The Book - Alan Watts

The Book

By Alan Watts

  • Release Date: 1972-09-12
  • Genre: Philosophy
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 197 Ratings)

Description

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.

Reviews

  • Alan Watts The Book

    5
    By Rain Control
    Great read!
  • You’re, IT.

    5
    By blisterinbiscuit
    I can not put to words how thought provoking and eye opening this book is. Buy it, read it, and then read it again.
  • Must read

    5
    By Dregs stray
    This book will change your entire perception on life
  • Just read it :)

    5
    By Crashessss
    It helped put things together that i failed to notice before. I feel less confused and more relaxed and for others it will completely change their lives all at once, it was not to much of a turn of events for myself because I had already heard a lot of his teachings, and even if you have heard him you still should to read this!

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