The Pali Canon was written down after 500 years of oral transmission and is one of 18 schools. We don't know for sure if anything was ever mentioned about them that didn't make the final edit. There is I believe a brief mention of the 'Soma ritual' in the Pali canon without much details.Ceisiwr wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:54 amWhy didn’t the Buddha recommend them then? It’s not like he didn’t know about the practice of using drugs for so called spiritual insights.Cause_and_Effect wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:26 am
I am going to comment that I believe some of these psychedelics such as LSD and Ayahuasca (DMT) can be enlightening agents if combined with meditation insight practices. However they can be harmful if misused also so how you use it is key.
However it wouldn't surprise me if nothing was mentioned since he would have seen that it's a double edged sword. Many would have likely been harmed through irresponsible use or being unable to cope with the experience thus bringing disrepute to the teachings and causing more harm. So silence on the issue without any direct reference seems the best way, while making precepts against obvious harmful intoxicants like alcohol which are a totally different category and which cloud mindfulness, but letting one use their own judgement regarding these substances.
They are a hidden and not widely accepted radical augmenting tool to meditation and religious practice and they have always been that way and should remain so.
Who knows the origin of them but they are connected to the deathless dimension in some way or how I believe.
Feel entirely free to ignore or dismiss what I just wrote, and I am not recommending them my views are based on experience but speculative none the less.