The Sensitives: Dynamics and Dangers of Mysticism (Volume 11)

The Notebooks of Paul Brunton #11

by Paul Brunton, Timothy Smith

This book is a timely, informed evaluation of mysticism, paranormalexperience, sects and cults. Grounded in a clear distinction between productive spiritual practice and dangerous fascination with the occult, it reports How to distinguish self-flattering illusion and spiritual intuition and other related topics.

350 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 1987

About the author

Paul Brunton was a British philosopher, researcher, mystic, and adventurer. He left a journalistic career to live among yogis, mystics, and holy men, and studied a wide variety of Eastern and Western esoteric teachings. With his entire life dedicated to the spiritual quest, Brunton felt charged with the task of communicating his knowledge and experiences in layperson's terms. He was one of the first persons to write accounts of what he learned about spirituality in the East, and his works have had a major influence on the spread of Eastern philosophy and mysticism to the West. Paul Brunton continued to write after his final publication in 1952, and a significant portion of his large archive of original writings was posthumously published by Larson Publications as "The Notebooks of Paul Brunton" (in 16 volumes). The entire archive will soon be housed at a university (2017) and available to read online (2019).