My Thoughts of Marijuana and Meditation

Bro that article was honestly the most amazing thing i've ever read. is amazing and i've been ing for 3 years and its awesome meditation.

Very cool. I knew marijuana was mentioned throughout the bible, but I couldn't remember where exactly. You're argument is very well thought out and supported by the bible. It always confuses me when Christians and Preachers say stuff like 'Marijuana is bad!' You just gotta look at em and be like, 'Have you even read the bible??'

Some SSS members believe good herbs allow communication to occur during meditation.

bobharvey said:

Marijuana and meditation both helped me to change for the better.

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I have noticed the same effects. Before i started smoking it seemed life happened to me and there was little control i had over my emotions and reactions. Once i started using cannabis, it was possible to take a step back and see my mind as part of the whole that is "me".

Pre-marijuana my mind was trying to run the show. A mind that was controlled by a false personality. A false personality that did whatever it took to be accepted in social circles and carried several decades of repressed psychological bruises into its distorted perspective of life.

Meditating with marijuana was exactly as you described. My awareness could focus on bodily sensations. My awareness could see the mind as something separate and yet part of the whole. Emotions were amplified and easier to observe objectively. Emotions, thoughts and sensations arose in consciousness, but yet "i" didn't identify with them. This is the essence of the style of meditation referred to as Vipassana. Marijuana revealed this style without prior knowledge of it.

Marijuana made being in the present moment possible for me. This realness of the present moment had previously been a foreign mental concept. Marijuana made it possible to simply "be" without thought and ego interfering. Cannabis made it possible to "be here now" without effort.

Thank you for bringing up this topic. Your words are simple and eloquent.

~JGarrett

I have to admit that I didn't read the whole thread, but I think that meditation and MJ don't go neccesarily hand in hand. True, it makes you more aware of yourself and reality (I call it a "lucid wake state" as opposed to lucid dreaming), in my case I feel more solid, wholesome, retrospective after getting high. But I associate meditation to sitting on a pillow and not moving an inch while being in a rather bothersome sitting posture. That's something I don't find really comfortable or thought-inducing, I rather like lying on my bed, munching some snacks and being peacefully concious of my subconciousness and the way the thoughts in my brain circulate.

if i smoke and meditate i do it for relaxing and letting things go. but i think if i really want to just be there in the moment i like to be sober for sure

interestingg. more more moarrrr!!!

MaryJj is not a socially corrosive drug. It is not even a drug.
drugs are altered by man. So they termed it "psycoactive change in the brain" Under this term they still can not say it is a drug. So they deemed it a controlled substance.
well! In church, if you catch the "holyghost" This is a form of psycoactive change in the brain.
In many religions, they require psycoactive states to be altered in order to have a greater expirience, understanding, and relationship with god.
It appears the Govt. has made a set of laws that would suggest they do not want us to have this greater expirience with god?

This is an informative and relaxing thread, i too think meditation is a good tool. Is it possible that it goes both ways? Closer consciousness to God is good, but are there people that would use it to get closer to Satan? Just thought i'd ask, I have spiritual debates with people all the time, and they can bring up good points

TrippyReefer said:

This is an informative and relaxing thread, i too think meditation is a good tool. Is it possible that it goes both ways? Closer consciousness to God is good, but are there people that would use it to get closer to Satan? Just thought i'd ask, I have spiritual debates with people all the time, and they can bring up good points

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yeah for sure i think some people can harness negative energy more than positive. but i think for herb it would be hard to do.

twostarhotel said:

yeah for sure i think some people can harness negative energy more than positive. but i think for herb it would be hard to do.

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Yea, i guess so. I find herb to be uplifting and only when i smoke with people with bad vibes will i feel any. Thats why i smoke by myself most of the time.

eastsidebagel said:

But I associate meditation to sitting on a pillow and not moving an inch while being in a rather bothersome sitting posture. That's something I don't find really comfortable or thought-inducing

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Meditation does not have to be done in a "sitting" position. It can be done in whatever position is most comfortable for YOU. The purpose of meditation is to calm the body and mind, relieving it of tension and stress so that you can achieve more awarenes and focused energy, allowing you to reflect on your life from a higher level of consciousness. When I first started meditating I would do it laying down. As I have progressed I now do it sitting up, or against a wall while sitting on a pillow, and also putting a pillow behind my back and neck. You should give meditating another try but in a comfortable position this time. Meditation is such an amazing tool that can help you in EVERY area of your life. It's too bad that so many people give up on it so easily.

That kind of depends on what you're referring to as Satan (there are different kinds of satanists). I wrote this thread a long time ago and I've since come to a greater understanding of who the Good and Eternal Heavenly Father YHWH is and who the enemy "Satan" (satan means adversary) is. I think if you want to get close to the embodiment of pure evil and darkness then you wouldn't do the exact opposite of the 10 commandments. Sin by the way is transgression of the law. The Law is the 10 commandments. And nowhere in the 10 commandments does it say not to smoke or eat cannabis.

when you meditate do you focus on your thoughts or your bodily sensations at that moment or what. i get different answers on how to meditate nd now im kinda confused so if anybody could let me know i would apreciate it

Oh yeah.. I totally agree. Im 40 & only got into smoking weed perhaps 5 years ago. Up until then I was scared of it. Sounds totally stupid now, but at the time it was the way it was.

Now, I LOVe to wake & bake in the morning. I Love the peace & serenity I get from it. Sitting in the living room on the couch. House pretty dark & quiet. Just there with my thoughts. Its amazing what an affect it has had on me. I run through my day in my head, plan things, figure issues out. Very calming & relaxing.

My father's a pastor & it wasn't until about 3 years ago that I tried smoking a bowl prior to attending church. OH my what a difference. Totally different prospective on the whole thing. The Bible just comes alive man. Reading Proverbs while high will blow your mind. THe logic of it is incredible.

Give it a try tomorrow morning. You'll see what I mean.