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    <body><![CDATA[My reading this book was perfect timing for when i read it. It was just what i needed at the time.  It's a collection of essays.  I did get sort of a theme of commentary on dualism; especially with the mystic/sensualist, spiritualist/materialist part.  My interpretation is he is commenting on the pa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28234783">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[At first I mistook Watts simple articulation for a bit of simple-mindedness but his humble effectiveness and clear-sighted logic quickly disarmed me of any intellectual pretensions I had. This book is a great example of how good and relevant philosophy doesn’t  need overly technical and alienating...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76775968">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was one of the first books that I read, regarding the zen path. It was quite insightful, and written in an limpid accessible manner. akldhfjkdhfjksahflskfhdjlfaahdfjkasldfhjdkflhskfhsdfkjdshlfkdsjhlfksdjhfksdhfsdkflhskjfhl. <br/>That is a direct quote from the book.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The clarity that Watts uses in this definitive book on philosophy makes it as popular as it is.  A must have book for anyone searching inward for their own spiritual meaning.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a beautiful soul to think about life in this way. Not strict Zen but not necessarily watered down either. A way of thinking without thinking.]]></body>
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