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Tao: The Watercourse Way Paperback – Illustrated, 12 January 1977

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Drawing on ancient and modern sources, "a lucid discussion of Taoism and the Chinese language [that's] profound, reflective, and enlightening." --Boston Globe

According to Deepak Chopra, "Watts was a spiritual polymatch, the first and possibly greatest." Watts treats the Chinese philosophy of Tao in much the same way as he did Zen Buddhism in his classic The Way of Zen. Critics agree that this last work stands as a perfect monument to the life and literature of Alan Watts.

"Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, . . . Watts begins with scholarship and intellect and proceeds with art and eloquence to the frontiers of the spirit."--Los Angeles Times

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"A gem to remember Watts by ... There is a flamboyant and fascinating display of learning and complex indications of a personality that seems to have resisted inner pacification."
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"Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Alan Watts had the rare gift of 'writing beautifully the unwritable' ... 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."
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"A remarkable book because of Alan Watts's talent for communicating Eastern ways of thought ... not only the last of his works, but the best ... This book is a 'must.'"
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"Watts's last book is in the category of his finest work, a lucid discussion of Taoism and the Chinese language ... profound, reflective, and enlightening. Moreover, the text supplies a sense of his ebullient spirit behind the revelation of Tao."
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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. Critics agree that this last work stands as a perfect monument to the life and literature of Alan Watts.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pantheon Books; Illustrated edition (12 January 1977)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 134 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0394733118
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0394733111
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.52 x 1.09 x 23.29 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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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiration
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 February 2024
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L.B
5.0 out of 5 stars Es un libro maravilloso y la caligrafía está clara
Reviewed in Spain on 21 January 2024
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Tengo el libro en kindle (también en inglés) y lo que pasa es que la caligrafía no podía verla claramente por las limitaciones del formato y quería tener la versión en papel y poder verlo bien.
Es un tamaño pequeño y de bolsillo, lo que buscaba y el libro en sí es absolutamente maravilloso, como siempre Allan Watts explica todo con una claridad excepcional para nuestras mentes occidentales. Una filosofía absolutamente maravillosa que te hace apreciar la cultura china aún más. Un placer, lo recomiendo.
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Roy Klein
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read as expected from Alan.
Reviewed in the Netherlands on 11 February 2022
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I doubt this book will sufficiently explain or convince anyone to nonduality and dao, but maybe it'll be sufficient to whet the appetite for a more indepth study. It is indeed an enjoyable read.

The forewords and afterwords were quite bad, felt forced and pandering, and detracted from the quality of the book. My recommendation is to skip them.
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J Porter
5.0 out of 5 stars I am very happy
Reviewed in Canada on 27 November 2019
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I liked that it is available - but then classical spiritual works never go out of style. How I use this product - that is difficult. First, I use it personally and in my work. Second, My clients include Roman Catholic priests, Anglican Ministers, and Religious Science Ministers (RSI) mostly in a way to interpret spiritual concepts within the frame work of their religion. As this it not a religious text if you are looking for a new religion keep looking. If one truly has a concept of their spirituality reading here this might give you an idea how embrace more fully the spiritual nature of your chosen religion. To give you an idea - only - (I can not promoted one over the other) Ancient Tao thought (not the new Tao religious that was orderedf by the Chinese Emperors to control the population). Zen Buddhism (not the Bhuddism that people ran out on the street proclaiming they were now Buddhist because John Lennon of the Beatles said he now a Zen Buddhist - they did not understand the difference. RSI, the one a Calgary Alberta is called the Centre for positive living. The talks there include readings from many different religions (they do not include the sacred texts of Islamic or Jewish faiths since they are only for the devote). Someone published a segment of the Koran in order to inflame western thought against the Islamic people just like Hitler (with the collusion of Poland, Austria, and France) did against the Jews to incite WW2. The world is still paying for religious and spiritual intolerance.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wird man schlauer?
Reviewed in Germany on 10 August 2018
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Nicht nach dem ersten Lesen, bei dem man hauptsächlich das liest, was man selbst denkt. Aber vielleicht nach mehreren Anläufen?

Das Englisch ist sehr lesbar, vor allem mit dem eingebauten Wörterbuch und der Text schmiegt sich an vielen Stellen der daoistischen Seele an und erfüllt sie mit dem glücklichen Gefühl, vielleicht doch was zu verstehen.

Hat Spaß gemacht, danke Alan.
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