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Of those available in English, this is still the outstanding combination of introduction, history and guide to Buddhism. What makes it so memorable - and yes, inspiring - are the elegance and clarity of the writing, the depth of scholarship and breadth of coverage. It is wonderfully readable without ever glossing over the complexity and profundity of the ideas presented or the historical, cultural and linguistic challenges of interpretation and translation. This is a remarkable achievement. One gets the feeling that Alan Watts understood his readership as well as he understood what he was writing about. He was in effect writing for and about both. Highly recommended


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The Way of Zen Alan W Watts 8601404756597 Books Reviews

Still in the midst of reading Alan Watts book but so far it has a lot of philosophical literature and insightful stories. I enjoy Alan's ability to display his thoughts and explore the avenues of his mind. So far I am enjoying the read.
Essential reading for anyone practicing Zen. Probably not the best for noobs, but as your practice deepens you'll definitely want to add it to your library.
The task of exlaning something unfathomable as Zen is impossible and Alan Watts does that exactly. I found the book facsinating, the story of what is Zen and the history of all different schools is told with an inspiring voice. I recommend this book to those who are in a hurry, to those who want to accomplish goals and look at the future as the purpose of life.
Eastern religion is very difficult for the Western mind to understand. Alan Watts explains the history of Chinese Taoism and Indian Buddhism to provide context for Zen Buddhism, but I do not feel that he did a good job explaining Buddhism's history, philosophy, or theology.

Trying to explain Zen in particular is arguably much more difficult that trying to explain Buddhism in general. However, Alan Watts managed to convey Zen in a way I could grasp. I would guess Zen can never be truly understood, but at least now I know what Zen is, how it differs from mainstream Buddhism, and how much it has influenced Japanese and Chinese culture.
This is a seminal work and a great intro to taoism, zen and everything in between and who better to explain it so clearly than Mr. Watts. But stay away from the kindle edition. Half way through the book it starts skipping pages (you can see the page number skipping, not just the obvious text jumps), sections of pages repeating, and text skipping (not page numbers skip but jumps in the text between pages where you don't know if it dropped a line or how many paragraphs). it seems that no one took the time to proof read it in an actual kindle device.

just buy the printed version and enjoy the feel and smell of paper and ink.
Such an insightful piece of literature! This is the first book that I've found that explains Zen and Buddhism in a such an easy to understand way. This is an absolute must buy for any fan of Alan Watts, or those looking for a good jumping off point for the study of Zen.
This book is BRILLIANT. It is a great overview of Zen Buddhism in the large context of Indian and Mahayana Buddhism and his insights and great writing will keep you spellbound until the end of the book. I wish I had read this years ago. This is one of a handful of great books on Buddhism (The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Hahn is another), and Mr. Watts has great skill in characterizing complex ideas in a simply way that will act like a koan on the reader. A powerful book that merits several reads. Highly recommended.
Of those available in English, this is still the outstanding combination of introduction, history and guide to Buddhism. What makes it so memorable - and yes, inspiring - are the elegance and clarity of the writing, the depth of scholarship and breadth of coverage. It is wonderfully readable without ever glossing over the complexity and profundity of the ideas presented or the historical, cultural and linguistic challenges of interpretation and translation. This is a remarkable achievement. One gets the feeling that Alan Watts understood his readership as well as he understood what he was writing about. He was in effect writing for and about both. Highly recommended