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Quote:Cannabis won't deliver a state of mind that is comparable to what can be obtained by spiritual growth. If anything, it might stall spiritual growth and keep a person overly focused on lower chakra energy.
Marijuana is basically a tool that can be used to access altered states of consciousness. Of course, these states can be obtained through meditation and increasing one's awareness of the higher aspects of their consciousness during the normal waking state as well.
I believe there is a reason why this plant has this illuminating effect on the humans- it was meant for us to use.
The problem is when it becomes over used. While I do not use it any more, I did smoke every now and then over the past year, and I can say from experience that if it is used with the intention of spiritual growth and exploring new states of consciousness, this will be the outcome, and it will be a positive and enlightening experience every time.
The use of marijuana has allowed me to raise my consciousness to such a high level it seemed as if I were my higher self, and I would rise to a level of knowing, where insights about whatever was on my mind, ususally philosophical issues and concepts, would be revealed to me by my higher self. This is when I would be functioning in normal waking life. I would also be able to tune into other levels of reality, functioning in two realities simultaneously. Symbolic visions were also commonplace.
When I would meditate on cannibis, it would be uncomparable to any normal medtitation I have ever had. Almost instantly upon laying down, I would be blasted into other dimensions, and have experiences within minutes, if not seconds, far more intense then anything I could experience in an hour of meditation without the plant.
And of course, it has a whole list of both physical and mental health benefits. The key is to use it with the right intention, which should be spiritual enhancement and growth, and not to misuse it, but use it in moderation.