The Way of Zen

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:book
gptkbp:author gptkb:Alan_Watts
gptkbp:available_in Hardcover
Paperback
Ebook
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Reflections
Lectures
Essays
Practical advice
gptkbp:contributes_to Cultural exchange between East and West
Understanding of Zen Buddhism
gptkbp:critical_reception Influential
Positive
gptkbp:discusses Philosophical implications of Zen
Role of meditation
Comparison with other philosophies
Cultural context of Zen
Nature of Zen
gptkbp:focus gptkb:Simplicity
gptkb:Meditation
Mindfulness
gptkbp:genre gptkb:philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Way of Zen
gptkbp:impact Popularized Zen in the West
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:New_Age_movement
Mindfulness movement
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:D._T._Suzuki
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Taoism
gptkbp:influences Western philosophy
Eastern philosophy
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:artists
gptkb:Writer
Zen practitioners
gptkbp:isbn 978-0394742008
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notable_quote Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes.
gptkbp:page_count 192
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1957
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Pantheon_Books
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:The_Wisdom_of_Insecurity
The Meaning of Happiness
The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:target_audience General public
Practitioners of Zen
Students of philosophy
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:French
gptkb:Japanese
gptkb:Spanish
gptkb:German
Chinese
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alan_Watts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6