Krishna in the Sky with Diamonds

Originally published in 2012 ‘Krishna in the Sky with Diamonds: The Bhagavad Gita as Psychedelic Guide’ was written by Scott Teitsworth. Teitsworth is a lifelong student of Indian philosophy and modern science, under the tutelage of Nitya Chaitanya Yati, himself a disciple of Nataraja Guru, and has edited numerous works written by these gurus. Hosting the Portland branch of the Narayana Gurukula, he and his wife have taught courses on the Bhagavad Gita since the 1970s.
In drug writing, and more specifically psychedelic and entheogenic literature, there has been a tradition of reading the psychedelic experience in light of Eastern spiritual texts in order to form guidebooks and alike. Most notably Timothy Leary adapted The Tibetan Book of the Dead and the Tao Te Ching for The Psychedelic Experience (1964) and Psychedelic Prayers (1966) respectively. However, while a lot of emphasis was placed on Buddhist and Taoist texts in the 1960s, many of the individuals involved were more personally engaged with the Indian Hindu tradition, so it is surprising that an endeavour such as Krishna in the Sky with Diamonds has only just appeared. Interestingly, though, while the contextual approach may differ from earlier texts, the end goal does not; the psychospiritual and therapeutic growth of the individual remains – The explicit intent being one’s realisation of the Absolute...

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