The Supreme Identity: An Essay On Oriental Metaphysic And The Christian Religion
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At the crossroads of East and West, Alan Watts constructs one of the most audacious philosophical arguments of the twentieth century — that the mystical traditions of the Orient and the theological doctrines of Christianity are not opposites, but expressions of a single, supreme truth. The Supreme Identity presents a rigorous yet luminous examination of the perennial philosophy, tracing the threads of non-dualism through Hindu Vedanta, Buddhist metaphysics, and Christian mysticism to argue that beneath the surface of dogma lies a universal vision of the divine — one that transcends creed, culture, and doctrine. Watts challenges the Western reader to reconsider the very foundations of religious thought, illustrating how the concept of the Supreme Identity — the union of the individual self with the Absolute — is not a foreign Eastern import, but a forgotten inheritance of the Christian tradition itself. Written with the clarity and rhetorical elegance that made Watts one of the most compelling interpreters of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience, this work stands as a landmark in comparative religion and philosophical theology. His prose bridges the scholarly and the accessible, guiding the reader through complex metaphysical terrain with the confidence of a seasoned guide and the passion of a genuine seeker. For anyone who has ever sensed that the world's great spiritual traditions are speaking, in different languages, of the same ineffable reality — this is the book that names what they have always known.
Author: Alan Watts
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of East and West, Alan Watts constructs one of the most audacious philosophical arguments of the twentieth century — that the mystical traditions of the Orient and the theological doctrines of Christianity are not opposites, but expressions of a single, supreme truth. The Supreme Identity presents a rigorous yet luminous examination of the perennial philosophy, tracing the threads of non-dualism through Hindu Vedanta, Buddhist metaphysics, and Christian mysticism to argue that beneath the surface of dogma lies a universal vision of the divine — one that transcends creed, culture, and doctrine. Watts challenges the Western reader to reconsider the very foundations of religious thought, illustrating how the concept of the Supreme Identity — the union of the individual self with the Absolute — is not a foreign Eastern import, but a forgotten inheritance of the Christian tradition itself. Written with the clarity and rhetorical elegance that made Watts one of the most compelling interpreters of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience, this work stands as a landmark in comparative religion and philosophical theology. His prose bridges the scholarly and the accessible, guiding the reader through complex metaphysical terrain with the confidence of a seasoned guide and the passion of a genuine seeker. For anyone who has ever sensed that the world's great spiritual traditions are speaking, in different languages, of the same ineffable reality — this is the book that names what they have always known.