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This is it, and other essays on Zen and spiritual experience

By Alan , Watts

Book information

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Vintage Books
ISBN
9780307784322, 0307784320, 9781299271050, 1299271057
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1781966 bytes)
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Meditatie;RELIGION--Comparative Religion;Zen;Mysti

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." From the Paperback edition.

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