Tao: The Watercourse Way Alan W. Watts
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Maybe because without cultural preconceptions, a Westerner can read this ancient text with fresh eyes and see its original meaning more readily. I will break these up as they might be quite long especially if I throw in some quotes which I'm often prone to do. When the neighbors came in to say how fortunately everything had turned out, he said, “May be.” Source: Tao: The Watercourse Way (book), by Alan Watts. In a series of posts I will dissect much of Alan Watts' book, Tao: The Watercourse Way. Tao: The Watercourse Way Alan W. €Tao: The Watercourse Way” is the last book written by Alan Watts. Solala's Blog for the week of 2/11/13. Of the broken leg the farmer's son was rejected. One of the things that drew me to Daoism is its deep connection to the earth. It prizes the yin over the yang. ["The Way of Chuang Tzu" Thomas Merton] ["Tao: The Watercourse Way" Alan Watts] Instead of lost in translation, I found there is much to gain. Chuang-tzu, who lived after Lao-tzu, wrote extensively on the principles that Lao-tzu laid out in the Tao Te Ching.