The limits of science in discerning Ultimate Reality have brought Westerners to "e;as sharp an impasse in history as we have faced,"e; says Huston Smith. This edition of critically acclaimed essays explores possible breakthroughs in the direction of reaching a liberated and enlightened consciousness. With a new preface and new final chapter."e;An invaluable collection of essays by the foremost religious writer in America today."e; -- Ken Wilber.