Altered states : Buddhism and psychedelic spirituality in America /

In the 1950s and 1960s, Americans combined psychedelics with Buddhist meditation to achieve direct experience through altered states of consciousness. As some practitioners became more committed to Buddhism, they abandoned the use of psychedelics in favor of stricter mental discipline, but others ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Osto, Douglas, 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience > United States.
Buddhism > United States.
Hallucinogènes et expérience religieuse > États-Unis.
Bouddhisme > États-Unis.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION / Buddhism / General
Buddhism
Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Buddhism and the psychedelic connection
  • The psychedelic revolution
  • The Buddhist revolution
  • Opening the door: psychedelics as a gateway to Buddhist practice
  • Closing the door: the fifth precept and graduating from psychedelics
  • Keeping the door open: psychedelics as an adjunct to Buddhist practice
  • Are psychedelics the true Dharma?: debates, presuppositions, and philosophical issues.

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