Big Sky Mind: Buddhism and the Beat Generation (1995)

New York City: Riverhead Books / Berkeley Publishing Group (book, anthology, essay), 1995.
9.25" x 5.5" x 1.125", 387 pages, softcover, ISBN 978-1-57322-501-4.

Big Sky Mind: Buddhism and the Beat Generation, edited by Carole Tonkinson and published in softcover by Riverhead Books / Berkeley Publishing Group (New York City) in 1995. Introduction by Stephen Prothero. This is a collection of the writings of Beat Generation authors and essays on their connections with Buddhism.

William S. Burroughs has a dedicated chapter at pages 293-303, which mostly consists of excerpts from his The Retreat Diaries. 

There are additionally multiple photos of Burroughs by Allen Ginsberg within the photo section. 

My thanks to Roy Pennington for bringing this book to my attention.

Shoaf IV.180 [in the "About Burroughs" section, although this actually consists of contributions from The Retreat Diaries]

Contents: 

• Carole Tonkinson: "Editor's Preface"
• Stephen Prothero: Introduction
• "Part One: The Beats":
• Jack Kerouac:
• "List of Essentials"
• "How to Meditate" (poetry)
• "Modified Ascetic Life" (notes)
• "119th Chorus" (poetry, from Mexico City Blues)
• "126th Chorus" (poetry, from Mexico City Blues)
• "226th Chorus" (poetry, from Mexico City Blues)
• excerpts from Visions of Gerard
• excerpts from The Scripture of the Golden Eternity
• excerpts from letters to Allen Ginsberg
• excerpt from a letter to Philip Whalen
• excerpt from a letter to Gary Snyder, with "Prajna Prayer"
• excerpts from Desolation Angels
• "A TV Poem" (poetry from Heaven and Other Poems)
• "Poems of the Buddhas of Old" (poetry from Pomes All Sizes)
• excerpts from The Dharma Bums
• excerpt from "On the Origins of a Generation" (published in Playboy, June 1959)
• excerpts from Scattered Poems
• excerpt from "The Last Word" (published in Escapade, October 1959)
• excerpts from Lonesome Traveler
• excerpt from Alfred G. Aronowitz's "The Yen for Zen" (published in Escapade, October 1960)
• excerpts from Big Sur
• excerpt from "The First Word" (published in Escapade, June 1959, updated in January 1967)
• Allen Ginsberg:
• excerpt from a letter to Neal Cassady, including the poem "Sakyamuni*1 Coming Out From the Mountain"
• "Sunflower Sutra" (poetry, from Howl, Before and After: San Francisco Bay Area (1955-1956))
• "What would you do if you lost it?" (poetry, from Sad Dust Glories (1972-1974))
• excerpt from the lecture "First Thought, Best Thought" at Naropa, 29 July 1974
• "Ego Confession" (poetry, from Ego Confessions (1974-1977))
• "Thoughts on a Breath"  (poetry, from Ego Confessions (1974-1977))
• "Mugging" (poetry, from Ego Confessions (1974-1977))
• "Gospel Noble Truths" (poetry, from Ego Confessions (1974-1977))
• "Reflections at Lake Louise" (poetry, from Plutonian Ode (1977-1980))
• "Why I Meditate" (poetry, from Plutonian Ode (1977-1980))
• "Thoughts Sitting Breathing II" (poetry, from Plutonian Ode (1977-1980))
• excerpts from a conversation with James MacKenzie, 1982
• "In My Kitchen in New York" (poetry, from White Shroud (1980-1985))
• "On Cremation of Chögyam Trungpa, Vidyahara" (poetry, from Cosmopolitan Greetings: Poems 1986-1992)
• "Big Eats" (poetry, from Cosmopolitan Greetings: Poems 1986-1992)
• excerpt from Ginsberg's introduction to Kerouac's Pomes All Sizes
• excerpt from a lecture in Vienna, 1994
• Diane di Prima:
• "The Master" (poetry, from Selected Poems 1956-1975)
• "Buddhist New Year Song" (poetry, from Selected Poems 1956-1975)
• "Prajapati" (poetry, from Selected Poems 1956-1975)
• "Rant, From a Cool Place" (poetry, from Revolutionary Letters)
• "Alba, for a Dark Year" (poetry, from Selected Poems 1956-1975)
• "Revolutionary Letter #7" (poetry, from Revolutionary Letters)
• "Revolutionary Letter #13" (poetry, from Revolutionary Letters)
• "Revolutionary Letter #33" (poetry, from Revolutionary Letters)
• "Trajectory" (poetry, from Selected Poems 1956-1975)
• "Sixth Notebook Incantation" (poetry, from Selected Poems 1956-1975)
• "Brief Wyoming Meditation" (poetry, from Selected Poems 1956-1975)
• "No Problem Party Poem" (poetry, from Selected Poems 1956-1975)
• excerpt of "Light/and Keats", a lecture at Naropa, 24 June 1975
• "Visit to Katagiri Roshi" (poetry, from Selected Poems 1956-1975)
• "Life Chant" (poetry, from Pieces of a Song, 1990) 
• Harold Norse:
• "The Fire Sermon" (poetry, published in Big Table, issue 3, 1960)
• "Kali Yug" (poetry, from Karma Circuit: 20 Poems and a Preface, 1966)
• "The House Is on Fire!" (poetry, from Hotel Nirvana: Selected Poems 1953-1973)
• "Part Two: The San Francisco Poets":
• Gary Snyder:
• "Piute Creek" (poetry, from Riprap)
• "Riprap" (poetry, from Riprap)
• "the text" (poetry excerpt from Myths & Texts)
• "Buddhism and the Coming Revolution" (essay published as "Buddhist Anarchism" in Earth House Hold: Technical Notes & Queries to Fellow Dharma Revolutionaries)
• "LMFBR" (poetry, from Turtle Island, 1975)
• "Dusty Braces" (poetry, from Turtle Island, 1975)
• excerpt from an interview by Peter Barry Chowka for East West Journal, NYC, 1977
• "We Make Our Vows Together with All Beings" (poetry, from Left Out in the Rain)
• "Blue Mountains Constantly Walking" (excerpt from The Practice of the Wild)
• "Ripples on the Surface" (poetry, from No Nature)
• Philip Whalen:
• "Three Variations, All About Love" (poetry, from Like I Say)
• "(Big High Song for Somebody)" (poetry, from Like I Say)
• "Sourdough Mountain Lookout" (poetry, from Like I Say)
• "Metaphysical Insomnia Jazz, Mumonkan xxix" (poetry, from Like I Say)
• "20:VII:58, On Which I Renounce the Notion of Social Responsibility" (poetry, from Like I Say)
• "All About Art & Life" (poetry, from Like I Say)
• "The Lotus Sutra, Naturalized" (poetry, from Every Day, 1965)
• "Absolute Reality Co.: Two Views" (poetry, from Every Day, 1965)
• "Mahayana" (poetry, from Every Day, 1965)
• "Opening the Mountain, Tamalpais: 22:X:65" (poetry, from Vanilla)
• "The War Poem for Diane di Prima" (poetry, from The Winter)
• "Walking Beside the Kamogawa, Remembering Nansen and Fudo and Gary's Poem" (poetry, from Decompressions, 1977)
• excerpt from an interview by Aram Saroyan, 1972
• excerpt from an interview by Yves Le Pellec, San Francisco Zen Center, 1972
• "Tassajara" (poetry, from The Kindness of Strangers: Poems 1969-1974)
• excerpt from an interview with Lee Bartlett, 1975
• "Back to Normalcy" (poetry, from Enough Said: Poems 1974-79)
• "Dying Tooth Song" (poetry, from Enough Said: Poems 1974-79)
• Joanne Kyger:
• excerpts from the Japan and India Journals: 1960-64
• "Silver City Overlay  for Turkey Buzzard" (poetry, from The Wonderful Focus of You, 1980)
• "Back to the Life of Naropa" (poetry, from Just Space: Poems 1979-1989)
• "Philip Whalen's Hat" (poetry, from Just Space: Poems 1979-1989)
• Albert Saijo:
• from Jack Kerouac's Big Sur
• "Albert's Haiku" (poetry, from Trip Trap)
• "Lew's Alternate" (poetry, from Trip Trap)
• "Jack's Alternate" (poetry, from Trip Trap)
• essay written in 1994 on how Albert Saijo met his teacher
• Lew Welch:
• "Entire Sermon by the Red Monk" (poetry, from Ring of Bone: Collected Poems 1950-1971)
• "Wobbly Rock" (poetry, from Ring of Bone: Collected Poems 1950-1971)
• "[I Saw Myself]" (poetry, from Book II (1960-64))
• "The Way Back" (poetry, from Book III (1960-64))
• "Buddhist Bard Turns Rat Slayer" (poetry, from Uncollected Poems)
• "Leo Gives Himself Yet Another Name" (poetry, from Uncollected Poems)
• "Maitreya Poem" (poetry, from Uncollected Poems)
• excerpts from an interview by Jack Shoemaker and David Meltzer, 1970
• Lenore Kandel:
• "Enlightenment Poem" (poetry, from Word Alchemy, 1967)
• "Small Prayer for Falling Angels" (poetry, from Word Alchemy, 1967)
• Will Petersen:
• "Stone Garden" (essay, published in Berkeley Bussei, in 1956)
• excerpts from the memoir September Ridge
• Bob Kaufman:
• "Reflections on a Small Parade" (poetry, from Solitudes Crowded with Loneliness, 1959)
• "Come" (poetry, from The Golden Sardine, 1957)
• "I am a Camera" (poetry, from The Ancient Rain, 1981)
• "Scene in a Third Eye" (poetry, from The Ancient Rain, 1981)
• "Private Sadness" (poetry, from The Ancient Rain, 1981)
• "A Buddhist Experience" (poetry, previously unpublished)
• "Part Three: Echoes":
• William Burroughs:
• excerpt from a letter from Jack Kerouac to Allen Ginsberg, 23 August 1954
• excerpts from The Retreat Diaries
• Lawrence Ferlinghetti:
• "True Confessional" (poetry, from Open Eye, Open Heart, 1973)
• "Ladakh Buddhess Biker" (poetry, from These Are My Rivers: New and Selected Poems, 1955-1993)
• "A Buddha in the Woodpile" (poetry, from These Are My Rivers: New and Selected Poems, 1955-1993)
• Michael McClure:
• except from an interview by David Meltzer, 1971
• "Hwa Yen Totalism" (poetry, from Jaguar Skies, 1975)
• "Written on the Flyleaf of Ashvagosha's The Awakening of Faith" (poetry, from Antechamber & Other Poems, 1978)
• "Poem" (poetry, from Scratching the Beat Surface: Essays on New Vision from Blake to Kerouac, 1982)
• "Part Four: Like Minds":
• Kenneth Rexroth:
• "Hojoki" (poetry)
• excerpt from an interview by David Meltzer, 1971
• "Hapax" (poetry, from On Flower Wreath Hill, 1976)
• "The Jewel Net of Indra" (excerpt from an interview by Rick Fields and Eric Lerner, 1980, for the Buddhist magazine Zero)
• Anne Waldman:
• "Pictures from Tofukuji" (poetry, from Baby Breakdown, 1970)
• "Why I Meditate" (poetry, from Skin Meat Bones, 1985)
• "Makeup on Empty Space" (poetry, from Makeup on Empty Space)
• "Poetry as Siddhi" (essay excerpt)
• "Of Ah Or" (poetry, from Kill or Cure, 1994)
• "Code: Jack Kerouac's Dream"
• Photo Section:
• Allen Ginsberg: "Jack Kerouac photographed standing before a storefront near Tompkins Square Park, New York, in the fall of 1953"
• Gordon Ball: "Philip Whalen and Allen Ginsberg, San Francisco, 1971"
• Allen Ginsberg: "Jack Kerouac photographed in Tomkins Square Park, New York in the fall of 1953"
• Allen Ginsberg: "Gary Snyder, Sierra Nevadas, 1965"
• Allen Ginsberg: "Joanne Kyger in India, January 1962"
• Allen Ginsberg: "Joanne Kyger, Gary Snyder, Peter Orlovsky, and two guides in Almora, India"
• John Doss: "Philip Whalen, Bolinas, California, 1969"
• Fred McDarrah: "Jack Kerouac and Albert Saijo spontaneously composing poetry in New York City, 1957"
• Allen Ginsberg: "Joanne Kyger, Gary Snyder, and guide on the Japan Sea, July 1963"
• John Doss: "Diane di Prima reading from Revolutionary Letters at a Diggers' function held in San Francisco in December 1968"
• John Doss: "Lenore Kandel at Muir Beach near Wobbly Rock in August 1968"
• John Doss: "Lew Welch, Marin City, California, 1970"
• unstated, courtesy of Cynthia Archer: "Will Petersen practicing calligraphy in Japan, 1956"
• Fred McDarrah: "Bob Kaufman at the Living Theater, New York, 1960"
• John Doss: "Lew Welch in front of City Lights Bookstore"
• G. N. Katona: "Will Petersen"
• Allen Ginsberg: "William Burroughs photographed outside his home in Lawrence, Kansas, May 1991"
• Allen Ginsberg: "Philip Whalen, New York, March 1964"
• Allen Ginsberg: "Anne Waldman and William Burroughs in Boulder, Colorado, July 1984"
• Chris Felver: "Michael McClure"
• Margo Moore: "Kenneth Rexroth"
• Misao Mizuno: "Allen Ginsberg photographed in front of a portrait of Walt Whitman"
• Allen Ginsberg: "line drawing in ink of Buddha by Allen Ginsberg"
• Chris Felver: "Lawrence Ferlinghetti on the porch of his Bixby Canyon cabin, May 1993"
• Allen Ginsberg: "Harold Norse in San Francisco, May 1988"
• Ira Nowinski: "Bob Kaufman"
• Misao Mizuno: "Philip Whalen in Zen robes, 1991" 
• Selected Bibliography
• Acknowledgments