Zen, Daoism and comparative religion become accessible through Alan Watts’s conversational books for Western readers. The Way of Zen introduces the historical and philosophical background of Zen Buddhism, while The Wisdom of Insecurity argues that attempts to secure a permanent self or future can make present experience harder to inhabit. The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are develops a non-dual account of identity, and Tao: The Watercourse Way, completed with Al Chung-liang Huang, turns towards Daoist ideas of spontaneity and effortless action. Watts’s prose is conversational, playful and analogy-heavy rather than academically cautious. His work fits popular philosophy, Zen, Daoism and twentieth-century spiritual writing, with useful links to D. T. Suzuki and contemporary mindfulness literature. Read more Less
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