{"product_id":"this-is-it-and-other-essays-on-zen-and-spiritual-experience-paperback","title":"This Is It: And Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Watts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThis Is It and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience \u003c\/i\u003eis a truly mind-opening collection.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe six essays in this volume all deal with the relationship of mystical experience to ordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan W. Watts, who held both a master's 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Zen.\u003c\/i\u003e An avid lecturer, Watts appeared regularly on the radio and hosted the popular television series, \u003ci\u003eEastern Wisdom and Modern Life, \u003c\/i\u003ein the 1960s. He died in 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 6.98 x 4.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 1973\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457461928114,"sku":"9780394719047","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f50ae8419111ee30058615ddf3b1cdfc.webp?v=1778881029","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/this-is-it-and-other-essays-on-zen-and-spiritual-experience-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}