The real thing is neither Buddhist nor non-Buddhist, Christian nor non-Christian. It is neither psychedelic nor non-psychedelic. Zen is acutely sensitive to whether or not something is the real thing or not, but neither Zen nor non-Zen is it.
Zen is the real thing; Buddhism is the real thing; Christianity is the real thing; Shamanism is the real thing. But only real Zen, real Buddhism, real Christianity, real Shamanism is the real thing.
The real thing is neither material, spiritual, psychedelic, religious, holy or enlightened. But it is not the real thing if it is not all these things.
the way of the holy mushroom 