I have used marijuana frequently now for about a year. Since then I have stopped smoking tobacco (about a year habit), stopped chewing tobacco (6 year habit), stopped drinking alcohol (about 3 to 4 days a week for one year), lost my aggression, lost my anxiety, lost my depression, lost my indifference to God, and I found a new perspective on life and it's purpose.

I believe that God gave man tools to come back to Glory with Him. "And God said, "See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food." Genesis 1:29 Here is my argument for marijuana use for spiritual growth.

Meditation is probably one of the most important exercises that man has discovered. It requires no effort. It requires no movement (except for dance or walking meditation or other type of meditation). It is the easiest thing you can do. And it is wonderful for you as the range of benefits are well documented on the internet, in books, and even in ancient sacred scriptural texts. In fact it is demanded that Christians meditate in Paul's letter to the Philippians. It is mentioned several more times in the Bible although most Christians believe faith and prayer are the only tools for salvation.

marijuana like meditation has a long list of benefits. Most of them can't be "proven" by objective scientific approaches but only know by a subjective experience. So it may be sold to most people as evil but we all know that is not true even though we can't prove it. There are three things that I have noticed marijuana to help instead of hinder my journey back to God.

The first is cotton mouth. I know this sounds dumb but it actually is true. When I meditate I have a continuous stream of saliva that has to be swallowed. This interrupts my meditation so I can't be completely still. marijuana helps to thicken this and keep me from even having to swallow.

The second is the tingling I feel in my entire body. Isn't it strange how you start to feel different parts of your body more than you did before you were high? This is a help for me. Meditation is about awareness. It takes no movement to be aware. Hell you can be aware in your sleep (lucid dreams). So feeling a tingle in my legs makes me more aware of my body. When I get high I can flush my awareness up and down my whole body like a wave. This is something I can't do easily without marijuana. Most of you probably can't either especially if all your awareness is on your thoughts.

The last thing that I have noticed to help was my complete change of character. I lost my aggression, depression, and many deep seated unwarranted fears after introspection with the sacrad cannabis. The loss of these qualities have helped me to realize love is truly more than a feeling. It is a perspective. It has helped me to embrace a different way of living. I realize that I am existing as a creation not surviving the odds and harsh realities of the big bad world.

marijuana and meditation both helped me to change for the better. It is helping me to find the Kingdom inside of me that Jesus speaks of in Luke 17:20-21. marijuana is a sacrament. marijuana is sacred. You should treat her as a Goddess that gives you guidance. And when she showers you with her bliss, I urge you to look inside. Find out who you are.

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great read man. i feel the same way about ganja and meditation.

being stoned puts you into a very relaxed and calming mood, perfect for meditating!



keep up your faith and mediation bobharvey, you're going to need it in the next few years.

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Thanks. You affirmed things I've been wondering about.
I wish I could find more about this aspect of marijuana use.

and i thought i was the only one who loved meditation and marijuana

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I think there are a lot of people who enjoy meditating, experiencing oobe's and other spiritual things under marijuana effects. Just that, in our world society it is common to imply the effects of marijuana to be 'not good for your health', disturbing, promoting violence, addiction, loss of memory, 'artificial comfort' and such. I think this all is bs.

I think the world (in it's natural state) was created for us to learn, experience and feel our existence, our lessons, ourselves nad the universe around us. And all the flora and fauna of the nature that's psychotropic (I think that's the word) was created so that this would make things easier.

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truth......i smoke the herb as a tool of getting closer to jah...i use it and grow it for spiritual purposes,,,and i applaud u for useing the herb for wat its here for....i sing and dance and prais when smoking the herb thats i church,,,,thats my meditation,,,,its diffrent for everyone,,,to each his own but the herb is here to heal,,,,and help your mind get round those corners and curves

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meditation is amazing.. maryjane is amazing.. the combo is un-describable.. i started yoga and meditation about 3 years ago and it changed my life.. smoking before each session defenatly enhances the expeirence. but its inportant not to need it and realize how good the feeling of "sober meditation" because its a "high" un-like any other. and that high is what some people say is how close you feel to "god" or the idea of a higher being. anyways i practice every day now and there are too many benefits to list.. anyone who loves maryjane will love meditating! i highly recomend it, its all about geting away from the meterialistic world and coming together as a human race...marjane just points us in the right direction

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I enjoy a good toke. I'm also heavily into meditation. I don't mix the two. Mediatate first. Indulge later. And that's the same advice recommended by the inventor of the Energy-Control Meditation Technique, the purest form of meditation out there, and the best as far as Im concerned:

Energy-Control Meditation Technique

Hmm I disagree, I think smoking and meditation go hand in hand. Although this is very dependent on the individual and how you choose to incorporate smoking into your practice.

Smoking + meditation can bring you to deep levels of awareness if used properly.

marijuana is a manifestation of my growing spirituality, which is really to say my expanding sense of knowing in myself. Too many times it has been an assistant to me in perceiving alternate perspectives on reality, which I am now completely and utterly convinced that the only real and absolute reality is a one-self. Knowing the one surpasses all thought-based understanding. Upon the realization of oneness, all questions that were once so all-important don't just simply drop away out of the answers that come inside that realization, but drop away out of complete and total irrelevance. When I smoke marijuana, I remember again that I and god are actually one and the same.