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	Alan Watts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Watts was born to middle class parents in the village of Chislehurst (in the Bromley), Kent, England in 1915.
		Watts was awarded a masters degree in theology in response to the thesis which he published as a popular edition under the title Behold the Spirit.
		While Watts was noted for an interest in Zen Buddhism, with its origins in China, his reading and discussions delved into Vedanta, "the new physics", cybernetics, semantics, process philosophy, natural history, and the anthropology of sexuality.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alan_Watts (2680 words)

	Alan Watts
		Watts is very definite about this: we are hoaxed by the conditioning of our upbringing and the society we live in, into believing that we are a separate ego.
		Watts is a very sharp and clear thinker, trained and schooled in the Western philosophic tradition.
		Watts writes again and again that a mere intellectual understanding of his thoughts won't do, but that it somehow must become an experienced reality in the person who sees the validity of it.
	home.planet.nl /~brouw724/Awatts.html (2784 words)

	Alan Watts Lectures and Essays
		Alan Watts (1915-1973) who held both a master's degree in theology and a doctorate of divinity, is best known as an interpreter of Zen Buddhism in particular, and Indian and Chinese philosophy in general.
		During his life Alan Watts spoke at length to the public through books, lectures and non-commercial radio broadcasts on the ways and means to spiritual liberation.
		Alan Watts was a highly-skilled lecturer who left behind a massive audio and video tape archive curated by alanwatts.com
	deoxy.org /watts.htm (1413 words)

	ALAN WATTS - This Is IT
		ALAN WATTS - This Is IT Contrary to what one might read, psychedelia didn't begin in 1966, and it wasn't invented by the Beatles or Timothy Leary.
		Alan Watts' key psychedelic work is the slim volume "The Joyous Cosmology" (see details here), published in 1962.
		Watts was, among many other things, a great admirer of Japanese culture and tradition, which is echoed in the brief third track of instrumental music.
	www.lysergia.com /LamaReviews/lamaAlanWattsThisIsIt.htm (1523 words)

	Alan Watts - Overviw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Watts' mastery of the art of communication is even more apparent in his spoken words, offered herein.
		Large collegiate audiences amused Alan Watts and in this context he described himself as a "philosophical entertainer," who fully appreciated human laughter and often shared it with public lectures to many university and college audiences throughout the world.
		In contrast, the Alan Watts seminars were weekend events occurring at someone's home or studio, usually with 20 or 30 students in attendance.
	www.wattstapes.com /a_watts.htm (353 words)

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		Alan Watts' thinking on the issue of the nature of LSD hallucinations has served as my primary source of inspiration for understanding the nature of this phenomena.
		Alan Watts was a great popularizer of Eastern Philosophy during the 1950s and 1960s in the United States.
		Watts became involved with the psychedelic movement occuring during this period and contributed many writings on the subject.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/dondeg/watts.htm (763 words)

	Erowid Alan Watts Vault
		Alan Watts began his training in writing and public speaking while attending King's College School in Canterbury, with the goal of becoming an Anglican priest.
		Watts wrote prolifically during the 60s and became a somewhat unintentional spokesperson for the counterculture movement.
		Alan Watts died in his sleep at his home in California in 1973 (we had previously written that he died of lung cancer.
	www.erowid.org /culture/characters/watts_alan/watts_alan.shtml (347 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Wisdom of Insecurity: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Alan Watts is by far the best interpreter of Eastern thought I have ever come across - his writing style is enjoyable to read, his analogies are fantastic and he has incredibly penetrating rigour.
		Watts identifies the destructive ways in which the majority of human race seem to lead their lives: attempting to achieve security which does not exist, and pointlessly chasing it faster and faster in the attempt.
		Watts is pointing to another way to live, the discovery of our true selves, it's just we have forgotten our true nature, which has been clouded by the worship of consumerism, materialism and scientific thought.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0712671315 (1090 words)

	The Austin Chronicle Screens: Short Cuts
		Watts is already hard at work on version 2.5, which will incorporate the ability to import actual MPEG clips into projects, among gobs of other new features.
		Watts hasn't received the script yet -- "something about a scooter," he enigmatically says -- but the basic idea behind the hiring is in line with Disney's attempt to keep the animation stateside instead of their usual habit of exporting to Korea or elsewhere.
		Watts will be teaching a free animation class this June at the Manchaca branch of the Austin Public Library as part of the Dell Computers-sponsored "Wired for Youth" classroom series.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2001-04-13/screens_shortcuts.html (556 words)

	The Weather Doctor Book Reviews
		Watts writes with a lucid style supported by good, relevant illustrations that allow the reader to easily apply its forecasting techniques with only a sharp weather eye to guide them.
		Watts then does a fine job of explaining why the principle works using surface and upper level weather charts to support his explanation.
		Watts also provides brief discussions of local weather influences, such as sea or mountain wind circulations, which may cause departures in local weather conditions from those indicated by the general regional forecasts that look only at the larger picture.
	www.islandnet.com /~see/weather/reviews/wxhandbk.htm (910 words)

	Alan Watts' audio at Mastering Enlightenments Arts
		The late Alan Watts, who is known as a master of communication, wrote over twenty books on the philosophy and psychology of religion, on Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Zen.
		Watt's mastery of the art of communication is even more apparent in his spoken words.
		In the light of this, Alan Watts explores the use of arts, athletics and other secular activities as actually forms of Yoga - that is, as ways of realizing one's identity with the Ground of Being.
	www.wattstapes.com (1577 words)

	AAA/OOO
		Watts' conception of this beautiful and incredibly advanced philosophy was radical-too radical for many Vedantists, who in practice tend to be aesthetes and world-deniers.
		Watts again was way ahead of his time in that his concern for matters of ego and societal double-binding meant that he made the ESSENTIAL connection between society and Nature which is still woefully lacking in most present day Ecological movements.
		Alan Watts loved a good witty but devastating diatribe against competitive society and its mass production of worthless zomboid crap, and there was a deadly serious reason for this.
	www.uncarved.org /OOO/watts.html (12947 words)

	SF Oracle, The Houseboat Summit \| Vallejo Ferryboat
		This is Alan Watts speaking, and I'm this evening, on my ferry boat, the host to a fascinating party sponsored by the San Francisco Oracle, which is our new underground paper, far-outer than any far-out that has yet been seen.
		Watts: Well, it goes back to the seventeenth century and the movements in Flemish and German mysticism, which started up the whole idea of democracy in England in the seventeenth century.
		Watts: Well, I think that thus far, the genius of this kind of underground that we're talking about is that it has no leadership.
	www.vallejo.to /articles/summit_pt1.htm (4740 words)

	Amazon.ca: Alan Watts Teaches Meditation : 1 Cassette: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Alan Watts has become known as the West's foremost interpreter of Eastern thought, and one of the most original philosophers of this century.
		Alan Watts is also featured demonstrating the relationship of music and sound to meditation through the use of gongs, instruments, and the recitation of a mantra.
		This was my first experience with Alan Watts, and after this I read all his works and have heard all of his talking shows.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1559272139 (538 words)

	Amazon.ca: Tao: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The second one, according to Watts himself, would be "full of surprises", and I believe it would consist in a set of amusing and paradigm-shaking stories and illustrations of the taoist way.
		Unfortunately, Watts passed away before initiating the second part, and the book was published as being composed only by the first one, "stuffed" with volume-increasing editorial tricks such as large size fonts and spacing, and with many pages consisting of taoist texts written in chinese.
		Watts was evidently a man who wanted to share the important and beautiful things he had found in life.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0224012517 (1222 words)

	Alan Watts : Why Not Now: Dhyana, The Art of Meditation - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		This title from author and lecturer Alan Watts contains two volumes delving into the basics of meditation as well as its usefulness and application in everyday modern life.
		The English-born Watts first established himself stateside in the late '30s, and during his tenure at Northwestern University during World War II he became an Episcopal chaplain.
		Not only does Watts present a proactive approach to meditation, his methodology is perfect for everyone from novice to expert levels.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,183452,00.html (366 words)

	Amazon.com: The Book : On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (Vintage): Books: Alan Watts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Modern Western culture and technology is inextricably tied to the belief in the existence of a self as a separate ego, separated from and in conflict with the rest of the world.
		Watts is very respectful of all of the major religions, at least in terms of the common values they share; however, he also suggests (and I agree) that those values have been concealed by layer-after-layer of doctrine, policy, and procedure.
		Watts presents a believable and sensible alternative to the absolute nonsense being peddled by established religion.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679723005?v=glance (2248 words)

	www.myspace.com/wattszen
		Alan Watts said that it was a matter of public knowledge that he was a rascal.
		He admitted to his drinking in the lecture called "in the spirit" (haha), but he defended himself saying that there are parts in the world where they understand "the joyous life", where living as long as possible is not priority over quality of life.
		Alan Watts is the only Fo real person that I know, besides SuperB and tommytaro.
	www.myspace.com /wattszen (1070 words)

	Alan Watts Zen Writings, Alan Clements, Jack Kornfield and other excellent teachers on meditation and Buddhism: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Alan Watts, Alan Clements, Tara Bach, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzburg and Shinzin Young's diverse teachings on life, Buddhism and the path of Compassion and Wisdom.
		Alan Watts was born in London, studied with D.T. Suzuki and Christmas Humphreys, and later moved to the United States, where he became famous as a leader of the San Francisco counterculture in the 1960s.
		Watts played a crucial role in integrating Oriental philosophy into the emerging world view of the late 20th century, helping to awaken millions to new ways of knowing.
	www.fourgates.com /alanwatts.asp (1031 words)

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		Alan Watts - Seminar On Tibetan Buddhism - Wisdom of the Mountains 1a.mp3
		Alan Watts - Zen and the Art of Controlled Accidents.mp3
		He held a Master's Degree in Theology from Sudbury-Western Theological Seminary and an Honorary DD from the University of Vermont in recognition of his work in the field of comparative religions.
	www.quangduc.com /audio/alanwatt/alanwatt.html (2915 words)

	The Continuance of Alan Watts Philosophy
		Watts' contributions are priceless and as important, I believe, than any other single person since perhaps Einstein.
		Alan Watts, for those who do not know, is known as the foremost interpreter of Eastern thought into the English language for Westerners.
		Alan Watts died two years before I was born, and I stumbled onto his work quite by accident.
	groups.msn.com /TheContinuanceofAlanWattsPhilosophy (409 words)

	Amazon.com: The Way of Zen (Vintage Spiritual Classics): Books: Alan W. Watts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Watts takes the reader back to the philosophical foundations of Zen in the conceptual world of Hinduism, follows Buddhism's course through the development of the early Mahayana school, the birth of Zen from Buddhism's marriage with Chinese Taoism, and on to Zen's unique expression in Japanese art and life.
		This is a satisfying audio lesson on Zen, which Watts says is a way of life fundamentally different from any religion or science and that has a rich history of thinking regarding the question of individual being in relation to the world.
		Watts wisely points out, with ample historical support from past Zen masters, that while so-called techniques for enlightenment may serve as transitional supports along the path, they ultimately lead to dead ends.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375705104?v=glance (2614 words)

	Alan Watts Podcast by Alan Watts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Alan Watts is one of the most widely read philosophers of the 20th century.
		In addition to his 28 books, Alan Watts delivered hundreds of public lectures and seminars the recordings of which have been preserved in the archives of the Electronic University, a non-profit organization dedicated to higher education.
		The Electronic University is now pleased to present the highlights of the spoken works of Alan Watts.
	www.learnoutloud.com /Podcast-Directory/Religion-and-Spirituality/-/Alan-Watts-Podcast/16832 (562 words)

	Alan Watts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Alan Watts, one of the twentieth century's leading philosophers of Eastern and Western thinking, for contributing so greatly to our understanding of the philosophies presented on this website.
		Alan Watt's is here a caring teacher who brings deep scholarship into a very readable and satisfying presentation.
		Because Watts has a gift for making totally foreign concepts fully recognizable to the Western mind, this is very helpful book for anyone new to Taoist thinking or who is reading the Tao Te Ching for the first time.
	www.yakrider.com /Resources/books/Alan_Watts.htm (1627 words)

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		Short Biography: Alan Watts was one of the most famous and insightful writers and speakers of the twentieth century on the subjects of Eastern thought and meditation.
		Noted authority on Eastern thought Alan Watts offers an accessible overview of the concepts of Tao and gives us guidance in experiencing it for ourselves.
		Alan Watts gives us this excellent introduction to Zen, looking at its religious roots, its influence on Eastern and Western thought, and different approaches to Zen meditation.
	www.newworldlibrary.com /contributorinfo.cfm?ContribID=329&PC=198 (193 words)

	Alan Watts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		"Alan Watts was one of the most famous and endearing writers and speakers of the twentieth century on the subjects of Eastern thought and meditation.
		In the first presentation, Alan Watts discusses that just as an apple tree grows apples, the Earth grows people.
		In the second presentation, Alan Watts tells us of how the world is necessarily split into polar opposites: good/evil, light/dark, life/death, here/there, heads/tails etc...
	www.elftrance.com /Html/AlanWatts.htm (253 words)

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