psy997
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I disagree Murphy - I think buddhism is, like all religions, a delusion. That's why they always promise you jam tomorrow - "You need to meditate for 60 years before you become enlightened". I think psychedelics are vastly superior to Buddhism in every way imaginable. If you want to tell yourself you're "on the path" while sweeping the ashram for 60 years then that's up to you. I think religions are completely and utterly meaningless. Psychedelics are their own path - you don't need to read any bullshit fantasies created by people you never met thousands of years ago, it's simply you and the psychedelic. Nothing else. That's frightening to most people which is why they feel the need to "follow" a religion in order to get the reassurance that thousands of other people are doing it too - so that must make it good.
But that's exactly it. Buddhism isn't like that, in it's pure form. There's no promise of "jam tomorrow"; there's a teaching, a knowledge, of how to attain non-suffering. It's your choice whether you listen and apply it. Of course it's going to take time.
If you truly think psychedelics are better than a life enriched with mindfulness and meditation, I feel deeply sorry for you. As I see it, Buddhism can be boiled down to being in the moment, thus aware, mindful of your mindstate and surrounding (set and setting), and using meditation as a tool to train the mind to reach those states easier and easier.