Alan Watts

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Alan Watts (1915-1973) was a philosopher, writer, and speaker. He wrote over twenty books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, and the pursuit of happiness, relating his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religions and philosophies. He also gave many lectures, seminars, and radio talks which are now on audio tape, and a number of TV and film talks which are now on videotape.



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Bibliography:

• The Spirit of Zen (1936)
• The Legacy of Asia and Western Man (1937)
• The Meaning of Happiness (1940)
• The Theologica Mystica of St. Dionysius (1944) (translation)
• Behold the Spirit (1948)
• Easter - Its Story and Meaning (1950)
• The Supreme Identity (1950)
• The Wisdom of Insecurity (1951)
• Myth and Ritual in Christianity (1953)
• The Way of Zen (1957)
• Nature, Man, and Woman (1958)
• "This Is It" and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience (1960)
• Psychotherapy East and West (1961)
• The Joyous Cosmology - Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness (1962)
• The Two Hands of God - The Myths of Polarity (1963)
• Beyond Theology - The Art of Godmanship (1964)
• The Book - On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (1966)
• Nonsense (1967)
• Does It Matter? - Essays on Man's Relation to Materiality (1970)
• Erotic Spirituality - The Vision of Konarak (1971)
• The Art of Contemplation (1972)
• In My Own Way - An Autobiography 1915-1965 (1972)
• Cloud-hidden, Whereabouts Unknown - A Mountain Journal (1973)
• Tao: The Watercourse Way (unfinished at the time of his death in 1973 - published in 1975)
• The Early Writings of Alan Watts (1987)
• The Modern Mystic: A New Collection of Early Writings (1990)
• In addition, a number of books have been published since his death that contain transcripts of recorded lectures and/or articles not included in the above.

They include:

• The Essence of Alan Watts (1974)
• Essential Alan Watts (1976)
• Uncarved Block, Unbleached Silk: The Mystery of Life (1978)
• Om: Creative Meditations (1979)
• Play to Live (1982)
• Way of Liberation: Essays and Lectures on the Transformation of the Self (1983)
• Out of the Trap (1985)
• Diamond Web (1986)
• Talking Zen (1994)
• Become Who You Are (1995)
• Buddhism: The Religion of No-Religion (1995)
• The Philosophies of Asia (1995)
• The Tao of Philosophy (1995)
• Myth and Religion (1996)
• Taoism: Way Beyond Seeking (1997)
• Zen and the Beat Way (1997)
• Culture of Counterculture (1998)

In addition, Alan Watts made at least two record albums:

Om: The Sound of Hinduism (1967); and
Why Not Now: Dhyana, The Art of Meditation (two record set) (1969)
In 1995, "Om: The Sound of Hinduism" was re-released on compact disc by Infinite Zero/American Recordings, however it appears to be unavailable at this time.