The Book

On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

Alan Watts

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Vintage
01 August 1989

Religion & beliefs; Popular psychology; Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice

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.

By: Alan Watts
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Vintage Books ed
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 147g
ISBN: 9780679723004
ISBN 10: 0679723005
Pages: 163
Publication Date: 01 August 1989
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Watts had the rare gift of 'writing beautifully the unwritable.' -Los Angeles Times