The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety

"This book proposes a complete reversal of all ordinary thinking about the present state of man. The critical condition of the world compels us to face this problem: how is man to live in a world in which he can never be secure, deprived, as many are, of the consolations of religious belief? The author shows that this problem contains its own solution — 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..." Book Exchange (London) [From the back cover] Preface 9 I The Age of Anxiety 13 II Pain and Time 29 III The Great Stream 39 IV The Wisdom of the Body 55 V On Being Aware 75 VI The Marvelous Moment 89 VII The Transformation of Life 105 VIII Creative Morality 119 IX Religion Reviewed 135