Become What You Are: Expanded EditionThe 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. |
Contents
Become What You Are | 10 |
Lightness of Touch | 28 |
Good Intentions | 55 |
Is There an Unconscious? | 71 |
The Parable of the Cows Tail | 85 |
Tomorrow Never Comes | 121 |
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