Alan Watts

Traces the origin of Zen and discusses the Zen way of life against its historical and cultural background.

The Way of Zen

Manu

Even at the conventional level it is surely easy to see that knowing what is not so is often quite as important as knowing what is. Even when medicine can suggest no effective remedy for the common cold, there is some advantage in knowing the uselessness of certain popular nostrums. Furthermore, the function of negative knowledge is not unlike the uses of space-the empty page upon which words can be written, the empty jar into which liquid can be poured, the empty window through which light can be admitted, and the empty pipe through which water can flow. 

For what I am seems so fleeting and intangible, but what I was is fixed and final. It is the firm basis for predictions of what I will be in the future, and so it comes about that I am more closely identified with what no longer exists than with what actually is!

Omar Fernandez

I enjoyed the book, but sort of find myself asking, what's next? Or, in another way, so what? 

Maybe it was just too sense for me, I'll probably go through the book again once more.

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Georgi Mitrev

'The perfect guide for a course correction in life' Deepak Chopra If we open our eyes and see clearly it becomes obvious that there is no other time than this instant An insightful exploration into the origins and history of Zen Buddhism from pioneering Zen scholar Alan Watts. With a rare combination of freshness and lucidity, Watts explores the principles of Zen and how it can revolutionize our daily life.

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An explanation and discussion of Zen Buddhism describing its techniques and the Zen way of life

The Way of Zen

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