{"product_id":"the-illusion-of-the-self-alan-watts-and-the-art-of-letting-go-of-who-you-think-you-are-9798195721329","title":"The Illusion of the Self: Alan Watts and the Art of Letting Go of Who You Think You Are","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mystic Seeker\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Zen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the self you spend your life defending is not a solid thing at all?\u003cbr\u003eThe Illusion of the Self is a clear, calming, mind-expanding guide to the illusion of the separate ego, inspired by the philosophical territory associated with Alan Watts.\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a quote collection, not motivational self-help, and not a rigid spiritual system. It is an original exploration of identity, non-duality, awareness, control, anxiety, and the art of letting go of who you think you are.\u003cbr\u003eInside, you will explore: \u003cbr\u003e- Why the self feels so real\u003cbr\u003e- How identity is built from memory, language, role, and fear\u003cbr\u003e- Why separation creates anxiety\u003cbr\u003e- How thought becomes a trap\u003cbr\u003e- Why control creates suffering\u003cbr\u003e- How awareness differs from thinking\u003cbr\u003e- How to live more lightly without escaping ordinary life\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of Alan Watts, Zen, Taoism, non-duality, mindfulness, and practical philosophy, this book offers a spacious path into one of the most liberating insights: you are not a separate thing looking out at reality. You are reality happening in this form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47882740039831,"sku":"9798195721329","price":1104.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798195721329.webp?v=1781096690","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-illusion-of-the-self-alan-watts-and-the-art-of-letting-go-of-who-you-think-you-are-9798195721329","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}