Alan Watts - Silence The Mind

[@robertfoley9801]

"thoughts are neither negative or positive , they are just thoughts.however, the thoughts you repetitivly give attention to are the ones that will manifest into reality"

[@karsenkershner7240]

this just changed my mindset I have been having lately. thank you for this

[@reedsullivan8755]

I believe he’s saying that’s a bad thing. That reality is not the goal. That reality is the ego

[@reedsullivan8755]

@@robertfoley9801 we’re on the same page

[@montesa9136]

@Robert Foley - LOL! If that was true I would be a healthy Billionaire

[@aarongottfried5595]

why are thoughts symbols? what does that mean?

[@Zephur0s]

"tomorrow doesnt exist, there is only here and now" this helps me ease me worries and anxieties.

[@squidlings]

Interesting. Why do you think that is? It does kinda help restore peace in your self but why does thinking of tomorrow cause anxiety if in the moment you can feel peace?

[@UsefulVitamins]

If tomorrow doesn't exist, than why is it in your statement or perhaps even mantra?

[@am3thysst]

Learning this also made my life a lot better. We’re always worrying about what to do later, about hypothetical events, things that don’t exist exactly because tomorrow doesn’t exist. The best is just to focus on what we can do right now and be present. It will turn out fine.

[@UsefulVitamins]

@@am3thysst I'd say, it's important to know where you came from and where you heading, yet above it all the thing that you own called present moment is one of the profoundly important thing that you can own. This understandin is so important yet so easy to be ignored.

[@am3thysst]

@@UsefulVitamins Yes!! Exactly.

[@Newmindframe]

Thank you for not adding music, it hits more deeper, without distractions.

[@ryanyusi9848]

U ryt!!

[@lifeofreilly9943]

Agreed

[@growingoaks]

Alanstep

[@Bi3CHWOMAN]

222 likes ☺

[@juiceboxbzrk]

It really does make a difference if you don't need music to sway the mood

[@stephensnarrative2745]

*“The future is a concept”* This quote shifted my awareness. Thank you, sir Alan Watts.

[@HIKOI_with_T]

Same here 🎯

[@JuanThaSilva]

It does make sense in a systematic way tbh in my opinion. We made that because it is to sort of, a word to describe what time we think to do something that's planned.

[@ADUAquascaping]

​@@JuanThaSilva The problem with philosophy and religion is that they talk about giving up thinking and concepts while all they do is keep thinking and preaching about concepts. Everything he just said is just a belief from his limited perception. He isn't any more correct than physics, science, or anyone else. Symbols are existential. There is no separation between physical reality and symbolic meaning, such as mathematics.

[@Softlol]

@@ADUAquascapingAlan Watts didn’t have beliefs. He knew. Just as I know that we are all the same. We are God, the universe, we are everything. This is what you understand if you let your ego die. Everyone letting go of their ego and existing just now have the exact same conclusion. It’s impossible to explain, you have to experience it, and you will know. But be warned, there is no turning back when you see behind the veil of reality. You will be changed forever.

[@Softlol]

@@user-vq1ne6es5m its not in the way Alan is talking about. The future doesn’t exist, because you can’t predict it. You can spend a day make a 1 year plan, then the same day you slip in the shower and die. Or meteor hit the earth, or a war breaks out. The only thing that truly exists is the present moment.

[@crosstolerance]

"Time is always now" This is something I need to integrate into my life. I need to stop worrying about what happens next.

[@rogerveid2270]

You could try less “integration” and more of a perspective change. Integrate the rest of your life to this mind set because this mindset is the thing that keeps you content, so you wanna be like that as much as possible. Instead of looking at this like a standard of maturity or like a chore, look at it like a choice and an overall perspective that everything else works around

[@UntangledKnots]

In my case it was a lot of fears that I hardly recognized I had, when I found them and started working on facing them, I started making much more progress, had a huge shift recently, less NEED and more awe at the whole process

[@FStandsForFun]

But how is time always now? time was also 100years ago. Just ask a people with white hair. They will tell you time was.

[@Rowsic]

@@FStandsForFunWhen those people lived 100 years ago they perceived that time as the now. All of your memories exist, because they happened, but all of your memories are from the perspective of how the present felt at that moment.

[@solomoon3083]

Well you don’t need to do you. Not really.

[@KosmicKaren]

As I watched this video, I couldn’t help but ironically think about how I can’t wait to implement this teaching in the future

[@geovaniraffaelli4508]

Let's implement them right now

[@walterclements1466]

@@geovaniraffaelli4508 how i just keep thinking

[@Vlad-wl3fw]

@@walterclements1466 I guess that's where meditation comes in. Observe your thoughts instead of interacting with them.

[@walterclements1466]

@@Vlad-wl3fw when i meditate i keep thinking although i’ve probably only had a couple hours of meditation all together, it will probably come with time

[@Vlad-wl3fw]

@@walterclements1466 yeah the thing with meditation is that you have to put in the time. It's not just there for you to take it. You have to earn it (the peace of mind). I'm currently working on this myself. Good luck!

[@zackmartin4638]

I find myself laying in bed at night listening to this man speak and slowly I came to the understanding that everything is nothing and nothing is everything

[@unclesandeep3683]

Wut

[@bruhcomeon.]

Opor

[@TheMaestroMMA]

Duality

[@somegirl558]

Get off meskaline, son .

[@matildecestoni5021]

Wooow, I came to the same conclusion 9 months ago. "Everything is the same but at the same time nothing is" it came to mind just like that. So I understand you. I get you🦋

[@burner5673]

Reading through the comments I’m filled with joy seeing everyone expressing themselves through concepts and critical thought. It’s so good to see. Keep thinking.

[@everytopicoftopicandthings2860]

Not to much though. Not too much.

[@dirtypete372]

Point is not to think 🤔 lol

[@everytopicoftopicandthings2860]

@@dirtypete372 Is the point not to think? Or is it to not think too much? Maybe its to not suppress thinking. Maybe its to indulge in thinking itself. Good day🤙

[@mattybhoy6522]

I enjoy Allen. Started listening to him a while ago, but I've shifted over to stoic philosophy and I find the philosophy of the stoics have truly filled me with nourishment and helped me find alot of peace. It's a quite a fine line to tread but I think its worth it

[@mrMankx]

gooouu

[@TopDog-cy4nk]

"Accept what you can't change and focus on what you can"

[@E_Clampus_Vitus]

BS 12 step mantra. The world is getting worse precisely because people accept things as they are.

[@life-tg5ku]

discovered this man about 6 years ago, he saved me. i come back to his 'speeches' from time to time and it's always as magical as the first time

[@lucas78044]

Same goes for me, this guy saved my life

[@tobe144]

Man, I'm just so thankful that I found Alan Watts (lectures) several years ago. His thoughts and speeches are literally saving me from that crazy, modern society out there. It's always comforting to come back to one of his lectures. I'm convinced I will listen to him for the rest of my life.

[@Michael-lg4wz]

Alan watts, Hitchens, Peterson, John Taylor Gatto,Illich... wouldn't have found them without youtube

[@DenisaStancu]

A great choice for each of us, to stay away from what you don't belong to...

[@psymantra5268]

Touche!

[@jeffforsythe9514]

There is a wonderful new practice that just might change your mind.

[@rawganic5183]

Same

[@24DaniS24]

“The point of life, the place where it’s at, is simply here and now”- Alan Watts

[@agnidas5816]

you are repeating the words of an alcoholic trapped in linear time

[@commonclayofthenewwest6045]

@@agnidas5816 was he a booze hound? My brother loves showing me this guy's stuff and I can dig it some. But ultimately, he's not enough to satiate my curiosity of the spiritual realm. He points out the obvious, which I like. He's trying to calm people who have severe mental problems, I get it. But no one man's opinions are enough to get me off this planet with any form of true peace and joy. This world is wretched. I don't think we can just meditate terrible suffering away from us, not in any lasting way. Basically, we better hope there's a God. Because this place has left me broken and wanting to mend.

[@nickhyde420]

There is no destination, just a journey. The journey is the enjoyable part. They always say the journey is better than the destination. Whenever you reach somewhere it is never how you anticipated it and never as good as you think it will be. Like the thrill of the chase. The chase is always better than the catch.

[@mohammedali111]

We were not created simply to live and exist. We are not mindless drones. Our existense if far deeper.

[@FStandsForFun]

@@mohammedali111 if that would be true than you were waiting for tomorrow.

[@JuicyLuXy]

The way he speaks, the clearness of his sentences, the way he builds up his clarifications make his talks really wonderful

[@nathannealon9388]

Anyone reading this comment. You know you have a talent stop hiding it. The world is waiting to see it.

[@Firehazerd5444]

"THE POINT OF LIFE IS TO SIMPLY LIVE HERE AND NOW" This feels like a comforting thought to think to myself

[@silentrotation6541]

In our thinking we put everything into categories. Then we filter our view of ourselves and the world in these set ways that set our reality. Watching our breath and thoughts at times of the day can break this by allowing us to see that our awareness is more than thoughts, like the sky that does not hold onto clouds but lets them come up and pass into the emptiness of the sky. There is joy in watching thoughts evaporate like clouds when left alone instead of one getting trapped in their endless maze. There is joy in simply being aware of awareness.

[@aliasofanalias7448]

Beautifully put my friend

[@GamesMore247]

This is Alan Watts' best speech, in my opinion.

[@lunch77]

Sums up a lot of powerful ideas in only a few minutes. Love it.

[@Med1na2012]

Opinions are like nostrils we all have em Opinions are why so many problems exist today.

[@vladdydaddy6954]

I agree.

[@wayperk]

First encountered this lecture in a different video here on KZbin… it shifted my entire perspective about everything. I’ve never had such a life changing experience, where a single stimulus shattered my whole understanding of life. I’m forever grateful 🙏🏽

[@eastonmackay3058]

@@Med1na2012 Is that your firm opinion?

[@blacklotus3412]

Just be conscious "thoughts" are just "thoughts", it doesn't matter if it's something that can happen or not. You cannot be anywhere other than here and now, the past is not responsible for the present, it's the other way around, because first of all, you are here and now therefore you may think or not think about the past. Only when you think about it, both the past and future exist, otherwise they don't. Now is the foundation upon which thoughts of past and future come from. Anything other than here and now is psychological, when you close your eyes and think about the sun out there in space, the sun might actually exist out there but the sun that you think of is no more than a projection of your mind, which is just a thought, a psychological activity. When you close your eyes and think about someone, that someone in your psychological reality has nothing to do with the one that is actually out there that you can see and hear, the thought just projects them, represents them. Like your name represents you but it is not you, like money represents wealth but it's not the actual wealth that you can consume. The psychological reality/world is 2-dimensional, linear, dead, lifeless, repetitive and gloomy while the actually reality that you can see and hear is 3-dimensional, full of life, colorful, full of surprises and everchanging. So the point is "don't confuse the reality that you can perceive with the reality that you can think of", they're not the same.

[@a.i.canvas]

This comment deserves way more likes

[@renaultklio2401]

What you said here is beautiful :)

[@lucasmarzano7852]

thank you

[@ConstantineLovesGod]

69th like Have a great day, God bless! =D

[@kend7597]

Nicely put. Thanks :)

[@markfromct2]

I get tears in my eyes when he talks. I feel he is speaking directly to me

[@PrestigePranksterSuomi]

Feel that🙏

[@UntangledKnots]

He IS you 😉 you made this for yourself through another body

[@Aura_fi]

I seek Alan in times of destress and anxiety… his words and perspective always help me to realise my worries are nothing more than words in my head that I am creating.

[@Endymion766]

i sometimes meditate when I'm bored with all my fun hobbies. It's amazing to turn off all my electronics and not look at any clocks, and just sit there. Sometimes I hear a bird. Then it's 3 hours later.

[@snuppl512]

That's amazing

[@dannny2511]

I think that’s called a midday nap 😴 lol

[@izabela1866]

So beautiful

[@Brodyn.digital]

@@dannny2511 We all meditate differently, don't we.

[@mikestrauser2944]

Amen

[@Barz365]

I’ve been dealing with some serious depression and anxiety ( I think ) I’m no expert guys, but I don’t have any motivation, can’t find work that I love and I always have this feeling of dread in my gut. It’s a nightmare and I need a little nudge, this video actually made my chest feel a little lighter….

[@mikegregors3876]

I hope you doing better

[@AlbLepRin]

Watching this after using my THC pen, Alan was a man for the people and for the people who want to live happy lives

[@LitoGeorge]

I've done the opposite, the rebel that I am. I've allowed myself the opportunity to think as much as I want. It's been scary at times, and Pandora's box has proven to go far deeper than I ever imagined. It's taken 18 years of daily effort to reach the bottom of the boxes. What I've found is so rewarding, say life-changing, so beautifully resonant that the journey and sacrifice and fear that I was losing my marbles has all been with it. Go for it. Think as much as you can, and then think some more. You'll make it.

[@BertRussell4711]

You sound like an independent thinker -- one of precious few in these comments. Good for you, sir.

[@davidbarbour2368]

Thank you, Alan, wherever you are.

[@StarEssences]

Learned in my days of college: Critical Thinking 101; I loved it. It showed me that I am actually not a stupid person as my Father was calling me for years and years of my life.

[@TheDhammaHub]

In Buddhism, "thoughts" are just another "sensory organ" and weakening the ownership of thoughts _really_ helps a ton already

[@ampleparkingTV]

Wow, love this way of looking at it..

[@TheRealDarth_Vader]

@mmiller4255 Beautiful just beautiful

[@aliasofanalias7448]

@mmiller4255 Mushrooms taught me this the hard way

[@bigbro7631]

@mmiller4255 idk what any of that means but yeah ❤️

[@SuperBabyPunch]

To me there are two types of thought. Compulsive thoughts and thoughts of the soul. Compulsive thoughts being a repetiton created by the mind. A memory. I dropped something. Fuck I think or even say. The minds reflex brought to existence because my mind has experienced this before and it triggers a memory in the mind. That is because the mind is flesh. But then there's thoughts of the soul. Unique thought. It's hard to explain the potential of this. But I believe it's important to learn the difference to avoid being weak minded in that your thoughts can be controlled by falling prey to memories that are tied to triggers.

[@TheMirandalorian]

This was beautiful... I am brought to tears. I feel so constantly trapped in my own head and feel like I'm living in a world of my own making, and have become a prisoner to it

[@Aragonaeranseventh]

Well i disagree with him ,,what he said in nutshell is that purpose of life is to enjoy the present . i would like to ask a question further ,, First of all there are 2 components enjoying is composed of = 1) satisfying your physical desires food .. etc.. 2) desire to be praised by other people or own ego... ,,, If you do a thought experiment ask urself a question ,, if you are given everything in life ... What will you do ..then ,, what when all the things are enjoyed ,,, now you have 2 options you could repeat the same infinitely like a machine with no emotions ,like a stone falling to decrease it's potential energy. ((WHICH YOU KNOW/FEEL THAT YOU ARE NOT )) being a feeling creature (whatever this feeling is ) you will ask yourself the same initial question = WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT... And you will surrender your ego and all the intelligence and come to know that YOU DON'T KNOw ANYTHING ..WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE /REALITY ? SO THE real PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO ,, FIND THE REALITY ,, WHICH I CALL GOD,, ((NOW ,,SOME PEOPLE MAY ASK WHY SHOULD WE BE MORAL ,, BECAUSE YOU FEEL GOOD AND BAD ,, AND FOLLOWING THE MORAL CODE ENABLES YOU TO DO GOOD , JUSTICE WHICH GIVES SOME KIND OF FEELING/PEACE , IT IS INEHERENT PART OF US ALTHOUGH WE DON'T KNOW ITS ORIGIN ,, mercy , love towards other people etc , WE KNOW /feel are good ,, and if you question why should we do good ,, the answer is that it is what you are made of ,that is what your innerself tells , you can't question it ... And conversely ,, if you question it ,, then question the question as well and you will end up in a loop ,,after you get exausted you will give up , so why did you give up , because it hurts ,,, now you accept getting uncomfortable is a thing ,, now you feel it.. and that's how we derive good and bad)) Now let's get back to the initial question ,that what even after we spend a moral life ,, what is life all about ,,, The answer is that whatever the reality is what created us ,, it will do justice and reveal itself after your death.. because you fell ( now , if you are still being a smartass asking what you feel may not be true ,, then go to a building and drop yourself ,, as it won't make a difference If You Believe= that purpose of life is nothing ,we arrived from nothing and after we die there will be nothing ) Which you indeed feel must not be true and it isn't ,, SO ACCEPTING THAT THERE IS AN ENTITY WHICH IS THE REALITY , KNOWS EVERYTHING AND ALL POWER =🍷 IS THE ONLY SOLUTION TO THis EQUATION ... (( If you live nd eat like normal people ,, your life should be bound by moral principles ,, and still think about the CREATOR / REALITY ,, AND WHEN YOU HAVE REACHED THE LEVEL TO SACRIFICE ALL YOUR WORDLY DESIRES (WHICH YOU CAN'T BEING A HUMAN ) THEN YOU CAN LONG FOR THE REALITY ... NEVERTHELESS ,,, YOU WILL SEE IT AFTER DEATH.. ( YOU MAY BE DECADES OLD ,JUST BEFORE THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU ARE /EXIST ) ,, THE THING THAT BROUGHT YOU HERE WILL MEET YOU AFTER DEATH... (( AND IT'S GOOD INDEED/as that's what we want it to be ,, we are made by it (god) means that's what it has made us think and so that's what it is )))

[@Aragonaeranseventh]

Checkout my reply I've explained for you !

[@RobertPlank]

Alan Watts truly captures the essence of existence. His wisdom is an invaluable gift to humanity. Thank you for sharing this enlightening video. It has brought me so much joy and a deeper understanding of the present moment.

[@nilighosh158]

What an incredible speaker. He was a true intellectual. When I listen to him, I feel instant happiness. No matter how sad, unmotivated whatsoever I feel, when I actually experience and feel his words, thoughts I experience truths about life and the human being. Thanks for posting.

[@Cosmicstarboy]

At firsts I treated meditation as something I have to do to stay grounded to the universe. I would get disappointed if I missed a day of not meditating. However, I realized it's already achieved for me. You are already one with it all. You really don't have to do anything except be.

[@harryotoole2223]

All we have to do is just be and let go of resistance to the present moment. Amazing stuff

[@UntangledKnots]

Anything can be meditative. I do 5 second meditations 20+ times a day to bring me back to “mindfulness”. Its no longer a method of fixing anything. It’s like breathing

[@neobux4102]

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[@zabu14]

​@@UntangledKnotsaayyyeeee!

[@zabu14]

​@@UntangledKnotswhy do they call it 'mindful' though

[@Valleymob209]

Probably one of the best lectures from Alan watts I ever heard n being listening to him for three years now, always so filled w wisdom n the right way to world everything love it

[@romitkoundinya3854]

Been going through a hell lot of anxiety and frequent panic attacks for over 3 years now. Its taking a toll on my everyday life. Any piece of advice which might give me even a teeny bit of relief would be highly appreciated. Thank you universe

[@yudhveer99]

What’s causing the anxiety? Job? Girl? Education?

[@Mr.Soy469]

Panic attacks are fucking scary. But if you expose yourself to the things that trigger your anxiety, and take deep breaths then it’ll be less scarier the next time. I also talk to myself letting me know I’m safe. Hope this helps

[@5428hoe]

Clair Weak’s book, Hope and help for your nerves. It will save your life

[@5428hoe]

Sorry, the author is Clair Weekes

[@romitkoundinya3854]

@@yudhveer99 nah man it just strikes out of the blue. Even when im having a very good day

[@leonardodemarchi7147]

one year with this video being recommend for me, and today i am watching

[@smyrnasstory]

“Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God”

[@damisailo9526]

Amen

[@PBUH-SAW.]

❤

[@brians3948]

When I stare into space, literally, my thoughts are what give me piece of mind and understanding. That’s my meditation. A constant natural quest, I don’t even want answers.

[@puffdaddy4537]

I hike a lot. I mean a lot. I traveled the country for 3 years, hiking all day in every state except Hawaii and Alaska. About a year into my travels, I found myself having the thoughts Alan is portraying here. In the real world, all that exists is what exists. The real world has no name for a tree, or a trail, or a business. There are no jobs, no economy, and no education. There is simply what exists

[@Nsobloo]

Yep, we made up a lot of stuff. Bro you think animals got money? You think they get paid for their jobs 😭 no, they just do, they do with what the universe has to give. We’re twisted creatures. I’ll never fully understand us

[@TristanTriedIt]

@@Nsobloo alien intervention is what I think

[@UntangledKnots]

We have a lot more in common with animals than we think, we just overcomplicate things with language and concepts. Those in themselves are beautiful developments but we get so stuck to them and forget how to BE

[@joeytofil2259]

@@UntangledKnots well put. We are animals, just very domesticated

[@SchwererGustavThe800mm]

This was such a refreshing white pill, Alan Watts and his lectures need to be listened to much more

[@trustyshooter5]

I started with one of this man's speeches, I now consider him my mentor.

[@PaloVerde1414]

Alan Watts is a teacher unlike any other that now walk among us. Ty for recording your many, now classic life insights, sir 🙏

[@pravinparram6073]

"That we become interiorly Quiet", grateful for this speech.

[@reedsullivan8755]

Bingo!

[@aloner9496]

Possibly one of the best, concise and informative bit of lecture He gave

[@ZENergy888]

What would we do without people like Alan Watts? Now we are all Alan watts people and we all speak as the universe speaks. We are closer then ever in a hyper connected world. Don't let them squash out the subconscious its real and its a brilliant tool. Beyond science.

[@danielmancilla3665]

It was made like this for a reason

[@jcolumbiap]

Damn! Just by chance your site showed up when I was looking at KZbin. I used to follow your comments many years ago. I’m back! Thank you!

[@mg725]

Am I "grooving with the eternal now"? is my new mantra to check and ease myself when I'm overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, worry, rumination, etc. What a great phrase.

[@zabu14]

not to doubt your Grasp on Now but just in case - while we're eating, we focus the attention in our mouth/tongue; when we walk, we put the attention on our legs and feet. someone i deemed with heightened senses adviced me not to think while eating. a zen session held by a group taught to grasp as clearly as i could on the actual flavor of the foods separately.

[@cameront7804]

I know that I am capable of doing well, I’m told that I am capable of doing well, and have even done well so far, yet I still has constant mental wars and rly bad anxiety everyday over doing pretty much anything. The anxiety gets to the point sometimes where it prevents me from doing things that I know full well I’m capable of doing.

[@NateJustAlone]

I go through the same problem unfortunately but truthfully there are a lot of things that I know is wrong with me that I know I’m supposed to sacrifice or give up for my mental freedom. It’ll be hard to give up these “things” I have to “give up” because I do it everyday and use it everyday that it has become a bad habit. If you don’t know what your conflicts are look into yourself deeply and no it’s not just anxiety. Anxiety is a correlation with the root of another more deep battle within you. Find that. And give it up.

[@cameront7804]

@@NateJustAlone I see what you’re saying though I really don’t know what it is tbh. I feel like sometimes its just pure self-doubt like fear of failure but even then I would say its also something else and not that, as some of the things it happens with you cant really fail at, its just so random and happens over anything.

[@themarkus6472]

You guys need daoism in your life, watch some videos on those ideals. Just remember there’s an art to not trying. Also watch fight club and then check out some break downs on it. These two things have helped me a lot. Just learn to let go. However this could take a lifetime to do.

[@NateJustAlone]

@@cameront7804 I absolutely couldn’t agree more with what you just said. Since I don’t have any answers unfortunately I do find comfort in knowing that I am not alone in this but I have a feeling that this may just be a path of enlightenment for anyone who struggles like we do or “an opportunity” at enlightenment rather than a struggle in our lives. If there is one thing I’ve learned truly in the life I’ve lived is that everything has an origin a history a reasoning and that we can find it. But once again I believe this is our chance at our own enlightenment and mental/spiritual awakening whether your religious or not. Sometimes you just have to enjoy the little things and sit back and watch things settle.

[@NateJustAlone]

@@themarkus6472 it’s great you mentioned that I’ve been oddly gravitated towards daoism recently. I will look into it further and as for fight club I’ll watch it today I heard it was a great film.

[@shyaaammeneen63]

Nice video. One suggestion for those who overthink be careful what you feed your mind. Avoid comparing yourself with others, reduce watching negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives relief from stress-anxiety. For a relaxed mind observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 10-15-20 minutes or more. You can sit or lie down, anywhere-anytime with eyes closed. No deep breathing. Don’t fight your thoughts. With practice the mind will relax. Keep a reminder to observe your breath sensations throughout the day and night --before sleep, when reading, at work, at home, when travelling etc with eyes open or closed. Like me make this a lifetime habit to have a better life. Best wishes--Counsellor.

[@georgeforakis5886]

Why no deep breathing if you don’t mind me asking?

[@thechronicfiles9327]

I really needed this I have just been over thinking (22 going through the adult transition) I have reached out and the people I go to for comfort are feeling the same way I closed my eyes and just breathed and let my thoughts roam and I just felt a big sense of release . It was like a mental weight just lifted as if my thoughts have been pressing against my head I’ll practice these breathing excersize

[@athenak8705]

Thank you, I needed this.

[@Levi1osa.]

This video really made me open my eyes. I have been struggling with anxiety lately, and this video made me realize that nothing really matters that much. I feel like once you truly understand what Allan means in this video, you will evolve

[@binathere2574]

Keep listening to Alan. ❣️

[@ayampencen6363]

Nothing really matter ..Oooo..😂😂 Death is matter..

[@phrei9]

Yep, I'm definitelly overthinker, I wish I sometimes could stop think. And there is one situation when I actually can: my best friends hug.

[@PerfectlyFreedom]

Hey fellow strangers who are also my brothers and sisters, just wanted to say that we are currently grooving with the present. Congratulations, and welcome home! :)

[@BrandinoJalapeno]

Since 2012, I've listened to Alan Watts and it still blows me away to this day.

[@suede8692]

this is what i try to explain to my parents when i talk ab how i wanna live in a van and travel the world. they give me such weird looks and seem so disappointed but i just cant grasp the concept of going to college and spending all ur money just to get a piece of paper to then get a better job to make more money then buy a house and rinse and repeat. continue getting a better job and making more money and getting a better car and a better house and more materialistic things and spend all my life working a 9-5 and being encapsulated in this fake reality. but instead i wanna explore the world and seek new cultures and new experiences and actually soak in as much of this world as i can before i die. we’re only here once so why spend all ur years living this tycoon type game we call life? idc bout money idc bout a big house or car. i want experiences and soft skill knowledge and to meet new people etc. i wanna by laying on my deathbed and actually be grateful and fulfilled with everything ive done in life.

[@munkoman]

no music, clear and understandable words, straight to the point, i love it!

[@PauL-xc6pl]

whenever you catch yourself in anxieties and thoughts that life "pointless", remember that that "point" is where you are in the here and now, make that the point you focus on and surrender to

[@agentbuckshot4697]

This is especially relevant in the information age, with so many people suffering from "mental obesity". Consuming so much content in a short amount of time will leave you groggy & confused.

[@lour5959]

Thank you for not putting music over this

[@ryanyusi9848]

U ryt!!

[@kristinevehrenkamp6049]

I really appreciate a talk like this without swearing. It's nice to listen to without anger. Thank you

[@SamA-nj7yr]

Brilliant, thank you for uploading this

[@allanrajensingh2256]

Very enlightening. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

[@gwenaguilar7049]

I am an over thinker. My mind dies not rest. I am on an endless loop. It has to be fate that I stumbled upon this today after a lengthy conversation I had with God last night. I believe He sent me this to tell me to stop obsessing about anything and everything, and to just be, be in the moment, just be.

[@snoozg.o.d3702]

I love making music it frees my mind and lets me express myself in ways I never knew I could 🐉

[@jerry81711]

If everyone can learn from this wise man, the world will become a better place to live.

[@clungebuster420dayz9]

I just started listening to these they calm my mind and ease my soul.

[@angr3819]

Thank you for uploading. Appreciated.

[@jdachef8026]

So beautifully said!! For many hard to understand!! Just shut up!

[@hejjsan1234]

Wow what a great video. Alan speaks right to the soul as always, bless 🙏💚

[@kanatislings9307]

I was really stoned on some sativa …. Mind was racing with thoughts . I imagined a stream with my thoughts and visuals floating in them towards me….. I let them float by without processing them….. my mind calmed down…. I found peace 😁

[@PrestigePranksterSuomi]

Experience it as it is - mushrooms teached me - some people dont get that

[@HerStoryofMusic]

Watts, Attenborough & Tolle, deeply soul calming voices. 🙏🌱❤

[@zabu14]

ooo tolle.. havent hear him in awhile now, he's one of my first

[@pandaxd2878]

I've been overthinking things since afternoon then suddenly while browsing youtube this video was recommended, now I think I'm still aligned with the Universe.

[@naborespinal8532]

This verbal description helps open the mind and vision as to learning to clear the mind and focus on the moment where one finds oneself.

[@mradrian1106]

I really appreciate the fact that you didn't put ANY background music to this. These kinds of videos sometimes feel a little forced and cringy, but I liked this

[@_ErIc1976]

Mr. Watts wisdom has me rethinking my entire life and what’s around me .

[@dRoy64]

"Yesterday is the past, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift; that's why it's called the present."

[@_mass_477]

What a great way to say "chill out, stop overthinking". 10/10

[@Gagan_salwan]

The fact that you came across this video, makes you 10% successful. The algorithm is pushing the right content your way now.

[@joshuamurray9403]

I wish I could like this video more then once it is so correct on so many levels!!👍👍👍👍

[@sharanjitprasher9684]

His speeches always give goosebumps...

[@diamonddave16]

I love it. He brings clarity

[@dracarin]

Thank you... This video made me grab all my pieces together... I've never been so grateful in my life. Thank you so much for this creation. I now see that i was lost playing someone i wasn't. I now see why my passions were dying and why i couln't connect with people. Somewhere on the road, i got lost and obsessed with the End goal of things. And when you mentioned music and dancing, as we do it for the Journey... that hit. that hit like a F. train. The music, the storytelling, the bussiness, the friendships and relationships... I was sinking them all with my obsession. Thank you for making me realize that i was missing what i signed up for... the Journey...

[@matthewaurelio8406]

There’s a word i love that sums up what he’s trying to describe. The symbols we put on reality and the concepts and ideas we use to describe and understand the reality around us. « Schema »

[@danielrodrigues2041]

It's so difficult to shut my mind up when the world/people won't.

[@mirnasabol4051]

It's been few months since I came to the same conclusions. It's always relief when you are not the only one who is "crazy". 😅

[@justinbakerking]

Next time someone asks me what I’m doing, I’ll tell them I’m “ grooving with the eternal now”

[@katycollins5914]

Hey! What are you doing?

[@Jonte70]

Brilliant 😂

[@mclare71]

Stealing this!

[@bbychim]

I don’t know what is about his voice or if it’s the way he speaks with such a sense of calmness and reassurance that it reduces my anxiety. Every time I listen to him speak I feel the ache in my head and chest disappear.

[@oonwing]

It's so profound..... Thank you. Worship of Jesus should never be drudgery.

[@RomeTrinidad10]

Oh my god I feel like I’m so stuck in my head just constantly overthinking and feeling like I need some way out. It’s hard when you’re in the state of mind trying to get out

[@jeshurandianga1251]

Ive been there

[@jeremylee5532]

I need shotgun in mouth

[@futuropasado]

Brilliant, deep. Thanks.

[@karlkidd1]

This is really what I needed to hear! ❤️

[@anthonymckenzie3087]

Alan Watts so much love for you,so much respect thank you 🙏. Love this video very true words it's certainly made my Sunday ready for the hear & now 😊

[@e-maginethise-t3935]

...perhaps it's the reason why I like playing and singing songs. It's my meditation for the week that was, to enjoy the moment , to relax for time that will. Music shots me up. I don't think of yesterday. I don't worry about that moment. I don't care for tomorrow. Music soothes the soul.

[@agarion101]

One time I believe I achieved inner peace, I felt above my thoughts as if I was looking at them from a 3rd person POV, I felt free, and I looked myself in the mirror and I could see my true self, not too much different but my face looked cleaner, more or so like any other persons, and I realized even the way we perceive our looks is by thought, i always believed I was a 5.5/10 but my looks to myself jumped another point and my love for myself jumped up about 10 points

[@UntangledKnots]

I believe we are all much more beautiful when we shed all the baggage of self doubt and distrust and just live in the moment. You are beautiful too! 100/10!

[@agarion101]

@@UntangledKnots thank you man I appreciate that, you’re beautiful too brotha :)

[@sliqmoneybeatfindingpage45]

Thank you for this 🙏🏾

[@richard1849]

this is classic. First time I even heard his voice it was on an old school underground ambient track that sampled this exact session, thanks for sharing

[@zaclovesschool2273]

been struggling with this exact issue lately. This actually kinda helped fill in a blank that I was having with managing all my thinking. Much appreciated! So often im giving advise for one reason or another, and im glad to be able to take some for once. Not that I don't pay mind to people's ideas, just that not many people seem excited to share thoughtful ideas around me. Somehow even more caught up in random shit (usually on phone) than me. And the future not existing idea is one I love to see spread, cus it's so easy to forget when caught up in responsibilities.

[@xXxDisplayNamexXx]

I have an extremely difficult time with overthinking. I listen to this every morning

[@PrestigePranksterSuomi]

Bro i cant even drink morning coffee bc if thinking makes me freeze and hate myself i have to play or watch something so i wouldnt die of my thoughts i hate this bs i dont want to think so i have to drink to stop my brain activity, mushrooms maked me extremely spiritual and smart human being and now im trying to get back where i was i want to be dumb again so i could be happy..

[@Jordan-jy7pg]

@@PrestigePranksterSuomi Sometimes I think the same thing. I’ll think of the quote: “Ignorance is bliss” … but is it really?

[@PrestigePranksterSuomi]

@@Jordan-jy7pg fuck yea it is some wise man didnt say that for no reason.. the more u understand the more u will understand u have lot more to understand to be happy if u choose to be smart..i cant choose that way depression and stress fucks my body more than drugs and alcohol.. ..well it was wise choise then i mean😂idk anymore🤷‍♂️🤣

[@jamez5712]

Is it weird that I got EXACTLY what he was talking about? Word for word I could understand the true meaning of every statement and point he made.

[@danielmancilla3665]

Could you explain it to me i didnt get it

[@harleym.1495]

You’ve heard the expression ‘if you don’t use it you will lose it’? After I heard Alan Watts speak I was determined to stop thinking as much. Biggest mistake of my life. I totally lost my momentum of thought and found it difficult to get it back (I’m still not there yet) life is much harder without the simplicity of simple thought. I don’t want to be a philosopher, I want to enjoy being around people of the same ilk like my friends and family. Take from philosopher’s what you want but be careful.

[@BertRussell4711]

Good for you, sir. So far, yours is the only comment I've read that demonstrates any independent thinking, and I respect that. For what it's worth, I disagree with at least part of Watts' take on meditation, and will also "think" for myself.

[@VICTORIAEPASSMORE]

Coming back a year later to this teaching and I now understand. I was still clinging back then. I was so attached, resistant. I still do sometimes. But evermore do I find just how perfect it all is.

[@user-ik5mn8qv5z]

So important. I tend to think too much (bi-effect of my child trauma) and it has ruined my relationships with friends, colleagues, loved ones etc.

[@mediahash]

Reality is like "awareness", but yet with no fixed attention on any particular thing, as can be "described".

[@PayalPanchalComedy.]

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