Post by 1PTiTB…Ughb

Ahhh, tobacco.

I took up smoking a pipe a few years. However, I smoke a special South American pipe called a "kashimbo" and the tobacco I use is called "mapacho" - 100% tobacco.

Some tips:

1. Get the best quality tobacco, preferably not from the tobacco industry. Maybe even grow your own, if you can.
2. Inhale the tobacco into your mouth, not your lungs. With strong tobacco, the nicotine enters your system anyway, and you preserve your lungs. Mapacho tobacco is said to have about 18 times the nicotine content of store-bought tobacco.
3. You won't get lung cancer if you follow 1 and 2.
4. Keep in mind that your teeth will stain!
5. Tobacco is a sacred plant - treat it with respect. Empty the ashes by a tree.
6. You may get dizzy or feel nauseous. Tobacco is a purgative!
7. Enjoy your tobacco meditation. Watch for insights and inspirations. (I have tripped from smoking tobacco!)