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  • Published: 15 June 1999
  • ISBN: 9780375705106
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $26.99

Way Of Zen



In his definitive introduction to Zen Buddhism, Alan Watts ("the perfect guide for a course correction in life" —Deepak Chopra), explains the principles and practices of this ancient religion.

With a rare combination of freshness and lucidity, he delves into the origins and history of Zen to explain what it means for the world today with incredible clarity. Watts saw Zen as “one of the most precious gifts of Asia to the world,” and in The Way of Zen he gives this gift to readers everywhere.

“Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Watts had the rare gift of ‘writing beautifully the unwritable.’” —Los Angeles Times

  • Published: 15 June 1999
  • ISBN: 9780375705106
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $26.99

About the author

Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts was the foremost Western expert on Eastern thought, specialising in Zen Buddhism. He was the author of a number of books on the philosophy and psychology of religion, which have continued to be in popular demand over the past forty years.

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