Table of Contents
Acknowledgements i
Foreword Stephen Batchelor iii
Preface Huston Smith vii
Introduction Allan Badiner 1
Section 1 Intersection
The Plant Medicine Sutra Robert Schrei 8
A New Look at the Psychedelic Tibetan Book of the Dead Ralph Metzner 9
Mysticism: Contemplative and Chemical Roger Walsh 19
Dissolving the Roots of Suffering Dokushô Villalba 26
A High History of Buddhism in America Rick Fields 32
Psychedelic Experience and Spiritual Practice: Discussion with Jack Kornfield Robert Forte 49
Buddhism, Shamanism, and Thangka Paintings Claudia Müller-Eberling Christian Rätsch 59
A Buddhist-Psychedelic History of Esalen Institute-Interview with Michael Murphy and George Leonard Allan Badiner 66
Shadow Paths Peter Matthiessen 73
A Survey of the Entheogens Robert Jesse 77
Section 2 Concrescence?
Vajravision Alex Grey 85
DMT Dharma Rick J. Strassman, MD 94
Psychoactive David Chadwick 102
Leaning Into Rawness Trudy Walter 111
Relative Truth Brigid Meier 115
Yagé and the Yanas Allan Badiner 119
Jungle Dharma: The Interweaving of Buddhism and Ayahuasca David Coyote 126
Buddhist Harm Reduction and Cannadis Jana Drakka 133
A Trip Hot Taken China Galland 139
The Paisley Gate Erik Davis 145
Section 3 Lessons
Psychedelics on the Path: Help or Hindrance? Charles T. Tart 160
Buddhism and the Psychedelic Society-Interview with Terence McKenna Allan Badiner 167
Liberty and LSD John Perry Barlow 171
Rick Doblin Interviewed Allan Badiner 174
Waking Yourself Brad Warner 179
The Zen Commandments Lama Surya Das 184
On The Front Lines Interview Michele McDonald 194
Do We Still Need Psychedelics? Myron Stolaroff 198
Buddhism and Psychedelics: A Public Dialogue with James Fadinan and Kokyo Henkel 206
A Roundtable with Ram Dass, Robert Aitken Rashi, Richard Baker Roshi, and Joon Halifax Roshi Allan Badiner 215
Contributors 231
Artwork Credits 244
Glossary 246
Bibliography 250
