Hinduism very explicitly promotes the use of psychoactive drugs, for example by depicting Indra consuming a psychoactive beverage (soma) in their mythology.
We already talk about this in another topic, and seriously, I don't know why you still climb to this idea while almost most of the hindu here plus the hindu scripture invalidate your "soma is drug and cow is sacred because a mushroom get high gods" or whatever.
And to support this idea, I think I remember you quoted a book from a neo-whatever-researcher that, to be honest, isn't a reference at ALL. He said that soma is a drug and hindu/gods/bouddhists/whatever get high on cow mushrooms ? Quote me A SINGLE VERSE of valid Buddhist/Hindu scripture that support that.
Some translate as nectar, read a little about the Vedas, or Hindu scripture, and tell me where is it written as psychoactive beverage.
Quote me a single sutra that glorify the use of drugs.
Quote me valid Hindu/Buddhist scriptures to support your claims, not any pseudo-new-age-high-searcher that obviously have no knowledge of Buddhist/Hindu religion.
Like I said, like it have been said by many here on many topics on the Dharmic dir, drugs is not supported, promoted, used. Sharpening will and perception, seeking refuge in oneself, awakening to the greater things inside and outside of the Self, illusory or not, is WORK. Work of the mind by Sadhana and meditation, work of the intellect by the scriptures and the study that gives you knowledge to go on, NOTHING you will get by getting high on whatever you want. It only cloud your mind, it creates temporary things that bring nothing but attachement, an attachement that you cannot get rid the more you get in it. Is that enlightenmenent ? Is that liberation ? Getting past the mud of the illusion by bathing oneself in its muddy, sticky waters ?
I don't think this is what any Buddha or Bodhisattva were teaching.
You can do what you want with your life or your spiritual path, but again, I repeat: the use and promotion of drugs is NOT supported in Buddhism/Hinduism, or any Dharmic religion.
As a Hindu, the only valid source is Gurus, scriptures, teachings of masters.
For a Buddhist, the only valid source is lama, teachers, Buddhas, sutras
Neo whatever that try to find supposed hidden sense in eastern scriptures while showing clearly ignorance for these religions and culture is not a valid source, at all.
I am sorry if Buddhism/Hinduism is apparently not in accordance with what you are looking for. But like others have said, the answer and the scriptures won't change because they doesn't fit you.
Aum Namah Shivaya
