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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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