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Become What You Are : Expanded Edition (original 1955; edition 2003)

by Alan W. Watts (Author)

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""Life exists only at this very moment, and in this moment it is infinite and eternal. For the present moment is infinitely small; before we can measure it, it has gone, and yet it exists forever. . . . You may believe yourself out of harmony with life and its eternal Now; but you cannot be, for you are life and exist Now."—from Become What You Are In this collection of writings, including nine new chapters never before available in book form, 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. He draws on a variety of religious traditions, and 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 the psychological symbolism of Christian thought."… (more)
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Title:Become What You Are : Expanded Edition
Authors:Alan W. Watts (Author)
Info:Shambhala (2003), Edition: Expanded, Paperback
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Tags:religion, hinduism, buddhism, tao, xian, zen

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Become What You Are by Alan W. Watts (1955)

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Easy to read, yet not dumbed down. Watts does a very good job of taking Buddhism back to it's Hindu roots while also thrusting it forward into it's neoadvaitan bedrock foundation. For the student primarily interested in Buddhism, he devotes a chapter to the historic path of Hinayana and Mahayana traditions, as well as Pure Land. ( )
  kaulsu | Nov 13, 2019 |
A bad choice to read regarding of my level of language and philosophy and religion. ( )
  nhukhue | Aug 30, 2018 |
I've had this little book for several years and each time I pick it up I find it as entertaining and enlighting as the first time I read it. ( )
  rjs317 | Mar 10, 2010 |
"Life exists only at this very moment, and in this moment it is infinite and eternal. For the present moment is infinitely small; before we can measure it, it has gone, and yet it exists forever." An exploration of reality, drawing on Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, and psychology. ( )
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""Life exists only at this very moment, and in this moment it is infinite and eternal. For the present moment is infinitely small; before we can measure it, it has gone, and yet it exists forever. . . . You may believe yourself out of harmony with life and its eternal Now; but you cannot be, for you are life and exist Now."—from Become What You Are In this collection of writings, including nine new chapters never before available in book form, 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. He draws on a variety of religious traditions, and 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 the psychological symbolism of Christian thought."

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