Paul Brunton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Brunton

British philosopher

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1898

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1981

Profession: writer, journalist, philosopher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Paul Brunton is the pen name of Raphael Hurst (21 October 1898 – 27 July 1981), a British author of spiritual books.
He is best known as one of the early popularizers of Neo-Hindu spiritualism in western esotericism, notably via his bestselling A Search in Secret India (1934) which has been translated into over 20 languages. Brunton was a proponent of a doctrine of "Mentalism", or Oriental Mentalism to distinguish it from subjective idealism of the western tradition.
Brunton expounds his doctrine of Mentalism in The Hidden Teaching Beyond Yoga (1941, new ed.
2015 North Atlantic Books), The Wisdom of the Overself (1943, new ed.
2015 North Atlantic Books) and in the posthumous publication of The Notebooks of Paul Brunton in 16 volumes (Larson Publications, 1984-88).