Psychedelic Buddhism - Talk & Meditation with Doc Kelley

222 East 46th Street,New York NY 10017

10 March, 2023

Description

There is a lot of debate in American Buddhism about whether using psychedelics constitutes a violation of the fifth Pratimokṣa vow to abstain from “intoxicants.” There is far less discourse on how dharma practice and psychedelics might actually fit together. Psychedelic Sangha is an organization that was founded on the idea of providing a safe space for those "misfit seekers" interested in responsibly exploring the relationship between dharma and psychedelics practice. For this event, which combines a talk and a guided meditation, Doc Kelley will share some of what he has learned as co-founder of Psychedelic Sangha. In particular, we’ll examine the spiritual premise and historical context for their Bardo Bath sound bath series, as well as some of our other experiments in Psychedelic Buddhism. Christopher “Doc” Kelley is co-founder and organizer of Psychedelic Sangha. He received a PhD in religion from Columbia University where he studied Indo-Tibetan Buddhism with Robert A. F. Thurman. He is a part-time associate professor in Religious Studies at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, the New School University in New York City. He is also part-time associate professor of Mythological Studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, CA.