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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Forget the misleading "Beat" title...but it's good!
Definitely don't buy this if you're looking for lots of info or an extensive essay on the "beat" generation, etc. The awesome Alan Watts does deal with that topic, but almost in passing. He's goes into more detail explaining Zen and Hindu ideas with a huge helping of humor. Some ideas will stay with you. His emphasis on the key concepts of living the moment and...
Published on August 30, 2001 by Joel L. Gandelman
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Don't be fooled
I am a big fan of Alan Watts. I know of no one else that has the charisma, sense of humor, and intelligence to communicate ideas from Hindu and Buddhist thought. I have read several of his books and while this book is as good as any other- I WARN YOU - it has very little about the beat generation. In fact, there is one ten page essay. It is interesting, but if you...
Published on June 11, 2000 by honey
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Don't be fooled,
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This review is from: Zen & the Beat Way (Paperback)
I am a big fan of Alan Watts. I know of no one else that has the charisma, sense of humor, and intelligence to communicate ideas from Hindu and Buddhist thought. I have read several of his books and while this book is as good as any other- I WARN YOU - it has very little about the beat generation. In fact, there is one ten page essay. It is interesting, but if you are buying this book because you are interested in the beat generation there are more informative books. This book is also a little expensive and is less than one hundred pages. Try "Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown" or another one of his cheaper and longer books. Most of them contain similar ideas.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Forget the misleading "Beat" title...but it's good!,
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This review is from: Zen & the Beat Way (Paperback)
Definitely don't buy this if you're looking for lots of info or an extensive essay on the "beat" generation, etc. The awesome Alan Watts does deal with that topic, but almost in passing. He's goes into more detail explaining Zen and Hindu ideas with a huge helping of humor. Some ideas will stay with you. His emphasis on the key concepts of living the moment and a job as an avocation (not just to spend x number of hours making money but to do for the JOY of it)forever will be imprinted in your mind, as well as various clever examples he sites. Especially memorable is his explanation of how we Americans often live too much in the past and future and don't appreciate the present. He likened it to a coin: one side is the future, the other the past -- but the REAL stuff is the metal in between (the present). A small book with lots of big ideas that are cleverly presented.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Magnificiently clear and unblemished.,
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This review is from: Zen & the Beat Way (Paperback)
This is probably a book for anyone who has been interested in the "beat generation" and is now looking furthur and finding the religion in it. Alan Watts is simply amazing.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book; concise and to the point,,
This review is from: Zen and the Beat Way (Audio Cassette)
An excellent find. Alan Watts brings humanity and humor to Zen and to the Beat generation in his clear, concise style. A fascinating look at America in the 50's and 60's through the eyes of someone who was an influential part of the Beat generation but who remained outside of it. Highly recommended
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Zen & the Beat Way by Alan Watts (Paperback - June 15, 1997)
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