"The human thirst
for the transcendent, the numinous—even the ecstatic—is too universal
and too important to be entrusted to the cultish and the archaic and
the superstitious. In this honest and serious book of self-examination
and critical scrutiny, Stephen Batchelor adds the universe of Buddhism
to the many fields in which received truth and blind faith are now
giving way to ethical and scientific humanism, in which lies our only
real hope."
Christopher Hitchens
Stephen Batchelor is a former monk in the Tibetan and Zen traditions and the author of books including Alone with Others, The Faith to Doubt, The Awakening of the West, Buddhism Without Beliefs, and Living with the Devil. He lives with his wife, Martine, in southwestern France and lectures and conducts meditation retreats throughout the world.
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