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In 1973, members of the Alan Watts Society travelled to India after Watts’ death. They dropped in on Sunyata and were impressed by his spiritual understanding. One of the group told him “You’ll be in California next year.” To which Sunyata replied “But I have nothing to teach and nothing to sell.” To which he was told “That’s why we want you.” Sunyata flew to the US for a four-month trip from late 1974 to early 1975.
In 1978, the Alan Watts Society arranged for a final permanent move to California where he lived until his death in 1984. While in America Sunyata held weekly meetings at Alan Watt’s houseboat SS Valejo, where he would answer questions from visitors.
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