God by Alan W. WattsMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
From the Illustrated Series - The Essence of Alan Watts
Book I
A short excerpt book on some of Alan Watts teachings, adapted from transcripts recorded in the last years of his life. A series of nine books were published, this is the first book.
The book is small, very easily read within one reading session. One page has an image, mostly derived from Japanese images. The other page is a short paragraph. The content is to have you think about God, how to represent the image. The viewpoint is mostly from the Christian religion, although others are mentioned. Letting go is the fundamental aspect of faith. To believe is from the root word lief, which means wish, so to believe is a strong wish. Faith is what is needed. Do not cling; but have faith.
I only have a few of the books from the series:
Book I - God
Book VII - Philosophical Fantasies
Book VIII - Ego
Book IX - Cosmic Drama
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