Out of Your Mind (Paperback)
Tricksters, Interdependence and the Cosmic Game of Hide-and-Seek
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Six key lessons from Zen Buddhism by Alan Watts, the leading interpreter of Eastern philosophy and religion for Western readers
Discover what happens when you stop taking life so seriously and start enjoying it with complete sincerity
How do we come to believe 'the myth of myself' - that we are individuals separate from the world around us? How do we transcend that illusion? In order to come to your senses, Alan Watts often said, you sometimes need to go out of your mind.
For those both new and familiar with Watts, Out of Your Mind brings readers six of this legendary thinker's most engaging teachings on how to break through the limits of the rational mind, inviting us to seek Watts' favourite pathways out of the trap of conventional awareness. Offering answers to generations of spiritual seekers, Alan Watts is the voice for all who search for an understanding of their identity and role in the world.
Praise for Alan Watts:
'His is a protean, shape-shifting intellect, perhaps more relevant now than it has ever been' Jarvis Cocker
'His writings and recorded talks still shimmer with a profound and galvanizing lucidity' Erik Davis
Out of Your Mind (Paperback)
Tricksters, Interdependence and the Cosmic Game of Hide-and-Seek
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Six key lessons drawn from deep study of Zen Buddhism, from the leading interpreter of Eastern philosophy and religion for a Western audience.
In order to come to your senses, Alan Watts often said, you sometimes need to go out of your mind. Out of Your Mind brings readers, for the first time, six of this legendary thinker's most engaging teachings on how to break through the limits of the rational mind.
Offering answers to generations of spiritual seekers, Alan Watts is the voice for all who search for an understanding of their identity and role in the world.
For those both new and familiar with Watts, this book invites us to delve into his favourite pathways out of the trap of conventional awareness: discover art of the "controlled accident" - what happens when you stop taking your life so seriously and start enjoying it with complete sincerity.
Embrace chaos to discover your deepest purpose.
How do we come to believe "the myth of myself" - that we are skin-encapsulated egos separate from the world around us-and how to transcend that illusion?
Find the miracle that occurs when we stop taking life so seriously.
Out of Your Mind (Ebook)
Tricksters, Interdependence and the Cosmic Game of Hide-and-Seek
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Six key lessons drawn from deep study of Zen Buddhism, from the leading interpreter of Eastern philosophy and religion for a Western audience.
In order to come to your senses, Alan Watts often said, you sometimes need to go out of your mind. Out of Your Mind brings readers, for the first time, six of this legendary thinker's most engaging teachings on how to break through the limits of the rational mind.
Offering answers to generations of spiritual seekers, Alan Watts is the voice for all who search for an understanding of their identity and role in the world.
For those both new and familiar with Watts, this book invites us to delve into his favourite pathways out of the trap of conventional awareness: discover art of the "controlled accident" - what happens when you stop taking your life so seriously and start enjoying it with complete sincerity.
Embrace chaos to discover your deepest purpose.
How do we come to believe "the myth of myself" - that we are skin-encapsulated egos separate from the world around us-and how to transcend that illusion?
Find the miracle that occurs when we stop taking life so seriously.
Reviews for Out of Your Mind
Ken Wilber, author of INTEGRAL MEDITATION
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Erik Davis
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