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Alan Watts - The Illusion of Self-Control
Anyone who attempts to control themselves creates an internal split between the controller and the controlled. This inner struggle against one’s own nature leads to a paralysis of the will. This is a core tenet of the text I discuss by the charismatic spiritual teacher Alan Watts.
You can find the text "Zen and the Problem of Control" here: https://archive.org/details/thisisitotheress00watt
Other topics covered in this episode include:
• Why the division of the self into a controlling entity and a controlled entity is bound to fail—both logically and practically.
• Radical self-acceptance…
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