Zig Zag Zen : Buddhism on Psychedelics (2002, Hardcover)

Description: Description:Chronicle Books, 2002. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Signed by editor Allan Hunt Badiner in blue ink on title-page (signature only). Sm. 4to. Essays & interviews accompanied by visionary art that explore the interactions of buddhism with psychedelics. Preface by Huston Smith. Foreword by Stephen Batchelor. Art selected by Alex Grey. Contributors include Terence Mckenna, Christian Ratsch, Roger Walsh, Rick Strassman, el al. Biblio. 238 pp. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Covers are flat and true and the corners are square. Small crease on top corner of first free endpaper. This collectible, "FINE" condition signed first edition book is a beautiful collectible copy.Synopsis: 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, along with 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 work of 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 a 17th-century Zen abbot. Packed with enlightening entries and art that lie outside the scope of mainstream anthologies, Zig Zag Zen offers eye-opening insights into alternate methods of inner exploration.Review: The use of psychedelic drugs is that dark little secret behind the popular origins of Eastern spirituality in America, but if they really open the mind in the same ways meditative experiences do, why shouldn't they be legitimated and brought out into the open? In Allan Hunt Badiner and Alex Grey's Zig Zag Zenauthors, artists, priests, and scientists are brought together to discuss this question. Opinions fall on all sides. Ram Dass, for instance, discusses the benefits as well as the limitations. Rick Strassman outlines his work in the first federally funded psychedelic study in two-and-a-half decades. Rick Fields sets the historical scene. China Galland offers a wrenching personal experience. Robert Jesse introduces the varieties of entheogens, drugs that engender mystical states. Lama Surya Das tells of his early drug years. And a roundtable discussion with Ram Dass, Robert Aitken, Richard Baker, and Joan Halifax caps it all.Interspersed throughout are stunning full-page, full-color images of spiritual art by the likes of Robert Beer, Bernard Maisner, and, of course, Alex Gray. A fascinating look at a complex topic, Zig Zag Zen is worth appreciating and pondering. --Brian BruyaBibliographic DetailsTitle: Zig Zag Zen Buddhism and PsychedelicsPublisher: Chronicle BooksPublication Date: 2002Binding: HardcoverBook Condition: FineDust Jacket Condition: FineSigned: Signed by Author(s)Edition: 1st Edition

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