The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East - Couverture souple

Watts, Alan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1608685403 ISBN 13 : 9781608685400

Editeur : New World Library, 2018

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"A pathbreaking book bridging modern Western psychology and ancient Eastern philosophy."-- Maria Popova, Brain Pickings

"Novel and interesting." -- The New York Times

"Most books on happiness are as superficial and downright silly as the old "Happiness Boys" on the radio. But now and again there appears a book on this perennial theme which is different -- and Mr. Watts's treatise is one of them. This volume springs from the depths of life and learning. It is wise and practical. The author gets our attention on his very first page. . . . The philosophy wrought from these elements of experience and thought is profound yet simple, and easy of understanding." -- John Haynes Holmes, New York Herald Tribune

"This volume is suggestive and refreshing in that it recognizes happiness as the elusive and intangible reality which it is. Here one will find no neat formulas and disciplines for successful and happy living. . . . Here, in truth, is stronger meat for the more serious student, gathered from the wisdom of both East and West." -- G.W. Davis, Crozier Quarterly

"[Watts] has the ability to focus our attention on the really fundamental aspects of the human situation. This is what has made him the most interesting advocate of Eastern mysticism." -- Mountain Path

"A pathbreaking book." -- Maria Popova, Brain Pickings

"Novel and interesting." -- The New York Times

"Most books on happiness are as superficial and downright silly as the old "Happiness Boys" on the radio. But now and again there appears a book on this perennial theme which is different -- and Mr. Watts's treatise is one of them. This volume springs from the depths of life and learning. It is wise and practical. The author gets our attention on his very first page. . . . The philosophy wrought from these elements of experience and thought is profound yet simple, and easy of understanding." --John Haynes Holmes, New York Herald Tribune

"This volume is suggestive and refreshing in that it recognizes happiness as the elusive and intangible reality which it is. Here one will find no neat formulas and disciplines for successful and happy living. . . . Here, in truth, is stronger meat for the more serious student, gathered from the wisdom of both East and West." --G.W. Davis, Crozier Quarterly

"[Watts] has the ability to focus our attention on the really fundamental aspects of the human situation. This is what has made him the most interesting advocate of Eastern mysticism." --Mountain Path

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A lost classic, now back in print

Most books about happiness sell the idea that happiness comes from having or doing something. In this bold and iconoclastic work, however, philosopher Alan Watts offers a more challenging thesis: authentic happiness comes from embracing life as a whole in all its contradictions and paradoxes, an attitude that Watts calls the "way of acceptance." Drawing on eastern philosophy, western mysticism, and analytic psychology, Watts demonstrates that happiness comes from accepting both the outer world around us and the inner world inside us -- the unconscious mind, with its irrational desires lurking beyond the awareness of the ego. Although written early in his career, The Meaning of Happiness displays the hallmarks of his mature style: the crystal-clear writing, the homespun analogies, the dry wit, and the breadth of knowledge that made Alan Watts one of the most influential philosophers of his generation.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: New World Library
• Date d'édition: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1608685403
• ISBN 13: 9781608685400
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 256