[jqm]

The problem with drugs as a means to enlightenment is the resulting confusion. People often start thinking all kinds of things that just aren't so and believing they have it all figured out. Not to mention the method starts getting more attention than the results. That's not to say you can't get some insight from drugs... you can, but the danger and the cost very often comes to outweigh the benefits.

I'm not discouraging psychedelics a few times in life... they do quickly break through habitual patterns of thinking exposing a deeper reality, but I wouldn't encourage their use either. I don't think they are the answer.

What I would recommend is a couple of hours in a sensory deprivation tank from time to time. I personally have gotten a lot out of these sessions and believe it to be a much more "truthful" method of self exploration. Do at least two hours in a session. At the end of hour one the mind is still letting go... at least in my experience.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolation_tank