Bill!,

Interesting.  Aitken Roshi had a similar report, although he dosed himself.  
And I think Anne Aitken did also.  Once.  Aitken writes about this in one of 
his books.  But very briefly.

--Joe

> "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote:
>
> Joe and Edgar,
> 
> I heard a story about Maezumi Roshi, the head of the Zen Center of Los 
> Angeles.  Several of his students in the 1960's slipped a tab of LSD in his 
> tea.  The next morning they asked him how his night was.  He is reported to 
> have replied, "I saw lots of Buddhas...but it was not zen."
> 
> Although I can't personally attest to this account I knew all the people 
> involved and am myself convinced it did happen.




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