Guest guest Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 well, are you going to share the info with us? others might benefit from knowing. love, patricia On Apr 5, 2006, at 5:15 PM, Das Goravani wrote: > > Answer received elsewhere, thanks anyway. > > Cancel the Ganja question. > "To heal is to make happy." www.AesculapiusPress.Com Books that help you dig deep into cause and effect; disease, illness and stress; peace, health and healing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Okay, I'll share what I know. The person in question, after only 4 days off the stuff, is feeling so much better that they are no longer worried. So the impetus went away. Secondly, in my research on the web, I found such a huge blur of information, but out of that seems to come this hope that "permanent" damage seems to only be there after like 30 years of really hard core usage. That would not apply to my acquaintaince in question, so that removed the impetus as well. It seems that the damage of serious use does get repaired slowly. It also is apparent that the "pot addict" is a "type" of person psychologically. They are characterized by self centeredness. That's one thing. But in any case, they feel the draw to it strongly. They love it. They love pot. They love the smell and everything. It is this kinship they feel with the plant that will never go away. That is what they have to fight forever- the thing pulls on them- lies to them- tells them "I am your friend and savior- smoke me" This goes on and on even after they know it brings nothing but stupor and misery. So the addiction, after the initial withdrawal of anger, irritibility and pain from the neural receptors getting cleaned up, is based around mental perceptions of the stuff being their savior, pain killer, friend, lover, etc. Like all addicts, the pot addict has to be vigilant to not fall prey to the thinking that leads to usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Hi Rick and all, please also cancel the observation that Ganja is legal in India, smoked in hookah pots on the front porches and most men smoke pot. Where did you get the info from for God's sake? smoking of hooka pots was a remnant of the Raj culture, no more visible. Smoking, growing/cultivation, selling Ganja is as much a crime in India as it is elsewhere. Nalini valist, Das Goravani <> wrote: > > > > Okay, I'll share what I know. > > The person in question, after only 4 days off the stuff, is feeling so much > better that they are no longer worried. So the impetus went away. > > Secondly, in my research on the web, I found such a huge blur of > information, but out of that seems to come this hope that "permanent" damage > seems to only be there after like 30 years of really hard core usage. That > would not apply to my acquaintaince in question, so that removed the impetus > as well. > > It seems that the damage of serious use does get repaired slowly. > > It also is apparent that the "pot addict" is a "type" of person > psychologically. They are characterized by self centeredness. That's one > thing. But in any case, they feel the draw to it strongly. They love it. > They love pot. They love the smell and everything. It is this kinship they > feel with the plant that will never go away. That is what they have to > fight forever- the thing pulls on them- lies to them- tells them "I am your > friend and savior- smoke me" > > This goes on and on even after they know it brings nothing but stupor and > misery. > > So the addiction, after the initial withdrawal of anger, irritibility and > pain from the neural receptors getting cleaned up, is based around mental > perceptions of the stuff being their savior, pain killer, friend, lover, > etc. > > Like all addicts, the pot addict has to be vigilant to not fall prey to the > thinking that leads to usage. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 I got this from a person who has gone on parikramas through the villages of Bengal many times ( as a follower of one of hte Math's devoted to Sri Caitanya). I personally never saw this, but the person is normally very reliable, so I believed him. I also heard from Indians I knew when I lived in Bengal (1981-83) they yes, pot was legal, and that on Holi they would all eat it like Subji, and also that their parents would buy it at the store...etc etc. Note that most of this is pre-1985 information. I'm just being honest, and repeating what I heard, no malice intended, so don't like, jump on me. Okay? Peace Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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