Basho’s States of Consciousness
Living Zen Remindfully October 21, 2016 DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/9780262035088.003.0023 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that spontaneously gazing upward and listening upward can trigger alternate states of consciousness, as evidenced by episodes in Bashō's later life. |
Abstract
This chapter examines the circumstances surrounding episodes in Basho’s later life when he appeared to have experienced an alternate state of consciousness. Gazing upward and listening upward spontaneously have the potential to trigger such states.