false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172600367m/196329.jpg 196329 8 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. 189886 1975 Tao: The Watercourse Way total:228|5:99|4:75|3:46|2:6|1:2| 228 947 311 23 0 1 false false Tue May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 13:30:39 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 13:44:34 -0700 2008
A topic that necessarily defies linguistic elucidation is necessarily the most ambitious topic a writer can take on. The fact that Lao Tzu did it once should be enough to deter all other interpreters. Far beyond scholarship, this is nearly as...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 22 17:51:56 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 18:21:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 12:50:37 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 08:22:23 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 12:50:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 12:33:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 21:24:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 07:33:18 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 07:35:53 -0700 2009 I am fascinated with Chinese calligraphy. Watts gives me a new insight into the Tao of language, and champions the use of these ideograms as a more natural and logical way to communicate -- more right brained, less linear.]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1982 Sun Aug 23 20:06:18 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 20:24:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 10 19:40:12 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 19:59:20 -0700 2009
I remember that it was my favorite book by Watts, and little else.]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Mon Aug 24 15:32:55 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 15:36:54 -0700 2009
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Through Charlie, my own enchantment w...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 15 18:47:53 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 13:12:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Oct 14 11:51:19 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 08:40:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 20:30:43 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 20:24:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Wed Sep 12 18:23:52 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 18:25:14 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sun Apr 06 10:32:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 10:33:40 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Jul 24 15:06:55 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 28 14:45:59 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Mar 13 22:53:38 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 13 22:54:45 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Jul 22 05:20:53 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 05:23:44 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=196329