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Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British and American writer, speaker, and self-styled "philosophical entertainer", [2] known for interpreting and popularising Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu philosophy for a Western audience.
Alan Watts was an orator and philosopher of the 20th century. He spent time reflecting on personal identity and higher consciousness . According to the critic Erik Davis, his "writings and recorded talks still shimmer with a profound and galvanising lucidity."
Kerouac was demoralized by criticism of Dharma Bums from such respected figures in the American field of Buddhism as Zen teachers Ruth Fuller Sasaki and Alan Watts. He wrote to Snyder, referring to a meeting with D. T. Suzuki, that "even Suzuki was looking at me through slitted eyes as though I was a monstrous imposter."
Watts, on studying Adi Da's teachings, had reportedly declared, "It looks like we have an avatar here. I've been waiting for one all my life". [ 6 ] In a separate endorsement of The Knee Of Listening , Watts wrote: "It is obvious, from all sorts of subtle details, that he knows what IT's all about… a rare being".
The Way of Zen is a 1957 non-fiction book on Zen Buddhism and Eastern philosophy by philosopher and religious scholar Alan Watts. It was a bestseller and played a major role in introducing Buddhism to a mostly young, Western audience.
Starfucker believed death is responsible for giving meaning to life, which is expressed in the record using snippets of British-American philosopher Alan Watts talking about the band's same beliefs about death, "vibrant crescendos, explosive drum beats, and layered synth melodies that drive a theatrical live show where dance party meets Roxy ...
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Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion, a book by Alan Watts (1915–1973), was first published in 1947 [1] by John Murray Publishers (London).This book is a reworking of Watts' Episcopal divinity degree thesis.