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Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was an English writer, speaker, and self-styled "philosophical entertainer", [2] known for interpreting and popularising Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu philosophy for a Western audience. [3] Watts gained a following while working as a volunteer programmer at the KPFA radio station in Berkeley.
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- “Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.” ― Alan Watts.
- “Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.” ― Alan Wilson Watts.
- “We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.”
- “The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.”
Feb 8, 2011 · Paperback – February 8, 2011. by Alan Watts (Author), Deepak Chopra MD (Introduction) 4.6 6,047 ratings. See all formats and editions. An acclaimed philosopher shows us how—in an age of unprecedented anxiety—we can find fulfillment by embracing the present and living more fully in the now. He is "the perfect guide for a course correction ...
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Alan Watts (born January 6, 1915, Chislehurst, Kent [now in southeast London], England—died November 16, 1973, Marin county, California, U.S.) was a British-born American writer, philosopher, and lecturer who is credited with introducing and popularizing Eastern philosophy and religion among Western audiences in the mid-20th century.
24,602 ratings1,724 reviews. In this fascinating book, Alan Watts explores man's quest for psychological security, examining our efforts to find spiritual and intellectual certainty in the realms of religion and philosophy. The Wisdom of Insecurity underlines the importance of our search for stability in an age where human life seems ...
About The Wisdom of Insecurity. An acclaimed philosopher shows us how—in an age of unprecedented anxiety—we can find fulfillment by embracing the present and living more fully in the now. He is “the perfect guide for a course correction in life” (from the Introduction by Deepak Chopra).
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