{"product_id":"the-divine-within-selected-writings-on-enlightenment-9780062236814","title":"The Divine Within: Selected Writings on Enlightenment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A genius . . . a writer who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine.\" -- \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e author Aldous Huxley on enlightenment and the \"ultimate reality.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, Huston:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eHuston 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 \u003cem\u003eThe World's Religions\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhy Religion Matters\u003c\/em\u003e, and his autobiography, \u003cem\u003eTales of Wonder\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuxley, Aldous:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAldous Huxley (1894-1963) is the author of the classic novels \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIsland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEyeless in Gaza\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Genius and the Goddess\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as such critically acclaimed nonfiction works as \u003cem\u003eThe Perennial Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Doors of Perception\u003c\/em\u003e. Born in Surrey, England, and educated at Oxford, he died in Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50623083610386,"sku":"9780062236814","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1787ad51-9cae-4262-bff5-29b5bc28b52b.jpg?v=1732591384","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-divine-within-selected-writings-on-enlightenment-9780062236814","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}