Since the passing of Sri Aurobindo in 1950 many research Publications have seen the light of day dealing with various aspects of Sri Aurobindo's life-work and teachings. But to our knowledge no book has so far been published exclusively devoted to the study of Sri Aurobindo's humorous writings. the present book hopes to break new ground in this particular
field.
Apropos of Nirodbaran's Twelve Years with Sri Aurobindo he Mother had once remarked: "Thanks to Nirod, we have a revelation of an altogether unknown side of what Sri Aurobindo was. It is extremely interesting and very instructive." It is the fond and humble hope of the writer of the present work that the readers will find in its pages another not so well-known but lovable side of the Master's personality revealed in ample measure, To our happy surprise we shall meet here "not the Sri Aurobindo of Himalayan grandeur and aloofness, but the modern Shakespeare of spiritual sublimity and jollity".
This is a book on humour. But, as Prof. Stephen Leacock has pointed out, "Articles and books on humour are apt to resolve themselves into a series of jokes and stories, or to take on all the appalling dullness of undiluted theory." In the present work the author has tried to strike a happy mean. Hence the sub-title, "Sri Aurobindo's Humour: An Analysis and an Anthology". The book does not reduce itself to the task of a bare 'assembling' of jokes and witty remarks made by Sri Aurobindo nor does it degenerate into an unmitigated theorising. This is avowedly a book of research analysis, an analysis of The canons and principles and art of humour; but, in each case, appropriate examples have been immediately cited to illustrate the principle discussed, followed by a full quota of Sri Aurobindo

Con la colaboración de Al-Chung Liang-Huang

Inspirándose en los antiguos textos de Lao-tzu, Chuang-tzu, el libro de Kuan-tzu y el I Ching, así como en los estudios de Joseph Needham, Lin Yutang y Arthur Waley -entre otros-, Alan Watts ha escrito, con su inimitable estilo, un libro destinado a convertirse en el texto occidental básico sobre el Taoísmo.

El libro comienza con un capítulo acerca del lenguaje chino -que, según Watts, pasará a convertirse en el segundo idioma internacional después del inglés-, para explicar, a continuación, lo que significa el Tao (el fluir de la naturaleza), wu wei (la no-acción) y te (el poder que emana de ello). Cuando le sorprendió la muerte, a fines de 1973, Watts se proponía completar su obra escribiendo acerca de las implicaciones políticas y tecnológicas del Taoísmo y sobre su significado actual. Aunque no pudo terminar el libro, un amigo y colega, el maestro de t'ai chi Al Chung-liang Huang -que asistió y codirigió las últimas conferencias y seminarios que escribió Watts, y que dieron pie al presente libro- completó el texto y proporcionó, además, muchas de las caligrafías chinas que componen el material ilustrativo.

El camino del Tao no es únicamente una introducción a la esencia del Taoísmo sino, en cierto modo, la opera magna que recapitula la vida y obra de Alan Watts.