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The Illusion of the Self: Alan Watts and the Art of Letting Go of Who You Think You Are
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Series: Inner Mastery
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ISBN13: 9798195721329
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 5 2026
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 5 2026
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What if the self you spend your life defending is not a solid thing at all?
The Illusion of the Self is a clear, calming, mind-expanding guide to the illusion of the separate ego, inspired by the philosophical territory associated with Alan Watts.
This is not a quote collection, not motivational self-help, and not a rigid spiritual system. It is an original exploration of identity, non-duality, awareness, control, anxiety, and the art of letting go of who you think you are.
The Illusion of the Self is a clear, calming, mind-expanding guide to the illusion of the separate ego, inspired by the philosophical territory associated with Alan Watts.
This is not a quote collection, not motivational self-help, and not a rigid spiritual system. It is an original exploration of identity, non-duality, awareness, control, anxiety, and the art of letting go of who you think you are.
Inside, you will explore:
- Why the self feels so real
- How identity is built from memory, language, role, and fear
- Why separation creates anxiety
- How thought becomes a trap
- Why control creates suffering
- How awareness differs from thinking
- How to live more lightly without escaping ordinary life
For readers of Alan Watts, Zen, Taoism, non-duality, mindfulness, and practical philosophy, this book offers a spacious path into one of the most liberating insights: you are not a separate thing looking out at reality. You are reality happening in this form.
- Why the self feels so real
- How identity is built from memory, language, role, and fear
- Why separation creates anxiety
- How thought becomes a trap
- Why control creates suffering
- How awareness differs from thinking
- How to live more lightly without escaping ordinary life
For readers of Alan Watts, Zen, Taoism, non-duality, mindfulness, and practical philosophy, this book offers a spacious path into one of the most liberating insights: you are not a separate thing looking out at reality. You are reality happening in this form.
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