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The Way of Zen by Alan Watts. The book is a historical analysis of the culmination of zen buddhism from its roots in hindu, buddhist, and toaist philosophies. W
by wu-ikkyu 9y ago
The Way of Zen by Alan Watts. The book is a historical analysis of the culmination of zen buddhism from its roots in hindu, buddhist, and toaist philosophies. Watts presents a perspective on how to approach your everyday life (relationships, communication, work, play, boredom, stress, anxiety, happiness, sadness) that is contrary to how we're taught to live in the "western world".
- hackits 9y agoWish I could up-vote you more, but I do agree Alan Watts was a turning point in my life.
- gerdesj 9y agoI'll present "Small Gods" by Terry Pratchett as foil that notes that one should be really careful about what happens when one presents a foil to a (any) religious based offering.
- wu-ikkyu 9y agoZen is more like a philosophy of psychological judo rather than a religion, at least for me
- ivm 9y agoI find his books a bit wordy and boring but his "Out of Your Mind" lectures are amazing. Though "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" by Shunryu Suzuki is a much better introduction to the topic – Watts had a scholarly approach to it and lacked the actual practice.