TRue Influence
... Buddhism was supposedly the road to enlightenment and had an impressionable impact on the lives, and was the main influence for the work of four specific beat writers during this time; Salinger, Kerouac, Ginsberg and Gary Snyder. ... It is believed that the practice of this religion had a great influence on the lives of Salinger, Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Gary Snyder. ... (Buddhism in America; Richard Hughes Seager, 1999) A high percentage of people during this time admitted that they grew an interest in Buddhism while under the influence of LSD or mescaline. ... How do we determine what the true influence was for the actions of our past?