The wisdom of insecurity by Allan Watts, 2nd impression 1976

The wisdom of insecurity by Allan Watts, 2nd impression 1976 

'This book is written in the spirit of the Chinese sage Lao-tzu, that master of the law of reversed effort, who declared that those who justify themselves do not convince, that to know truth one must get rid of knowledge, and that nothing is more powerful and creative than emptiness - from which men shrink. Here, then, my aim is to show - backwards fashion - that those essential realities of religion and metaphysics are vindicated in doing without them, and manifest in being destroyed.

'This book is an exploration of this law in relation to man's quest for psychological security, and to his efforts to find spiritual and intellectual certainty in religion and philosophy. It is written in the conviction that no theme could be more appropriate in a time when human life seems to be so peculiarly insecure and uncertain. It maintains that this insecurity is the result of trying to be secure, and that, contrariwise, salvation and sanity consist in the most radical recognition that we have no way of saving ourselves.'

Details

• Paperback, (has light signs of use on the spine, see photo's)
• Condition: Very good, no notes/stamps
• 2nd impression, 1976
• ISBN: 0091210712
• Publisher: Rider