Douglas Osto

Douglas Osto received his PhD from SOAS, an MA from the University of Washington, an MTS from Harvard, and a BA from Grinnell College. He is the author of Power, Wealth and Women in Indian Mahayana Buddhism: The Gandavyuha-sutra, Altered States: Buddhism and Psychedelic Spirituality in America, An Indian Tantric Tradition and its Modern Global Revival: Contemporary Nondual Saivism, Paranormal States: Pyschic Abilities in Convert Buddhist Communities, Modern Samkhya: Ancient Spirituality for the Contemporary Atheist, and several other books.