Dr. Deepak Sarma recently wrote an article published by Harvard Law’s Petrie-Flom Center, “Darśana: A More Inclusive Spiritual Framework”.
“The legal category of “religion,” rooted in a Euro-Christian episteme, has outlived its usefulness as a universal category. Despite this, it remains the dominant lens through which constitutional protections are granted, often inequitably and inconsistently. Emerging spiritualities, particularly those involving entheogenic (psychedelic) practices, are routinely marginalized by a system that was never designed to recognize them and that curtails their spiritual freedom.”