Zen, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll by Michael Rensen

In Buddhism the Right View ( samyag-dṛṣṭi / sammā-diṭṭhi) can also be translated as 'right perspective', 'right outlook' or 'right understanding', is the right way of looking at life, nature, and the world as they really are for us. See also: Five Precepts, Buddhist ethics, ethic of reciprocity, karma, and two truths doctrine The consumption of soma by human beings is well attested in Vedic ritual. In the vedic mythology, Indra drank large amounts of soma while fighting the serpent demon Vritra. Indra and Agni are portrayed as consuming soma in copious quantities. Drinking soma produces immortality ( Amrita, Rigveda 8.48.3). In the Vedas, the same word soma is used for the drink, the plant, and its deity. According to recent philological and archaeological studies, and in addition, direct preparation instructions confirm in the Rig Vedic Hymns ( Vedic period) Ancient Soma most likely consisted of Poppy, Phaedra/ Ephedra (plant) and Cannabis. Non-Indian researchers have proposed candidates including Amanita muscaria, Psilocybe cubensis, Peganum harmala and Ephedra sinica. There are many theories about the recipe of Soma. The oldest scriptures of Hinduism Rigveda(1500 BCE), mentions ritualistic consumption of a divine psychedelic known as soma. Hinduism has a history of psychedelic usage going back to the Vedic period. Hinduism Soma (possibly Ephedra (plant)) The effects of psychedelic plants during religious rituals is believed to have had an impact on the development and creation of statues, and sacred images. Goals for the usage of entheogenics by the Maya were spiritual healing, wisdom gain, and religious ceremonies. The ancient Aztecs used a variety of entheogenic plants and animals within their society, including ololiuqui ( Rivea corymbosa), teonanácatl ( Psilocybe spp.), and peyotl ( Lophophora williamsii). Archaeological, ethnohistorical, and ethnographic data show that Mesoamerican cultures used psychedelic substances in therapeutic and religious rituals.

Zen, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll by Michael Rensen