This Is It: and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual ExperienceSix revolutionary essays from "the perfect guide for a course correction in life, away from materialism and its empty promise" (Deepak Chopra), exploring the relationship between spiritual experience and ordinary life—and the need for them to coexist within each of us. With essays on “cosmic consciousness” (including Alan Watts’ account of his own ventures into this inward realm); the paradoxes of self-consciousness; LSD and consciousness; and the false opposition of spirit and matter, This Is It and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience is a truly mind-opening collection. |
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User Review - James - GoodreadsWatts was obviously a brilliant man, but this particular group of essays feels an awful lot like a train that picks up a lot of steam then derails a mile from the station. The first 5 essays are wonderful. Skip the 6th, or take it with a grain of salt. Read full review
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User Review - Ted Child - GoodreadsAt first I mistook Watts simple articulation for a bit of simple-mindedness but his humble effectiveness and clear-sighted logic quickly disarmed me of any intellectual pretensions I had. This book is ... Read full review
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| Title | This Is It: and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience Volume 904 of Vintage books |
| Author | Alan Watts |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1973 |
| ISBN | 0394719042, 9780394719047 |
| Length | 160 pages |
| Subjects | › Body, Mind & Spirit / Mindfulness & Meditation Philosophy / Zen Self-Help / Spiritual |
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