Religion and Psychoactive Sacraments:
An Entheogen Chrestomathy
Thomas B. Roberts, Ph.D. and Paula Jo Hruby, Ed.D.
Author Index | Title Index
Buddhism and Psychedelics.
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. (Fall, 1996).Vol. 6, No. 1.
ISSN: 1055-484x
Description: Quarterly periodical, topical issue: Psychedelics: Help or Hindrance?, also contains articles other than the topical ones,160 pages.
Contents: Partial Table of Contents
| 4 | Just Say Maybe, Editor's View |
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| 34 | Domains of Consciousness: An Interview with Jack Kornfield |
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| 42 | Liberty and LSD, by John Perry Barlow |
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| 44 | Results from the Tricycle Poll |
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| 45 | A High History of Buddhism, by Rick Fields |
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| 60 | Entheogens: A Brief History of Their Spiritual Use, by Robert Jesse |
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| 65 | To the Source, by Simone Garrigues |
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| 67 | On the Front Lines: An Interview with Michele McDonald-Smith |
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| 72 | Yagé and the Yanas, by Allan Hunt Badiner |
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| 78 | A Peak Experience, by Josh Schrei |
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| 81 | Sitting for Sessions: Dharma & DMT Research |
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| 89 | A Psychedelic Journey to the Zafu, by Nina Wise |
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| 94 | Sacred Antidotes: An Interview with Terence McKenna |
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| 98 | Leaning Into Rawness, by Trudy Walter |
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| 101 | Roundtable with: Robert Aitken, Richard Baker Roshi, Ram Dass, Joan Halifax |
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Excerpt(s): To celebrate our fifth anniversary, we have chosen to focus on a controversial issue that claims both a complex history and a contemporary revival: Buddhism and psychedelics. Dozens of controversies surround the subject of psychedelics. Some involve legal and medical issues; others, issues of empiricism and religion. Beyond controversy, however, is the historical relationship between Buddhism and psychedelics. For the new Buddhists of the 1960s and 1970s it was a rare bird indeed who came through the darma gates totally independent of "mind-expanding drugs." Exceptions exist, but with such infrequency that they affirm the rule, and, according to Jack Kornfield, that includes those Western teachers who are now middle-aged.
This special section is designed to reflect some of the current trends, questions, and debates. Some people argue that psychedelics are a hindrance; others argue that they are — or can be — a help. Our editorial position is neither. Rather, we encourage the reader to just say maybe; to suspend preconceptions and biases and to consider the other side — whichever side that may be. (Helen Tworkov, page 4)
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