What is zen?
by Alan Watts · first published 2000
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I would recommend " What is Zen" by Alan Watts, Siddhartha. "Ready Player One". I would also suggest, "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson, and would echo "Cyptonomicon". Approaching Zero: The Extraordinary Underworld of Hackers, Phreakers,…
on “What Would You Recommend to a Bright 14 Year Old?” ↗I love Alan Watts and I'm glad you mentioned him. "What is Zen" was extremely influential on me when I was young and I've been obsessing over his writing ever since. I've only read "The Book..." once, but you remind me that it's a book I seriously need to read again.…
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