Books by Alan Watts

Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown (1974)
The author expresses his philosophy of life, art, and religion and comments on human needs and happi...

This is It, and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience (1960)
Attempts to penetrate the core of spirituality and consciousness by employing a psychological approa...

Tao (1975)
Discusses Chinese language and calligraphy, the Yin-Yang polarity, and the classical principles, mea...

In My Own Way (1973)
The contemporary philosopher and author describes his early years, developing career, and the experi...

What is Zen? (2000)
What Is Zen? examines Zen's religious roots, its influence on Eastern and Western culture, its trans...

Zen & the Beat Way (1997)
As described in Jack Kerouac's "Dharma Blues", Zen had a strong appeal to the Beat generation. In th...