Agreed, to some extent.

But in our modern age of plentiful distractions and limited ritual opportunities to engage in our own rites of passage(s), certain compounds (some of which can be correctly categorised as "drugs" while others can't) commonly referred to as entheogens can and do in fact show the way to an otherwise closed off realm to many. Religious sacraments have been around since the dawn of time, long before Osho came around. All of man's artistic 'eras' have been influenced by psychoactive substances. Classical music for one... All music in fact. All art in fact. Cultures and religions even...

These exogenous illuminations I'm referring to are gifts mainly from the plant kingdom which must be recognised and respected at the very least for their historical significance. Some include the potential for abuse (but mainly when chemically altered). Abuse however in this case is a purely human trait which must be addressed within its appropriate psychological and limited human and individual context. I owe much of my own personal "awakening" and continued endogenous 'growth' inertia to initial plant based exogenous sacraments and neo pagan rituals. FYI, I am not talking about anything which ruins one's body. To the contrary even.

However true or applicable your statement may be to some, I do not subscribe to nor condone any dogmatic/removed invalidations of personally valuable experiences by anyone, including myself. All experience is valuable. Remember, Osho, however inspirational and great a teacher he may be is also only human.

All roads lead to Rome.

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how judgemental of you...

"Samadhi - deep concentration, liberation, the eighth limb of astanga"

tell me if I understand this correctly. is Samadhi to mean the same as Satori - enlightenment, the ability to perceive the underlying principle of the world, "Buddha nature"?

we must first assume that indeed Samadhi can be attained through the aid of "Drugs".

if so you are saying that any such experience is not true enlightenment. that we can only understand the "underlying principle of the world" through our own efforts, unaided by chemicals. is this what you mean?

i will admit that i see some truth in what you've said. nevertheless, others say there is more than one path to enlightenment.

i have done some reading on the topic, i have meditated and practiced yoga, and i have also experienced altered states of consciousness through the use of psychedelics. i have not experienced Samadhi in any of those ways, but through each i've learned something about nature, my own and the worlds.

i don't believe drugs produce a false reality. perhaps they provide a shortcut to understanding, but there is nothing easy about it. it still takes ones own effort to make sense of experiences

if ones goal is true understanding and awareness then nothing should be disregarded. i think i am loosing the point.

this is something i am struggling with also. how far can i reach on my own, without a chemical catalyst or aid. it's still my mind that does the traveling, but there are barriers in the way...mental and physical.

i don't think you can dismiss chemistry and the physical side of this reality.