{"product_id":"the-book-on-the-taboo-against-knowing-who-you-are-paperback","title":"The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Watts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revelatory primer on what it means to be human and a\u003cb\u003e mind-opening manual of initiation into the central mystery of existence\u003c\/b\u003e, by \u003cb\u003e\"perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt 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.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA witty attack on the illusion that the self is a separate ego that confronts a universe of alien physical objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan W. Watts, who held both a master's degree in theology and a doctorate of divinity, is best remembered as an interpreter of Zen Buddhism in particular, and of Indian and Chinese philosophy in general. Standing apart, however, from sectarian membership, he has earned the reputation of being one of the most original and \"unrutted\" philosophers of the twentieth century. Watts was the author of some twenty books on the philosophy and psychology of religion that have been published in many languages throughout the world, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Zen.\u003c\/i\u003e An avid lecturer, Watts appeared regularly on the radio and hosted the popular television series, \u003ci\u003eEastern Wisdom and Modern Life, \u003c\/i\u003ein the 1960s. He died in 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966653071661,"sku":"9780679723004","price":18.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/cm9WYmhqWUFvNitVbk9wS1NWd2EvUT09.webp?v=1775535119","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-book-on-the-taboo-against-knowing-who-you-are-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}