160 pages
English language
Published Sept. 12, 1968 by Vintage.
amazing insight. helps westerners step back and look at their actions and how they relate to the world around them. the mere desire to "be secure" is what actually makes you insecure. all about time and pain. most influential book i've ever read, and i've read a lot, high iq, etc. from my point of view, a must read.
I don't know who this book is for, but it's not me. It felt like the same 4 sentences about how the past and future don't matter and avoiding the "divided mind" repeated with a splash of eastern religions thrown in.
In sum: Live in the moment.
My first Alan Watts and very surprisingly, I didn't find it interesting enough. I hope I like his other books though, as every single person I meet who knows about Alan Watts highly recommends him. Fingers crossed for The Way of Zen.
