Terence McKenna
c/terence-mckenna
The largest collection of talks by Terence McKenna — visionary ethnobotanist and advocate for the mindful use of natural psychedelics.
c/terence-mckenna
The largest collection of talks by Terence McKenna — visionary ethnobotanist and advocate for the mindful use of natural psychedelics.
…to some kind of higher consciousness. If yoga can do it, great. If TM can do it, great. If the pope and the Dalai Lama, fine. But in my experience, the only thing that changes consciousness as fast as we're going to have to change it is psychedelics.…
…a kind of monkishness. What is the charm of all this crap? Can anybody explain it to me? I heard a story about the Dalai Lama. I mean, let this ricochet around in your mind. The Dalai Lama came to Los Angeles and so the committee that was there to…
…anybody explain it to me? I heard a story about the Dalai Lama. I mean, let this ricochet around in your mind. The Dalai Lama came to Los Angeles and so the committee that was there to receive him and make his visit comfortable wanted to do something…
…So then after it was over and they were all having their double expressed, or the campari or whatever they were having, the Dalai Lama said, I want to thank you so much for making this experience available to me. I feel I understand Americans so much…
…this experience available to me. I feel I understand Americans so much better now. I saw so many things I wanted. This is the Dalai Lama talking. He saw so many things he wanted. Well, if the Dalai Lama is not immune, my God, what chance have you and…
…better now. I saw so many things I wanted. This is the Dalai Lama talking. He saw so many things he wanted. Well, if the Dalai Lama is not immune, my God, what chance have you and I if the Dalai Lama can't hold this stuff back? You know, you might…
…He saw so many things he wanted. Well, if the Dalai Lama is not immune, my God, what chance have you and I if the Dalai Lama can't hold this stuff back? You know, you might as well buy that herme scarf. Just give up. Give them the $200 for the damn…
…was to be the name of the novel cloning buddha. I thought that would be interesting. I mean why should the next Dalai Lama be anyone less than Gautama? After all we have the tooth, so there is presumably sufficient tissue there. We're not talking…
…buddha won't make ignorant statements about what Americans can do in their bedroom, about masturbation and about homosexuality, like the Dalai Lama did. He's been very ignorant and uncompassionate since he said it in San Francisco. When was this? A month ago…
…to say about homosexuality given the climate of fear and homophobia in this country right now. Well, I like the Dalai Lama, I'm friendly to mahayana Buddhism but I think it's preposterous for anybody to assume anybody else possesses greater moral superiority…
…I think it's preposterous for anybody to assume anybody else possesses greater moral superiority or intellectual depth than they do. The Dalai Lama has been remarkable for his ability to not put his foot in his mouth. It's interesting that it comes in this…
…on the beach to seek enlightenment from another. It's a wonderful statement about our commonality. If you want to talk to the Dalai Lama, close the door of your bedroom and have a dialogue with the mirror. You're as good as the Dalai Lama for crying…
…everyone is ordinary and it's incredibly disempowering to not realize this. You know if you think that it belongs only to the Dalai Lama and somebody else. This is incredibly disempowering the mushroom said to me once. It said for one human being to seek…
…are the only form of life that lives only on dead matter. The dietary habits of mushrooms make the dietary habits of the Dalai Lama look like an orgy of slaughter, because the mushroom eats only dead matter. It is a karmaless diet. If you were a buddha…
…and this is a pro Dali story so don't get your hackles up but as a story about how toxic our culture is. When the Dalai Lama was in los angeles a while ago, they wanted to give him some kind of quintessential l a experience. What can we do with…
…it is. So then he did and after it was over, they said: so what did you think of rodeo drive? And he said the Dalai Lama said. He said now I understand you Americans so much better there was so much that I wanted to buy well for crying out loud…
…now I understand you Americans so much better there was so much that I wanted to buy well for crying out loud if the Dalai Lama can't resist the whammy, what chance do you and I have with these ways of this life? Oh, announcement: the police are here.…
…the way they function in the world or the way they appear in the world. I think of for an example the Dalai Lama. Without words the Dalai Lama communicates yes he has a wonderful presentational ambiance about him. There are others that there are others…
…the world or the way they appear in the world. I think of for an example the Dalai Lama. Without words the Dalai Lama communicates yes he has a wonderful presentational ambiance about him. There are others that there are others that's right. One of the…
…real unless we are the center of our own private mandala and so we look to media, to experts, you know maybe the Dalai Lama can clarify it or mother Teresa or Stephen Hawking. Well forget all that those are just linguistic concepts as far as you're…
…real unless we are the center of our own private mandala, and so we look to media, to experts. You know maybe the Dalai Lama can clarify it or mother Teresa or Stephen Hawking. Well forget all that those are just linguistic concepts as far as you're…
…kind of monkishness but what is the charm of all this crap? Can anybody explain it to me? I heard a story about the Dalai Lama. I mean, let this ricochet around in your mind: the Dalai Lama came to los angeles and so the committee that was there to…
…anybody explain it to me? I heard a story about the Dalai Lama. I mean, let this ricochet around in your mind: the Dalai Lama came to los angeles and so the committee that was there to receive him and make his visit comfortable wanted to do something…
…So then after it was over and they were all having their double espresso or the campari or whatever they were having, the Dalai Lama said: I want to thank you so much for making this experience available to me. I feel I understand Americans so much…
…this experience available to me. I feel I understand Americans so much better now. I saw so many things I wanted. This is the Dalai Lama talking. He saw so many things he wanted. Well if the Dalai Lama is not immune, my god what chance have you and…
…better now. I saw so many things I wanted. This is the Dalai Lama talking. He saw so many things he wanted. Well if the Dalai Lama is not immune, my god what chance have you and I? If the Dalai Lama can't hold this stuff back, you know you might as…
…talk to the Dalai Lama, close the door of your bedroom and have a dialogue with the mirror. You're as good as the Dalai Lama for crying out loud. Who could suppose otherwise? In his particular case, it seems to me he's the representative for middle ages…
…And not only that, what the followers of the dharma I think you make a good point about blind worship of people like the Dalai Lama, where no one ever asks him hard questions. It's not him, it's the kind of mentality you get in the followers, and none…
…them will tell you I don't even think they know. But if they know they won't tell you. If you ask how did the Dalai Lama was the Dalai Lama always the religious, the spiritual and the secular or political head of his nation? Oh I don't know. Well as…
…I don't even think they know. But if they know they won't tell you. If you ask how did the Dalai Lama was the Dalai Lama always the religious, the spiritual and the secular or political head of his nation? Oh I don't know. Well as a matter of fact…
…of fact he wasn't. Well how did he get that way? Oh we don't know. Well the way he got that way was if the Dalai Lama got the mongol troops on his side and took over at gunpoint. Well this is what I'm saying the secular history of tibet does not…
…I founded and I've published numerous books all of which I self published and I'm very close friends with Terence McKenna and the Dalai Lama and I know what's going on here. He said ok what's going on he said well this is cosmic retribution for our…
…to get at wasn't? It's more of your rap on religion and its misuses. The object of my response was bigger than the Dalai Lama and I'm not looking for conflict between the Buddhist Group, like you had, or dissension for its own sake, but for the sake…
…everything should be on as you put it on the table and what I was trying to get at with the remarks about the Dalai Lama in tibet. I think that you know, talking about changing the nature of the game what they do, the religious people whether it's…
…He saw so many things he wanted. Well if the Dalai Lama is not immune, my god what chance have you and I? If the Dalai Lama can't hold this stuff back, you know you might as well buy that Hermes Scarf just give up, give them the two hundred dollars…