Man: A dude. The Man is the police. Man! means damn! My Man! means a friend.

Mantra: A form of meditation that uses repeated phrase(s) that help to free the yogi from random thoughts by focusing on the phrase. Different mantras have different effects.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: Famous guru to the Beatles, Beach Boys, and other famous personalities. First everyone went to visit him in India, then he bought his teachings to the U.S. Emphasizing the power of meditation, he drew a huge following among the hippie generation.

Jonesing: When you want something real bad especially drugs.

Joneser: Someone who wants drugs real bad that he’ll rip you off if he has to.

Janis Joplin: Blues singer extraordinaire. Janis could belt out the blues like no one else. Her performances at The Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock were legendary. With Big Brother and the Holding Company they blew everyone away with their psychedelic… Continue reading →

Junkie: A heroin addict.

Karma: Indian (Sanscrit) term for fate. You reap what you sow. Our condition in this life is a result of the action we made in past lives. We reincarnate until we free ourselves from our Karmic indebtedness.

Kent State: University where four students were shot and killed by National Guardsmen during a protest on May 4, 1970. There is a monument to the students on the Kent State Campus which is still incomplete. Student activists still have… Continue reading →

Jack Kerouac: Beat author wrote “On the Road” and The Dharma Bums, about the freedom of living each day as it comes. He inspired a whole generation to get backpacks and take to the road. His beat friends Allen Ginsberg… Continue reading →