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Renowned lecturer and author Alan Watts presents his meditations on the dilemma of seeking your true self.

In this collection of writings, Alan Watts displays the intelligence, playfulness of thought, and simplicity of language that has made him so perennially popular as an interpreter of Eastern thought for Westerners. Drawing on a variety of religious traditions, he presents the dilemma of seeking your true self?to ?become what you are.? Once called ?the godfather of Zen in America,? Watts also covers topics such as the challenge of seeing one?s life ?just as it is,? the Taoist approach to harmonious living, the limits of language in the face of ineffable spiritual truth, and psychological symbolism in Christian thought.

This book is part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series.

The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts.The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman.The books in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compactformat that is collectible, reader-friendly, andapplicable to everyday life.

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      Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 03/04/2018
      ISBN13: 9781611805796, 978-1611805796
      ISBN10: 1611805791

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Renowned lecturer and author Alan Watts presents his meditations on the dilemma of seeking your true self.

      In this collection of writings, Alan Watts displays the intelligence, playfulness of thought, and simplicity of language that has made him so perennially popular as an interpreter of Eastern thought for Westerners. Drawing on a variety of religious traditions, he presents the dilemma of seeking your true self?to ?become what you are.? Once called ?the godfather of Zen in America,? Watts also covers topics such as the challenge of seeing one?s life ?just as it is,? the Taoist approach to harmonious living, the limits of language in the face of ineffable spiritual truth, and psychological symbolism in Christian thought.

      This book is part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series.

      The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts.The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman.The books in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compactformat that is collectible, reader-friendly, andapplicable to everyday life.

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