false 514210 13 After D.T. Suzuki, Alan Watts stands as the godfather of Zen in America. Often taken to task for inspiring the flimsy spontaneity of Beat Zen, Watts had an undeniably keen understanding of his subject. Nowhere is this more evident than in his 1957 classic <I>The Way of Zen</I>, which has been reissued. Watts takes the reader back to the philosophical foundations of Zen in the conceptual world of Hinduism, follows Buddhism's course through the development of the early Mahayana school, the birth of Zen from Buddhism's marriage with Chinese Taoism, and on to Zen's unique expression in Japanese art and life. As a Westerner, Watts anticipates the stumbling blocks encountered with such concepts as emptiness and no-mind, then illustrates with flawlessly apt examples. Many popular books have been written on Zen since Watts' time, but few have been able to muster the rare combination of erudition and clarity that have kept <I>The Way of Zen</I> in readers' hands decade after decade. --<I>Brian Bruya</I> 1223062 1957 The Way of Zen total:656|5:210|4:267|3:153|2:22|1:4| 656 2625 951 53 5 2 false false Fri Aug 29 04:26:34 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 21:46:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1968 Fri Jan 25 14:58:07 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 11:31:52 -0800 2008
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I was just talking about it the other day - and via train of thoughts this morning, thought I ought to add it, as its components are a part of my thought process sometimes.

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