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Tao: The Watercourse Way Paperback – 20 Oct. 2011

by Alan Watts (Author), Al Chung-Liang Huang (Author)

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When John Lloyd recommended Alan Watts' The Book on 'Desert Island Discs' it created an astonishing interest in Watts' work. Souvenir Press also publish Alan Watts' 'The Tao'. The Tao is the way of mans cooperation with the natural course of the natural world, its principles can be found in the flow patterns of water. Alan Watts captures the Spirit of the Tao, the actual experience of that attitude to life. The ancient and timeless Chinese wisdom is medicine for the ills of the West but it cannot be taken as medicine but intellectually swallowed to joyously infuse our being, transforming our individual lives and through them our society. 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. Alan Watts has been described as the best guide to the spirit of the Tao for a western readership. Including an introduction to the Chinese culture that is the foundation of the Tao this is one of Alan Watts best-loved works.

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20 Oct. 2011
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15.3 x 1.1 x 23.1 cm
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Alan Watts was hugely influential in bringing Zen and other eastern philosophy into the mainstream… Turning here to the Chinese conception of Taoism, Watts looks at how practitioners have lived out its philosophy of balance through the ages. --Catholic Herald

Beautifully produced… classic work which examines the Chinese philosophy of Tao, with fine examples of Chinese calligraphy. --Yoga & Health

Watts begins with scholarship and intellect and proceeds with art and eloquence to the frontiers of the spirit… This is a profound and worthy work, left by a teacher to echo and re-echo. --Los Angeles Times

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Following from Alan Watts' acclaimed book on Zen Buddhism The Way of Zen, he tackles the Chinese philosophy of Tao.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Souvenir Press Ltd; First Edition (20 Oct. 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 028564050X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0285640504
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.3 x 1.1 x 23.1 cm

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Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British-born American philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and populariser of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. Pursuing a career, he attended Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, where he received a master's degree in theology. Watts became an Episcopal priest in 1945, then left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.
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Right action will follow. Unfortunately being human is to err. Our intelligence bewitched, and our awareness fixated, both by illusions.

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Well written and very informative. Lovely book.

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An inspiring book by an inspiring man, but if I'm being honest the book didn't 'flow' for me, a useful read, but not necessarily that enjoyable.

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Dont read reviews of this book just read the book and enjoy the process of reading it. Alan thank you.

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Just opening the book brings back when and where I first read it. Marooned for a whole blessed week in a cliff-top lodge on the south coast of Java. Overlooking the Indian Ocean where the lights of the night fishers put stars in the sea to mirror the stars in the sky. A true introduction to the Tao.

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Book is great, but was folded and therefore couldn’t gift it. Brother missed his birthday present.

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