamic experience that would > result in strongly addictive tendencies. > > The idea behind meditation is the control the mind in order to > achieve higher state of consciousness. This kind of uncontrolled > ' sample experiences ' may prove self destructive. > > regards > jay > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2000 Report Share Posted October 30, 2000 Hi, Does any complete translation of the holy Gita in the lines of the ideas of Vivekananda exist? I would like to know. Thanks, Hari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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