{"product_id":"tao-the-watercourse-way-9780394733111","title":"Tao: The Watercourse Way","description":"\u003cb\u003eDrawing on ancient and modern sources, \"a lucid discussion of Taoism and the Chinese language [that's] profound, reflective, and enlightening.\" --\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccording to Deepak Chopra, \"Watts was a spiritual polymatch, the first and possibly greatest.\" Watts treats the Chinese philosophy of Tao in much the same way as he did Zen Buddhism in his classic \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Zen\u003c\/i\u003e. Critics agree that this last work stands as a perfect monument to the life and literature of Alan Watts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, . . . Watts begins with scholarship and intellect and proceeds with art and eloquence to the frontiers of the spirit.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALAN W. WATTS, who held both a master's degree in theology and a doctorate of divinity, is best remembered as an interpreter of Zen Buddhism in particular, and of Indian and Chinese philosophy in general. Standing apart, however, from sectarian membership, he has earned the reputation of being one of the most original and \"unrutted\" philosophers of the twentieth century. Watts was the author of some twenty books on the philosophy and psychology of religion that have been published in many languages throughout the world, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Zen.\u003c\/i\u003e An avid lecturer, Watts appeared regularly on the radio and hosted the popular television series, \u003ci\u003eEastern Wisdom and Modern Life, \u003c\/i\u003e in the 1960s. He died in 1973.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619655946514,"sku":"9780394733111","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a0bf0db2-3113-485e-b221-263845d8a9d0.jpg?v=1732553138","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tao-the-watercourse-way-9780394733111","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}