In My Own Way: An Autobiography

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In this new edition of his acclaimed autobiography — long out of print and rare until now — Alan Watts tracks his religious and philosophical evolution from a kid of non secular conservatives in rural England to a freewheeling religious teacher who challenged Westerners to defy convention and think for themselves. From early on this intellectual life, Watts shows himself to be a philosophical renegade and wide-ranging autodidact who came to Buddhism during 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 frequently hilarious accounts of gurus, celebrities, psychedelic drug experiences, and wry observations of Western culture. An enthralling foreword written by Watts’ father sets the tone of this warm, funny, and fantastically written story of a compelling figure who encouraged readers to “follow your personal weird” — something he all the time did himself, as his remarkable account of his life shows.
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