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Alan Watts

Jan 06, 1915 - Nov 16, 1973 (58 years old) in Chislehurst, Kent, England, UK

Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.

Known For

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The Art of Meditation
Himself
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The Flow of Zen
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Conversation with Myself
Himself
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Play
Self (voice recording)
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Exhale
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Zen Dog
Alan Watts (voice)
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Zen and Now
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Time and the More It Changes
Self
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Everything
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Zen: The Best of Alan Watts
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