Why do users of psychedelic drugs tend to gravitate toward Buddhism and other Eastern philosophies?
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Good question. From what I've read, I've heard many people say their ego had dissolved when taking psychedelics and found a great peace in this. This probably causes them to re-evaluate the nature of their existence and be open to Buddhism as it's a major part of the Buddhist teaching.
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Also, interestingly, in Ram Dass's book, "Be Here Now!", which I just recently read (though it came out in the late 70's, I think), prior to visiting India, and finding his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, he and Timothy Leary did a LOT of LSD, and drugs. His personal finding was that the drugs were awesome in giving him a different view of mind, etc., but he always had to "come down". He turned to Hinduism, (and Buddhism, often) for a way to never have to "come down". The rest is history, so to speak. Just my 2 cents. Take care.
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