Light of Zen in the West: Incorporating ‘The Supreme Doctrine’ & ‘The Realization of the Self

Following the success of the publication of The Supreme Doctrine in 1998, Sussex Academic is proud to announce a completely new and updated translation by Graham Rooth, MD, MRCPsych, of this seminal work. This Centenary Commemorative Edition also includes two lesser known works - ‘Buddha and the Intuition of the Universal’ and ‘Techniques of Timeless Realization’. The volume is complemented by a detailed Glossary, an Index, an Original Foreword by Aldous Huxley (1955), an Original Preface by Swami Siddheswarananda (1955), and a Contemporary Foreword by Professor Asanga Tilakaratne, Director Postgraduate Studies at the Institute of Pali and Buddhist. Benoit’s writings on the human predicament were influenced by his studies in Zen Buddhism and psychoanalysis. Both books foreshadow contemporary transpersonal and integral psychology: through the re-integration of psychology and metaphysics, Benoit invites us to make our own journey toward spiritual transformation and the intuitive understanding of universal truths.