Why do so many pot smokers like Eastern religions?

I don't see that there is any relationship between the two (pot smokers and Eastern religion) to start with nor pot smokers and any religion.

 

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That's a good point. Is there a relationship?

 

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Gautama Buddha actually forbade monks from using drugs or alcohol...Krishna never spoke of using drugs to gain enlightenment, only other methods like yoga, meditation, devotion, knowledge, etc....and spoke out against drinking and intoxicants...

You're confusing Native American Indians with India-Indians....

 

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I'm talking about native american indians - or more precisely, the native american indians who are all now dead who lost their lands. You think they were stupid too for losing their lands?

 

Well I don't really think they were stupid, just too trusting and helpless...also didn't their prophecies tell them the white man was coming? Well some fought back others just converted into Christianity.....

 

Isn't being too trusting stupid? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

 

That was not what the thread was about, that you started.

 

That's true. But one poster got so upset about me calling native Indians stupid for losing their lands, the poster called me a racist and then fled. Not a fair fight to flee after making such a charge.

 

Killing native Americans was even more stupid.

 

That's true, too!

 

HAHAH! That's great!

 

It's a fact nonetheless.

 

sitting in a drum circle with the tao te ching in one hand and a joint in the other is bliss.


peace.

 

In the USA why are the folks in red states also the most obese, nicotine addicted and lowest educated and the most into Christian fundamentalism?

The connection between nicotine, eating disorders, low education and Jesus followers is?

 

the government?

peace.

 

Well it's not a 1:1 correlation, although my parents are both tobacco smoking conservatives that believe in some denomination of Christianity. However, they are intelligent people with decent eating habits. Definitely not overweight. So incorporate that into your pseudo-study if you will. Actually, Minnesota was a "blue state" in 2004.

 

Wow, imagine that.

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empyforce has it right. something to do with 'peace' as in what's cooking in the peace pipe.

TV remote, all-you-can-eat ribs, peace pipe ....utopia for the Jesus freaks.

 

Buddhism is pretty relaxed, the rules are pretty reasonable and ones that decent people usually try to live by anyway, and it's a little trendy?

That they smoke pot isn't in itself suggestive that a person will like Eastern religions. I've known and met many idiots who like to smoke pot - they'd probably say something about turbans if you mentioned Buddhism to them.

A passing interest and some research is open mindedness. Enjoying the experience and feeling that Buddhism is a sound way of life is fair enough. I'd say that a lot of these people don't let it rule their lives and won't follow it by the book, so to speak. Buddhism is a nice, friendly religion and it all seems lovely and relaxed - maybe something that people are trying to find when they smoke pot.

My knowledge of Buddhism is a little short, but that's the impression I get from knowing different people.

Then there's the loved up, tie-dye modern day hippy crew, the shamans, gods, guru's and whatever else there is to be had in Goa/India in general.

 

Try some and find out.