About the Author

Alan Watts was born in England in 1915. He was an Episcopalian priest who became the spokesperson for Eastern religions during the late 1950s and tumultuous 60s. His first book, The Spirit of Zen, however, was written in the 30s when Watts was just 20 years old. He went on to write more than twenty other books. He died in 1973.

Reviews

"It's easy to see why…his influence remains strong, not only in the Buddhist sanghas mushrooming across America but throughout popular culture…" --The New York Times

"Although Watts' famous voice and happy laughter are missing now, his penetrating vision remains, and his lectures become brilliant prose in book form." --Publishers Weekly