The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

@book{citeulike:1118727, abstract = {Modern Western culture and technology is inextricably tied to the belief in the existence of a self as a separate ego, separated from and in conflict with the rest of the world. In this classic book, Watts provides a lucid and simple presentation of an alternative view based on Hindi and Vedantic philosophy. A witty attack on the illusion that the self is a separate ego that confronts a universe of alien physical objects.}, address = {New York}, author = {Watts, Alan }, citeulike-article-id = {1118727}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0679723005}, keywords = {self}, month = {August}, posted-at = {2007-02-23 10:00:52}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Vintage}, title = {The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are}, url = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20\&path=ASIN/0679723005}, year = {1989} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:1118727 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1118727 TI - The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are AD - New York PB - Vintage SN - 0679723005 N2 - Modern Western culture and technology is inextricably tied to the belief in the existence of a self as a separate ego, separated from and in conflict with the rest of the world. In this classic book, Watts provides a lucid and simple presentation of an alternative view based on Hindi and Vedantic philosophy. A witty attack on the illusion that the self is a separate ego that confronts a universe of alien physical objects. KW - self AU - Watts, Alan PY - 1989/08/28/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/0679723005 ER -