Should Marijuana be legalized?

1. Years ago, we made a major mistake with alcohol, and the consequences of this decision continues to fill the headlines. Marijuana is a tool. It must be used with the highest understanding and intelligence. It is a very bad idea to legalize this material without considering the condition and vulnerability of the user. Also, it would be wrong to legalize this, without fully realizing all its effects, and clearly defining the difference between “high” and “stoned”.

2. This herb has an undeserved bad reputation, thanks to the drug police, and bogus investigation. If there is any negative effect with this material, it is not the fault of the material, it is simply because of our contaminated condition. We eat poorly, and we allow ourselves to be indoctrinated with medical theories, and go nowhere God trips. It must be realized that the effect of this on a congested and poorly fed organism is very different from its effect on a cleaner, well-fed organism. The former left the user “stoned” and in some ways stupid; he listened to music, himself and others talking, and when the stone period was over, it was time to eat and satisfy the ravaging appetite, which make poor food taste great. The latter, however, enjoyed the clarity of thinking and the pleasure of their own company, and when it passed, a rest was assured in appreciation, without gorging on bad food.

3. A friend told me the following. I want to tell you that story, because it is very significant. He was a fellow music producer, and that was what brought us together. One day in the studio, he was working on a song and he couldn’t get the parts together. Then, his engineer handed him a marijuana joint and said, “Take a walk and smoke some of that.” He did and when he returned to the studio, he told me he mixed like he’s never mixed before, and that particular song turned out to be a hit.  That was almost 60 years ago.

4. It is very important to consider that this plant, marijuana, did not create the “high” that we are enjoying. That “high” was already there, and the plant, because of its special ingredients, triggered the release and presence of this “high”, proving one more time, that cleaning and feeding the body well, is what lifts us up to a higher level.

5. Ancient tribes have maintained their inherent wisdom by ingesting certain plants, and this gifted them with better senses. In contrast, the way we think and live our lives presently, is extreme. We all came from centuries of abuse, and it has led us to the failures and disease. We have been in a physical and mental rut, and were disgusted with the way things are, and we try to transcend that with marijuana. But it is not understood that we can’t go out of our mind until we understand the significance of a clean body, otherwise we will go out of our minds.  

6. So, what happens is that when the body is toxic and congested, and marijuana is used, the user gets “stoned”, and in some cases, stupid and dangerous. Usually, persons in such a state blame marijuana for this problem, but this is not accurate. To begin with, they are already out of balance and congested because of their physical condition. It is because of our poor physical condition that the incidence of addiction is so high, and the authorities still do not have a clue as to the true cause of these conditions and how to bring about healing.

7. The war on drugs is just another senseless war. As we find out, this is not the way it should be done. The idea of war must be eliminated in favor of sane speculations and wise question, which should produce a clear and accurate understanding why some gets “stoned”, while  others are elevated to a higher consciousness. That question must be answered before any talk of legalization can be entertained. It should be investigated truthfully without the bias of paranoia. It must be done with wisdom and compassion, because it is crying out to be understood. We must tailor our way of living and the way we think. The body has instinctual needs and they are inherent and in order to realize its full potentials, we must live our lives understanding and complying with the laws of life and its needs, and never to override its wisdom with a bunch of dangerous, ego-driven intelligence.

8. The body’s natural direction is decided by the way it was designed and maintained, not by the so-called “experts” who are unaware of our natural path. They meant well, but it must be remembered that the body’s ability to recover is stronger and more positive than the doctor’s indoctrination. The human race is so off course that it has only produced one Confucius, one Buddha, one Jesus, one Plato, one Socrates, and these geniuses, by their very presence, prove how lost and unaware the human race is. Now, we are addicted, and these addictions, we must realize, are but an increment of a systemic mess. We must realize that the biggest addiction of all is the so-called “food” we crave each day. There isn’t a cuisine on earth that supplies the body with its true needs.

9. Now, let me point out some other examples of how off course we are, and how our condition is responsible for the many variations of our behavior.

10. Men and women all over the world, even though they may be together for years, are like strangers to each other. We “fall in love”, and the truth is we should “rise in love”. Nothing good happens when we “fall”, but we do “crash”. And in this abnormal condition, we create children, as our relationship goes cold. Now, the little ones suffer their entire lives, as a result of our genetic burden. This transfer of genetic damage becomes terminal over time.

11. Because we are unaware, we feed the body food that kills, and have our minds unnaturally altered in a school system that is unaware of our inherent wisdom. They have our minds filled with a bunch of gibberish which we should be ashamed of.

12. We further abuse children with parenting and this fabricated authority leads them to the doctors, who legitimately lead them into diseases, premature suffering and death, and a school system who does not realize nor accept their inherent wisdom. Eventually, as a result of our condition, sex leaves its rightful place, on the altar of procreation, to an ego saturated fix, and it stands besides other fixes such as our cravings for bad food. Children soon discovered drugs, because their condition is unbearable. Some partake in expensive designer drugs; and some, if they are poor, sniff glue.

13. The ancient Chinese used a brilliant system that even they, did not comprehend its brilliance, and this is how it went:

14. A habitual criminal was taken in to the punishment system and on the first day, he was fed a bowl of rice. He was kept in solitary confinement and the next day, he was fed another bowl of rice, less 10%. This was continued daily until the bowl was empty. And then for 14 days, he drank only water. On the 15th day, he was fed rice, in increments of 10%. The contents increased 10% each day until the bowl was full. It was at this point that the authorities felt that this habitual criminal was changed. This system produced a very low recidivism rate.

15. The moral of this presentation is that an irritated, inherently weak and malnourished body is addicted to many things. And the only way to truthfully remove the addiction is to create the circumstances that allow the body to clean itself by having a complete rest, refraining from all food and activity.  In other words, “Shut up and go to bed.” And whatever you do, don’t drink 8 glasses of water a day, under any circumstance. When thirst demands water, sip only. We must allow the body’s ability to recover, to awaken from a slumber of ignorance and pain, and leave that world that excluded our participation.

All the very best,

Ray

Nov 2001, L.A.

P.S. The education system endorses what the world is saying about health, but we are crying out for wisdom, not a cure, but a healing.  

Stopping the Slaughter of Dolphins vs Raising our Awareness – Which is more important?

1. This important decision is very much applicable to this horrible problem. For example, I want to call your attention to a movie “The Cove”. This is a story about the Japanese slaughter of Dolphins. So cruel is the practice, the utmost secrecy is maintained, to keep it away from the world and groups who oppose the practice. This is also kept away from the Japanese public. I recommend seeing “The Cove” to help spur individual compassion.

2. As I have said before, the ocean is not our supermarket, and the practice of religions and the medical industry to eat and recommend fish is an absolute tragedy. This must be stopped, and it can only be stopped by raising our consciousness, and not by picketing and petitions or by the violence of PETA and Green Peace. Their intention is for sure, commendable, but their approach is condemned by the authorities and the public, and therefore, ineffective and counter-productive.

3. I have long felt that the key to raising our consciousness is not, and cannot be driven by discipline or some spiritual trips. We must replace our insensitivity by cleaning and nourishing the body, and stop treating the body like a garbage can. Fasting is where to begin, because through this process, the body drains physically and mentally, and in place of this congestion and irritation, sensitivity and our deepest caring will be realized.

4. I have concluded that nothing can change in this greed driven system unless we change. As far as the dolphins and whales are concerned, the citizens of the countries where these creatures are consumed need to be freed and educated away from the greed, religion, and other cultural nonsense that leaves them in a terminal rut.

5. Governments all over the earth are plagued by the condition of its citizens - high asthma rate, addiction, diabetes, high blood pressure, ADHD of our children…all reflect the way we live and the awful ways we conduct the business of our lives. Young persons who have various mental and physical problems grow up and enter into marriage and have babies, and the madness continues.

6. It is quite a dilemma, but after many years and many tries at intervention, we have proven that their methods have failed. The addiction problem all over the world is a glaring example of their failed approaches. Green Peace and PETA do not make an effort to remove the cause, they too are treating a symptom. We know now that it is relatively easy to work on an individual, however, to change or reform a culture that is steeped in past traditions, is indeed, a formidable task.

7. Over the past 50 years since I left the system, I must admit I didn’t know where I was going, and I had been plagued all my life with poor health, so it was easy to see the doctor’s failures, because they have been practicing on me for 15 years. To give you an example, the last doctor told my father that the reason I had sores all over my body was because I picked off the scab.  Needless to say, my strict father believed him and as a result, I was constantly assaulted for causing the problem. I have just described a scenario that cannot raise our consciousness sufficiently to concern ourselves with any abuse, particularly in our presently abused state.

8. So, to my friends who say I should become more radically involved, I say, “I’m involved up to my ears.” The day I realized that under certain circumstances, the body can recover through fasting and application of the natural laws, and further, that the condition of the body produces the mentality, this is a very important point to consider. This is hard to believe, because we were led to believe that the brain was a separate entity. That’s why the profession of Psychology and Psychiatry became a reality. But the body and the mind is not separate, the mind eliminates by stinky behavior, and the body eliminates a stinky odor – both sound the same to me!

9. Presently, there is plenty of discontent. Discontent, we are beginning to realize, is really the first step towards progress. Billions have been denied health and freedom, and one of the worst areas of our life is the condition of our bodies. Most go to a doctor often, but if we get better and take responsibility for our well-being as we should, then the doctor will go out of business, as they should. Drug companies will also lose, and soon, most will realize our bodies’ amazing ability to recover without the failure of the medical industry. However, we still need the wonderful expertise of emergency medicine.

10. It is truly heartbreaking to hear that animals are being abused, such as the dolphins in Japan that Jonah brought to my attention. I remember many years ago, the same practice of herding dolphins into a small cove and killing them was prevalent in Newfoundland, the place of my birth. This atrocity has stirred many to walk picket lines, write letters, but these responses have been going on for many years, and all we are showing for that effort, is continued horrible creature abuse and proof that our consciousness is low.

11. The systems that protect creatures have failed, but when we get better, that is the most positive effort toward raising our sensitivity. When we learn to care for ourselves, we learn to care, and that’s the beginning.

All the very best,
Ray
Arizona, Valley of the Sun, 1 Sep 2010

P.S.  When we raise our consciousness, it will help our marriages, women will not go through life suspicious of men; children will be freer to express, which means a total overhaul of the school system; and the earth will become our legitimate home, and not subject to our stupidity, and that means that we should become “owners” and not “renters” of the earth.

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