Alan Watts's 1961 book, published in New York by Pantheon Books, arguing that Buddhism, Taoism, Vedanta and yoga are best understood not as religions but as early forms of liberation psychology, and that Western psychotherapy could take on the same role in modern life. It puts Watts's reading of Asian traditions into direct conversation with Western psychiatry, including the depth psychology of Carl Jung and Karen Horney.
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Reliability TierSourced to the subject's own accountTier two: Alan Watts's own 1961 primary text putting his reading of Buddhism, Taoism, Vedanta and yoga into conversation with Western psychotherapy. Cited here as Watts's own argument, not as a clinical or scholarly account of either side. Cross-Tradition Connections
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