--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mar 21, 2005, at 1:43 PM, anonymousff wrote: > > > If cultivated and used in ritualistic manner, as part of ones > > spiritual path, to gain spiritual benefit, per below, I wonder if > > anyone has claimed religious freedom to use it. > > Read _Baba_ by Rampuri and _Aghora, at the Left Hand of God_ by Robbie > Svoboda. Clearly, yes.
Thanks. But has anyone made a compelling court case for its religious use? BTW, while googling this topic, i came across this interview with chopra where he says coma could be a cannabis type plant. High Times Interview with Deepak Chopra In the May 1999 High Times, Steven Hager speaks with Dr. Deepak Chopra, the author from India who talks to us about changing our reality by changing our thoughts. Dr. Chopra has sold more than 10 million books on healing and spirituality. In this interview, he talks about the Hindu's spiritual use of soma (a religious sacrament that often contained ganja, marijuana). Here are excerpts (link to High Times). Steve: In the Rig Veda it says, "Soma is king of the healing plants . . . the blind see . . . the lame walk . . . and it clothes the naked." Dr. C.: Well, soma, originally in Ayurvedic terms, is the elixir of life . . . In the Rig Veda we find reference to a plant which also gives that experience of a higher state of consciousness. What that plant was we don't know, but we can guess. Steve: What would you guess? . . . We know cannabis is effective in the treatment of glaucoma, which explains why the blind see. We also know cannabis is effective with multiple sclerosis . . . and cannabis also clothes the naked. **************** Dr. C.: It is possible soma was a cannabis-like substance. *************** Steve: How do you feel about the possibility that one of the central plants of the oldest living Eastern religion is illegal everwhere in the world? Dr. C.: I think it is reflective of the psychosis of our social conditioning and our tribal minds . . . we legalize substances which are much more harmful and we outlaw substances which could be significantly important. Steve: As an M.D., how do you feel about the widespread prescription of synthetic, mind-altering drugs? Dr. C.:I believe 80% of the drugs that are prescribed are of optional or marginal benefit. . . The average person in a nursing home is getting between 10 and 15 drugs that are totally unnecessary. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
