Psychedelic Buddhism

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Presents guidance and techniques for Buddhists who wish to incorporate psychedelics into their practice as well as for psychonauts who are interested in the maps of i er space provided by Buddhism ? Explores the use of psychedelics in Buddhist practice, sharing the kind of spiritual experiences that can be gained with each ? Describes meditation techniques, with special attention being given to the generation of the Four Positive Attitudes In this user s guide to psychedelic Buddhism, Lama Mike Crowley presents techniques for Buddhists who wish to incorporate psychedelics into their practice as well as for psychonauts who are interested in the maps of i er space provided by Buddhism.

The Author details how psychedelics have led to spontaneous awakening experiences, such as Indra s net ? and universal voidness, that were once thought to be available only to advanced meditators. He explores the use of psychedelics, such as LSD and psilocybin mushrooms, in a Buddhist context, sharing the kind of spiritual experiences and benefits that can be gained with each.

The Author also looks at the use of psychedelics encoded in Vedic and Buddhist scriptures, particularly in the Vajrayāna tradition, from the Middle Ages until the present day. Presenting an informed summary of Buddhism for psychonauts, the Author explores the key beliefs of Buddhism, the life of the Buddha, and the practices followed in various yānas, or paths. He describes meditation techniques, with special attention being given to the generation of the Four Positive Attitudes: loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity, each being taken from their personal to their universal forms.

He looks at Buddhist symbols, ceremonies, deities, and initiations, as well as psychic powers in Buddhist tradition, and how these ideas and practices can be used in the exploration of the i er realms of consciousness. Providing a complete guide to integrating psychedelics into Buddhist practice, this book reveals how the ancient Buddhist teachers discovered their universal maps of consciousness and how you can use their wisdom to guide your journey. Author Mike Crowley Author Info Lama Mike Crowley met a Tibetan lama, Lama Radha Chime Rinpoche, in London when he was 18 years old.

He became Lama Chime s first student and has continued to study with him to the present day. He took refuge ? and the five Pansil vows on May 1, 1970, and, after much study and meditation, was ordained as a lama on January 1, 1988.

He is the founder of Amrita Dzong, an American extension of his teacher s group, and a member of the advisory board of the national Psychedelic Sangha. The Author of Secret Drugs of Buddhism, he lives in northern California. ISBN-13 9780000000000 Publisher Park Street Press Publication Date 2023 Edition 1st Thus Binding Paperback Condition Used – Very Good Page Count 328 Pages