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Tao: The Watercourse Way by Alan W. Watts

Tao: The Watercourse Way Alan W. Watts ebook
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Format: pdf
Page: 134
ISBN: 9780394733111

["The Way of Chuang Tzu" Thomas Merton] ["Tao: The Watercourse Way" Alan Watts] Instead of lost in translation, I found there is much to gain. From Alan Watts: "Tao: The Watercourse-Way", Pantheon Books, 1975. Taoism is about working with the flow of nature rather than against it. RZA 8 Shankbone 2009 Tao of Wu. Spleenorange 44 months ago | reply. Alan Watts says as much, in fact, in his book Tao: The Watercourse Way, when he describes the concept around li as “analagous to Kropotkin's anarchy”. Wade-Giles: This system is commonly used in Taiwan and the U.S. The Chinese character for "Way" becomes "Tao," which leads to the English word "Taoism." bullet Alan Watts, from his book: "Tao: The Watercourse Way.". Apr 3, 2012 Adam Khan bewertung 5,0/5,0: Alan Watts is obviously an extremely intelligent and well-read man who has a wonderful way of writing. Geometrization always reduces natural form to something less than itself, to an oversimplification and rigidity which screens out the dancing curvaceousness of nature. Maybe because without cultural preconceptions, a Westerner can read this ancient text with fresh eyes and see its original meaning more readily. Alan Watt's last book, Tao: The Watercourse Way, is my favorite. He helped bring Zen to the west and helped establish understanding sufficient to give our culture a true integrated cultural benefit of the eastern mind. Alan Watts' book, Tao, The Watercourse Way. Newer Older · This image is licensed Creative Commons and is part of a public art project. -Alan Watts, Tao: The Watercourse Way, 1975, pp. He is British and sharp as a razor, and his use of analogy is entertaining and clarifying. If you liked my post on Wu Wei, you'll love this book.