Zig Zag ZEN

Allan Badiner served as the editor in the first and second editions of Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics (Chronicle Books, 2002; Synergetic Press, 2015), and Alex Grey served as art editor. Allan also edited two other books of collected essays, Dharma Gaia: A Harvest in Buddhism and Ecology (Parallax Press, 1990) and Mindfulness in the Marketplace: Compassionate Responses to Consumerism (Parallax, 2002). He is a contributing editor of Tricycle magazine, and serves on the board of directors of Project CBD. He has been a student of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh for more than 25 years. Alex Grey is a renowned American visionary artist specializing in spiritual and psychedelic art. His work spans a variety of forms including performance art, sculpture and painting. He is a member of the Integral Institute, on the board of advisors for the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics and is Chair of Wisdom University’s Sacred Art Department. He and his wife Allyson Grey are co-founders of the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, CoSM, a non-profit church supporting Visionary Culture in Wappinger, New York. Alex Grey served as art editor and a contributor to Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics, as well as releasing several other inspirational books featuring his visionary visual and verbal messages.

“Zig Zag Zen is a must read for anyone who is concerned about the future of Buddhist practice.” –Tenzin Bob Thurman, chair of Indo-Tibetan studies at Columbia University“An extraordinary ride and guide down the corridors of the mystical psychedelic inward journey that will be of great interest and value to any serious explorer of spiritual insight. The zigzag is not for the straight and narrow.” –Ganga White, author of Yoga Beyond Belief and founder of White Lotus Foundation“Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics is a fun, historical exploration of the divergent viewpoints and experiences of many extremely bright people who–like the Buddha–carry the intention of exploring human consciousness with the goal of allaying suffering.” –Ira Israel, Huffpost

• ACKNOWLE DGEMENTSFOREWORD Stephen BatchelorPREFACE Huston SmithINTRODUCTION Allan Badiner Section One: INTERSECTION THE PLANT MEDICINE SUTRA Robert SchreiA NEW LOOK AT THE PSYCHEDELIC TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD Ralph MetznerMYSTICISM: Contemplative and Chemical Roger WalshDISSOLVING THE ROOTS OF SUFFERING Dokushô VillalbaA HIGH HISTORY OF BUDDHISM IN AMERICA Rick FieldsPSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE AND SPIRITUAL PRACTICE: DISCUSSION WITH JACK KORNFIELD Robert ForteBUDDHISM, SHAMANISM, AND THANGK A PAINTINGS Claudia Müller-Eberlingand Christian RätschA BUDDHIST-PSYCHEDELIC HISTORY OF ESALEN INSTITUTE–INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL MURPHY AND GEORGE LEONARD Allan BadinerSHADOW PATHS Peter MatthiessenA SURVE Y OF THE ENTHEOGENS Robert Jesse Section Two: CONCRESCENCE? VAJRAVISION Alex GreyDMT DHARMA Rick J. Strassman, MDPSYCHOACTIVISM David ChadwickLE ANING INTO RAWNESS Trudy WalterRELATIVE TRUTH Brigid MeierYAGÉ AND THE YANAS Allan BadinerJUNGLE DHARMA: THE INTERWEAVING OF BUDDHISM AND AYAHUASCA David CoyoteBUDDHIST HARM REDUCTION AND CANNABIS Jana DrakkaA TRIP NOT TAKEN China GallandTHE PAISLEY GATE Erik Davis Section Three: LESSONS PSYCHE DELICS ON THE PATH: HELP OR HINDRANCE? Charles T. TartBUDDHISM AND THE PSYCHEDELIC SOCIETY–INTERVIEW WITH TERENCE MCKENNA Allan BadinerLIBERTY AND LSD John Perry BarlowRICK DOBLIN Interviewed by Allan BadinerWAKING YOURSELF Brad WarnerTHE ZEN COMMANDMENTS Lama Surya DasON THE FRONT LINES Interview with Michele McDonaldDO WE STILL NEED PSYCHEDELICS? Myron StolaroffBUDDHISM AND PSYCHEDELICS: A Public Dialogue with James Fadiman and Kokyo HenkelA ROUNDTABLE WITH RAM DASS, ROBERT AITKEN ROSHI, RICHARD BAKER ROSHI, AND JOAN HALIFAX ROSHI Allan Badiner CONTRIBUTORSARTWORK CRE DITSGLOSSARYBIBLIOGRAPHY