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Alan Watts
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What Have You Left Out? Alan Watts on the Limits of Perception

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Vanessa Able

Alan Watts often said that in order to come to your senses, you have to get out of your mind. Watts was emphatic about self-realization and breaking through cultural and psychic barriers in order to live as a fully-fledged, fearless human being.

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