What to Read After The Spirit of Zen
Readers who loved The Spirit of Zen by Alan Watts keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where The Spirit of Zen is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after The Spirit of Zen
An Outline of Philosophy
The Three pillars of Zen
Krishnamurti to Himself
1985
The secret oral teachings in Tibetan Buddhist sects
Gateless Gate
Zen and the Brain
The Tao of Physics
Total Freedom
Zen Buddhism & psychoanalysis
Zen in the Art of Archery
The Book
The Way of Zen
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Autobiography of a Yogi
A New Earth
Old Man and the Sea
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Candide
On The Road
The Power of Now
On Writing
Think and Grow Rich
Foundation