The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Watts's accessible work explores the illusion of the separate self, arguing that we are inseparable from the universe. Drawing on Eastern philosophy, it examines ego, identity, and the cosmic game of hide-and-seek. The work offers a vision of interconnection and the dissolution of boundaries between self and world.
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