I love Alan Watts and I'm glad you mentioned him. "What is Zen" was extremely influential on me when I was young and I've been obsessing over his writing ever s

I love Alan Watts and I'm glad you mentioned him. "What is Zen" was extremely influential on me when I was young and I've been obsessing over his writing ever since. I've only read "The Book..." once, but you remind me that it's a book I seriously need to read again. Thanks for that reminder and taking the time to write out this comment. On the topic of the bible, I know I need to read "The Book..." again because I'm drawing a blank on Watts' reasoning. Personally, when I was a kid, my Mom encouraged me to think critically about Christian scriptures and our Catholicism. In that sense, the bible was a teaching tool and my Mom played the role of the guiding teacher. In retrospect, I think this helped me, though likely not in the way she intended. :)