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The Way of Zen
Alan W. Watts
Vintage, 1999
Empty & Marvelous
This book consists of two parts. Part I is history and Part 2 contains Zen principles and practice. This book is perfect for any"one" who is interested in Zen but is not quite sure they want to buy a Zen book that is 1000 pages long. This book is highly condensed ...
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This Is It: and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience
Alan W. Watts
Vintage, 1973
Short but Good
_This Is It_ by Alan Watts is a good solid work, but is too short to provide the rigorous instruction needed to achieve any appreciable amount of enlightenment or Zen Satori. That said, it is a wonderful, enjoyable, and profound book page for page, and is essential to ...
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Nature, Man and Woman
Alan W. Watts
Vintage, 1991
Taoism applied to Life and Love
Although clearly directed to a male audience, I as a woman found much of interest here -- in the application of a Taoist/Zen approach both to love and life in general. A deeply thought and well-articulated book, the scope of Watts' topic is wide but well-supported ...
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Become What You Are
Alan W. Watts
Shambhala, 2003
We are all centered in the Tao- we have but to realize it.
For such a small book there is an incredible quantity of wisdom here to contemplate. The essays included in this collection are all from Watt's work in the 50's. It becomes clear that this man was not merely ahead of his time- he was beyond time.
The Paradox of ...
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Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion
Alan W. Watts
Vintage, 1972
One of His Best!
_Behold The Spirit_ is one of the most clearly written, profound, and enlightening books on theology I have ever read. This book represents the ideal combination of profundity and readability - never again will you say that a book must be difficult to read just ...
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Does It Matter?: Essays on Man's Relation to Materiality
Alan W. Watts
New World Library, 2007
Easily one of my favorites in my Watts library...
It is subtitled "Essays on Man's Relationship to Materiality"...and my copy perhaps is almost ready for the Smithsonian. So much for my relationship with my materiality, eh? Well, I'm still learning. This book is one of his most accessible collections, his writing ...
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The Wisdom of Insecurity
Alan W. Watts
Vintage, 1968
The Book Changed/Grew My Life Perception
This book was one of my "bibles" when I was 15 years old. I remember turning the pages in awe, wonder, inspiration and the joy of clarity found. It told me what I already knew but needed BADLY to be told and it told me things in ways I had never thought.
One of my ...
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In My Own Way: An Autobiography
Alan W. Watts
New World Library, 2007
Superb autobiography
This is the finest autobiography I have read. Watts was a master of prose and many of the paragraphs in this work are memorable for their lyrical beauty. He was a very complex human being and does a frank job of highlighting his imperfections. Whatever missteps he ...
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Still the Mind: An Introduction to Meditation
Alan Watts
New World Library, 2002
life-changing literature
i dont know where to start with this book. basically, its been one of those life-changing reads to me, along with siddhartha. the amount of wisdom and philosophical info in here is mind-boggling, but somehow alan watts is able to make you understand as though it were ...
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Cloud-hidden, Whereabouts Unknown: A Mountain Journal
Alan W. Watts
Vintage, 1974
A concise summary of Watts' enlightening lectures.
Unlike "The Book", one of my favorite books of Watts, "Cloud-Hidden..." is a collection of short essays that can be digested in a brief sitting. Some of these essays are direct transcriptions of his lectures. Yet, I find myself returning to this book quite often ...
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Two Hands of God
Alan W. Watts
Macmillan Pub Co, 1969
Beyond Duality....Transcending Good and Evil
One of the last Watts books I got around to and definitely one of my favorites! Saved the best for last! I'm amazed that this book isn't more well-known. I've thoroughly enjoyed all of Watts' works, from the earlier theology to the later philosophical and although ...
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What Is Tao?
Alan W. Watts
New World Library, 2000
The Legacy of Alan Watts
Alan Watts introduced a whole generation of Westerners to the ideas of Eastern Philosophy and Religion and this book is no exception
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Myth and Ritual in Christianity
Alan W. Watts
Beacon Press, 1971
Rock your world
This book will have you look at Christianity in a whole new way. You may not agree with him, but if you are truly seeking truth, you must read this book. The man is deep. He introduced me to a side of the Catholic approach to Christianity I thought was dead. He ...
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Psychotherapy East and West
Alan W. Watts
Vintage, 1975
His Best Work.
Vastly underrated and tragically out of print, _Psychotherapy East and West_ is Alan Watts' greatest work, and is one of the greatest works of psychology/philosophy of the twentieth century written in English. This book is also an ideal introductory course to the ...
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Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life: Collected Talks: 1960-1969
Alan W. Watts
New World Library, 2006
Alan Watts introduced millions of Western readers to Zen and other Eastern philosophies, but he?s also recognized as a brilliant commentator on Judeo-Christian traditions as well as a celebrity philosopher who exemplified the ideas ? and lifestyle ? of the 1960s counterculture. In this compilation of controversial lectures, delivered at American ...
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