{"product_id":"2026200016161-secondhand-the-supreme-identity-an-essay-on-oriental-metaphysic-and-the-christian-religion","title":"The Supreme Identity: An Essay On Oriental Metaphysic And The Christian Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\n\nWritten 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342774935771,"sku":"2026200016161-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b20e425c-6f40-42fd-85f1-b57304ce257f.png?v=1790049151","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016161-secondhand-the-supreme-identity-an-essay-on-oriental-metaphysic-and-the-christian-religion","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}