"reach a deep state of relaxation and tranquility that is called satori... This systematized practice is what yoga, Sufism, Zen Buddhism, and other spiritual paths are about".

People who have not yet learned to meditate effectively continue to use drugs, because they seem to work immediately, whereas meditation requires regular, daily practice and some discipline, especially at first... Those who select the psychedelics, especially for spiritual and mystical experiences, might find greater appeal in studies of mysticism and meditation.

As we saw in volume one of Scarlet and the Beast, Eastern mysticism and our modern New Age movement are identical in nature. Just as mind-altering drugs were used to draw people into the pagan mystery religions of times past, so too are they used today: to entice and seduce people from the true religion of Christianity and draw them into worship in the harlot religion called Mystery Babylon.