WaveInTheOcean

It makes sense that nature has created the illusion of the ego. From an evolutionary perspective that is. Just for example think about surviving. If the ego-illusion did not exist, why should I run away from a tiger in the jungle?

"artificial intoxicants." Well, you can call everything artifical intoxicants if you want. Coffee, food, water. I'm not saying weed is good nor bad, but I really don't get how you can just label it "aritifical shit" when you have never personally tried it? Weed is pretty harmless, yes it can be misused as seen in this thread, but that doesn't mean it's a useless "substance". If you smoke weed a few times per month to relax/enjoy music/have a good time with friends etc it is basically harmless. It even has potential as cancer and pain treatment. But if you're a busy man 24/7 then yes, weed is not good, as it temporarily hurts your short-memory a bit. But Leo, seriously, if you ever have some spare time where you have nothing to do, other than relaxing and meditating, you should really try weed - calling it a aritifical intoxicant is being prejudiced IMO.