Nat Shazi, a Tendai Buddhist following in the path of the Lakasana Tradition, Asat. Has meditated nearly 40 yrs. writen poetry for 30 yrs., and painting for 25 yrs. He's been the 'Featured Poet' on the Golden Lantern Web site twice. With several of his paintings also shown. Asat, Expanding our minds, takes us on a fantastic journey through the realms of metaphysics, shamanism and ordinary experience. In non-dualism here is no creation, only the discriminating mind that distinguishes mind and not mine. Or any subject object relation. The poems are very lyrical and evocative. They are like windows that allow us to get closer to the experiences described in the book. Each poem is complete onto itself, but is also agateway, between a past and future moment of the every day, which is opportunity to practie No-MInd, Non-Dualistic approach to experience,