Re: [FairfieldLife] Lord Shiva's blessing

[Vaj]

On Jun 30, 2006, at 10:11 AM, new.morning wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The film I'm thinking of is Dutch, commissioned by and overseen by the government of the Netherlands, to try to provide a true perspective on the history of cannabis worldwide. It's pretty fascinating. It's been subject to harassment for centuries, including in India. There are whole sects who practice some form of yoga and self discovery and who consider cannabis as a sacrament,  similar to the Native American use of peyote and other hallucinogens.  Yes. There have been some interesting past posts on Bhang and its spiritual use several years ago. Bhang for all (most) on Holi is a given. That Shiva is usuallly depicted using cannabis, and is considered the Lord of it by sadhus is hard to ignore. Many sadhus regularly partake of "Lord Shiva's blessing". I have heard bhang and associated things are prevalent at Khumba Mela. It's also used in some ayurvedic medicines. Strangely, a good number of these are imported to the US even today. __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Religion and spirituality Buddha shakyamuni Maharishi mahesh yogi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __,_._,___