Alan Watts
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Essential Lectures of Alan Watts volume 2
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Alan Watts was concerned with the way we trap ourselves in words. He considered it unfortunate that we separate the "I" from reality and think of "I" in terms of how others see us or the image that we want to project. What is the answer?
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Buddhism symbolizes its basic spiritual experience as a void, but Alan Watts explains this must not be taken literally. Watts explores the void as a symbol of freedom and of a world feeling which can be described poetically though not logically as the "absolute rightness" of every moment.
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Essential Lectures of Alan Watts volume 4
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To many of us the image of God as a gray-bearded omnipotent and omnipresent supreme being has become implausible, yet the common sense notions of divine authority surrounding that image persist.
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Essential Lectures of Alan Watts volume 3
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As Alan Watts explains, "A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts and loses touch with reality." He covers basic mediation techniques, including listening without naming and mantras or sonic meditations.
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Essential Lectures of Alan Watts volume 1
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Basing his ideas on sensory perception and physical experience, Alan Watts makes a compelling argument that everything actually depends upon nothing for its very existence.
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Essential Lectures of Alan Watts volume 7
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Alan Watts swirls an orange on a string and shoots an arrow high into the air before explaining why the art of living is being paid to play – and to the extent that we feel compelled to work and survive, life becomes a drag.
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Essential Lectures of Alan Watts volume 10
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After talking about growing up near London, Alan Watts demonstrates a variety of cultural garb and points out how each influences the way we live and feel. His choices of attire include a western business suit and a kimono.
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Essential Lectures of Alan Watts volume 6
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Here Alan Watts points out that our insistence that the past determines the present is nonsensical.
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Alan S Watts grew up with dreams of being just like his dad as many other young boys do, until one day his dreams and aspirations, along with a big part of his identity were swept away from under his feet. He takes you on a journey through relationship challenges, low self-esteem and depression, career challenges, and traumatic experiences. Along the way, he also shares his personal growth transformations, training as a coach and the wisdom gained...
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Alan Watts introduced millions of Western readers to Zen and other Eastern philosophies, but he's also recognized as a brilliant commentator on Judeo-Christian traditions as well as a celebrity philosopher who exemplified the ideas - and lifestyle - of the 1960s counterculture. In this compilation of controversial lectures, delivered at American universities throughout the decade, Watts challenges readers to reevaluate Western culture's most hallowed...
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