Alan Watts on Pain, Suffering, Fear, Death

Inspirational Library presents Alan Watts (1915 - 1973) was an English writer, theologian, and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in England, he moved to the United States and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He wrote more than 25 books and articles on religion and philosophy.
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[@Fluff-gl6yr]

He is 100% right about everything in this lecture. The full experience of an emotion is the resolution of that emotion

[@thijmen2646]

which comes colorcalibrated to person to person.

[@dongdo7168]

Listening to Alan watts can be addicting....i love listening to most of the topics food,spirituality ,death,life taoism ,reality, and nothingness.

[@thijmen2646]

Addicted to the thought or topic of ‘nothingness’. I think you are seeing a reflection

[@anatdaniel]

all the lectures by Alan Watts should be given with this kind of video having no background music.

[@Inspirational.Library]

👍☺

[@Nickelodeon81]

Yes

[@doc28if1]

Yes thank you!!!

[@scottmagruder9157]

One of the best Allen Watts lectures! I try to listen to him every day. What a treasure

[@Danleesixdoublefive321]

So simply yet powerfully explained. Thank you Alan Watts and thanks for uploading his lecture

[@HerrSaschlik]

I always come back to this talk from him. One if the best ones

[@JazevoAudiosurf]

He is the only one I know who gets somewhat close to truth, anyone else seemingly still enjoys the ride of ignorance. I feel alone with this profound understanding, the most intuitive thing for me is starving to death, that would fill me with joy, not responding to this environment of ignorance anymore and just fading

[@Inspirational.Library]

Yes... He is good. I especially like the way he explains complex issues in such a simple manner.

[@T-Bone93]

yeah he has a natural, simple mind. What would happen, if you have little to no barrier of expressing your natural thoughts and feeling you have ? Would be more interesting to experience than starving to death i guess

[@lamarstein5790]

P0

[@danisrono4478]

Suffering is the best teacher 🧑‍🏫

[@justmadeit2]

Heck I’m suffering extreme depression and anxiety the moment, he says to go in to it. I’m already in to it. I want io escape this

[@sayoshinakamario]

22:42

[@justmadeit2]

@@sayoshinakamarioYes, good advice though not always easy to follow

[@AverageMitch1987]

In my opinion ACCEPTANCE is the only way through. Embrace the unwanted emotions & feelings & ride the storm out. The storm will pass. That way when the next storm hits you you'll be like Captain Ron from Forest Gump floating in the water when the storm passes lol. He was at peace.

[@graemegeorgeharrison2468]

I am Suffering it has taught me nothing but pain misery and regret

[@svenheuseveldt7188]

How old are you?

[@graemegeorgeharrison2468]

@@svenheuseveldt7188 I’m 43

[@graemegeorgeharrison2468]

@@svenheuseveldt7188 I am 43 I’m in a lot of pain

[@JC-ts5ii]

Yeah it’s just made me feel exactly as you said, I’m so numb fam

[@graemegeorgeharrison2468]

@@svenheuseveldt7188 I’m 43

[@StClare_]

I'd like someone to explain how this applies to the infants vivisected alive in front of their mothers in Unit 731 in occupied Manchuria during the Second World War.

[@meklitnew]

❤ Thanks 🙏

[@Inspirational.Library]

My pleasure! 🙂

[@Aesir510]

Very glad I’ve found your channel , great stuff 😎👍

[@Inspirational.Library]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@michaelpissoff6784]

Shut up that means your grasping that you suffer from aniety. I can save you a world of lustening to allan watts . Dont try in any aspect of your life leave it alone.

[@oo-hk6zd]

14 Alan brings the fire

[@thijmen2646]

To me the sauna is, almost ironic,like a physical metaphor of what he describes as the oven. To me the message of this video. ‘ I’decide way before my body does in a way of how i will interpret the induced ‘pain/physical struggle’ as positive and most often even excitand ‘negatively usually’ in the first place. Its actually changes everything now i can put these struggle puzzle pieces together with the right mindset. Or ‘right’, let i say ‘more freely and as desired’. I wonder of this is actually where i broke through and i get moving

[@BiancaTallarico]

So this is what the Cenobites in Hellraiser/Hellbound Heart were teaching and exploring.

[@krisrobinson5919]

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[@Inspirational.Library]

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[@SLCoffeecake]

Thanks for posting this, but why the incredibly loud sound at the end smack in the middle of the monk story?

[@noonespecial4171]

Kids these days trying to be cool.

[@Inspirational.Library]

Thank you for your feedback. Will be more careful.

[@ryanlogan9071]

​@@Inspirational.Libraryto teach you to appreciate all the moments there isn't anything distracting lol jk

[@amv240]

Yeah that scared the hell outta me hahahaha

[@jakutz]

What is the meaning of the last zen story?

[@Cjszila]

It goes on, who knows the last

[@MrTetsukobu]

Theoretically and intellectually I agree with Alan, however when you are in front of a drunken, violent guy that has decided to harm you, all theories about diving into or accepting the moment, are worth absolutely nothing. Your instincts of fight or flight will run over whatever intellectual theories you may cherish. Give you another situation off the top of my head. You were born in North Corea, you have a wife and 5 kids, and you see them one by one dying of starvation, what theory from Buddha or whoever can save you from horrible suffering?

[@rodriguezx]

Put into that situation, anyone would wanna live because life is beautiful where we are at right now so we aren't prepared for the opposite this doesn't mean go and live reckless. This just means you can try and survive as long as you can not because you will never die but because life is beautiful where you are currently at. I hope this helps

[@Inspirational.Library]

Sad situations... Will remember you in my prayers. Everything is temporary... it will pass.

[@MrTetsukobu]

@@Inspirational.Library Please do not expend your precious time in prayers for me, instead use your prayers to beg that you never ever be in situations as I have been.

[@kaelzvibey3878]

​@@MrTetsukobusorry to hear that brother, I wish your suffering is temperoraly and you ascend higher ❤

[@MrTetsukobu]

@@kaelzvibey3878 I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kindness and great compassion! My soul melts under the fire of your great understanding of my comment. Ah! if all humans could have your level of understanding human race will be in a much deeper hell.

[@dr.kenmiller4227]

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New subscriber! Thank you for the content.🙏🏻🔥🫡

[@Inspirational.Library]

The pleasure is all mine! ☺