The Divine Within
Selected Writings on Enlightenment

28 essays by an intellectual giant of an author, which I read one a day as a sort of daily meditation practice to try and open myself up spiritually and lessen my cynicism. I knew of Huxley's mystic bent from The Doors of Perception, a book I once used gleefully to justify my own young adult dabbling......more

Basically a more readable/approachable version of "The Perennial Philosophy." Great collection of essays. I have more points of contention with Huxley's vision of spirituality than when I first took a deep dive into him and started rethinking my religious assumptions several years ago (I tend to fin......more

This was intriguing. I enjoyed the philosophy and commentary on religion and how it wasn't focused on just one religion and instead explored similar concepts in many religions almost as a conversation. I didn't enjoy the other essays and much, an I found them brand, but overall I'd say this was very......more

A collection of writings and essays, lectures and speeches, assorted writings from various books and magazines (mostly Vendenta and the West) by Aldous Huxley. Huxley has always been one of my favorite essayists and modern day philosophers. The Doors of Perception, Heaven and Hell, The Island, Brave......more