The Supreme Doctrine - neo-alchemist

FOREWORD
way for that revolutionary event. That, when it comes, is the work not of the
personal self, but of that great Not-Self, of which our personality is a partial
and distorted manifestation. 'God and God's will,' says Eckhart, 'are one; I
and my will are two.' However, I can always use my will to will myself out of
my own light, to prevent my ego from interfering with God's will and
eclipsing the Godhead manifested by that will. In theological language, we
are helpless without grace, but grace cannot help us unless we choose to cooperate
with it.
In the pages which follow, Dr. Benoit has discussed the 'supreme
doctrine' of Zen Buddhism in the light of Western psychological theory and
Western psychiatric practice—and in the process he has offered a searching
criticism of Western psychology and Western psychotherapy as they appear
in the light of Zen. This is a book that should be read by everyone who
aspires to know who he is and what he can do to acquire such selfknowledge.
ALDOUS HUXLEY
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