Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism And Psychedelics; Editor: Badiner, Allan Hunt; Introduction: Smith, Huston; Hardback; Book

Editor: Badiner, Allan Hunt; Introduction: Smith, Huston
Hardback; Book; Illustrations
240 pages
Published: March 2002
Chronicle Books
ISBN: 0811832864

Buddhism and psychedelic experimentation share a common concern: the liberation of the mind. Zig Zag Zen launches the first serious inquiry into the moral, ethical, doctrinal, and transcendental considerations created by the intersection of Buddhism and psychedelics. With a foreword by renowned Buddhist scholar Stephen Batchelor and a preface by historian of religion Huston Smith, alongwith numerous essays and interviews, Zig Zag Zen is a provocative and thoughtful exploration of altered states of consciousness and the potential for transformation. Accompanying each essay is a workof visionary art selected by artist Alex Grey, such as a vividly graphic work by Robert Venosa, a contemporary thangka painting by Robert Beer, and an exercise in emptiness in the form of an enso by aProvocative and thoughtful, 'Zig Zag Zen' is the landmark anthology on the varieties of enlightenment - both contemplative and chemical - that modern seekers face now and will for ages to come. Provocative and thoughtful, 'Zig Zag Zen' is the landmark anthology on the varieties of enlightenment - both contemplative and chemical - that modern seekers face now and will for ages to come.Presents a serious inquiry into the moral, ethical, doctrinal, and transcendental considerations created by the intersection of Buddhism and psychedelics, presenting essays and interviews that explore altered states of consciousness and the potential for transformation.