The Way of Zen

This is a new edition of Alan Watts's informative study of Zen Buddhism. Written with a rare combination of freshness and lucidity, The Way of Zen has become a classic in the years since its publication. Of equal interest to the serious student, The Way of Zen delves into the origins and history of Zen and explains its principles and practice with superb clarity. Watts saw Zen as "one of the most precious gifts of Asia to the world," and through his erudition and infectious passion he made that gift marvelously accessible.

PRAISE FOR The Way of Zen:

"This is by far the most comprehensive work on Zen that has yet been written by a Westerner."
--The Listener

"No one has given us such a concise...freshly written introduction to the whole history of this Far Eastern development of Buddhist thought as Alan Watts."
--Joseph Campbell

"Mr. Watts's book is certainly the most explicit and orderly account of Zen Buddhism that has appeared in English."
--New Statesman