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May 21
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Breaking the Illusion: Awakening Beyond ...

The Resilient Mind
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Alan Watts was a British-American philosopher and speaker known for bringing Eastern wisdom into the heart of Western culture. With a poetic yet playful style, he made complex ideas from Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism feel beautifully human and deeply accessible.


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