By Henry Blanke It is well known that the practice of Buddhism in this country emerged out of the explosion of the use of psychedelic drugs among the countercultural segment of the Baby Boomer generation. The story goes that after drugs introduced them to the possibilities of altered and expanded consciousness, those serious about channeling their psychedelic experiences into a disciplined spiritual practice gravitated to the Asian teachers bringing Buddhism (and other mystical religions) to the United States. The consensus was that LSD, psilocybin, mescaline and other such substances opened a door, but were unnecessary once a serious meditative practice had been established. While it is interesting to ponder how many American Buddhists of that generation continued to (and still do) occasionally dip their toes into the pool of mind expanding substances, my concern here is with practitioners of the Gen X and Millennial cohorts who are now experimenting with psychedelics.
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