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Legends · 1915–1973
Alan Watts
Translated Zen, Taoism, and Vedanta for Western audiences, inviting readers to loosen control and inhabit the present.
Alan Watts is included in the Legends collection for work associated with Spiritual Growth and Mindset & Belief. This profile offers a starting point for readers who want to place that work within the wider personal-development tradition.
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Legends
movement in the collection
1915–1973
life and work
2
focus areas
Ideas associated with the work
- Explore the work through spiritual growth
- Explore the work through mindset & belief
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
— Alan Watts, The Wisdom of Insecurity
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“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
— Alan Watts, The Wisdom of Insecurity
Translated Zen, Taoism, and Vedanta for Western audiences, inviting readers to loosen control and inhabit the present.
- Spiritual Growth
- Mindset & Belief
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