Alan Watts - A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts.

Speaker: Alan Watts
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0:07

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Benar kisanak

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It starts at 7 with 77 likes and 7 likes to you

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[@fnordrabbit1156]

Me when I realize you can buy the dollar store with a dollar:

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Onevillage

[@donny1x]

@@zahinnahin6176 yes

[@lailajaden8778]

Me when I realize any president could have a made a law to make them president forever

[@wifehaver6973]

Me when I realize you can survive a plane crash by jumping at the last second:

[@sdffdsfdsfdsfdssfddf1203]

Take some advice seriously bumfuck

[@GeraltofRivia22]

Always thought this was a meme quote, but it's actually very insightful and profound.

[@CutWat]

It's sad that meme culture has ruined everything, people will use this and have it say some stupid or very obvious thing with this genuine quote, like "me when im drowning so i drink the ocean"

[@AHotCoco]

This is not a good quote. This is very stupid as a quote. This isn't very deepfull at all.

[@Datboi_Av]

@@AHotCocohow tho ?

[@AHotCoco]

@Datboi_Av well first everyone has to think to even function , including getting water, eating, or making simple everyday decisions, and thoughts are just ideas or just simple thinking so the quote "a person who thinks all the time, has nothing to think about but thoughts." Is acting as if very few people think only thoughts when, in fact, everyone thinks thoughts. So this is not really insightful just stating the obvious like if I said "the color blue is actually something different from a different perspective." You see it's stupid

[@zedhant]

​@@AHotCocoUnderstanding the meaning of the quote can be challenging and intricate, so I have nothing against people with inadequate comprehension of text for labeling a famous man's quote "stupid." I think that the quote was all about the delusion that one can live through if they preoccupy their awareness with it. He defined thoughts as "all the chatter within the mind that's able to divert an individual from reality." By referring to thoughts as "chatter," the famous man highlights the constant stream of distractions and noise that can prevent us from truly experiencing and understanding the world around us. One of the examples of these thoughts was "overthinking." In short, "a person who thinks all the time" was an individual who had zeroed in their consciousness on their innermost thoughts, and the next line "has nothing to think about except thoughts" suggests that this individual failed to recognize what the actual reality truly was given that his perception was held captive across an internal figment in lieu of his own awareness. This constant preoccupation with thoughts can lead to a distorted perception of reality, as the individual becomes disconnected from their external surroundings. The mind becomes trapped in a cycle of overthinking, preventing the person from fully engaging with the present moment and experiencing the world as it truly is. To paraphrase, "a person who overthinks merely ruminates." In a much simpler perspective, it means "be present." In conclusion, this quote serves as a reminder to remain present and not get lost in our own thoughts, as they can create a distorted perception of reality. It encourages us to cultivate mindfulness and focus on what is truly important.

[@paradoxadventurephotography]

If we had no laws, the crime rate would be 0%

[@dzakizamir7756]

Nice one lol

[@apexgamer552]

This hits different at night when you are home alone

[@Slickgamer88]

Y y-y yup

[@thejonah-inator4273]

Yes

[@theamazingagnostic2819]

You’re an npc

[@AlbenianKomrad]

Who said your alone 😏

[@GlitterSparkleRainbowFart]

@@AlbenianKomrad 💀💀

[@gamblinggabriel]

“A good servant but a bad master” actually inspirational, massive confidence boost because now I know I control what I do, not my brain”

[@SomeKrieger]

Your brain controls you tho without it your fucked

[@g1expert102]

You do and you dont. Your brain is hardware, your human traits is your software You control what you want your brain to do. But your brain controls what you can do "put your mind to it" they say But you can't come up with a unified field theory Your mind is a powerful thing but its just that. Its not an unstoppable force

[@JK4600Ace_of_Spades]

@@g1expert102 well but your soul is, and if we learn to listen to our souls then we learn the whole truth and we can come up with a unified theory.

[@Freedomman2butthesecond]

You are your brain

[@ExtraVirgin0liveOil]

Im 83 and this is deep

[@isuck7463]

@Thismasonkidd looking at his pfp he prob a kid

[@cyclone044]

@@isuck7463 nah he is 83

[@dumbguyontheinternet1711]

@@isuck7463 bro what u talking about he 83

[@isuck7463]

@@cyclone044 u rite beans. he is 83

[@Overlord_Destro]

Are you still 83?

[@demonic2zone936]

This is really good to listen to and its so true all my life ive been rather depressed, I have managed to turn it around quite alot but if it wasn't for the deep thoughts ive had I wouldnt have been here little videos like this make me feel comfortable to keep going and stay on track to hopefully a better future so thank you for uploading this video 😊

[@MCPhilosophy]

Glad you like it, more to come.

[@adamlopez8455]

Ay man same i been sad and shit but i haven't gave up bc of videos like this and my ex who loves me but doesnt want to be in a relationship bc family issues but i respect it so i go on knowing she cares for me and wants whats best for me and i love her for that

[@S.G.A.R.C.O]

"Skall"

[@RiceFarmerGuy]

Why people talking about sad things even tho its about reality

[@imherebud]

You'll get what you're planning to get, god bless

[@KingDavidD88M]

Me when I find out that the person who made the internet made it without internet:

[@AkariAverill]

CHOTTO MINUTE-

[@kuwandak]

It was not a person who made it. It was a group of people. Many people contributed to it, and not at the same time.

[@marcoaraiza9381]

​@@kuwandakal gore made it you moron

[@Kevo-rk2ts]

@@kuwandak but they had no internet

[@Iink_0]

Me when I realise that staying in the shower when my house is on fire will save me:

[@rockkaleb3235]

I've spent all my life over thinking everything in my Life... I've analysed every conversation I've ever had I've analysed and found out everyone I've ever met's personality and destroyed my mental state to a point where I trust in the calculations more than myself

[@MGTreyyy]

Same with me brother

[@rockkaleb3235]

@@MGTreyyy its just like the simulations...

[@Thisguy2736]

@rock kaleb I was once this way but a Buddhist monk taught me how to control my thoughts and master my mind took 3 years of therapy but it worked I am now much stronger than I ever was the real meaning is you have to overcome it sure maybe you can get a little help but it won't solve it all

[@arandomsupra]

I read this like song lyrics

[@yourbroskijack]

Waht ABOUT ZYOUR HEART

[@joshuaschrempp628]

This guy needs to narrate every book in existence

[@eviemelie3014]

I could literally listen to this guy while going to sleep, and be perfectly calm

[@Graysn6.7]

When I listen to this I feel like I could just float in space for eternity and be happy

[@Twizzy350]

Alan watts is so smart, I have alot of things going on rn in my life, for exams, my entire family is dying except me and my brother, and I'm not exaggerating, and we could lose our house, my dad already lost his house, that's just some of the things, but stuff like this makes me think about reality, and about some things that I can't find words to explain, but stuff like this also makes me think about how society is today and how it holds standards for everyone, man or woman, we are all expected to meet these everyday standards, and we all are expected to do whatever the media or society wants us to, people are brainwashed and listen to anything they here, not saying everyone does, but most people do, and nobody really thinks about one another now, about what everybody is going through.

[@keatonbillings1327]

dam bro thats fucking horrible, are you ok?

[@mysticmrx7349]

*_Are you ok._*

[@jesuschrist1817]

I'm sorry your going through that. Rip to your family that died🙏🏿💙. I hope the rest of yall are ok💙💙💙💜💜❤❤

[@Twizzy350]

@@jesuschrist1817 I really appreciate it

[@Twizzy350]

@@keatonbillings1327 I’m hanging in there

[@ohnocringewasnothere]

"A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about expect toughts."

[@hopepapernacky]

This is so oddly soothing. Gives off Stanley Parable vibes.

[@grazielamink]

9 year old me realizing that there are infinite words because there’s infinite numbers.

[@mellow_bug]

there is actually, there’s a vsause video abt it i think

[@untalented5157]

A person who thinks all the time

[@NotGoodAtCombat]

has nothing to think about except thoughts

[@JoshisaGenius]

So he loses touch with reality

[@SushiBeeReal]

And lives in a world of illusions

[@Chara_the_god]

Sometimes I just turn off my thoughts. Enough thinking and you've thought of everything you could.

[@belladonnaplumb9376]

Teach me the way..

[@liberta4112]

how

[@Chara_the_god]

@Ouroboros I'd recommend just not thinking for a while. It's quite nice.

[@Chara_the_god]

@Ouroboros it always works for me. Instead of observing, just stop. Stop everything. Thinking, all that. I've done it so many times I can hold conversations without a single thought.

[@Chara_the_god]

@Ouroboros I don't focus on the present, the past, or the future. I don't focus on thoughts, or people, or anything. To be without thought, to not focus, to not think, to simply be. No thoughts pop in your mind, no images, nothing, because you're not thinking. You are without thought. You never think about what to say, you say it instantly without hesitation, no thoughts put forth into it. Personally I find it difficult though if you happen to be hungry or thirsty, as these can distract you. Same with needing to use the restroom. Otherwise, it's pretty easy. If I knew how to instruct you, I would, but you've gotta figure it out on your own. Best advice I can give on it, is if your mind wanders, or you have some thoughts about anything, just stop. Tell yourself to stop, whether verbally or mentally. Focus on that for a bit, and then stop focusing. Completely stop thinking. That's how I first began going about it a couple years ago.

[@sta255_]

Me realising that nothing is on fire, fire is on things

[@buzzdoesgames9874]

To love is to live and to live is to die, that's the deal.

[@TheMainGuyYT]

Then are you implying if one doesn’t love they don’t die? What’s the meaning here?

[@buzzdoesgames9874]

@@TheMainGuyYT I'm implying that to truly live you must love but in turn that love will die. Whether that be literal or metaphorical death.

[@alexandregauvreau1270]

Even during listening to this video I had so many thoughts that I only understood half of it

[@wyattplays2760]

I don't know why this video makes me so calm so I'm just listening to it on repeat.

[@Eldermaxson1]

This is really unmotivating to me but I just keep coming back to it

[@mirri0]

I like listening to this on loop. Its nice.

[@Dubdsy]

I like your name

[@kamisettysreekar9690]

For the first time youtube gave me useful suggestion, it destroyed all the illusions, thoughts to buy this and that. And get me back to reality, for a moment I just seen a peaceful morning around me Thank you 😊

[@PotatoSeeds2.0]

Me realizing that "inside out" and "outside in" mean the same thing:

[@thegoodstickman1457]

Me when I realise I’m always floating because atoms cannot touch each other:

[@AugustTheDog]

Holy sh-

[@poketcg1592]

You're not even touching your own self by that logic. :[

[@AugustTheDog]

@@poketcg1592 HOLY SH-

[@GhostyMist]

FBI: Where you at right now?

[@excusemebutwhat3587]

AND THATS WHY OFFICER, I DIDNT TOUCH HER

[@hdgaming6486]

A truly inspirational speach

[@Sisiahsshoa]

The Roblox pfp hit different 🥶

[@aiyannaayshaasif6296]

I can relate to this message which has been sent to all of us. I have been worried and depressed most of my life and I always have thought that if I overthink then maybe there is something to help me. I understand the fact that if I keep on overthinking and diverting my attention from the important things then I lose touch with reality and I'm just stuck in my own imagination like being in my own world. The line "A good servant but a bad master" is really like deeply inspiring and I can understand it. I am the master of my own words and action, not my brain. In this world, most of us follow signs, words, Lucky numbers, and symbols because we think that will help us know but really we are just in a fake world when in the real world it doesn't work with luck and all that. This video is really inspiring and gives all of us confidence.

[@maritimevhs]

Me when I realize I am no one's first choice:

[@mercedes63b]

Start working out , improve your life stop caring about what others think or say about you and chase your dreams I wish you all the best life possible but it’s really up to you ❤

[@abdulazizalahmadi2873]

If you want contemplate life then do it while listening to this

[@mavenbraun5701]

A person like Allan Watts is just one opinion in a world of billions of people.

[@sevenseven7990]

Today i stopped pondering what i was going to do and i simply watched the rain outside. Rain is a fairly common thing in my area and to most it is just something that happens and its nothing special but as i sat leaned over the countertop of my workplace and gazed out into the rainy night air i found myself relaxed almost at peace. I always like the rain but i never bothered to simply stop what i was doing and simply enjoy the fact that this simple act of nature was takeing place right outside. If you spend too much time in your head, you miss out on the little things that make life worth living.

[@Lazarus457]

5 year old me when I realised that I can open and shut the tab

[@SuperPwnageThomas69]

I’ve realized that i think too much. I messed up my mind with toughts, and now I don’t know whats a dream and what is not. It is okay though, since the more i think the more stuff i come up with.

[@oldlumas3256]

bro the dream part is exactly what i have i just couldnt describe it

[@user-tt4wh4mo7g]

This is a very true statement

[@Thetravelingmonke]

Even though this is a meme it really does hit deep, because sometimes taking it slow and enjoying life is better, not everything is a rush, life may seem small in the vast universe but its large to us, so live every day like the lat

[@Av3xer_Cl0wn]

I noticed that recently I’ve been thinking too much. I talk less and notice small things, I don’t understand things but keep it to myself. I want things that I never could have but not the things most people want like money or a big house. I stumbled across this audio by a shorts that had this in it the video was flaming but the audio stood out. I searched it up and can relate to it. People who say things like this somehow find a way to read my mind and I feel like they understand how many people feel but have the best way to describe it and point out things not a lot of us notice. Hehe I sound like a adult but not!😅

[@bvk5613]

story of my life, plus drug addiction and multiple ego deaths induced by “shrooms”. all i do is think, so much to where now i don’t just think i talk, not just to myself but simply i replace any social interaction i can, with my thoughts. i’ll talk to my friends from school outisde of school which is great, but then i realize oh fuck that was just in my head haha. idk i think i’m going crazy, my drug addiction is also horrible, i took shrooms a bit too much i think and well.. let’s just my family may have schizoness. i do think i’m better now and my analogy for all this would be, your life is a math equation with so many variables but here’s the catch, try and complete it by yourself and you’ll find even your mistakes will let you move forward till you get to the end and boom it doesn’t add up (a solitarized life leads to a wasted lifetime) crazy. you should look into philosophy, since it is just thinking. also did you know math is just applied philosophy? and well philosophy was just some “crazy” people asking irrelevant questions. socrates was also assumed to have some level of schizophrenia. aristotle was usually hated a lot but it’s sad to imagine aristotle would probably still be hated a lot. aristotle and dante have a cool story, although the philosopher kinda isn’t SO relevant here… idk why i felt the need to type all this, i did so on my phone🤔🤔 i sometimes think i’m more like an adult but really i’m just 14. although i really like to believe i’ve gathered enough information so far about life. well that was a long write, buh bye

[@Av3xer_Cl0wn]

@@bvk5613 I can relate to the feeling like an adult even though you are young, I am younger than you matter of fact… also thank you for e story although it’s kind of hard to understand I get the gist of it! Also DON’T DO DRUGS THEY ARE BAD!!!! Hang out with the right people, I know everyone says this but I had bad friends before ㅠ ㅠ she’d kind of be mean but my other friends in the group were nice. My dad though I was mean and said that I sounded like the b word of the group (haha no cursing rule) even though I was probably the nicest. Now my friends are friends with her anymore, my family moved but yet she still tries texting me. I haven’t told her I don’t necessarily want to be friends anymore but I do most of the time not text her back. I’m not trying to be mean to her though! 😅 Anyways this may be advice to your younger society but still, it’s reasonable! I hope this helped, you kind of helped me too with your story! Thanks unnie!

[@Av3xer_Cl0wn]

Btw I’m not that much younger than you so I could relate to you much!

[@devinpolk7557]

@bkc u can’t od on shrooms 💀

[@bvk5613]

@@devinpolk7557 i never said i had an overdose? if you’re referring to the ego death then clearly you don’t know what ego death even means

[@theslug2763]

This literally hits different when you're in bed and overthinking about the past, just listen to this and you're good to go 👍

[@kuwandak]

All I have is my thoughts. If I stop thinking so much, then I'll have nothing else left to do, because there's never anything going on with my life.

[@jackford984]

This actually great advice

[@VenomShadows305]

'Thought is a mean of concealing truth'.

[@toofuuu]

This helped mr understand myself more thsn i could.... i just wanna thank the maker of this video. I have been struggeling with a lot of mentall illness. And i never knew what was happening to me. And i now i still dont. But i do understand it more. Thank you.

[@MU-go1fq]

Brother please explore Islam. I was in your position, constantly overthinking and worrying about things out my control. An immense build up of pressure and constant worry. Islam literally means peace, it will bring you peace. I am a mere human, selfish and egotistical like all, but I am taking this time to write to you for the sake of Allah and the love I have for my brethren suffering the same. I wish you all the best, please ask me questions I am more than happy to answer.

[@toofuuu]

@@MU-go1fq hello mu. I am sorry. But i dont think i will be acvepted. Since i am part of the lgbtqia+ and i think islam is against it. From my understanding atleadt. I am sorry. I cant rlly change that. And i am sorry. But i have my own personal beliefs, and i tfuly stand by them. Sorry. Ive already looked into many beliefs since i am interested inbthem. But i dont think islam suits me. Sorry. I wish you a wanderfull day.

[@abyssano78]

@@MU-go1fq the crusades are over since long.

[@abyssano78]

@@toofuuu hello, just to say i've been in the same...mmh...mood we'll say not so long ago, but, someone came into my life and changed it. Now, i know this sounds like a fairy tale, and, honestly, when i was in that mood i didn't believe someone like that existed, but it does. Even though we may think a lot that there is no escape, no cure, there's always one. And, if you'd like to tell me what's wrong, i can listen, i know a lot of good Alan Watts speeches too (the voice of the video).

[@derpyunicorn5543]

it's beautiful

[@garyyuman1945]

It’s really deep and it’s true😢😢

[@Fahad-21]

We are the universe experiencing itself, because we are a product of the universe in its never ending goal of expansion, finally seeing and realizing all the other branches that that it formed besides us(other people, new celestial bodies formed, etc)

[@panzer_tank]

when poison expires, is it more poisonous or no longer poisonous?

[@keepitclean8791]

This says a lot about thought

[@YawnL]

Me guessing what the dog is finally doing:

[@iWatchVids4myself]

me when i realise that real eyes real lies realize and realise

[@clairecampbell7943]

This is helping me a lot

[@smudgeyt1093]

Nine year old me when I realize I can’t stand backwards on the stairs

[@hadichamli]

I was 22 years old when I realized that

[@llama886]

Me buying the bank after getting a 1b dollar loan:

[@PleasehelpmeWar.nevercha-wk4dv]

Hits hard

[@Erik20118]

Me when i Realize That All Dogs A Animals But Not every Animal is a Dog

[@sand9715]

Imagine this: You are quite smart, and every single person you ever met has told you that, so you try and stay in the lead, try and get that praise, but nothing, they don't acknowledge you anymore so you start thinking a lot about. "What could I do better to get this praise I so seek" you don't just try and look into the meaning of the joke, you look at the error and what could've been done to make the joke funnier and you do this in all aspects of life, and soon you forget about your own you look at other people's mistakes in every day life and forget about your own, now the jokes they tell aren't funny anymore the people are all dumb they can't do anything right. You distance yourself from everyone because your the smartest in the world after all, but you grow you mature, and you start to feel lonely so you try and learn how "normal" people fit in, you read hundreds of books and articles now you can fit in but, each time you go into conversations you think of those hundreds of books that you read wondering am I doing it right maybe I already screwed up you put yourself down but keep on trying it worked you now have friends but, it's not you anymore you aren't you you're the hundreds of books and articles you've read, nobody knows you, you become more lonely than ever before who really knows me? I've pushed my family aside my friends are talking and playing with my disguise or outer shell if you will. you become depressed thinking about suicide. You wouldn't want to live here its empty there's nothing here just a fake you that you watch interact with people day to day its not exhausting its lonely

[@vofupfu7953]

You are the example dont think this much only trust your senses and your cock

[@divinedimes260]

You’re not alone i was brought up this way too.

[@jameswillard2671]

It is time to let go of your ego. not just arrogance, rather the ego of the mind.

[@mariodiaz8537]

The happiness is in the ignorance. You can be happy, or you can be intelligent. Can’t have both

[@Toppeely]

I suggest you using ear phones or head phones it’s gooooood

[@jolann4424]

Overthinking is the worst it makes u think about things that wont happen its a love killer for the one’s who are with you you repulse them from yourself without even knowing thats what ur doing its a prison living in a world of thoughts on top of thoughts on top of thoughts and everytime u think about something its makes yourself pushing it to the infinite leaving yourself there just thinking about the fact that you are thinking of ur own thoughts the most frustrating part about it is that we have no control over it we always push it too far we even push it further than too far u can wake up confident and the next 20 minutes everything is just lost as if the concept of confidence never existed for you

[@suffixoval69420]

all jokes a side , this is a very motivational quote

[@rorychevalier7177]

Me when I realize that I have nothing to think about except thoughts

[@jameswillard2671]

You know, for all the memes, this trully is great.

[@someopinionateddirt6561]

Well, this is certainly applicable to post-modernism.

[@mbbeats3464]

When you realize it’s faster saying “ world wide web “ than “ www “ 🤯

[@BeastyFN28]

Me trying to find where it says the line and then going to the comments: a person who thinks… 😂

[@GodLightStem]

"If a capacitor sends faster electrons than a battery, why not just make a capacitor bigger?" 0:07

[@themonkeymang]

"I'm ADHD and I approve this message"

[@houseoftoussaint9609]

That’s why I just play music in my mind.

[@I_Dont_Care897]

Me realizing the internet was made without internet:

[@JordyLovesFruit]

POV: she's 18 and your 17 making her legally allowed to adopt you so you can call her mommy

[@igorfriptulyak6509]

When you're drowning but u remember that u can drink the water:

[@steven_de_djay]

Does anybody know where I can get quotes like this(quotes recorded from long ago?)

[@JsYTA]

This has real staring at the paint shapes on your ceiling energy

[@archbishopthomas995]

Certified meme material right here

[@ryderjordan4215]

I hear this on Snapchat all the time

[@pizzaheister13]

Real

[@firepigsam1410]

That’s deep

[@JaKeIsJCS]

any good hiphop beats with these first couple lines before it drops? would be too sick

[@user-yn2jg9bu5l]

From the world of illusions come all the ideas of the world

[@VivaLaMORTIS]

What type of mic would this be considered?

[@TanjiroKamad0949]

Me when i realize when you choke you can just breath through your nose

[@jamorantisgoated6469]

if gravity was made in 1665 or 1666… That means people were floating…🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

[@tannernobles2735]

Me when I realize I can't stand on stairs backwards

[@nobodybutimasomebody]

When you reaise this a quote is thought.So this guy has to think all the time to this thought that talked him

[@alexlopez4936]

I found this in a song called overthinker

[@nadakumkumar4845]

Me when I realize i can die once and for all now so that i don’t have to have the fear of death everyday

[@Mafcagile]

If Kevin Durant named his kid Deo, his full name would be “Deodurant”

[@philinn4788]

a person who thinks all the time...

[@jacoboofly164]

"are there really 365 birthdays or 8 billion birthdays?" Me:

[@JaWick_WitaStick]

Holy shit I've been in this for almost my whole life I feel like

[@Younes70711]

When i buy a book called"how to solve 50% of all your problems" and i read it twice:

[@siiput4097]

A person who think all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts

[@rngsmiles3979]

I was trying to type A perfect circle, because I wanted to listen to a song. However the full title of this showed up as the first auto fill after I just started typing it in. I have not seen such a long title as a first suggestion so I had to see what the video was. Now i'm just left with my thoughts.

[@forg5683]

Me:When i realize you can walk on the sun if its dark

[@TheAdministratorSCPF]

Me renaming myself to “nothing” because nothing lasts forever

[@Jessamur17]

me when i realize i can survive a plane crash by jumping out at the last second:

[@hashigyrahysake]

легенда

[@margem8020]

😊

[@bananablake1830]

Same

[@daalfredo]

Can I ask why this hit me hard

[@DeathnoteBB]

Cause it hits hard