Wisdom Insecurity Message Age Anxiety by Watts Alan (76 results)

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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Cover design is green with purple swirls; Clean, tight, unmarked; age tanned; name and date on ffep; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; This book proposes a complete reversal of all ordinary thinking about the present state of man. The author shows that the highest happiness, the supreme spiritual insight and certitude are found only in our awareness that impermanence and insecurity are inescapable and inseparable from life. Written in a simple and lucid style, it is a timely message.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Covers have minor wear and soil. Corners lightly bumped, Binding tight. No writing. Pages browning but not brittle. 152 pages. Argues that the more you strive for security, the more insecure you feel and the more you ignore insecure conditions, the more secure you feel. Size: 4.25 x 7.25.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Good condition with only minor wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Lightly Used, Slightly Tanned Unmarked PAGES. Price clipped DUST JACKET has fading and wear around edges. Strong BINDING. Hardback, Not ex-library or facsimile reprint. Published/printed by Pantheon, 1951. First printing. (Not stated, no further printings mentioned.) Approximately 5 ½ X 8. 152 pages.

mass_market. Condition: Good. Well kept copy, tight and unmarked, light reading wear. Fast Shipping - Safe and Secure Bubble Mailer!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition; 3rd Printing; Clean, tight, unmarked; blue cloth covers with silver titles on spine and silver swirl on front cover; very light wear to corners and spine extremes; large chip to upper edge and small chips to corners of dust jacket; several closed tears to tears on dj; blue dust jacket is age tanned but still bright; Watts' "message for an age of anxiety" is as powerful today as it was when this modern classic was first published. We spend too much time trying to anticipate and plan for the future; too much time lamenting the past. We often miss the pleasures of the moment in our anxious efforts to ensure the next moment is as enjoyable. Drawing from Eastern philosophy and religion, Watts argues that in order to lead a fulfilling life, one must embrace the present?live fully in the now.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. NICE as pictured a First Edition , Third Printing, a very good condition hardcover in a good condition dust jacket, price clipped , tiny nick top spine end, owner name, in ink rear panel palm print stain , Eleanor de Ghizé. She was active/lived in New Mexico, Maryland. Known for City scenes, Southwest landscape and still life painting.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. No statement of printing on the copyright page. Watts (1915-73) draws on the wisdom of Eastern philosophy and religion in this timeless and classic guide to living a more fulfilling life. His central insight is more relevant now than ever: when we spend all of our time worrying about the future and lamenting the past, we are unable to enjoy the present moment-the only one we are actually able to inhabit. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with silver stamping. Light stain to the bottom corner of the front board (not affecting the contents). The dust jacket is price-clipped, with a bit of toning along the spine and folds, and some minor shelfwear; otherwise very good.