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Description
mind-opening manual of initiation into the central mystery of existence
, by
perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West" (
Los Angeles Times
).
At the root of human conflict is our fundamental misunderstanding of who we are. The illusion that we are isolated beings, unconnected to the rest of the universe, has led us to view the outside world with hostility, and has fueled our misuse of technology and our violent and hostile subjugation of the natural world. To help us understand that the self is in fact the root and ground of the universe, Alan Watts provides us with a much-needed answer to the problem of personal identity, distilling and adapting the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta.
Recenzja
Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Watts had the rare gift of writing beautifully the unwritable.
Los Angeles Times
"[Watts is] the perfect guide for a course correction in life."
Deepak Chopra
Opis z obwoluty
ck on the illusion that the self is a separate ego that confronts a universe of alien physical objects.
Opis z tylnej okładki książki
A witty attack on the illusion that the self is a separate ego that confronts a universe of alien physical objects.
O autorze
ALAN W. WATTS, who held both a masters degree in theology and a doctorate of divinity, is best remembered as an interpreter of Zen Buddhism in particular, and of Indian and Chinese philosophy in general. Standing apart, however, from sectarian membership, he has earned the reputation of being one of the most original and unrutted philosophers of the twentieth century. Watts was the author of some twenty books on the philosophy and psychology of religion that have been published in many languages throughout the world, including the bestselling
The Way of Zen.
An avid lecturer, Watts appeared regularly on the radio and hosted the popular television series,
Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life,
in the 1960s. He died in 1973.
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Product information
- Długość wersji drukowanej:176 str.
- Język:Angielski
- Wydawca:Vintage
- Data publikacji:28 sierpnia 1989
- Wymiary:13.13 x 1.19 x 20.35 cm
- ISBN-10:0679723005
- ISBN-13:978-0679723004
- Author:Alan Watts
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