Watts, A.

...In a modern civilization where human alienation is progressing, this movement, which includes a simplistic trend of seeking health and simple happiness in Eastern mysticism, which does not consider the mind and body as separate and aims for oneness with nature, fostered a craze for self-sufficiency and the construction of communes based on ecological principles, and also fueled a cult craze, mainly in the United States. Following this, the use of LSD and mescaline attracted attention as a way to transcend the duality of matter and spirit and the everyday nature of consciousness, and A. Huxley, H. Michaux, Alan Watts (1915-73), Carlos Castaneda (1931- ), and others attempted this new mystical experience. The interest in drugs and yoga shown by modern youth culture includes criticism and rebellion against modern civilization and established religions, and it is said that this is where the connection with mysticism arose. ...

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…人間疎外が進む現代文明の中で，心と体を分離して考えず，自然との一体化を目ざす東洋神秘主義に健康と素朴な幸福を求める安直な風潮も含みながら，この動きは自給自足体制や生態学的原理にもとづくコミューン建設熱を助長し，またアメリカを中心としてカルト熱をあおった。それに続き，LSDやメスカリンの使用が物質と精神の二元性，意識の日常性を超える手段として注目を集め，A.ハクスリー，H.ミショー，ワッツAlan Watts(1915‐73)，カスタネダCarlos Castaneda(1931‐　)などがその新たな神秘体験に挑んだ。現代の若者文化が示すドラッグやヨーガへの関心は，現代文明と既成宗教への批判と反発を含み，そこから神秘主義との接点が生じたといわれる。…

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