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The Book : On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Alan Watts (1989, Trade Paperback)

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679723005
ISBN-13
9780679723004
eBay Product ID (ePID)
376273

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Book Title
Book : on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1989
Topic
Personal Growth / General, Hindu, Hinduism / General
Genre
Religion, Philosophy, Self-Help
Author
Alan Watts
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Trade Paperback

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Item Length
8 in
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"Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Watts had the rare gift of 'writing beautifully the unwritable.'" -- Los Angeles Times "[Watts is] the perfect guide for a course correction in life." -- Deepak Chopra, "Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Watts had the rare gift of 'writing beautifully the unwritable.'" -- Los Angeles Times
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In The Book, Alan Watts provides us with a much-needed answer to the problem of personal identity, distilling and adapting the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. At the root of human conflict is our fundamental misunderstanding of who we are. The illusion that we are isolated beings, unconnected to the rest of the universe, has led us to view the "outside" world with hostility, and has fueled our misuse of technology and our violent and hostile subjugation of the natural world. To help us understand that the self is in fact the root and ground of the universe, Watts has crafted a revelatory primer on what it means to be human--and a mind-opening manual of initiation into the central mystery of existence., A revelatory primer on what it means to be human and a mind-opening manual of initiation into the central mystery of existence , by "perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West" ( Los Angeles Times ). At the root of human conflict is our fundamental misunderstanding of who we are. The illusion that we are isolated beings, unconnected to the rest of the universe, has led us to view the "outside" world with hostility, and has fueled our misuse of technology and our violent and hostile subjugation of the natural world. To help us understand that the self is in fact the root and ground of the universe, Alan Watts provides us with a much-needed answer to the problem of personal identity, distilling and adapting the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta., A revelatory primer on what it means to be human and a mind-opening manual of initiation into the central mystery of existence, by "perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West" ( Los Angeles Times ). At the root of human conflict is our fundamental misunderstanding of who we are. The illusion that we are isolated beings, unconnected to the rest of the universe, has led us to view the "outside" world with hostility, and has fueled our misuse of technology and our violent and hostile subjugation of the natural world. To help us understand that the self is in fact the root and ground of the universe, Alan Watts provides us with a much-needed answer to the problem of personal identity, distilling and adapting the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta.
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by shadesklugieJul 21, 2020
A book where points meet smooth
Just a cool little read for your eternal soul and your immediate consciousnessly gobble gook! Very insightful into the darkest of light and the light of darkness
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by burt6365May 02, 2018
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This is a great book! Everyone should read it!
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good reading, but a little deep.
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by 2kFOkf5gSdC@Del...Jun 07, 2007
the book
like any good book, allan watt's "The Book" reminded me of what i already knew deep down in my bones. "the book" is one of his clearest and precise works--outlining his life philosophy in a way that'd be clear to a 3rd grader. watts has many great books and this is one of my favorites.
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