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Alan Watts The Meaning of Happiness Psychology Self-Help Book
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Personalize
- No
- Literary Movement
- Modernism
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalized
- No
- Inscribed
- No
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9781608685400
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
New World Library
ISBN-10
1608685403
ISBN-13
9781608685400
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242748926
Product Key Features
Book Title
Meaning of Happiness : The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Movements / Psychoanalysis, Comparative Religion, General, Eastern
Publication Year
2018
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Philosophy, Psychology
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-019350
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"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, "Pathbreaking." -- Maria Popova, Brain Pickings "Happiness is a sense of harmony, completion, and wholeness, Watts declares in this classic work. Though first published in 1940 when he was only in his mid-twenties and reissued now by New World Library, Watts' book remains foundational in its early impact on his later work. . . . rewarding and even enlightening." -- Booklist "Novel and interesting." -- New York Times "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." -- New York Herald Tribune "[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 "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, "Pathbreaking." -- Maria Popova, Brain Pickings "Novel and interesting." -- New York Times "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." -- New York Herald Tribune "[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 "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, "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
Dewey Decimal
158
Table Of Content
Contents Preface to the Second Edition Preface to Laymen and Specialists Introduction 1. War in the Soul 2. The Answer of Religion 3. The Way of Acceptance 4. The Return of The Gods 5. The Vicious Circle 6. The One in the Many 7. The Great Liberation 8. The Love of Life Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
The groundbreaking third book by Alan Watts, originally published in 1940 and out of print for years, The groundbreaking second book by Alan Watts, originally published in 1940 and out of print for years, Deep down, most people think that happiness comes from having or doing something. Here, in Alan Watts's groundbreaking third book (originally published in 1940), he 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., 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.
LC Classification Number
BJ1481.W37 2018
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