It's a really cool picture looking like he's meditating high up in the mountains around cloud level, surrounded by his instruments and amplifier. Count 'em: at least two acoustic guitars, looks like an electric guitar, and maybe a base, three hand drums and another percussion instrument!
Looks like he's sitting at the gray cloud level, and behind and above him the clouds are clearing.
In Dream of Separation, Lawrence has one song very directly influenced by Zen Buddhism, "Gatha Walking."
Here's what he says about it on the CD notes. Note that he says there are four refrains each one pointing to a different musical area: North Africa, Turkey, Java, and India. (Who does this kind of stuff, linking the world's music in a song!?)
"Gatha Walking: I owe this one to Ezra and Elizabeth. I was at a Zen retreat in Santa Rosa and we were given this verse to silently chant as we did walking meditation. For me, the easiest way to remember the verses was to create a little tune in my head. The song has four refrains, each one pointing to a different musical area. The cycle is North Africa, Turkey, Java, and India. The arrangements are hopefully capture the flavor of these areas but are not intended to be completely accurate."
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