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While the idea that there is only one universal consciousness and no individual "egos" within it is pretty dang far out, I feel like anything that truly captures the nature of human thought would HAVE to be far out. As long as you don't confuse it for physics and science, metaphysics and pseudo-science have a lot of interesting thoughts worth exploring. This was a great book because it took very foreign Eastern concepts and put them through the filter of a twentieth-century Westerner, which made it a little easier for me to understand, culturally and stylistically.
I look forward to diving deeper into primary sources after reading this introduction. Jan 24, Michael Lawrie rated it it was amazing. Worth the effort. I suspect if you crack this book its because you have an inkling of what you are getting into so "dense, worth the effort, and challenging" is probably what you expect. You would be right. Sep 17, Pat Wendorf rated it it was amazing. It's quite difficult to review a book like this Like all of WwW's work his arguments are clearer when he uses less words, and somewhat contrived when he's doing long form exposition.
The theory ranges from simple and inspired to mechanical and contrived. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one ». Readers also enjoyed. About Wei Wu Wei. Wei Wu Wei. He received a thorough education Terence James Stannus Gray, better known by the pen name Wei Wu Wei, was a 20th-century Taoist philosopher and writer.
Early in life he pursued an interest in Egyptology which culminated in the publication of two books on ancient Egyptian history and culture in This was followed by a period of involvement in the arts in Britain in the s and s as a theorist, theatrical producer, creator of radical "dance-dramas", publisher of several related magazines and author of two related books. He was a major influence on many noted dramatists, poets and dancers of the day, including his cousin Ninette de Valois, founder of the Royal Ballet which in fact had its origins in his own dance troupe at the Cambridge Festival Theatre which he leased from to He maintained his family's racehorses in England and Ireland and in his horse Zarathrustra won the Ascot Gold Cup, ridden by renowned jockey Lester Piggott in the first of his eleven wins of that race.
Wei Wu Wei described his books as reflections of the moon in a puddle because he does not set himself apart from any other, does not profess to be a teacher, and does not claim to have the last word on spiritual truth. His modest assessment of how well he succeeds read more. Book Specifications. ISBN Language English. Binding Paper Back. Publisher Sentient Publications. Publishing Date Leesa S. Davis - - Continuum. Wu Wei Wei - - Sentient Publications.
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