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The Wisdom of Insecurity(1st Edition)
by Alan Wilson Watts
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1968 by Vintage Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-394-70468-5, ISBN: 0-394-70468-1

"PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION THE WISDOM OF INSECURITY ALAN W. WATTS "The wisdom of insecurity is not a way of evasion, but of carrying on wherever we happen to ..."






In My Own Way(2nd Edition)
An Autobiography
by Alan Wilson Watts
Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2007 by New World Library
ISBN-13: 978-1-57731-584-1, ISBN: 1-57731-584-7

"In this new edition of his acclaimed autobiography — long out of print and rare until now — Alan Watts tracks his spiritual and philosophical evolution from a child of religious conservatives in rural England to a freewheeling spiritual teacher who challenged Westerners to defy convention and think for themselves. From early in this intellectual life, Watts shows himself to be a philosophical renegade and wide-ranging autodidact who cam ..."






The Spirit of Zen(3rd Edition)
A Way of Life, Work, and Art in the Far East (Wisdom of the East)
by Alan Wilson Watts, A. Ed. Watts
Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 1994 by Grove Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-3056-3, ISBN: 0-8021-3056-9

"Alan Watts’s The Spirit of Zen was one of the first books to introduce the basic foundation of Zen Buddhism to English-speaking audiences. This volume still stands as one of the most lucid and concise explanations of the origins and defining principles of Zen, from its beginnings in ancient India and its later transmission to China and Japan, to Watts’s revealing portrait of life in a contemporary Japanese Zen monastery. In The Spirit o ..."






This Is It(1st Edition)
and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience
by Alan Wilson Watts
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1973 by Vintage
ISBN-13: 978-0-394-71904-7, ISBN: 0-394-71904-2

"Attempts to penetrate the core of spirituality and consciousness by employing a psychological approach to the understanding of religious experience In six revolutionary essays philosopher Alan Watts explores the relationship between spiritual experience and ordinary life and the need for them to coexist within each of us With essays on cosmic consciousness including Watts account of his own ventures into this inward realm the paradoxes ..."






The Wisdom of the East Ser.(Reprint)
The Spirit of Zen : A Way of Life, Work and Art in the Far East
by Alan Wilson Watts
Hardcover, 137 Pages, Published 1992 by Tuttle Pub
ISBN-13: 978-0-8048-1798-1, ISBN: 0-8048-1798-7






Zen & the Beat Way
by Alan Wilson Watts, David. Cellers, Mark Watts
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1997 by Tuttle Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-8048-3117-8, ISBN: 0-8048-3117-3

"Through his popular radio series "Way Beyond the West" Alan Watts brought listeners a delightful and practical side of Zen, which he prescribed as "a cure for education and culture." By the early sixties his radio programs were renowned for their synthesis of Eastern wisdom and everyday life. Several of these radio talks have been selected and edited by Mark Watts, Alan's oldest son, to introduce a new generation to Zen and the Beat Way ..."






Buddhism, the Religion of No-Religion(1st Edition)
The Edited Transcripts (Love of Wisdom Library)
by Alan Wilson Watts
Hardcover, 98 Pages, Published 1996 by Tuttle Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-8048-3056-0, ISBN: 0-8048-3056-8

"In this dynamic series of lectures recorded in 1965 and 1969, Alan Watts joyfully takes us on an exploration of Buddhism, from its roots in India over 2,500 years ago to the explosion of interest in Zen and the Tibetan tradition in the West.These lectures have been transcribed and edited by the author's son, Mark Watts, who also provides an introduction that sets them in their historical context. This book then begins with Journey From ..."






Om
Creative Meditations
by Alan Wilson Watts, Judith Johnstone
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1995 by Celestial Arts
ISBN-13: 978-0-89087-793-7, ISBN: 0-89087-793-9

"Selections from the author's lectures contemplate self, consciousness, yoga, art, language, and God"






Tao(Updated)
The Watercourse Way (Arkana)
by Alan Wilson Watts, Lee Chih-Chang
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1992 by Arkana
Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-019254-4, ISBN: 0-14-019254-9

"Drawing on ancient and modern sources, Watts treats the Chinese philosophy of Tao in much the same way as he did Zen Buddhism in his classic The Way of Zen. Critics agree that this last work stands as a perfect monument to the life and literature of Alan Watts."






Om, Creative Meditations(1st Edition)
by Alan Wilson Watts
Paperback, 169 Pages, Published 1980 by Celestial Arts, 1980
ISBN-13: 978-0-89087-257-4, ISBN: 0-89087-257-0

"This paperback edition has a crease mark on the cover and some shelf wear on the back cover but otherwise the condition is excellent."






Three
by Alan Wilson Watts
Hardcover, 678 Pages, Published 1977 by Pantheon Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-394-41904-6, ISBN: 0-394-41904-9

"Combined in this one-volume edition are these three classics: The Way of Zen is a clear and comprehensive account of Zen Buddhism in its historical and cultural setting. Alan Watts beautifully interprets the Eastern way of experiencing liberation for the Western reader who is trapped in abstract thought. Nature, Man, and Woman vividly illustrates the theme of man and nature with the parallel problem of man's relation to woman, showing t ..."






The Cosmic Drama(1st Edition)
by Alan Wilson Watts
Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 1975 by Celestial Arts Publishing Co ,U.S.
ISBN-13: 978-0-912310-90-9, ISBN: 0-912310-90-1

"Cosmic Drama by Alan Watts Softcover book published by Celestial Arts, copyright 1975, first printing"






Psychotherapy East and West
by Alan Wilson Watts
Paperback, 196 Pages, Published 1975 by Vintage
ISBN-13: 978-0-394-71609-1, ISBN: 0-394-71609-4

"What is the common ground between Western psychiatry and Eastern philosophy, and what has each to learn from the other? Alan Watts found a common principle that, intentionally or otherwise, seems to be used wherever therapy is trying to overcome man's false sense of himself as an isolated ego -- an ego that traps him in a perpetual flight from death and loneliness. In varying ways and degrees, both Eastern philosophy and Western psychot ..."






Psychotherapy East & West
by Alan Wilson Watts
Paperback, Published 1974 by Ballantine
ISBN-13: 978-0-345-21642-7, ISBN: 0-345-21642-3

"In Psychotherapy East & West, philosopher Alan Watts explores the "normal" fiction of the ego, which traps man in perpetual flight from death and loneliness, and compares the ways of liberation developed by East and West--liberation from the repression of the body and the emotions, liberation from the prison of the ego, liberation from the meaningless production and consumption that our civilization has imposed on mankind."






Cloud-hidden, Whereabouts Unknown
A Mountain Journal
by Alan Wilson Watts
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1974 by Vintage Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-394-71999-3, ISBN: 0-394-71999-9

"Over the course of nineteen essays, Alan Watts ruminates on the philosophy of nature, ecology, aesthetics, religion, and metaphysics. Assembled in the form of a mountain journal, written during a retreat in the foothills of Mount Tamalpais, CA, "Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown "is Watts s meditation on the art of feeling out and following the watercourse way of nature, known in Chinese as the Tao. Embracing a form of contemplative med ..."






Beyond Theology
The Art of Godsmanship
by Alan Wilson Watts, Allan W. Watts
Paperback, 231 Pages, Published 1973 by Vintage
ISBN-13: 978-0-394-71923-8, ISBN: 0-394-71923-9

"Examines world religions from a mythic as well as a philosophical perspective and explores the role of Christianity in developing human consciousness"






The Book(Updated)
On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (Abacus Books)
by Alan Wilson Watts
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1973 by Sphere
ISBN-13: 978-0-349-13616-5, ISBN: 0-349-13616-5






Nature, Man, and Woman
by Alan Wilson Watts
Hardcover, 210 Pages, Published 1973 by Wildwood House
ISBN-13: 978-0-7045-0003-7, ISBN: 0-7045-0003-5






IN MY OWN WAY(1st Edition)
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by Alan Wilson Watts
Paperback, 466 Pages, Published 1973 by Vintage
ISBN-13: 978-0-394-71951-1, ISBN: 0-394-71951-4

"In this new edition of his acclaimed autobiography — long out of print and rare until now — Alan Watts tracks his spiritual and philosophical evolution from a child of religious conservatives in rural England to a freewheeling spiritual teacher who challenged Westerners to defy convention and think for themselves. From early in this intellectual life, Watts shows himself to be a philosophical renegade and wide-ranging autodidact who cam ..."






In My Own Way(1st Edition)
An Autobiography, 1915-1965
by Alan Wilson Watts
Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 1973 by Jonathan Cape Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-224-00848-8, ISBN: 0-224-00848-X



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