As a prolific writer and speaker during the 1960’s, Alan Watts was one of the first to interpret Eastern wisdoms for Western audiences.

After gaining recognition as an author in the mid-50’s, he lectured widely in the 60’s and early 70’s, offering a fresh perspective of the human predicament based on the philosophy and psychology of Eastern religion.

His worldview took into account the revelations of modern sciences including ecology, contemporary explorations in mysticism, and the classic ways of liberation practiced in Asia, including Zen, Taoism, Hinduism and Buddhism at large.