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  <name><![CDATA[Alan Wilson Watts]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer, speaker, who held both a master's degree in theology and a doctorate of divinity. Famous for his research on comparative religion, he was best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Asian philosophies for a Western audience.

He wrote more than 25 books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, higher consciousness, meaning of life, concepts and images of God and the non-material pursuit of happiness. In his books he relates his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religion and philosophy.]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Chislehurst</hometown>  <born_at>01/06/1915</born_at>  <died_at>11/16/1973</died_at>  
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Way of Zen]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Wisdom of Insecurity]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tao: The Watercourse Way]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[This is It &amp; Other Essays on Zen &amp; Spiritual Experience]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nature, Man and Woman]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Does It Matter?]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Psychotherapy East and West]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Still the Mind: An Introduction to Meditation]]></title>
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