The Doors of Perception

By: Aldous Huxley

Narrated by: Rudolph Schirmer

The critically acclaimed novelist and social critic Aldous Huxley, describes his personal experimentation with the drug mescaline and explores the nature of visionary experience. The title of this classic comes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: "If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chinks of his cavern."©1954 Aldous Huxley (P)2009 BBC Audio

great book

love the book and the ideas it discusses. I would highly recommend it to everyone

Important discussion on the nature of experience

Excellently written and thoughtful work regarding the mescaline experience, mind-at-large, and our perception of reality.

Great book show many problems in the 20th century.

Narrator was great, book was a little short. Made me do some internal reflection. thumbs up

Truth

He wrote this 70 years ago and nearly all of his insights still gold. Important work.

Huxley rocks still.

Amazingly interesting, intelligent, and honest. Huxley not only helps us better understand the nature of spiritual reality, he makes a case for the intelligent and spiritual use of mescaline, that’s peyote in the native American tradition. Thanks.

Narrator

Did not like the narrator. The content may be valuable but I did not receive this value due to the narration.

wonderful

beautifully insightful and honest. i would recommend this book to anyone - regardless of their interest in self-exploration / drugs.

Loved it.

Loved it. Got so many new thoughts, ideas. Surprisingly deep I found the descriptions.

Interesting narrative about psychedelic drugs

Definitely some food for thought on using drugs to expand your understanding. Worth a listen

Law makers should read

At what point do you decide to give up your quest for God? To allow another to dictate your journey, to demand their God, their way, to live your life, when do you say enough is enough.