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"A genius . . . a writer who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine." -- The New Yorker
Brave New World author Aldous Huxley on enlightenment and the ultimate reality.
In this anthology of twenty-six essays and other writings, Aldous Huxley discusses the nature of God, enlightenment, being, good and evil, religion, eternity, and the divine. Huxley consistently examined the spiritual basis of both the individual and human society, always seeking to reach an authentic and clearly defined experience of the divine. Featuring an introduction by renowned religious scholar Huston Smith, this celebration of ultimate reality proves relevant and prophetic in addressing the spiritual hunger so many feel today.
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"Altogether excellent. ... The Divine Within is an illuminating read in its totality, exploring such subjects as time, religion, distraction, death, and the nature of reality.--Maria Popova, Brain Pickings
"That Aldous Huxley knew the reality of God is beautifully expressed in these essays.--Jacqueline Hazard Bridgeman, from the Preface
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Brave New World author Aldous Huxley on enlightenment and the ultimate reality
In this anthology of twenty-six essays and other writings, Huxley discusses the nature of God, enlightenment, being, good and evil, religion, eternity, and the divine. Huxley consistently examined the spiritual basis of both the individual and human society, always seeking to reach an authentic and clearly defined experience of the divine. Featuring an introduction by renowned religious scholar Huston Smith, this celebration of ultimate reality proves relevant and prophetic in addressing the spiritual hunger so many feel today.
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Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) is the author of the classic novels Brave New World, Island, Eyeless in Gaza, and The Genius and the Goddess, as well as such critically acclaimed nonfiction works as The Perennial Philosophy and The Doors of Perception. Born in Surrey, England, and educated at Oxford, he died in Los Angeles, California.
Huston Smith is internationally known and revered as the premier teacher of world religions. He is the focus of a five-part PBS television series with Bill Moyers and has taught at Washington University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Syracuse University, and the University of California at Berkeley. The recipient of twelve honorary degrees, Smith's fifteen books include his bestselling The World's Religions, Why Religion Matters, and his autobiography, Tales of Wonder.
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The Divine Within: Selected Writings on Enlightenment
by Aldous Huxley, Huston Smith
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“A genius . . . a writer who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine.” — The New Yorker
Brave New World author Aldous Huxley on enlightenment and the "ultimate reality"
In this anthology of twenty-six essays and other writings, Aldous Huxley discusses the nature of God, enlightenment, being, good and evil, religion, eternity, and the divine. Huxley consistently examined the spiritual basis of both the individual and human society, always seeking to reach an authentic and clearly defined experience of the divine. Featuring an introduction by renowned religious scholar Huston Smith, this celebration of "ultimate reality" proves relevant and prophetic in addressing the spiritual hunger so many feel today. (less)
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Tom Quinn
Apr 27, 2019Tom Quinn rated it liked it
28 essays by an intellectual giant of an author, which I read one a day as a sort of daily meditation practice to try and open myself up spiritually and lessen my cynicism.
I knew of Huxley's mystic bent from The Doors of Perception, a book I once used gleefully to justify my own young adult dabbling in psychedelics and heavy pot use. So I expected a lot more wild stuff in this collection, and was surprised to find instead largely traditional, even orthodox beliefs expressed here. Several essays were straight Christian theology complete with quotes from the Bible and various saints. Now that took me aback. I guess when they said Huxley was open to enlightenment from any source they meant it. Here's a guy who went from stringent atheist to Eastern Shamanism and didn't outright reject anything in between or along the way. Some of the parallels he draws between Zen and Catholicism are very thought-provoking, but in the end I didn't get the flash of illumination I had hoped for by considering Huxley's writing here. Some insightful observations, some prudent advice, some grand and uplifting comments about mankind and meaning, yes—and all in Huxley's highbrow writing style. But no dazzling mystic revelation when all is said and done.
3 stars out of 5. Classy and impressive writing, but much preachier than I'd anticipated. (less)
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Kristen
Dec 12, 2013Kristen rated it liked it
This book is a collection of essays by Aldous Huxley, authour of Brave New World, that focus on spirituality. As a fellow psychonaut that has studied the Vedic and Buddhist philosophies I found myself agreeing with much of what he had to offer. The most interesting perspectives I picked up on where his perspectives on Grace, and Idolatry. Thought provoking, and timeless, are both phrases I would use to describe this collection of work.
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Ci
Nov 26, 2016Ci rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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Even though this is merely a collection of Huxley's essays on spiritual and religious topics, it still demonstrates the author's range and depth in history, theology, and literature. One key quote Huxley used to sum up the existential conditions of human, through Shakespeare's dying Hotspur in Henry IV - "But thought's the slave of life, and life time's fool,/ And time, that takes survey of all the world, /Must have a stop." Our humanly life experience is shaped by individual's living time and space, but not limited so. Huxley "We must not live thoughtlessly, taking our illusion for the complete reality, but at the same time we must not live to thoughffully in the sense of trying to escape from the dream state. " The searching of Divine is thus sourced from "within" but not limited in Self. Hence Huxley is more on pure Spirituality less on doctrinal religious practice.
Several essays hinted the practice of Huxley's searching for Divine. About drug use and other forms of "downward transcendence" are warned but not categorically objected (remember his "Doors of Perception"). There are also discussion about mystic practices, issues of distraction, ego and self.
In general, this book appears to be a modestly accessible collections of Huxley's spiritual ideas. (less)
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Eric Marcy
Feb 23, 2018Eric Marcy rated it really liked it
Basically a more readable/approachable version of "The Perennial Philosophy." Great collection of essays. I have more points of contention with Huxley's vision of spirituality than when I first took a deep dive into him and started rethinking my religious assumptions several years ago (I tend to find it helpful in the terms of establishing everything in "man's true end," to realize our unitary nature with the Divine Ground, while simultaneously unnecessarily limited and more than a bit absent of serious consideration of physical/systemic injustices) but his mystic framework remains influential on my own spirituality. As far as personal spirituality, I still find his incorporation of various mystic traditions, and the grounding principle of "Thou Art That" to be immensely helpful. His critiques of absolutist and dogmatic visions of human progress/organization, whether they be theological or ideological, are compelling and necessary cautions.
A couple of nice poems included as well. A real solid introduction to Huxley's spiritual thought, and definitely a more logical next step from "Brave New World" than the immensely dense "Perennial Philosophy" (which is what I initially did). (less)
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Greg Bem
Apr 03, 2019Greg Bem rated it it was amazing
I really loved this book. Not all of the essays were important to me, but the ones that were are pivotal works on mysticism and getting at the core of spirituality.
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Jenn
Jan 04, 2020Jenn rated it it was ok
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Sorry Huxley, philosophy is already not my thing. This is convoluted and hard to follow, very much through the lens of Christianity even when he tries for it not to be. Didnt finish.
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Ben
Jun 14, 2019Ben rated it really liked it · review of another edition
A collection of writings and essays, lectures and speeches, assorted writings from various books and magazines (mostly Vendenta and the West) by Aldous Huxley. Huxley has always been one of my favorite essayists and modern day philosophers. The Doors of Perception, Heaven and Hell, The Island, Brave New World, Time Must Have a Stop, are all personal favorites (Chrome Yellow ... was ok).
He has a wonderful way to write out things and I've always loved his spiritualism despite no real religious overtones to it, mostly because of how there is no religious overtones to it, and mostly because of how it applies so universally (one could believe in the enlightenment through Buddha as well as in the Christian God; so Huxley would have you believe).
This collection is still in alignment with that, but also includes amazingly, a far substantial amount of writings on Christianity than I was expecting. (Even three small essays about the Lord's Prayer). His spiritualism and his essence through Buddhism still takes the forefront, but there is a lot more depth to his religious explorations in this collection than I've previously read of him. It all makes for a much more fascinating read to be honest, and gives a lot of leeway to explore options if one were to take his route and use his expressions and thoughts as their own search.
Much of this directly delves into his "The Perennial Philosophy" so this acts as a wonderful prequel of sorts to that treatise/writing. This definitely is a great comprehensive look at Huxley's work as a whole, as it spans the 20s through up to his death in 1963 (trivia fact: he died on the same as C.S. Lewis and the day JFK was assassinated). Its an interesting road to see how his spiritualism and beliefs and thoughts on religion evolved throughout those years. (less)
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Lukas
Oct 31, 2016Lukas rated it it was amazing
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Aldous Huxley is by far one of my favorite authors. His perception of the world in addition to his analysis of various religions and spiritual texts is sharp and insanely accurate. His writing takes my mind to a higher form of thinking that allows me to perceive the world in a objective and wholistic way.
There were times when I was reading this book and I had to force myself to keep reading due to the nature of Huxley's writing style and the information being conveyed in this text. Nevertheless that's what separates a book that's just "meh" from a book that's incredible. Real books challenge you, your beliefs, and thought patterns in addition to helping you learn new things and "cleanse" your perceptions.
I enjoyed reading this book because it helped me challenge so many of the silly beliefs I had about myself and spirituality in addition to the extremely silly beliefs constantly being displayed by religious officials, politicians and the like---so characteristic of the 21st century. (less)
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B. Rule
Nov 01, 2019B. Rule rated it liked it · review of another edition
I really respect Huxley for his role as popularizer of the "perennial philosophy" of mysticism across many faith traditions, not to mention his many other literary talents. He's a very lucid explicator of the aim of the mystical approach to experience, as he would say, the "unitive knowledge of divine reality". He tries valiantly to describe an experience that he rightly acknowledges is beyond verbal description, and his cautions are well-taken on a number of levels that the finger pointing at the moon is not the moon. That said, I found a whole volume of his mystical writings to be a bit overkill. They get monotonous, and although he's never wrong, the joys in reading how he's right offer diminishing returns here. Probably better titrated in small doses over time. (less)
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Jason Comely
Dec 06, 2018Jason Comely rated it really liked it · review of another edition
A quasi-religious/philosophical/psychoanalytical look at self-transcendence, enlightenment, grace and agapian love. As deep as these theological concepts can be, Huxley's writing is clear and even practical. (less)
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Matthew Stromberg
Jul 04, 2018Matthew Stromberg rated it it was amazing
Brilliant collection of Huxley's essays over the years as his atheism transitioned into mysticism. A must read for anyone wanting to dive deeper into the philosophy of Huxley that may be gleaned from his novels. ...more
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Vitorio
Nov 21, 2017Vitorio rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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Impressive clarity in navigating waters of religion, religiousness and mysticism from multiple references, including Shakespeare and his works, plays and life.
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Kerry
Dec 09, 2021Kerry rated it liked it
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There were essays (especially on idolatry, distractions) that I found a lot to dissect, but there's a degree of privilege in Huxley's ideas about spirituality that seem unattainable for the average person--who doesn't have the mental or physical energy available, or is perhaps coping with illness, financial strain, or systemic oppression, and may ultimately never have the resources to spend significant amounts of time in contemplation.
Often it felt like Huxley was describing ideals--the way spirituality could be, if we only put self aside--but feels so impractical when we can't insulate ourselves from reality.
But, hey, he still had some great zingers about Christianity that I'm petty enough to love.
That which the Scribes and Pharisees reap is more or less total inability to know the God they fondly imagine they are serving. God does not punish them, any more than he punishes the man who inadvertently steps over the edge of a cliff. The nature of the world is such that, if anyone fails to conform to its laws, whether of matter or mind or spirit, he will have to take the consequences, which may be immediate and spectacular, as in the case of the man who steps over the edge of the cliff, or remote, subtle and very far from obvious, as in the case of the virtuous man who is virtuous only in the manner of the Scribes and Pharisees. (less)
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ZLo
Dec 26, 2017ZLo rated it it was amazing
What a privilege it is to be subjected to Huxley's thoughts on the subject of God and Self. I understood what anxiety meant by reading this book, and by understanding it I became aware of it and by becoming aware of it my communication with my conscious self became more sensible and thoughtful than it was before. I recommend this book for anyone who would like to absorb all the goodness that an array religions have to offer, and allow you to take responsibility of who you are in relation to life, all of life, and therefore yours. (less)
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José Luis
Jun 06, 2021José Luis rated it really liked it
Como quase todo mundo, o primeiro e único livro do Aldous Huxley que li foi Admirável Mundo Novo. Redescobri o autor nessa excelente coletânea de escritos, em que ele discute profundamente e filosoficamente questões complicadas, como religião, fé, conhecimento e entendimento, religião, etc. Difícil de ler, mas vale o esforço.
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Brian Mikołajczyk
Jul 19, 2021Brian Mikołajczyk rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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A collections of essays by Aldous Huxley on a variety of subjects ranging from religion, politics, philosophy, and literature. The general theme of the collection is how to think about spirituality and self-enlightenment not tied to a specific creed.
A great collection!
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Bradford Warner
Oct 30, 2019Bradford Warner rated it it was amazing
Huxley's work contains quite simply some of the most important, lucid and compelling perspectives I've found related to a spiritually-oriented life. This edition contains an excellent set of essays from various sources. (less)
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Danny Johnsen
Jun 28, 2021Danny Johnsen rated it it was amazing
Very interesting, certain essays I really loved, others I found pretty dull, at times Huxley's word choice was unnecessarily complex which was a turn off as opposed to just writing clearly, but overall a great book (less)
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Lou
Jul 17, 2021Lou added it
A collection of his essays written at various times covering a broad range of philosophic explorations into the human psyche and evolutionary spirituality. Most had specific appeal to my interests.
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Jim
May 27, 2020Jim rated it it was amazing
I especially like the essay "Knowledge and Understanding" (1956). ...more
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Steve Montagno
Aug 10, 2019Steve Montagno rated it did not like it · review of another edition
I loved The Doors of Perception, but this felt like 300 pages of droning self-indulgent trash.
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Ken Orton
Dec 20, 2019Ken Orton rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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Excellent treatise by gifted thinker. Highly recommend.
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Justin
Jun 03, 2019Justin rated it liked it
Less approachable than some of the author's more famous works ...more
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Aug 03, 2021SAT CHIT ANANDA rated it really liked it
Most of the essays were great, but I prefer (/recommend) Huxley's Perennial Philosophy to this book. (less)
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Tim
Oct 12, 2013Tim marked it as to-read · review of another edition
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Contains the following essays:
The Minimum Working Hypothesis, Seven Meditations, Religion and Temperament, Who are We?, The Philosophy of the Saints, Religion and Time, Some Reflections on Time, On a Sentence from Shakespeare, Man and Reality, Reflections on Progress, Further Reflections on Progress, Substitutes for Liberation, Reflections on the Lord's Prayer- I,II,III, Distractions- I,II, Idolatry, Action and Contemplation, Knowledge and Understanding, The Sixth Patriarch, Notes on Zen, The "Inanimate" is Alive, Readings in Mysticism, Symbol and Immediate Experience, Shakespeare and Religion, The Yellow Mustard, and Lines. (less)
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Lynn
Dec 26, 2015Lynn rated it it was amazing
As the title suggests, the book tackles otherworldly matters; the Divine, Good/Evil etc. What makes it special however, is the depth and clarity it provides and thus its accessibility to any person with thirst for transcendence, let alone the fact that it is skillfully written with utter objectivity by the king of intellectual graces, Aldous Huxley, which altogether expanded my spiritual understanding!
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Jonn
Sep 05, 2015Jonn rated it really liked it
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Excellent collection of Huxley's essays primarily on mysticism...like an addendum to The Perennial Philosophy. Some I liked much better than others, but all have stellar moments. (less)
Doug D.
3.0 out of 5 stars Its the "Flip-Phone" of Spiritual Books
Reviewed in the United States on 5 September 2020
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This book is like a flip-phone. When the flip-phone came out, it was a great advance. It was an important step in how we communicate. We should be thankful to the engineers who made it possible. But, now that we have smart-phones, there is no reason to go back to a flip phone. Aldous Huxley's essays are the same. When they were written, they introduced Eastern concepts to a Western audience. At the time they were very valuable; they represented good progress. For example, the translation of the Bhagavad Gita that I favor (translated by Swami Prabhavananda) has an introduction by Mr. Huxley. But, in today's world, we have access to ideas from all over the world, directly from the source. At this point Mr Huxley's essays are very dated. Reading this book would be like going back to a flip-phone.
Here are some examples: One of the obvious examples is his description of Islam. First off he calls it "Muhammadism." No one makes that mistake today. To Muslims, that term is offensive, because they worship God, not Muhammad. It indicates his lack of knowledge of the religion. If he took the time to study it, he would have realized how similar Islam's avoidance of idol-worship is to his own. But, in todays world, one does not need to make that mistake. If you want to find out what Islam is really about, instead of Mr Huxley's dated misconceptions, get a copy of the Quran with commentary (the one edited by Nasr is great), and read a biography of Muhammad.
Also, we have a much better idea of how the brain works than existed in Mr. Huxley's time. I think some of his conclusions would have been different had he understood the concepts in books such as "Incognito, the Secret Lives of the Brian," by David Eagleman, "How Emotions are Made, the Secret Life of the Brain," by Lisa Barrett, and "Beyond the Self, Conservations between Buddhism and Neuroscience," by Ricard and Singer. And, there are many more. We have these advantages that Mr Huxley did not. In the future, I am sure there will be more.
And, after reading books by respected practitioners of Eastern traditions, I think Mr Huxley has some things wrong. Good examples are "Light on Life," by B.K.S Iyengar, "The Heart of the Buddha," by Thich Nhat Hanh, or just read the Bhagavad Gita or Tao Te Ching directly. Reading Mr Huxley's essays, he is very down on many of the basic activities of life. It is as if he wants us to ignore the world. I have not read any books on Eastern traditions that teach us to ignore the world. I don't believe God made the world so that we can ignore it. I discovered that Eastern traditions are more about having the correct relationship between of self and the world: understand what they both really are. A common example in Buddhist books is understanding that a wave is really of the same substance as the ocean, it is temporary, eventually it will not exist as wave, but the water will still exist. That is true. But, these traditions also teach we can still recognize the wave while it exists, even interact with it, give it a name, we just need to recognize it for what it really is. A good example is a video game. While we are playing a video game, we know that the objects are just pixels on a screen, they are of the same substance as the screen and only exist while software in the device dictates them to; but, while we are playing the game, we are still paying attention to them as if they are actual objects; we are not ignoring them, even as we understand their true nature. To understand that better, read "The Simulation Hypothesis," by Rizwan Virk.
Finally, there is Mr Huxley's concept of drugs. Mr Huxley was a user of mescaline (peyote). This is also very dated. At the time, people were experimenting with drugs as a path to improved consciousness. Except for a very few notable exceptions, today that is is viewed as a mistake. I am not judging him for using the drug, we all have our weaknesses. But, it seems hypocritical when the drug Soma plays such a negative role in his own book "Brave New World," and when he has an essay that claims that drugs are a false path to enlightenment.
So, if you read this book, read it as a history lesson. Thank Mr Huxley for his many contributions to the advancement of our society. But, realize that we have advanced beyond his advancements at this point.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Shine A Light
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This is a cool introspective little book. It rationalizes Christian Faith, and deconstructs the meanings behind the Lord's Prayer. Not being religious, though with a religious Christian background, and a desire to be more spiritual, this book has been very helpful, insightful and inspiring. I feel calmer and spiritually cleaner after reading it.
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A. Neary
5.0 out of 5 stars Huxley's takes from an earlier era are incredibly relevant today
Reviewed in the United States on 7 April 2017
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you like Aldous Huxley? you like using your brain? If you answer yes to even one of those questions then get it.
Huxley was not only brilliant but humble and respectful, making him well-suited to tackle religious & spiritual topics. Several of the essays touch on the Nationalism that gripped the world during the 1940s and 50s. Good thing the world has evolved past this silly pseudo-religion *wink wink*. Of course, I don't agree 100% with everything Huxley opines about religion and spirituality, but it's hard to argue with his overall views. I'm grateful that he shared parts of his journey for spiritual enlightenment. it's a treasure and I plan on revisiting regularly throughout my life.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A academic read
Reviewed in the United States on 7 June 2020
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If your looking for a fun read this may not be it. Overall I was satisfied with the fact of the overall look on life. I feel alot of this I can use in my everyday life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Man - Fascinating Insights
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I’ve read the great Brave New World but never explored other AH works. These essays are wonderful and the writing has beauty and clarity. It surprised me in a very good way.
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Joshua D. Bosker
5.0 out of 5 stars Huxley is a genius
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Huxley is more than a writer.. He doesn’t get the credit he deserves as far as a great mind of all time..
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Ryan PB Feuer
3.0 out of 5 stars Tries too hard to sound smart
Reviewed in the United States on 18 August 2020
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He is very pessimistic and tries too hard to sound smart. Thr points made are good enough. He takes basic observation and stretches it out into overly complicated ranty dissertation. Not for me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting and spiritual read, if you are really ...
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Very interesting and spiritual read, if you are really trying to understand more about your self on a spiritual level (not spookism), but real for real!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars a must read
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very interesting
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Marlene Oaks
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all-time favorite books. All I can say is - please ...
Reviewed in the United States on 20 December 2017
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One of my all-time favorite books. All I can say is - please read it. Think on it. Re-read it. Think again. Be ready to open to more.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive clarity
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Impressive clarity in navigating waters of religion, religiousness and mysticism from multiple references, including Shakespeare and his works, plays and life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 15 April 2018
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A true insight into the intellectual genius that was Aldous Huxley!
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reeltapegone
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice selection of somewhat obscure works
Reviewed in the United States on 25 September 2016
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Nice selection of somewhat obscure works. If you liked "Perennial Philosophy" you will like this as an extension of his ideas that for the most part were written a few years later .
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I love it. Very interesting read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
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