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EPISODE · Jul 2, 2020 · 49 MIN

Alan Watts' The Book

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Send us Fan MailAlan Watts was an iconoclast through and through. He took a huge step in bringing Zen and other eastern philosophical ideas to the west before and during a time when the United States was undergoing a huge cultural shift in the 60s and 70s. We explore one of his pivotal books here, aptly named "The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are."Support the showCopyright 2026 by Letters to the Sky

Send us Fan Mail Alan Watts was an iconoclast through and through. He took a huge step in bringing Zen and other eastern philosophical ideas to the west before and during a time when the United States was undergoing a huge cultural shift in the 60s and 70s. We explore one of his pivotal books here, aptly named "The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are." Support the show Copyright 2026 by Letters to the Sky

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