What happens when one of the world’s most powerful psychedelics meets someone who has spent decades trying to reach the same place through meditation? YouTuber Dakota of Earth travelled to Varanasi with a Mexican shaman, offering 5-MeO-DMT — known as “sapo” — to several Hindu holy people. Their reactions were fascinating. One sadhu reportedly emerged crying after seeing Vishnu sustaining the universe. An Aghori woman called out to Shiva before declaring: “Success, success.” But Aghori Bavani Baba barely reacted at all. After taking what Dakota described as an enormous dose, he simply sat silently for around five minutes. Then he opened his eyes and asked: “Are you happy now?” Bavani didn't dismiss the psychedelic. He described it as a genuine glimpse of “the light” and potentially useful for someone who needs proof that such a state exists. But then he said this: “Sapo is one five-minute light, but it goes. Sadhu means light forever.” It's a fascinating distinction. Psychedelics might allow you to visit profound states of consciousness. Spiritual practice asks whether you can actually become the person who lives from them.