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.
Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British-born
American philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter
and populariser of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born in
Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began
Zen training in New York. Pursuing a career, he attended Seabury-Western
Theological Seminary, where he received a master's degree in theology.
Watts became an Episcopal priest in 1945, then left the ministry in 1950
and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American
Academy of Asian Studies. Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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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.
Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British-born American philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and populariser of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. Pursuing a career, he attended Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, where he received a master's degree in theology. Watts became an Episcopal priest in 1945, then left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.
Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.