Cannabis in Spiritual Practice

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An exploration of the use of ca abis as a sacrament in spiritual practice ? Provides instructions for using marijuana for the spiritual practices of spontaneous movement, ecstatic dance, sitting meditation, and gazing meditation, allowing you to open the body s energies more fully and get closer to the Divine or your higher self ? Includes a new translation of the Five Moral Precepts of Buddhism, adapted to include energetic practices and the judicious use of entheogenic substances as a legitimate support for spiritual growth ?

Includes access to 9 audio meditations With the end of marijuana prohibition on the horizon, people are now openly seeking a spiritual path that embraces the benefits of ca abis. Drawing upon his decades of experience as a teacher of Buddhism, breathing, yoga, and embodied spirituality, Will Johnson examines Eastern spiritual perspectives on marijuana and offers specific guidelines and exercises for integrating ca abis into spiritual practice. The Author explains how the great Hindu god Shiva enjoyed consuming bhang, a marijuana mixture that would cause his body to make spontaneous movements.

From these ca abis-inspired movements, Shiva brought the body-focused practices of dance and yoga to the world. Examining the spiritual path of Shiva, including the Sadhu tradition, Johnson provides specific instructions and protocols for using marijuana as a sacrament as Shiva did. He explores how to embrace ca abis for the practices of spontaneous movement, ecstatic dance, sitting meditation, and gazing meditation.

He reveals how the ecstatic surrender to the feeling energies of the body in these practices is enhanced through the ingestion of Shiva s herb, allowing you to open the body s energies more fully and get closer to the Divine or your higher self. Exploring the Buddhist practices of calming the mind and grounding yourself in sensory awareness, Johnson shows that, while traditional Buddhist teachings forbid the use of intoxicating substances, Buddhists who use ca abis are not committing a cardinal sin–in following our dharma, we must embrace what best supports our spiritual practice. He concludes with a new translation of the Five Moral Precepts of Buddhism–what he calls the Five Precepts of Embodied Responsibility–adapted to include energetic practices using breath, interaction with the energies of nature, sacred sex, and the judicious use of entheogenic substances, such as ca abis, as legitimate support for spiritual growth.

Author Will Johnso Author Info Will Johnson is the director of the Institute for Embodiment Training, a teaching school in Costa Rica that views the body as the doorway, not the obstacle, to real spiritual growth and transformation. The Author of several books, including Breathing through the Whole Body, The Spiritual Practices of Rumi, and Eyes Wide Open, he teaches a deeply body-oriented approach to sitting meditation at Buddhist centers around the world. ISBN-13 9780000000000 Publisher I er Traditions Publication Date 2018 Edition 1st Thus Binding Paperback Condition Used – Very Good Page Count 144 Pages