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		salemh on Dec 8, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2014? The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are Alan Watts http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Taboo-Against-Knowing/dp/0679... It has been a while since a book from even 10 pages in breaks my model of reality a bit. Just saying "I have a body" as a separation, instead of "I /am/ body" etc. Very interesting, fun (witty) succinct. Its my first Alan Watts book, so that could be part of why it hit me nicely.

ph4 on Dec 8, 2014 [–]

Wonderful book. Try "The Wisdom of Insecurity" next. And to anyone considering either of these, I think TWoI is a slightly better intro to Watts' work.

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