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Author:
Stephen Batchelor
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Date:
February 18, 2020
A wide-ranging meditation on being alone with others in 32 essays that touch on subjects such as Buddhism, hallucinogenic drug use, and Romantic poetry.
What The Reviewers Say
Elegant and formally ingenious.
A wide-ranging work with many poignant assertions that will appeal to those wishing to learn about more about the spiritual aspects of practicing mindfulness..
For introspective readers, it’s easy to hear in this approach a direct response to Pascal’s claim that 'all of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone'.
