Become What You Are: Expanded Edition

by Alan Watts

Overview

The prominent Zen Buddhist scholar and author of The Wisdom of Insecurity draws on Taoism, Christianity, and other world religions to explore the dilemma of seeking your true self

In this collection of writings, including nine new chapters never before available in book form, Alan Watts displays the intelligence, playfulness of thought, and simplicity of language that has made him so perennially popular as an interpreter of Eastern thought for Westerners. He draws on a variety of religious traditions, and covers topics such as the challenge of seeing one's life “just as it is,” the Taoist approach to harmonious living, the limits of language in the face of ineffable spiritual truth, and the psychological symbolism of Christian thought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570629402
Publisher:	Shambhala
Publication date:	03/11/2003
Edition description:	Expanded Edition
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	109,087
Product dimensions:	5.48(w) x 8.43(h) x 0.42(d)

About the Author

Alan Watts (1915–1973) was a renowned lecturer and the author of nearly thirty books, including The Way of Zen and The Book.

Editorial Reviews

Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Alan Watts had the rare gift of ‘writing beautifully the un-writable.’”
—LA Times

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