The Heart of the World by Ian Baker;

Author:Ian Baker;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd.
Published: 2020-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

THE HEART OF THE GODDESS

When we woke at first light, Kawa Tulku had already departed. To maximize the merit, he’d resolved to circle the peak three times and needed to make an early start. Hamid’s and my zeal for merit was countered by our desire to experience the mountain at a slower pace. We had decided to go on our own. Before heading out, we asked the yogi-in-residence for hot water from his kettle.

The mute hermit had not accompanied the lama because of an injured foot. With the hilt of his prayer wheel imbedded in the ground, he watched intently as Hamid took out some small, bluish bits of organic matter from a plastic bag. It was the psilocybin that we had harvested several days earlier from its mycilium bed. Although neither of us had consumed anything similar since college (my roommate and I had tried unsuccessfully to grow them in canning jars in our dorm room closet), we had decided to eat a small amount before beginning the kora.

As we washed down the decomposing mushrooms with the hermit’s tea, he put out his hand, indicating that he would like to share whatever it was we had so carefully ingested. Hamid explained that the small mushrooms are akin to the revered but ever-elusive plant tsakuntuzangpo. They can induce visions, but not necessarily pleasant ones, Hamid told him. The yogi became even more eager. You might see demons, Hamid warned him. Or get sick. The yogi stretched out both of his hands insistently. Hamid and I looked at each other and realized that we had no choice but to allow him to share in our experiment. Hamid measured out a significant portion onto the yogi’s blackened palm. He washed them down with tea and, with a big grin on his face, went back to spinning his prayer wheel.

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