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This classic gem of Eastern spirituality is especially timely in the current climate of interest in Buddhism. In giving us his version of the perennial philosophy, Wei Wu Wei brings a fresh perspective to conventional notions about time, love, thought, God, friendship, loneliness and religion. Using the further pseudonym OOO, the author was obviously having some fun with this final book, which he wrote entirely as a dialog between a wise owl and a naïve rabbit. In the introduction, which he signs Wei Wu Wei, he states ""I fear that OOO might reply to my suggestion or plea (to represent human beings in such a dialog) by again raising his eyebrows -- a habit he has -- and pointing out that human beings have neither the charm, the frankness, nor the simplicity of our animal brothers, and that their discussions would be cantankerous and obscured by the mists of conceptuality."".
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. David Eccles (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardback, First Edition. Condition: Very Good in a Very Good unclipped jacket. Illustrations by David Eccles. Introduction by 'Wei Wu Wei' aka Terence James Stannus Gray (14 September 1895 â" 5 January 1986). Gray was a 20th-century Taoist philosopher and writer, who also used the further alias of 'o.o.o.' in writing this, his last book, where philosophical questions are debated through the conversations between an owl and a rabbit. A clean and tight copy, well preserved by the owner adopting the expedient of neatly taping the leading edges of the dustjacket to the endpaper pastedowns. Please note that if ordered from abroad, any customs charge will be the responsibility of the buyer. All proceeds of sale go to LOROS, a Hospice Charity serving Leicestershire and Rutland. Seller Inventory # 004383
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