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The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell (Perennial Classics) by Aldous Huxley  (57)  $11.16

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"Both an anthology and an interpretation of the supreme mystics, East and West. . . . A magnificent achievement."--Rufus M. Jones "In his absorption and other-worldliness, he soars clear out of sight."--The New Yorker

About the Author

The longer fiction of Aldous Huxley has been in the mainstream of the "Novel of Ideas" since the publication in England in 1921 (America 1922) of Crome Yellow, his first novel. Huxley is one of the most skillful and most successful social satirists of the twentieth century. His novels go far in defining the character of modern man, while his later work reflects an interest in mysticism and the effect of the consciousness-expanding drugs.

Born in England in 1894, Mr. Huxley took to writing when his eyesight temporarily failed. From 1934 until his death in 1963, Aldous Huxley lived in California.

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IN STUDYING the Perennial Philosophy we can begin either at the bottom, with practice and morality; or at the top, with a consideration of metaphysical truths; or, finally, in the middle, at the focal point where mind and matter, action and thought have their meeting place in human psychology. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unitive knowledge, physiological intelligence, alert passivity, physical austerities, spiritual reformers, voluntary ignorance, holy indifference, animal grace Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Perennial Philosophy, William Law, John of the Cross, François de Sales, Chuang Tzu, Bhagavad Gita, Lao Tzu, Mahayana Buddhism, Lankavatara Sutra, God Himself, Holy Ghost, Our Lord, Universal Mind, Zen Buddhism, Benet of Canfield, Catherine of Siena, Eightfold Path, Thomas Aquinas, John Smith, Middle Ages, Way of Wisdom, Amitabha Buddha, Fourth Gospel, Ignatius Loyola, Puffing Billy New!
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