Nonduality: In Buddhism and Beyond

One of Western Buddhisms most sophisticated thinkers on one of Buddhisms most central topics. The concept of nonduality lies at the very heart of Mahayana Buddhism. In the West, its usually associated with various kinds of absolute idealism in the West, or mystical traditions in the Eastand as a result, many modern philosophers are poorly informed on the topic. Increasingly, however, nonduality is finding its way into Western philosophical debates. In this scholarly but leisurely and very readable (Spectrum Review) analysis of the philosophies of nondualism of (Hindu) Vedanta, Mahayana Buddhism, and Taoism, renowned thinker David R. Loy extracts what he calls a core doctrine of nonduality. Loy clarifies this easily misunderstood topic with thorough, subtle, and understandable analysis. ____ Previously published as Nonduality by Humanity Books.