Alan Watts

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

Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life

The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts

Zen Dog

Conversation with Myself

The Art of Meditation

Work as Play

The Flow of Zen

Play

The Monkey Conflict

Zen and Now