Religion of Art
Religion of Art
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ISBN / SKU
9781899579884
Format
Paperback
Pages
170
Dimensions
207 x 136
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Description
Just as beauty is truth, and truth beauty, the spiritual life and the artistic life are inextricably linked.
A work of art not only expresses its creator's clearest insight and most refined emotion, it also acts as a means through which we may experience something of the beauty he has perceived. Religion, far from being a dry orthodoxy denying our deepest urges towards the Truth, can serve as a key to the process of evolution whereby we BECOME that Truth. Properly approached, both religion and art lead to an expansion of consciousness, a state of heightened awareness and understanding in which, ultimately, the limiting boundaries of 'self' no longer hold.
In this collection of essays, Sangharakshita - a spiritual teacher and poet - offers a manifesto for a new and radical appraisal of art and religion.
A work of art not only expresses its creator's clearest insight and most refined emotion, it also acts as a means through which we may experience something of the beauty he has perceived. Religion, far from being a dry orthodoxy denying our deepest urges towards the Truth, can serve as a key to the process of evolution whereby we BECOME that Truth. Properly approached, both religion and art lead to an expansion of consciousness, a state of heightened awareness and understanding in which, ultimately, the limiting boundaries of 'self' no longer hold.
In this collection of essays, Sangharakshita - a spiritual teacher and poet - offers a manifesto for a new and radical appraisal of art and religion.
Contents
Introduction
The Meaning of Buddhism and the Value of Art
The Religion of Art
Advice to a Young Poet
Paradox and Poetry in THE VOICE OF THE SILENCE
Notes
The Meaning of Buddhism and the Value of Art
The Religion of Art
Advice to a Young Poet
Paradox and Poetry in THE VOICE OF THE SILENCE
Notes
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