Alan Watts

Mark Watts compiled this book from his father's extensive journals and audiotapes of famous lectures he delivered across the country. In three parts, Alan Watts - the author of The Way of Zen and The Joyous Cosmology - explains the basic philosophy of meditation, how individuals can practice a variety of meditations, and how inner wisdom grows naturally. Meditation guru Alan Watts was recorded in the 1970s giving talks on emptying the mind of worry,...

Before he became a counterculture hero, Alan Watts was known as an incisive scholar of Eastern and Western psychology and philosophy. In this 1961 classic, Watts demonstrates his deep understanding of both Western psychotherapy and the Eastern spiritual philosophies of Buddhism, Taoism, Vedanta, and Yoga. He examined the problem of humans in a seemingly hostile universe in ways that questioned the social norms and illusions that bind and constrict...

"A noted twentieth-century philosopher explores the forgotten pagan origins of Easter Sunday, decodes Easter's hidden symbolism, and places the holiday within the broader context of global religions"--

This classic series of essays represents Alan Watts's thinking on the astonishing problems caused by our dysfunctional relationship with the material environment. Here, with characteristic wit, a philosopher best known for his writings and teachings about mysticism and Eastern philosophy gets down to the nittygritty problems of economics, technology, clothing, cooking, and housing. Watts argues that we confuse symbol with reality, our ways of describing...

"The Two Hands of God explores the human experience of polarity, a condition in which seemingly opposite qualities form part of a larger whole. The author illustrates the ways that different cultures express the concept of polarity through the symbolic language of myth, literature, and art"--

Alan Watts - noted author and respected authority on Far Eastern thought - studied Taoism extensively, and in his final years moved to a quiet cabin in the mountains and dedicated himself almost exclusively to meditating and writing on the Tao. This new book gives us an opportunity to not only understand the concept of the Tao but to experience the Tao as a personal practice of liberation from the limitations imposed by the common beliefs within our...

"This parable from the beloved philosopher Alan Watts tells the story of a confused fish who begins to chase his own tail in an effort to keep from falling to the bottom of the ocean. The poor fish becomes more and more anxious and exhausted, until the Great Sea speaks up to remind him of what was supporting him all along. This is a 32-page, fully illustrated picture book with illustrations from award-winning illustrator Khoa Le with a message every...

"A concise guide to the world view, historical development, and aesthetic of Zen Buddhism"--