Attitude Quote by Huston Smith

Now it is one thing to say I say it that people shouldn't consume psychoactive drugs. It is entirely something else to condone marijuana…

— William F. Buckley, Jr

Drugs don't have spiritual potential, human beings have spiritual potential. And it may be that we need techniques to move us in that direction,…

— Andrew Weil

The use of psychoactive drugs - including both antidepressants and antipsychotics - has exploded...[yet] 'the tally of those who are disabled...increased nearly two and…

— Marcia Angell

A religion made up solely of heightened religious experiences would not be a religion at all. ...The major religious traditions address the mysteries (with…

— Huston Smith

“the kids who can’t adapt to school’s tedium are diagnosed with ADHD and are put on powerful psychoactive drugs, which have the immediate effect…

— Peter O. Gray

Techniques such as genetic engineering, psychoactive drugs and electronic control of the brain make possible a transformation of the species into docile, fully-obedient, 'safe'…

— William Sims

The drug ketamine, used as a 'dissociative' anesthetic, can produce subjective reports of conscious awareness outside the body, as can various other psychoactive drugs.

— Stuart Hameroff

What about self-awareness, the mysterious ability of the brain to reflect upon itself? Self-awareness can be tampered with by brainwashing, psychoactive drugs, electrical stimulation,…

— Chet Raymo

At the center of the religious life is a peculiar kind of joy, the prospect of a happy ending that blossoms from necessarily painful…

— Huston Smith

I know of no culture in the world at present or any time in the past that has not been heavily involved with one…

— Andrew Weil

Another very common use, in all cultures, of psychoactive substances is to give people transcendent experiences. To allow them to transcend their human and…

— Andrew Weil

“If God wanted us to get high, he'd have created plants that became psychoactive when eaten or smoked.”

— Stephen Colbert