By drinking booze or taking certain drugs, that's like merely removing the clouds that are in the way of us achieving a state of consciousness which is always there... or our "true Self" or what some may call "God" or Truth.
Just a small interjection here ...
I have led an INTENSLEY spiritual life.
The ... I dunno... committment?
To that life is how I am an alcoholioc
who didn't take up drinking
until I was 42.
WHen I lost my 'faith'.
The above boxed -in quote is erroneous.l
The System of Knowledge I studied for thirty years
has, as a ... 'side specialty'
the use of 'teacher plants' in its curriculum.
(trying to put modern, easily associative terms
on acts and processes that are thousands of years old)
Teacher planst do NOT and can Not
take the consciousness to 'see God'.
Any South American Sorcerer worth his/her salt will confirm this.
And Dogan Sorcerer can also verify this is wrong.
Teacher plants simply facilitate
usually through toxins
asnd poisoning the body
to induce a euphoria
as is experienced in the dying process
a SIMILAR consciousness experience
to heightened awareness.
It makes a FAKE awareness.
In ancient times
teacher plants were used
to create these false states of awareness
to teach the student
what to continue to work to achieve.
They were NEVER the end.
They weren't even really a MEANS to any end,
other than to give a general idea
of what can be expected
when the student
or warrior
reached enlightenment.
ok. class dismissed.
LOL!
Sorry - hit a nerve there.