The Wisdom of Insecurity
Watts's philosophical work explores how the search for security creates anxiety and how embracing uncertainty leads to peace. Drawing on Eastern philosophy and Western psychology, it examines the nature of ego, time, and the present moment. The work offers a path to liberation through acceptance of life's impermanence.
Your Reaction
Similar Book
The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Watts's accessible work explores the illusion of the separate self, arguing that we are inseparable …
Blindsight
Watts's hard science fiction novel follows a crew encountering alien intelligence that may be conscious …
The Power of Now
Tolle's spiritual guide teaches presence and liberation from identification with the mind and ego. Through …
The Way of Zen
Watts's accessible introduction to Zen Buddhism explores its history, principles, and practice. Through meditation, paradox, …
The Denial of Death
Becker's Pulitzer Prize-winning work synthesizes psychology, philosophy, and anthropology to argue that the fear of …
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Pirsig's philosophical novel follows a motorcycle journey across America while exploring the concept of Quality …
The Art of Happiness
The Dalai Lama and psychiatrist Cutler explore Buddhist principles for achieving happiness. Through compassion, mindfulness, …
The Art of War
Sun Tzu's ancient Chinese military treatise offers strategic wisdom that has been applied to warfare, …
Explore Related Domains
Discover connections across different types of entities
Alan Watts
British-American philosopher who popularized Eastern philosophy for Western audiences. Watts' lectures and books on Zen …
Individuation
Jungian process of becoming one's true self through integrating conscious and unconscious aspects. Individuation involves …
Solipsism
Epistemological position that only one's own mind is certain to exist. Solipsism extends Cartesian doubt: …
Stoicism
Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy teaching virtue, reason, and acceptance of fate. Stoicism divides world …
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher who developed a metaphysical system centered on the concept of Will. Schopenhauer's pessimistic …
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher who challenged the foundations of Christianity and traditional morality. Known for concepts like …
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher who challenged the foundations of Christianity and traditional morality. Known for concepts like …
Sunday Morning
Stevens's meditation replaces religious transcendence with earthly beauty. Through a woman's Sunday morning, it explores …