Rating: 5/5

Writing Style: Radio talks adapted to the written page. Still great.

Summary: Five radio talks first aired in the late fifties. They could be re-aired today and be relevant. Alan is focused on introducing the ways of the Orient to American lifestyle.

Comments: I will read anything by Alan. I did not know the purest form of the Beat way was at all related to Zen. Plus I forgot how close Alan was with the San Fransisco Zen centre. Those are the Zen podcasts I listen to here.

My favorite talk is the “Return to the Forest”. I feel that way of life and discovery has returned with our internet age. One aspect of of our greater Kuli Yuga cycle.  Everyone today is flooded with good advice on how to do things properly. Eventually we will stop believing that nonsense and trust primarily our own direct experiences.

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