Psychotherapy East And West by Alan Watts
A comparative exploration of Western psychotherapy and Eastern spiritual traditions that examines how differing assumptions about the self, ego, and suffering shape approaches to healing; it argues that many psychological problems arise from rigid identification with a separate, time-bound ego and that practices of awareness, meditation, and acceptance found in traditions like Zen and Taoism can transform not only symptoms but the underlying sense of self. The work blends philosophical reflection, clinical insight, and cultural critique to propose a therapy rooted in insight and direct experience rather than merely symptom management.
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- 1961
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