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Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan W. Watts (1968, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100394704681
ISBN-139780394704685
eBay Product ID (ePID)170467
Product Key Features
Book TitleWisdom of Insecurity
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral
Publication Year1968
GenrePhilosophy
AuthorAlan W. Watts
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight4.8 Oz
Item Length7.2 in
Item Width4.3 in
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Reviews"Reading Alan Watts challenges us to explore new avenues of thinking, inspires us to lead more fulfilling lives. His legacy lives on in The Wisdom of Insecurity , a work that energetically displays Watts's piercing intellect, razor-sharp wit, and winning grace. For the clarity and wisdom with which it engages timeless concerns crucial to us all, it is unmatched. An important book." - Greg Mortenson , author of Three Cups of Tea "Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Watts had the rare gift of 'writing beautifully the unwritable.'" - Los Angeles Times "The wisdom of insecurity is not a way of evasion, but of carrying on wherever we happen to be stationed-carrying on, however, without imagining that the burden of the world, or even of the next moment, is ours. It is a philosophy not of nihilism but of the reality of the present-always remembering that to be of the present is to be, and candidly know ourselves to be, on the crest of a breaking wave." -Philip Wheelwright, Arts and Letters "This book proposes a complete reversal of all ordinary thinking about the present state of man. The critical condition of the world compels us to face this problem: how is man to live in a world in which he can never be secure, deprived, as many are, of the consolations of religious belief? The author shows that this problem contains its own solution-that the highest happiness, the supreme spiritual insight and certitude are found only in our awareness that impermanence and insecurity are inescapable and inseparable from life. Written in a simple and lucid style, it is a timely message." - Book Exchange (London), "Anyone whose life needs a course correction would be fortunate to be guided byThe Wisdom of Insecurity. My life still is, some thirty years later." -Deepak Chopra, from the Introduction "Reading Alan Watts challenges us to explore new avenues of thinking, inspires us to lead more fulfilling lives. His legacy lives on inThe Wisdom of Insecurity, a work that energetically displays Watts's piercing intellect, razor-sharp wit, and winning grace. For the clarity and wisdom with which it engages timeless concerns crucial to us all, it is unmatched. An important book." -Greg Mortenson, author ofThree Cups of Tea "Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Watts had the rare gift of 'writing beautifully the unwritable.'" -Los Angeles Times "The wisdom of insecurity is not a way of evasion, but of carrying on wherever we happen to be stationed-carrying on, however, without imagining that the burden of the world, or even of the next moment, is ours. It is a philosophy not of nihilism but of the reality of the present-always remembering that to be of the present is to be, and candidly know ourselves to be, on the crest of a breaking wave." -Philip Wheelwright,Arts and Letters "This book proposes a complete reversal of all ordinary thinking about the present state of man. The critical condition of the world compels us to face this problem: how is man to live in a world in which he can never be secure, deprived, as many are, of the consolations of religious belief? The author shows that this problem contains its own solution-that the highest happiness, the supreme spiritual insight and certitude are found only in our awareness that impermanence and insecurity are inescapable and inseparable from life. Written in a simple and lucid style, it is a timely message." -Book Exchange(London)
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SynopsisAn exploration of man's quest for psychological security and spiritual certainty in religion and philosophy.
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- Jul 11, 2019
Early Alan Watts great precursor to future rascalness!
Early (1st) edition. Pages yellowed but book in great shape for 68 years old!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 06, 2017
Alan Watts Fan.. Super book!
Super book, super wisdom, super ebayer!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 22, 2018
very understandable and enjoyable!
this is my introduction to watts and i really enjoyed the read!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 21, 2016
Awesomeness!
Pleasure doing business with you!!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
