Originally published: Pantheon Books, 1972./ Includes index.
摘要
Abstract:
In this new edition of his acclaimed autobiography — long out of print and rare until now — Alan Watts tracks his spiritual and philosophical evolution from a child of religious conservatives in rural England to a freewheeling spiritual teacher who challenged Westerners to defy convention and think for themselves. From early in this intellectual life, Watts shows himself to be a philosophical renegade and wide-ranging autodidact who came to Buddhism through the teachings of Christmas Humphreys and D. T. Suzuki. Told in a nonlinear style, In My Own Way wonderfully combines Watts’ own brand of unconventional philosophy and often hilarious accounts of gurus, celebrities, psychedelic drug experiences, and wry observations of Western culture. A charming foreword written by Watts’ father sets the tone of this warm, funny, and beautifully written story of a compelling figure who encouraged readers to “follow your own weird” — something he always did himself, as his remarkable account of his life shows.
目次
Foreword by Laurence W. Watts Preface Prologue 1. The Stoned Wood 2. Tantum Religio 3. I Go to the Buddha for Refuge 4. On Being Half-Miseducated 5. My Own University 6. Dawn in the Western Sky 7. The Sunwise Turn 8. Paradox Priest 9. Interlude 10. Journey to the Edge of the World 11. Beginning a Counterculture 12. Other Selves 13. Breakthrough 14. The Soul-Searchers 15. The Sound of Rain Index
