"Anyone whose life needs a course correction would be fortunate to be guided by "The Wisdom of Insecurity." My life still is, some thirty years later." --Deepak Chopra, from the Introduction
Alan W. Watts's "message for an age of anxiety" is as powerful today as it was when this modern classic w[...]

This study of the necessity of mystical religion, also shows how traditional Western doctrine can be reconciled with the intuitive religion of the Orient.



Comments Upon Original Publication OfBehold The Spirit"I regard [the] book as one of the best -- in fa[...]

A witty attack on the illusion that the self is a separate ego that confronts a universe of alien physical objects.[...]

What does it mean to be a Muslim - in this world, in this deeply transformative time? Hamid Dabashi ask this seminal question anew, in the context of what he proposes is a post-Western world where the "Islam and the West" binary is collapsing and where "the West," as a construct, no longer holds the[...]

Since the publication of his first book The Spirit of Zen in 1936, Alan Watts has brought the essential teachings of the East to generations of seekers, suggesting the need to "go out of your mind in order to come to your senses." Carefully distilled from hundreds of hours of never-before-released m[...]

Discover how the understanding and practice of Zen can bring peace and enlightenment into your daily life in this classic work, now available on CD
Narrated by Ralph Blum, this audio program presents readings of carefully chosen selections from Alan Watts's classic bestseller, illuminated by rare[...]

Zen on oppi vapauttavasta kokemuksesta. Tämä amerikkalaisen idäntutkijan Alan W. Wattsin teos on alansa klassikko, asiantunteva ja viisas länsimaisiin ajatuskaavoihin urautuneen ihmisen johdattaja Zenin maailmaan.[...]