That sounds more like Western self-esteem teaching than Zen. Watts was a very eclectic preacher with lots of different influences, both Western and Eastern. F

That sounds more like Western self-esteem teaching than Zen. Watts was a very eclectic preacher with lots of different influences, both Western and Eastern. For a random example of a Zen master discussing distraction, Foyan said something like "You're constantly distracted by thinking about business; how will you have time to work on enlightenment?" And Huangbo said "If you would spend all your time—walking, sitting, standing, lying down—learning to halt the concept-forming activities your own mind, you could be sure of ultimately attaining the goal."