I'm of the opinion that Alan Watts was one of the most brilliant minds to ever live. Being able to listen to his speeches like this many years after he has passed is one of the great privileges of modern technology.
@Sub-Kuch13.13 Жыл бұрын
So was Tesla.
@louisj2256 Жыл бұрын
Some of what he says is a bit silly - for example, reality is not composed of parts and we only think there are parts because we cut it up into parts. This is not true. Take the human body, for example - everyone has bones that are about the same shape, that slide against one another in about the same way, and the same organs arranged in the same places. We have even gotten so advanced that we can sometimes transplant these parts from one person to another, but if it is not done correctly, it does not work. Even at the atomic and subatomic levels, reality seems to be composed of the same 'parts', like atoms which have the same number of protons in the centre and the corresponding number of electrons in their electron shells to result in a unit of the same element.
@moulinyan Жыл бұрын
@@louisj2256 you could learn a thing from alan. im not the smartest tool in the shed but your message didn't convey very well, at all. as for alan sure he is great, but he is just a messenger.
@tomsmith2361 Жыл бұрын
No truer words spoken 😊
@OrangeUaLemon Жыл бұрын
@@louisj2256you misunderstand what he meant by that is the problem. It went over your head, I don’t mean to be rude in saying that but the point is none of those “parts” exist by themselves but as if they were assembled. The point is it’s not parts assembled but one undivided whole that has distinct characteristics that make up that whole that we then can piece into parts for whatever reason we deem necessary. Follow?
@chemical93girlАй бұрын
Now I’m out of the worst of it, I can say that five years ago Alan Watts saved my life. I was very suicidal, constantly high, terrified to leave my house. I found his voice on KZbin and for the first time, something made sense. So I got sober, I engaged with Buddhism, I became alive again. Life is wonderful. I became more than my body in that moment. Ask for help, and the universe reaches out to you. Life is better than I ever could have imagined.
@AlanWattsOrgАй бұрын
💚 Thank you, for sharing your voice, your story, and for choosing to stay here with us! We appreciate your presence, as unique and wonderful as you are!
@giovannipotenza123Ай бұрын
@@AlanWattsOrg God loves us. Because we are him.
@Sun-ng7gjАй бұрын
Alan drank heavily
@chemical93girlАй бұрын
@ the sun is yellow
@hellothere98765Ай бұрын
@@Sun-ng7gj I wonder if this is the appropriate response to this comment? It speaks about you, actually, more than Alan or the commenter. It comes through as a person possibly feeling lost in the shadows, unable to trust the light.
@williamprobus73862 жыл бұрын
Boy don't I wish Alan Watts was around today even though it was about 50 years ago this message is timeless and relevant always. He has a calm reassuring and logical way to him.
@victorjcano Жыл бұрын
Well, I guess in a way he still is around
@Dontcarenames Жыл бұрын
If he hadn’t existed when he did, we wouldn’t appreciate him the way we do now.
@paulbosse262 Жыл бұрын
It is with us.. in form of books and now even videos and youtube
@TheRedEyedSloth Жыл бұрын
I’m sure he is, he’s simply exploring the universe in a new way. “The ocean waves, the universe peoples.” But I totally understand what you mean. And I hope you’re well broseph
@paulbosse262 Жыл бұрын
@@TheRedEyedSloth it's not a new way, in fact it's a way at least 50 yes old....lol
@robertbeebe7750 Жыл бұрын
This is soo good, I fell upon him by accident while listening to music as he was speaking to a techno beat, he helped me deal with the death of my son.
@adrianbenedictmendoza6818 Жыл бұрын
First time I heard him in music was in the Nuages song
@allanpark6951 Жыл бұрын
I also found him by chance . Now I can't stop listening to him. So sorry for your loss, but now we know he is not lost, he's just vibrating in a different way now ❤ xx
@CJCabbie11 ай бұрын
INZO - overthinker
@tommysun31611 ай бұрын
Peace Be With You ❤
@augustkeller564011 ай бұрын
wow that's really heavy. i'm grateful that you found one another in that way. I too lost a child. my daughter. my already deep self , delved into Mr. Allen Watts, all the way. i love it. i think a little differently each time even if it's the same material. perspective is most all things. good or bad. we can allow ourselves to choose. never that seamlessly or without tremendous effort sometimes, we can be open to new ways to see one another and loving ourselves and eachother. pain is never truly gone . But your love heart mind and body sort of carry it more effectively in my opinion. im aware there's nothing anyone can say or do, to change the one thing that's been and happend. still it weighs on me knowing you know what i know as well. i love you friend. i mean it!
@James-wv3hx Жыл бұрын
I loved listening to Alan Watts on the radio when I was a boy in the nineteen sixties. I'm happy to hear him again 🤠.
@EJV001311 ай бұрын
Have your thoughts on Alan changed over your period when you first listened to him on the radio?
@James-wv3hx11 ай бұрын
@@EJV0013 I listen to him when I go to bed at night like I did when I was a kid. I find him relaxing. Especially in these times. I think Eliot Mince had him on his program.
@matrixmatico69510 ай бұрын
Where did he speak?? Usa ?
@James-wv3hx10 ай бұрын
Yes 👍. USA.
@johns3194 Жыл бұрын
I've listened to just about all of Alan's lectures on KZbin, multiple times over. It never gets old. This, however, is probably the best lecture that synthesizes his teachings in layman's terms. It's the perfect talk to introduce Watt's philosophy to first time listeners. He has a way to touch your soul like none other. So well spoken; he can take the complex and simplify it for what life actually is. Just amazing. His life will always live on with these recordings. I just wish more people heard his message. Love to all ❤
@Galactic_fart_sniffer Жыл бұрын
I have not heard all of his lectures nor have i heard this one before but this so far is my favorite.
@kayakMike1000 Жыл бұрын
I got a copy of his works on torrent, and they never get old.
@amyb7823 Жыл бұрын
Wasn't he an atheist ?
@The_Eternal_Now Жыл бұрын
It's really you touching yourself- Alan Watts was and is a part of the eternal self. He didn't die because he was never born. 🤍🖤
@markarend8226 Жыл бұрын
Have you listen to Neville Goddard?If Not..do it
@PawsomePitSky Жыл бұрын
He was way ahead of his generation. Way ahead of all of us even today. He is my guru. ❤
@deneicy Жыл бұрын
I find myself sobbing when I listen to hi. really cracks open my heart
@Infinite88882 Жыл бұрын
Empty words🤷♂️
@neiljoy8465 Жыл бұрын
He'd likely tell you not to subscribe to Guru's & Idols
@TheDweller-4 ай бұрын
Well we are early too
@darkwand88003 ай бұрын
@@neiljoy8465 everyone needs some kind of guide, or someone to look up to...otherwise you're just lost...esp in the freakin' chaos that is around us today...don't be too quick to dismiss figures of wisdom...
@maevebee91988 ай бұрын
Ive listened to Alan Watt's for 10 years this year. And im very very grateful for this mans life and wisdom. Whatever our belief systems, this man has touched the soul's of so many people. His respect and perspective for life and understanding is so magnificently helpful to survive this busy chaotic life. I truly wish i alive when he was, to sit, listen, and just be.
@jenmdawg2 ай бұрын
Me too! Ten years as of this month. He’s guided me through the biggest of life’s challenges - including the sudden and awful death of my life partner. I am so grateful to live in an age where I have access to his wisdom on demand.
@johnmitchell8925 Жыл бұрын
I can never get enough of this guy
@LFC_since19705 ай бұрын
I have been lost for the last couple of years… but having found Alan Watts some 10 years or so, I have again listened to as much of his work as I possibly can. I have read his books and listened to his voice for hours. Lacking any family support, I can with absolute certainty say that Alan Watts is one of the greatest blessing I have had the good fortune to experience in my life. Once I cried from pain and hurt, now I cry from an increased sense of peace and appreciation. I am so very grateful to have found Alan Watts. I wish that I could have said thank you to him in person… maybe one day on some way but my appreciation grows every day. A true miracle of modern technology that he once spoke about makes his soothing voice and wisdom available to me every day. I am forever grateful.
@katnip1982 ай бұрын
Thank him. Alan would tell you even now, I will hear you. I thank him. Just because someone is not in form doesn’t mean they can’t hear you. Alan is!!!!!!!
@richardwiediger7298Ай бұрын
My first encounter with the wisdom was probably about 50 years ago, he had written an article in playboy magazine called the world’s most dangerous book . It was about the Bible, and it had a great influence in my life. Nobody else quite like Alan Watts one of greatest philosophers of our time!
@kimberladickerson9096 ай бұрын
Alan Watts was a genius, I could listen to him all day!
@TheDweller-4 ай бұрын
Is a genius.
@Unfamous_Buddha3 ай бұрын
@@TheDweller- - That's right: "Is." You see, I AM - still - Alan Watts.
@Endymion76611 ай бұрын
Alan Watts very cleverly picks up where Nietzsche left off, showing the West a potential path forward that N himself could not find to even his own satisfaction. Watts draws from Eastern philosophy to help fill in the holes in Western angst, and he does it in a very charismatic, entertaining, and non-preachy way. There's no sales pitch, no sky-high promises of self-improvement, just an outstretched hand offering to show us alternatives to how we were raised to think.
@WiredGamesOfficial7 ай бұрын
Why are you talking to yourself?
@WiredGamesOfficial7 ай бұрын
Hehehe
@theflow89725 ай бұрын
@@WiredGamesOfficial Haha I get it
@WiredGamesOfficial5 ай бұрын
@@theflow8972"i"? Try again? Or you get it, man i wish we had a word* for the us inside but that would demeane the experience, very well done thank YOU for giving me a learning lesson
@SUMERUP6 күн бұрын
Fabulous commentary..
@coo1beens776 Жыл бұрын
Ive listened to so much of Alan Watts, but this one made me cry at the end for some reason. Not frustrated, or sad. Just some feeling in the center of my being making its way out through tears. Im not sure I have ever been moved so much by a speech as this one.
@aug.jam.1 Жыл бұрын
Same here, actually with many of his videos.
@cliftoncooper3189 Жыл бұрын
You are beautiful
@DarkForce-pc4eo Жыл бұрын
I have read several of his books, and I have followed him for several years. He is one of the most profound speakers of recent history. He may become a historical figure in the consensus of Jesus.
@paulweitz6636 Жыл бұрын
Alan Watts does not need a soundtrack. I repeat, Alan Watts does not need a soundtrack
@cryptopotomus1417 Жыл бұрын
Of course he doesn't. But when done properly a good melodic soundtrack in the background can ultimately compliment his speeches and provide the listener with an enhanced experience.
@lonewolf975Ай бұрын
@@cryptopotomus1417 no its really just incredibly distracting to have seagull sounds while he's talking. He keeps getting interrupted by "SQUAWK SQWAWK" and interjections of notes in between his words that makes it harder to process the topic. I'm here because my brain is stressed and anxious. All that background noise is just terribly detracting from the message
@j_wah308420 күн бұрын
Agreed. No music needed please.
@paulweitz663620 күн бұрын
@@cryptopotomus1417sure, I can appreciate that. What I mean is that his words and voice are quite powerful enough on their own and need no “enhancement”. It seems we put music to everything these days, as if we can’t be okay with less stimulation, never mind actual silence. So many people these days think that meditation is done with music. I’m glad it’s soothing, but it’s just another layer on top of actually getting to what Alan Watts is actually talking about. Stripping away all the “extras”, so you can actually hear the deep inner sound of the soul. I’m sorry, I know I digressed. If pretty sounds help you calm down, focus and receive the message, enjoy!
@beneficialfrequencies890711 ай бұрын
Came across this last night. My mind is blown. I know I will listen again and again to absorb this incredible wisdom. Whst a gift. ✨
@bandieboo81029 ай бұрын
He was definitely a smart one...
@jetssimeone4086 Жыл бұрын
Since I was a boy I would tell my grandparents they would be at my wedding. I was about 8 they where probably in there mid to late 60s. They would say they hope so and joke a little to sooth my anxiety of death. My grandmother made it my grandfather just missed it. His death hit me hard. The closest person to me I have ever lost. Seeing him just a few hours before he passed. Knowing this would be the last time I spoke to him, I told him how much I loved him and what he meant to me and that I would keep his memory alive and tell my kids about him. I felt in that moment I made him realize he was dying that’s what I seen in his eyes and I feel terrible about that. Fear of death and search for reason of life has led me to find Alan Watts. His talks have helped but I still can not come to the grips with death I still feel stuck, trapped like I can’t get out.
@j.d.5665 Жыл бұрын
Try some LSD might help some
@FellowTraveler432Hz11 ай бұрын
If you knew it was your last conversation with your grandfather surely, he knew that he was dying. It’s entirely possible he was surprised by your emotional outpouring and was feeling a deep love and connection with you in that moment. Don’t let your assumption make you feel terrible about that beautiful conversation.
@jetssimeone408611 ай бұрын
@@FellowTraveler432Hz Thank you for that great outlook on that I never thought of it like that.
@TEMPLARSWORDS11 ай бұрын
I feel your pain when it comes to loss, and understand your fear of transcendence. My grandfather was a strong foundation of my family and raised me through till I was 15. He had a stroke and this caused me to go off the rails. I'm 36 now and have a family, both of my grandparents live in my heart and I know that I shall meet them in the next dimension.
@CrackyFox5 ай бұрын
I lost my grandmother 2 years ago - her passing is always with me. She was the only real light in my life (her positivity and wit was second to none; she had no malice outside of her failing brain). I really struggled with her memorial - it was a big bible-bashing session, but in that moment I felt and knew she was with me, she gave me peace in her passing and she made me realise that she can always be with me. I find myself saying out loud, "I miss you granny. Thank you for the light in all the dark." Death isn't the end, it's just the end of the physical self and death of others cannot be about you, it has to be your realisation they gave you what you needed in life and tools to grow, it is just the end of their suffering (that is all). She's one of very few people in my life that loved me as I was made and never criticised me. I hope you find healing and realisation that there is never an end, there are only new beginnings 💚
@gastonlagaffe9156 Жыл бұрын
All is there… for those who have ears. Thank you Alan.
@jaymanitu8421 Жыл бұрын
Alan Watts puts things in prospective. Goosebumps...
@mattsapero1896 Жыл бұрын
I was listening to cassette tapes of Watts on the beach in L.A. in 94 and it helped open my mind to the point that my creative visualizations came to fruition, sometimes instantaneously. Please meditate!
@zarkospasojevic6272 Жыл бұрын
Mind blowing, he merges eastern philosophy and modern physics to paint perspectives of reality that are both more real and poetic than anything I have ever heard before Edit: furthermore he is a master at the lost art of analogy, in my mind the greatest tool for teaching understanding.
@Aquaticphilosophia Жыл бұрын
Oh come on. I’m way better at analogy than watts. He drank himself to death. My analogies make you crazy athletic in addition to enlightened
@lukeiffland424 Жыл бұрын
@@Aquaticphilosophia Who is it that gives Crazy athletic ability in addition to enlightenment? Who is the judge in this situation? Figure that out and we can talk lol.
@Aquaticphilosophia Жыл бұрын
@@lukeiffland424 oh stop with the non dual comment section bull shit. No one cares that your ego is aware of enlightenment.
@dondankleberg4965 Жыл бұрын
@@Aquaticphilosophia what i understood here is how you try talking down watts without an argument. you may have skills and abilities, but when you let yourself be guided by judgement and comparing to others, these will hardly shine through friend. maybe it helps to understand why you feel like you need to defend yourself!
@Aquaticphilosophia Жыл бұрын
@@dondankleberg4965 not defending. If you like watts, then you’ll dig my videos on consciousness and water. Less alcoholism. I like watts but he’s obviously just offering nihilistic freedom. Feels good to hear that stuff. It has its place
@TheRealSilentsomeone4 жыл бұрын
Only if my fellow brothers and sisters would give this a listen and a chance. Great thinker and non thinker. 🙏
@peterladetto708 Жыл бұрын
Why? He has absolutely no message.
@C4rnee Жыл бұрын
@@peterladetto708 you simply don't understand
@SUMERUP6 күн бұрын
@@TheRealSilentsomeone where are the teachers and profs that teach or let young people at least have a glimpse of Alan watts perspective of life.. what school of learning what university is having him in their curriculum?
@stevenotte3447 Жыл бұрын
Alan' enumerational patterning simplicities platter before us to partake from life's complexities. I'm absorbed in understanding these patterned recurrences ever patterning recurrent as even when reabsorbed recollecting tentative bodhisattva times of consciousness and on and on and on. My sail is in the wind with Alan, cuz he'll always be the Man ! THANKS
@BetterLateThanNeverr Жыл бұрын
I grew up listening to Alan watts, he's probably the closest to what I viewed as a father figure ngl. I would say man saved me from darkness.
@DaveTaste Жыл бұрын
Who is Nigel?
@waysofzen Жыл бұрын
One could say, u saved urself... another could say, there was nothing to save urself from. This other would say, what is this darkness u speak of, for darkness and lightness are two aspects of the same thing and cannot have one without the other... hmm, lots of things to think about, or even better, stop overthinking, for all ur troubles are caused by excess, in this case of excess thought.
@default587 Жыл бұрын
@@waysofzenexactly this
@Incognito-jx5gr Жыл бұрын
His speeches; Love of waters A conversation with myself On being God and Jesus his religion are also right up there for me
@PsychologicalApparition Жыл бұрын
@@waysofzen Ah... You beat me to some ideas.
@enriqueHndz Жыл бұрын
I feel weird to be so moved by Watts. Nobody around me understands and I am incapable of explaining. So I do it alone. Anyone else?
@theobservationist4976 Жыл бұрын
In the words of Micheal Jackson, "You are not alone" my friend. Only those whos mind's eye is open enough to see beyond the vision of the two physical eyes can truly share these types of unexplanatory experiences. Consider yourself chosen in this the age of the awakening. Stay in tuned👁
@commie281 Жыл бұрын
People around me are interested but don’t get it yet. So like you, I practice alone. It’s not necessary for me to have others understand my perspective on nature. Doesn’t mean I won’t keep trying though.
@DerpMooseFish Жыл бұрын
@@commie281This reminds me of a quote I heard, not from Alan Watts but Ram Dass, about his response he often gives when he's asked 'how do we share our excitement and passion about these teachings with others?' and he says, "all you can do is become an environment, so when another person is ready they can come up for air." I sorta take on this philosophy when it comes to Alan Watts. I find that people listen better and have more insight when certain ideas come up naturally in conversation. And if people already know I enjoy listening to Alan Watts, they tend to come to me when they have questions in that domain and I do my best to help them find some ground so they can do their own introspection if they're willing.
@adrianbenedictmendoza6818 Жыл бұрын
Alan Watts got me into spirituality in a profound way just as how Aphex Twin got me into music. It seems as if they speak to us the very reality of our core being - as if they accessing our collective memories that only the higher self know - As if You and I were also Alan Watts reincarnation, separated in time space and forgetfulness. As if Alan Watts is also those artist whom he admired.. maybe even Bob Ross is also Alan Watts.
@MegaSantiago20 Жыл бұрын
@@adrianbenedictmendoza6818 That is what I was thinking… because if you see almost all the teachings of religions and some philosophies its that you and I are the same when it comes to mind/human experience… just in different bodies and timelines perhaps. What do you think?
@dw3508 Жыл бұрын
I have BPD and when I really listen to and start to get what he means with the whole connectivity thing the dream like dissasociative feeling I live with gets a bit better and even for a moment I start to feel more clear and I think that alone speaks volumes to what we do in western society. Truly a great man for integrating this way of thinking.
@rudolfboukal1538 Жыл бұрын
He is absolutely brilliant! His wisdom sets me free - I find comfort and stillness by grasping his perception of reality - what is .... the universal dance.
@k0smos79811 ай бұрын
The verbs describe the activities of the nouns. To think a man of such intensity and sharp wit even existed at all is just incredible. Not to mention his warm intellect and magnetic charisma. Such a gentleman, too. Oh, thank you to the universe for such a man.
@nannue Жыл бұрын
I went to sleep and got woken up with his amazing talk. Thank you 🙏🏼
@themelted4614 Жыл бұрын
X
@caiosilva4473Ай бұрын
I'm of the opinion that Alan Watts was one of the most brilliant minds to ever live. Being able to listen to his speeches like this many years after he has passed is one of the great privileges of modern technology.
@theobservationist4976 Жыл бұрын
Simplicity I use to survive. Many find it difficult because they've never heard priceless lectures that explain life in its simplest forms such as this. Just be... Give thanks...One Love to All!!!❤
@tccgrad1999 Жыл бұрын
I have listened to so many speeches by Alan, and this is by far one of the best...
@The_Eternal_Now Жыл бұрын
Easily top 5
@steffstar Жыл бұрын
I was just thinking the same. This is a keeper
@breandadavis3168 Жыл бұрын
Of all the Alan Watts lectures I've listened to, this one is the best. I'm so thankful for what he's done.
@anavillalobos2578 Жыл бұрын
" he" didnt really do anyThing ;) consciousness in human fOrm , as "alanwatts" iow :
@ryanpoe76986 ай бұрын
I’m about to be 51 and I just realized there is no me. This video just set me free! Thank you
@juanalonsotaboadaalvites4539 Жыл бұрын
I love you Alan. I will always be grateful to you and all you have taught me. 🙏✨🌟
@Rejyna3 ай бұрын
Dan Koe suggested I listen to Alan Watts to calm my anxieties, but of the many lectures I've heard, this one is the most cathartic, therefore bringing both sadness but also joy, and waves of tears between giant smiles and calming sighs as I reconcile with my busy mind, realizing that I'm not really afraid, I'm just excited by the unknown and the uncertainties around me, but also inside me. I'd love to know if it reaches others seeing this in the same way, therefore I share my own vulnerabilities publicly again, hoping to help another seeker and maybe raise the level of our shared human condition. Isil'zah
@TimothyBivans1971 Жыл бұрын
Have to say I'm not sure I've ever seen any videos that have ALL thumbs up and NO thumbs down! Almost seems impossible! Such incredible wisdom.
@krzykris Жыл бұрын
KZbin stopped showing viewers the thumbs down tally awhile ago.
@magpie222Ай бұрын
Alan Watts was a great philosopher. I have really enjoyed and learned so much listening to his podcasts. I wish we had a great philosopher of today because we really need one to get through this world of today.
@DonPayne-vt9rq27 күн бұрын
I don't know if you would consider Jordan Peterson as a great philosopher but he sure is a wise and good man who has very good things to say about society and all things that are good. Plus Dr Peterson is brave enough to say out loud the parts of our society that are not good. In fact one could make an argument that doctor Jordan Peterson has taken up the good fight for us all.
@magpie22227 күн бұрын
@DonPayne-vt9rq i will look for him. I need more strength to get stronger and make my life easier to live
@Name..........11 күн бұрын
@DonPayne-vt9rq no true philosopher would tout hatred in the way he does
@lisao692810 күн бұрын
JP was good until he joined the daily wire and started promoting genocide. Anyone associated with that is no awakened person. Eckhart Tolle is probably the closest we have to Alan Watts currently.
@MichaelB51508 ай бұрын
Im an older guy, 62, and a newcomer to mr watts. I took philosophy and some other humanities in college, but this may take a while to absorb. Thank you for this wonderful insight.
@darkwand88003 ай бұрын
you are I are of a similar age...be glad you got the education that you did, from what I understand a degree from even a top tier college today is pretty much worthless....
@fredastair3338 Жыл бұрын
A Voice of reason in a world of confusion . Alan Watts , such a thought provoking man . There is something to learn or at least be reminded of from listening to this wise man. Like myself a true seeker . I can listen to Allan for hours .
@iggymcgeek73011 ай бұрын
I, the speaker, have recently given my attention multiple times to Alan's educational talks on the internet video platform, KZbin. These talks, despite being experienced repeatedly, continue to hold my interest and never seem outdated. However, this particular talk stands out as likely the best in combining his ideas into a coherent whole, in a manner understandable to those without specialized knowledge. It's an ideal speech for presenting Alan Watts' study of fundamental nature of reality to people hearing it for the first time. His ability to affect the inner, immortal part of humans in a unique way is remarkable. So articulately and fluently, he manages to make complex concepts simpler and clearer, illuminating the true nature of existence. It's genuinely astonishing. His existence as an individual will perpetually continue through these audio captures. I deeply desire that a larger number of people would experience his verbal message. Sending deep affection to everyone. ❤
@deneicy Жыл бұрын
When I was in high school, I asked a speaker at a religious conference about this... I didn't know how to articulate my question. But I was asking why we agreed on how we describe what we are experiencing. I asked why do we agree to call the chairs we are sitting on chairs...and describe them as blue chairs... .Every little event is something this whole Cosmos depends on, and the reverse. The Universe depends on an arrangement of pattern and every little event is essential. The enormous depends not he tiny and the tiny on the enormous. I'm 70 now. Thank you, Alan Watts.
@theobservationist4976 Жыл бұрын
Nuff Respect to the one who posted this. Allan brought the knowledge and you are making it powerful by sharing it. Salute to you my friend.👍🏿👍🏿
@matthewbarnes7029 Жыл бұрын
I’ll be damned if there aren’t some days when Watts strikes chords so deep and true. I come to the end of my racing thoughts, my maundering proclamations are silenced and I finally become still. It doesn’t last. It’s like the peak of a parabola just before the downward inflection. Fleeting though the moment may be, it is most unregrettable.
@ryanmillward585 Жыл бұрын
form a daily meditation routine, be consistent, avoid overindulgence (drugs/alcohol/social media etc..) and you'll get there.. because you are there.
@BillSmith1900 Жыл бұрын
I listened to this many times. It is remarkable how I pick up new points of understanding. Like when he talks about vibration being constant. It made me think of how a heart beat is a beautiful metaphor for it.
@PrimeNPC Жыл бұрын
Alan Watts lectures are the only ones that I've listened to more than one time. Some I have listened to many times. One of the best excerpts / videos on KZbin is called Sudden Enlightenment
@BillSmith1900 Жыл бұрын
@@PrimeNPCI really like that. I wish I knew of Alan Watts sooner. Thanks for the suggestion.
@daniels.7105Ай бұрын
I never thought a Western person could grasp the depth of Zen or even the fundamental concepts of Buddhism. What a brilliant human. He mentioned the question, “Who am I before I was born?”-the very question Buddha asked when he sought enlightenment. Mr. Alan, a truly enlightened bodhisattva, shines as a star in the Western world.❤
@aniokay Жыл бұрын
This is bringing me back home to myself. Thank you Alan Watts, the music composer and the ones who put this video together.
@ms.jesuewalker57846 күн бұрын
The spirit speaks to me through his voice and teaches me life by giving me space to let go of antiprograms of life taught. Through his philosophy I have goals to help me get through what I recently thought I was in.
@yodin3712 Жыл бұрын
even with the confines of language he finds a way to extract thought from us in such a manner i am infatuated with
@dustynharris3345 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@ruvamakina9119 Жыл бұрын
for sure. truly profound @@dustynharris3345
@EsotericParadigm8 ай бұрын
every alan watts lecture feels like reading an old very beloved book that was forgotten over time, but then rediscovered. a most satisfying momentary release from the cruel reality of physicality. the release from the material is the highest of freedoms.
@nineofive.2573 Жыл бұрын
Everything is a manifestation of everything and yet I go for long periods of time feeling totally alien, I’m sure it will pass. We need more Allan
@mizzougrad001 Жыл бұрын
I just love his voice
@Elijahvon Жыл бұрын
I always smirk when hearing that church bell in his lectures and counting the rings.knowing what time it was exactly in his zone..
@RoseCampbell-mmgood3 ай бұрын
Allen has changed my life, for the better! Thank you, to his son. I had no idea he was passed... for almost 2.😮 I've now been listening to, and reading his words for over a decade now. Just an amazingly beautiful soul🎉
@pingwarner66963 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting for us. Many of us are connected and listening with our hearts.
@deweystace Жыл бұрын
I have listing to Allen Watts for the last few years. This is a wonderful talk. Top 10 perhaps. Thank you!
@neilbrimicombe781 Жыл бұрын
You got to love Alan watts, what a great man👍
@totemwisdom48708 күн бұрын
I'm so glad his lectures are still available!! ❤
@wildwoodskimberlynewworldd528211 ай бұрын
He is so peaceful and amazing I wished he was my dad😊❤❤❤
@henryross37886 ай бұрын
I've been listening to Alan Watts for years but this talk. Wow. Blew my mind. The ending is beautiful, how he figured these truths out is beautiful. This is the cure to how we were taught to think.
@TheEvelynTurner Жыл бұрын
I am so grateful for Alan Watts. What a beautiful mind. Thank you for making this available to listen to. So Amazing. I particularly loved 19 minutes in ❤.
@SnoitcelfeR Жыл бұрын
Alan, always there when I need advice. I was asleep and POW, Alan kicked in via the algorithm. Learn to programme your reality people.
@nerd9347. Жыл бұрын
The Great Journey of Life doesn’t happen to someone. It’s happens for us, & because of us.
@flaccidsteel50944 жыл бұрын
Alan Watts is 🔥🔥🔥
@ivanguthrie04203 жыл бұрын
A hot fire makes steel, cool name and comment ironic combo well done. I am also a big fan of Alan Watts.
@orangetee5 Жыл бұрын
Yesss
@emmaluciaev1938 Жыл бұрын
What ???? This is pure quantum physics He is a true genius And he is also funny, a rare alignment of the stars
@Agent_Paul Жыл бұрын
Sophisticated man, but he played it cool. A mystic but never announced himself
@Amber-vn5yn6 ай бұрын
Alan was a man before his time he was a master teacher with a life path numerology number of 33. He was and is wise before his years and a futurist like i feel none other has been. He is a man after my own heart. I want to meet him in a future lifetime. God Bless Alan Watts!
@kantrellebradford1284 Жыл бұрын
This was so good it almost made me cry
@bkosimi Жыл бұрын
One of his best lectures ❤ amazingly eye-opening and empowering message delivered masterfully!
@DC-iy6hl Жыл бұрын
Note for myself to come back n listen to the last 10 min again and again
@wakeUPdummies28 күн бұрын
I cant listen to this enough times. Im trying to be hypnotized into this stated system.
@insights.9791Ай бұрын
All people who commented i wish i coud meet you all, people who take time to listen to Allan surely have a story to tell.
@Josephmurra-r2f9 күн бұрын
Genius, I always believed that we had souls but this makes it more of a reality. Thank you!
@brianpatrick48369 ай бұрын
We are the eyes through which the universe observes itself.
@SandraHeron-r2g Жыл бұрын
Pure intelligence. So succinct. Such beautiful clarity. The best ever lecture I have heard from Alan Watts.
@The_Eternal_Now Жыл бұрын
I have a good collection of lectures on my Watts playlist. If you listen to "You do not exist," I'm willing to bet it will top this one as your favorite. 🖤🤍
@Kitten_Maru3 жыл бұрын
wait... "as to the catastrophic fact that you were born... well you had nothing to do with THAT! And you can spend all your life blaming your parents for putting you in a situation where you now find yourself".... Finally a talk directed straight to me :D
@horvathmilcsi Жыл бұрын
Exactly. Im so angry to my parents because not asking me if i want to be born or not :D
@Emexperiencinglife-9 ай бұрын
I think you both misunderstood what he is getting at. He is saying it's pointless to be mad about it. Parents are going through life for the only time, too. No matter how many books, experts, or wisdom exists about parenting, you only learn about parenting by actually being one. They didn't sit down and choose for "you" to be born. They didn't ask to be born any more than you did. They couldn't predict what their or your life would be like. It's amazing how many young people are mad because their parents weren't perfect when they have birth to them. You will never be perfect and neither will they.
@DeusVu3 ай бұрын
Alan was a wonderful human being with an unprecedented and profound understanding of the nature of reality. Although I never met the man, I consider him to be the greatest of friends, he has helped me to understand what I came here for. He has illustrated the most challenging concepts in a marvellously simple, erudite and intuitive way.
@etobillions Жыл бұрын
alan watts: sensei of the art of expression
@johnmcleod89617 ай бұрын
I'm 65 yo...I remember reading a lot of AW many years ago...his thoughts facilitated how differently I see the world and life...all for the better...now, you can hear him with his reassuring voice...he let's you know it all is and going to be alright...his wisdom is timeless...this is teaching I never received being born, raised, and having lived all my life in southeast Christian fundamentalist Mississippi...I just always felt something wasn't quite right with "fundie" christianity...just didn't resonate with me...there's so much alienation among them...hypocrisy, self-righteousness, condescension...and in many cases, downright hatred...now, I truly believe I "see" what Jesus himself "saw"..."blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God".
@gregoryhariton2785 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love his messages!❤🙏😊
@chrissyjay100 Жыл бұрын
A beautiful tapestry of wise swords and knowledge 🙏🏼❤️
@valorierobinson598511 ай бұрын
😁As one of the immediate baby boomers after ww2 to drop in after the two big mushroom clouds blew up wandering the chaotic San Francisco Bay Area of his day I can finally grock what this guy was saying! What a treat! Kind of summarizes all the stuff we HU wo/mans have have Ben coming up with in the last 50 Plus years! Who says we are not eternal!?💝 Thanks Allen and Pals
@kylerasmussen14553 ай бұрын
Beeniste reading and listening to Watts for about 15 years and I'm always amazed to find a new recording like this one. ❤❤❤ ❤❤
@maricamicallef9545 Жыл бұрын
And he knew this 50 years ago? How amazing ❤️
@katnip1982 ай бұрын
Thank you Alan for helping us see. You are a treasure and teaching still. Priceless talks.
@AlanWattsOrg2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the words of affirmation and support!
@mrblakwolf14 ай бұрын
Dude saved my life. That I am. I lost my son 14 years ago. Due to a bad day and self termination. I am happy for chest pains on a ladder. Only hope.
@johnmurphy75934 ай бұрын
Very sorry for the loss of your son. That must be very tough. i hope things are going well for you overall and hope the best. Stay strong!
@HoldemHustle2 ай бұрын
Love to you and your family
@DylanDinnDDSАй бұрын
Ty alan for helping me feel better today
@QueSeraSera-f3sАй бұрын
M.C Escher
@QueSeraSera-f3sАй бұрын
Oops sorry, replied to the wrong comment
@sheeplessingeorgianm99773 жыл бұрын
That’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard
@patrickryan151510 ай бұрын
If you wait long enough you'll come to a point where so much of what AW offers really does apply to your life. And so I tune in from time to time. This particular offering of his resonated quite well with my current state of mind and experience.
@YaBloodyDingbat6 ай бұрын
Man of no ego is an amazing ambient dj with a lot of Alan Watts recordings. Web of life album and also Blinkers removed. That's where i discovered him and now i listen to he's speeches to sleep most nights 🙌🙌🙌
@Humblestoryteller96Ай бұрын
I put this on while at the gym. Not disappointed
@chain8847Ай бұрын
@@Humblestoryteller96 yes. I’m working out now. Garage gym.
@abanaysadventures3098 Жыл бұрын
This should be taught in junior high and high school instead of the crap our children are being taught… can you just IMAGINE???
@Vedere6 ай бұрын
They would never. Too much good to come from it
@TheDweller-4 ай бұрын
No
@abeiswaykooler2 ай бұрын
@@abanaysadventures3098 Rockefeller
@smileyattitude6807Ай бұрын
Seriously I wish once in high school we got to watch the lemonade album by Beyoncé and take notes and stuff I was the only who who had a problem with it like wth is this? Like yea it’s cool or whatever but not really what the hell are we even doing and there were so many half naked chicks I complained to the teacher ltr but I didn’t know how to say what i was thinking instead I said something stupid like do you think this is appropriate for kids to be watching?
@Tidda863 ай бұрын
Despite the number of years that has passed since Alan’s death he is still so relevant in today’s world. RIP Alan I hope you can see the legacy that you have left for this world
@NICKELL5 Жыл бұрын
I find it fascinating, how, even when somebody’s trying to tell you something that resonates with every human being some will still have a negative response to it lashing out, I pity these people, because they refuse to think they stick to their biases and opinions, without a willingness to change. I feel bad for those who carry these negative emotions, constantly
@chandlerfreeman3899Ай бұрын
I remember being 11 years old, becoming self aware through unfocusing and refocusing my eyes and telling myself, I'm here but I'm not here. After that, I spent my teenage years wanting to find an understanding of reality for what it is and why it is. I longed for an answer of truth that made sense, even experiencing denial and hopelessness along the way due to an awareness of the darkness that has been influencing the world for so long. My soul craved and still does crave achieving a full and truthful understanding of the existence and purpose of life and the purpose for our experiences in it. Slowly but surely, the light love has always given me a portion of what I seek but somehow knows when I am ready to recieve it? I'm am humbly grateful and willing to allow this love light to guide me the rest of the way home, although I could already be there. Who knows, right!? Anyways, I don't know where this was going. I'm just grateful, and if you read this, don't let society make you feel that the expression of love should be embarrassing or make you weak. That is the opposite working against you're true nature and winning. You must fall before you can rise, to be humble is to be strong. Carry on!
@cnjogu1 Жыл бұрын
Got emotional listening to this.... splendidly beautiful ❤️
@TheDweller-4 ай бұрын
Our journey makes the universe look beautiful as it is
@ckp93703 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this
@joegardens1973Ай бұрын
Alan Watts is a great big wind bag... Each word blows through my mind clearsing out what is not useful and leaves what is useful.
@9one9Music2 жыл бұрын
The Energy from eating an apple and throwing an apple come from the same Organism/Environment Field. 🌌☯️🌌
@batchelerjr7 ай бұрын
I remember reading allan at age 27. It took 30 years of life for me to comprehend. So now. Im fine and the same age as him when he died. Party animal and lover of life. Salute!