I don't know who this book is for, but it's not me. It felt like the same 4 sentences about how the past and future don't matter and avoiding the "divided mind" repeated with a splash of eastern religions thrown in.

In sum: Live in the moment. ( )

A difficult book to be understood and not underrated, for it develops a reflection on the meaning of "I" and "me" which criticizes many roots of Western thought. A very useful read. ( )

Este libro significa una inversión radical del pensamiento ordinario sobre la búsqueda de la seguridad. El autor plantea la pregunta: ¿cómo vivir en un mundo de inseguridad, en un mundo privado del consuelo de las tradicionales creencias religiosas? Y la respuesta la encuentra en la ley de la retrocesión: los seres humanos sufren y perecen debido a los esfuerzos mismos que hacen por no sufrir y por no perecer.

I reread this January 2021. It is a must read for anyone drawn to religion, politics, or philosophy. It is a book I should try to revisit, at least in part, every year. ( )

I like listening to some of the talks Alan Watts gave during his life. He talks in a gentle and humourous way about religion and philosophy in a way that is really easy to understand. I listened to this as an audiobook hoping for more of the same. Unfortunately this is much more scholarly and dense than his talks tended to be. As a result I found it to be quite impenetrable and hard to get along with. I will continue to watch and listen to his talks but I won't be rushing out to listen to anymore of his books. ( )