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    <![CDATA[This is It &amp; Other Essays on Zen &amp; Spiritual Experience]]>
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    <![CDATA[The six essays in this volume all deal with the relationship of mystical experience to ordinary life. The title essay on &quot;cosmic consciousness&quot; includes the author's account of his own ventures into this inward realm. &quot;Instinct, Intelligence, and Anxiety&quot; is a study of the paradoxes of self-consciousness; &quot;Spiritually and Sensuality,&quot; a lively discussion of the false opposition of spirit and matter; and &quot;The New Alchemy,&quot; a balanced account of states of consciousness akin to spiritual experience induced by the aid of lysergic acid. The collection also includes the text of Watts' celebrated pamphlet, &quot;Beat Zen, Square Zen, and Zen.&quot;]]>
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