If all you want is altered states of mind we have drugs for that :) When asked why Zen Mind Beginner's Mind didn't include much on Satori, Shunryu Suzuki admit

If all you want is altered states of mind we have drugs for that :) When asked why Zen Mind Beginner's Mind didn't include much on Satori, Shunryu Suzuki admitted he'd never reached it[0]. He never broke through, he just sat on his cushion every day and when he did he was just sitting on a cushion. No fireworks, nothing special. At the same time he's also one of the most respected and widely read Buddhist teachers the West has even known. And, sadly this part is noteworthy, he's one of the few teachers in America who never had any major scandals. [0] - http://www.cuke.com/bibliography/ZMBM/preface.html http://www.cuke.com/bibliography/ZMBM/preface.html