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This Is It and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience

By Alan W. Watts

Book information

Publisher
Vintage Books
Year
1973
ISBN
0394719042, 9780394719047
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13345526 bytes)
Pages
145\145
Time added
2013-06-08 00:29:37

Description

The six essays in this volume all deal with the relationship of mystical experience to ordinary life. The title essay on "cosmic consciousness" includes the author's account of his own ventures into this inward realm. "Instinct, Intelligence, and Anxiety" is a study of the paradoxes of self-consciousness; "Spiritually and Sensuality," a lively discussion of the false opposition of spirit and matter; and "The New Alchemy," a balanced account of states of consciousness akin to spiritual experience induced by the aid of lysergic acid. The collection also includes the text of Watts' celebrated pamphlet, "Beat Zen, Square Zen, and Zen."

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