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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 inner 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 or 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 Vajrayana 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 yanas, 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 Buddhism 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 inner 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.
John Griffin returns to work one night to find the pharmaceutical
lab he manages engulfed in flames. When he and two coworkers
confront the executive who ordered the fire, the three learn that
they had been working on a drug for a disease that is more
profitable without a cure. To ensure they won't interfere with
quarterly profits, the executive has them placed on the
government's terrorist kill list. On the run, John and his
coworkers try to develop the cure while the military and the CIA
use the full power of the US anti-terror machine to stop them. With
the help of a freshman congressman from Pennsylvania and a few
well-placed special forces, Shotgun John and Scorpion are forced to
take on the unwarranted influence of corporate donors and the
politicians they support. Along the way, John realizes that not
even his allies' motives align with his - getting home to see his
wife. SEND FLOWERS is a non-stop adventure pitting left against
right, soldiers against contractors, and citizens against special
interests in an all too plausible world where corporations decide
who the CIA tortures and kills. The government's collusion with
corporations to maximize profits at the expense of the governed
seems insurmountable until this small group of committed citizens
starts to fight dirty too.
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