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Knowledge and Understanding A Lecture by Aldous Huxley Plus Selected Questions and Answers In the course of Aldous Huxley s long association with the Vedanta Society of Southern California, he was an important contributor to the Society s literary heritage. His Vedanta-related body of work includes articles, essays, and introductions, and he was the editorial advisor of Vedanta and the West for eleven years. He lectured at both the Hollywood and Santa Barbara temples. Knowledge and Understanding, as well as the informal question/answer session that followed, was recorded on a wire recorder and has been digitally transferred by the Vedanta Archives and mastered by mondayMEDIA. The audio quality of the Question/Answer session is less than studio standard, but the spontaneous exchanges reveal a personable Huxley. Traditionally, the speaker and interested audience members would assemble in the "Green House" living room for discussion. Knowledge and Understanding (1955) showcases Huxley s wide-ranging intellect, his socially prophetic vision, and is peppered with wit. This lecture is a must for Huxley fans and scholars. Produced in conjunction with Vedanta Archives, which is in the process of organizing and restoring a wealth of materials collected over decades.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #139870 in Music
• Released on: 2006-04-15
• Number of discs: 1

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Although genius is an overused term, in my opinion the word perfectly applies to Aldous Huxley a man for whom thinking itself was an art. In Knowledge and Understanding, a lecture given at the Hollywood Vedanta Temple, he explores the very nature of mental processes. His spontaneous exchanges in the intimate Question/Answer section serve as further insight to the man. --Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions

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I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. It gets directly at the heart of the revolution that Huxley was trying to instigate - specifically, to challenge the Western mind to consider a truth that transcends mere knowledge, a truth that is experiential and that the Eastern mind knows as enlightenment. And Huxley does a brilliant job of articulating the nature and benefits of that deeper truth. --Dana Sawyer, author of Aldous Huxley: A Biography