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Alan Watts

Alan Watts

Born January 6, 1915 · Died November 16, 1973

From Kent, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: United States, United Kingdom · Writes nonfiction

Wikipedia

Alan Wilson Watts (January 6, 1915 – November 16, 1973) was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience.

Quotes

  • “Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.”
    Paraphrase of original text which reads "It does not confuse spirituality with t
  • “Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.”
    As quoted in Life magazine 21 April 1961
  • “Just as the word “water” is a noise that symbolizes a certain liquid without being it, so too the idea of ego symbolizes the role you play, who you are, but it is not the same as your living organism.”
    Buddhism : The Religion of No-Religion
  • “Running away from fear is fear; fighting pain is pain; trying to be brave is being scared.”
    The Wisdom of Insecurity
  • “If Christianity is wine and Islam coffee, Buddhism is most certainly tea.”
    The Way of Zen, p. 190

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Books by Alan Watts in order

Books by Alan Watts in the order they were published, from The Spirit of Zen (1936) to Still the Mind (2000).

  1. 1The Spirit of ZenThe Spirit of Zen1936
  2. 2Behold the SpiritBehold the Spirit1947
  3. 3The Supreme IdentityThe Supreme Identity1950
  4. 4The Wisdom of InsecurityThe Wisdom of Insecurity1951
  5. 5Myth and Ritual in ChristianityMyth and Ritual in Christianity1953
  6. 6The Way of ZenThe Way of Zen1957
  7. 7Nature, Man,& WomanNature, Man,& Woman1958
  8. 8This Is ItThis Is It1960
  9. 9Psychotherapy, East and WestPsychotherapy, East and West1961
  10. 10The Joyous CosmologyThe Joyous Cosmology1962
  11. 11The Two Hands of GodThe Two Hands of God1963
  12. 12Beyond TheologyBeyond Theology1964
  13. 13The Book; on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You AreThe Book; on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are1966
  14. 14Does It Matter?Does It Matter?1970
    What's in it (7)
  15. 15In My Own WayIn My Own Way1972
  16. 16Cloud-hidden, Whereabouts UnknownCloud-hidden, Whereabouts Unknown1973
  17. 17The Essence of Alan WattsThe Essence of Alan Watts1974
  18. 18TaoTao1975
  19. 19Still the MindStill the Mind2000
  20. 20Become What You AreBecome What You Are
  21. 21Buddhism, the Religion of No-religionBuddhism, the Religion of No-religion
  22. 22Out of Your MindOut of Your Mind
  23. 23TaoismTaoism
  24. 24The Essential Alan WattsThe Essential Alan Watts

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