Watts gives great introductions to Zen concepts for the western audience, his The Way of Zen is a fantastic book for that purpose. If you find the "theoretical

Watts gives great introductions to Zen concepts for the western audience, his The Way of Zen is a fantastic book for that purpose. If you find the "theoretical/analytical" side of Zen interesting, look into Seung Sahn's teachings. I recommend the book Dropping Ashes on the Buddha. I've yet to come across more direct pointing that's in the form of text.