I had a discussion with a great master in Japan...
and we were talking about the various people who
are working to translate the Zen books into English,
and he said, "That's a waste of time.
If you really understand Zen...you can use any book.
You could use the Bible.
You could use Alice in Wonderland.
You could use the dictionary, because...the
sound of the rain needs no translation."
~ Alan Watts
Alan Wilson Watts was a British-born philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and populariser of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Wikipedia
Born: January 6, 1915, Chislehurst, London, United Kingdom
Died: November 16, 1973, Mount Tamalpais, CA
Education: Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
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