Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion

by Alan Watts Narrated by Jeremy Stockwell

Overview

"The perfect guide for a course correction in life" (Deepak Chopra) that teaches us how to enjoy a deeper, more meaningful relationship with the spiritual in our present troubled times.

Drawing on his experiences as a former priest, Watts skillfully explains how the intuition of Eastern religion-Zen Buddhism, in particular-can be incorporated into the doctrines of Western Christianity, offering a timeless argument for the place of mystical religion in today's world.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"I regard [the] book as one of the best—in fact the only first-rate—book in recent years in the field of religion. It gets to the fundamental problem, it honestly sees the weaknesses of contemporary Protestantism, and it attempts to diagnose and cure the evil in the only way a cure can be effected, namely by a doctrine with content at the basic metaphysical level.

"It also goes further than this, recognizing contributions from Oriental religion which simply are not present in contemporary Western religion. More than this it shows how the traditional Western doctrine of the Incarnation and the Atonement can be reconciled with and combined with the intuitive religion of the Orient, such as that of Zen Buddhism. These are exceedingly important and outstanding achievements."—F.S.C. Northrop

"Behold the Spirit will, I think, prove to be one of the half-dozen most significant books on religion published in the twentieth century."—Canon Iddings Bell

Product Details

BN ID:	2940175160490
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	09/06/2022
Edition description:	Unabridged

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