> > Even *Maharishi* talked about the validity of drug > > experiences, and used to give long talks on the > > possibility that "soma" was a physical substance > > that could have been ingested back in Vedic times. > > > > I assume that JohnR would listen to those tapes > > and decide that they "shouldn't be included as part > > of reality." :-) > > > Guru Dev also referred to such drugs and their abilities in his > encounters with other ascetics during his time in the forest. > > "Various kinds of sidhhis are come to be seen > by means of drugs. When Iwas staying in the > jungles, on several occasions Kola and Bhil > (tribal peoples) came and informed me of the > properties of drugs. One time a Bhil brought > one such which would make a tiger senseless > who saw only a little of it from afar. By means > of drugs a human being can live several hundred > years. By means of drugs many siddhis can come. > So there are also drugs that give the strength > to fly for the one who put it in the mouth." > > [Shri Shankaracharya UpadeshAmrita kaNa 35 of 108] > translation - Paul Mason > > http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/upadesh.htm#kaNa35
And you guys believe this to be true? I thought you guys are skeptics. Also, if these were true, how come Guru Dev and MMY died? They could've taken those drugs to live past a hundred years old. I rest my case.
