Concerning an old post

["loumade_1999" <loumade_1999@...>]

There were some posts a while back that dealt with what happens 
hermetically when one uses different kinds of drugs. I was wondering 
if using LSD would cause as much damage to the violet cord if one 
were to have the mental tenacity to not be filled with delusion while 
being intoxicated. 

This came to mind with the conglomeration of stories that I have been 
reading and hearing about over the past few years. One story deals 
with Ram Dass, after being disbanded from his group at harvard, went 
to India in search of "something," like the beatles. In the process, 
he ended up giving a yogi a large amount of acid that would be a 
nightmarish experience for most people. The Yogi stayed in his 
posture unphased by the ordeal. Another story dealt with another 
yogi in india that was given five pipes; filled with opium, hash and 
so on. The yogi was given these to loosen his tongue concerning 
metaphysical principles. The yogi stayed firm and kept his composure.

It seems that the damage to be done is not by the drug itself but by 
how the situation of being influenced by the drug is handled. Any 
illucidation to this would be greatly apreciated. Chances are that I 
just missed something in the posts that dealt with this. I 
appologize if this is the case.

Thank-you

~louis de sully