The Resume

(January 6, 1915-November 16, 1973)
Wrote 'The Spirit of Zen,' 'The Way of Zen,' 'The Book,' 'Nonsense,' and 'Erotic Spirituality'
A foremost translators of Buddhist, Taoist and Hindu texts in to English
One of the 'Beat Generation' icons along with Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Neal Cassady and Jack Kerouac

Why he might be annoying:

He is a vegetarian.
He experimented with the psychedelic drugs lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), mescaline, psilocybin, dimethyl-tryptamine (DMT), and cannabis to determine whether they could induce a genuine mystical experience.
His book 'The Book' was extremely pretentious.
His use of drugs for mysticism and tarot cards led some to compare him with Aleister Crowley.

Why he might not be annoying:

His texts on Zen Buddhism are extremely clear and lucid, avoiding the overuse of riddles and vague metaphors common in texts on this subject.
He was an Anglican priest in Canterbury, England.
He was ordained an Episcopal priest.
He worked with D.T. Suzuki on Zen writings.
He had a doctorate of divinity.
He had two wives and seven children.
He encouraged 'deviant' opinions including 'The Value of Psychotic Experience.'

Credit: SumoBear

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1061915)
• Honey, I Banged the Babysitter
• I Abused LSD
• I Abused Mescaline
• I Abused Mushrooms/Psilocybin
• I am a Deist
• I Died in 1973 (Ranked: 58)
• Influenced by Joseph Campbell
• Philosophers: 20th Century [1900-2000]
• Profiles 4501-4750 (Ranked: 4748)
• SumoBear's Profiles

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 103 Votes: 55.34% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 75 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 42 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 67 Votes: 67.16% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 116 Votes: 62.07% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 203 Votes: 59.11% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 260 Votes: 60.38% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 592 Votes: 49.32% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1208 Votes: 51.32% Annoying