Will JohnsonCannabis in Spiritual Practice: The Ecstasy of Shiva, the Calm of Buddha
Will Johnson is the director of the Institute for Embodiment Training, a teaching school in Costa Rica that views the body as the doorway, not the obstacle, to real spiritual growth and transformation. The author of several books, including Breathing through the Whole Body, The Spiritual Practices of Rumi, and Eyes Wide Open, he teaches a deeply body-oriented approach to sitting meditation at Buddhist centers around the world.
PART 1
Calm Mind of Buddha
The Focusing of Awareness and the Calming of Mind
Purifying the Mind, Healing the Body
The Sutra of the Sitting Buddha
Passing through the Barrier of the Egoic Fiction
The Safe Haven of the Precepts
PART 2
Ecstatic Body of Shiva
The Celebration of the Life Force
The Dance of Shiva
The Sutra of the Dancing Shiva
Opening to the Organic Currents of the Life Force through Yoga, Meditation,
and Breath
The Sitting Dance of Shiva
Balloon Breathing
Internal Cleansing Breathing
Embracing Nature:
Gazing and the Dance of Touch
Merging Back into the One through Gazing at Your Great Friend
The Dance of Sex
Church Is Where the Music Is
Entering into the One Sound
The Five Precepts of Embodied Responsibility
Afterword: Meetings in the Field
Embodied Mindfulness
Cannabis in Spiritual Practice
Audio Tracks, Reading Suggestions, and Acknowledgments
Index
