A review by heathward
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Alan Watts

challenging informative inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

It was a slow day at work today so I managed to finish The Book mostly in one sitting. 

Some thoughts as I read:

- The separate self is an illusion. I exist as a network of relationships and processes.

- Everything exists in relationship, requiring an ecological understanding of interconnected patterns. 

- By embracing life’s harmonious conflicts and letting go of control, genuine experiences can unfold.

- Experience emerges through interaction - without observers, phenomena like rainbows wouldn’t exist.

- Life’s truths unfold through playful, direct experiences, embracing balance, shadow, and light.