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A revelatory primer on what it means to be human, from "the perfect guide for a course correction in life" (Deepak Chopra)—and a mind-opening manual of initiation into the central mystery of existence. 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. 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.

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Feb 06, 2019 · gaborlenard on Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything?

The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Alan Watts https://www.amazon.com/Book-Taboo-Against-Knowing-Who/dp/067...
Realizing who you are not changes everything.

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Dec 08, 2014 · salemh on Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2014?

The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are Alan Watts http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Taboo-Against-Knowing/dp/0679...
It has been a while since a book from even 10 pages in breaks my model of reality a bit.
Just saying "I have a body" as a separation, instead of "I /am/ body" etc.
Very interesting, fun (witty) succinct.
Its my first Alan Watts book, so that could be part of why it hit me nicely.

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Wonderful book. Try "The Wisdom of Insecurity" next. And to anyone considering either of these, I think TWoI is a slightly better intro to Watts' work.

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Dec 08, 2014 · nickdandakis on Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2014?

The Book - Alan Watts http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Taboo-Against-Knowing/dp/0679...
I sometimes get stuck in a loop of existential questions, and even though I still do, that book taught me how to deal with them better.

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Dec 30, 2012 · Benferhat on What one book could give me a new, useful superpower?

Do you count happiness, contentment, enlightenment, higher states of consciousness, etc., as superpowers? Either of these two books might change your life forever.
Both by Alan Watts: The Way of Zen [1], and The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are [2]
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Way-Zen-Alan-W-Watts/dp/0375705104
[2] http://www.amazon.com/Book-Taboo-Against-Knowing-Who/dp/0679...
[3] https://www.google.com/search?q=filetype%3Apdf+watts+book
[4] https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22alan+watts%2...

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