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Talking Zen

Talking Zen

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  • Author：Alan W. Watts
  • ISBN：1645470962
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Summary

A collection of essays and talks given in the 1960s by the author of Way of Zen and Way of Liberation。 Alan Watts's essays and talks range widely through psychology， art， religion and politics， but always come home to the Zen core， as in his 1967 lecture Zen Bones。

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Reviews

Ann Babenco ，

This book is awesome。 The kind you read and read again。。。。it's deep。 This book is awesome。 The kind you read and read again。。。。it's deep。 。。。more

Mindy ，

Love getting lost （and found） in his wordsAlan Watts never disappoints。 I loved reading these essays/talks a little bit at a time。 So much to digest and ponder on。 It’s one I’ll pick up again for sure。

Gary R ，

Watts tackles the misconceptions westerners have about the Zen Way and its teachings。 He strives to break down the main tenets of Zen through in-depth discussions of Zen poems and writings as well as real-life examples。The book is short; the version I purchased coming in at 197 pages。 Given its weighty topics， though， it can at times feel much longer。 I certainly could not breeze through it and have grasped half of what Watts is trying to convey。 I took notes and re-read many passages。 My sugges Watts tackles the misconceptions westerners have about the Zen Way and its teachings。 He strives to break down the main tenets of Zen through in-depth discussions of Zen poems and writings as well as real-life examples。The book is short; the version I purchased coming in at 197 pages。 Given its weighty topics， though， it can at times feel much longer。 I certainly could not breeze through it and have grasped half of what Watts is trying to convey。 I took notes and re-read many passages。 My suggestion is to take it slow with this book and your enjoyment of it will increase。I am not a Zen practioner， nor do I aspire to be。 I had a rudimentary understanding of Zen prior to purchasing the book。 But， having seen some of Watts’ old videos online and reading snippets of his work， I decided to give the book a shot。 I was not disappointed。 If you give the book the attention it needs， you will come away with a new understanding of Zen and the possibility of changing how you approach life day to day。 。。。more

John Fredrickson ，

Watts was a gifted instructor。 The essays contained in this book are striking in that they use very ordinary language to talk of very subtle things。 While Watts does refer to terms such as samsara or satori， he does so with a goal to qualify what they actually mean。 He comes across as the uncle who patiently and carefully guides you to a better understanding of your role in the universe。

Carol K ，

Didn't take long to read this。 Cleverly woven fiction amongst historical facts。 Good tension throughout。 Didn't feel like skipping over any of it。 Recommended reading。 My first Robert Harris book。 Didn't take long to read this。 Cleverly woven fiction amongst historical facts。 Good tension throughout。 Didn't feel like skipping over any of it。 Recommended reading。 My first Robert Harris book。 。。。more

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