In my own way : an autobiography, 1915-1965 / Alan Watts.
Material type: TextPublication details: Novato, Calif. : New World Library, [2007]Edition: [2nd ed.]Description: xiv, 385 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781577315841
- 1577315847
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Adult Book | Main Library | Biography | WATTS, A. W348 | Available | 33111010542344 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this new edition of his acclaimed autobiography -- long out of print and rare until now -- Alan Watts tracks his spiritual and philosophical evolution from a child of religious conservatives in rural England to a freewheeling spiritual teacher who challenged Westerners to defy convention and think for themselves. From early in this intellectual life, Watts shows himself to be a philosophical renegade and wide-ranging autodidact who came to Buddhism through the teachings of Christmas Humphreys and D. T. Suzuki. Told in a nonlinear style, In My Own Way wonderfully combines Watts' own brand of unconventional philosophy and often hilarious accounts of gurus, celebrities, psychedelic drug experiences, and wry observations of Western culture. A charming foreword written by Watts' father sets the tone of this warm, funny, and beautifully written story of a compelling figure who encouraged readers to "follow your own weird" -- something he always did himself, as his remarkable account of his life shows.
Originally published: Pantheon Books, 1972.
Includes index.
Foreword by Laurence W. Watts -- Preface -- Prologue -- The stoned wood -- Tantum religio -- I go to the Buddha for refuge -- On being half-miseducated -- My own university -- Dawn in the western sky -- The sunwise turn -- Paradox priest -- Interlude -- Journey to the edge of the world -- Beginning a counterculture -- Other selves -- Breakthrough -- The soul-searchers -- The sound of rain.
Alan Watts was a philosopher, lecturer and the West's foremost popularizer of Asian religion & philosophy. This autobiography tracks his spiritual and philosophical evolution from a child of religious conservatives in rural England to a spiritual teacher who challenged Westerners to challenge convention and think for themselves.