Monthly Archives: April 2014
254.WHAT IS REINCARNATION?
When you go to sleep and have a dream, “you” are doing something in the dream. But at the same time, there is your body asleep in bed! Who or what, is that other “you” that does act those things in Your dream?
Primitive man, who didn’t understand dreams as we do today, believed that a part of you actually left your body during sleep, and he considered that part your – soul. Now, if your “soul” could leave your body during sleep, then it could also leave your body when you died!
253.WHAT IS MARIJUANA?
Every now and then you read of someone being arrested for using or possessing marijuana. The law prohibits the use of it in this country.
Marijuana is obtained from the hemp plant. It is a drug but, unlike many other drugs, it is not recognized as a medicine. It acts as a narcotic, which means it can produce a stupor. As a narcotic it is either smoked or eaten, and it has been used by people since ancient times. In India it is known as bhang, charas, or ghanga; in Egypt it is known as hashish; in North Africa it is known as kif; and in the Western Hemisphere it is called “marijuana.”
252.WHAT IS “DOPE”?
Today, unfortunately, we often read and hear about “dope” addicts, and their addiction problem is of great concern to our society.
“Dope” is a slang term for “narcotics.” Narcotics are habit-forming drugs which lessen pain and cause drowsiness. They give a temporary feeling of wellbeing which is called “narcosis.” Some narcotics are very useful, but they must all be used only when given by a physician!
