Alan Watts - Myth of Myself Full Lecture Part 1 - Alan Watts Organization Official

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The Works includes the following recordings :
Essential Lectures Collection
Tao of Philosophy
Not What Should Be
Sense of Nonsense
Coincidence of Opposites
Seeing Through the Net
Myth of Myself
Man and Nature
Limits of Language
Philosophies of Asia
Relevance of Oriental Philosophy
Mythology of Hinduism
Introduction to Buddhism
Eco-Zen
Taoist Way
Intellectual Yoga
Myth & Religion
Images of God
Jesus: His Religion
Spiritual Authority
Image of Man
Democracy in Heaven
Religion & Sexuality
Philosophy & Society
Veil of Thoughts
Divine Madness
We as Organism
On Being God
Mysticism & Morality
What Is Reality
Comparative Philosophy
Mind Over Mind
Philosophy of Nature
The Cosmic Drama
Spectrum of Love
Love of Waters
Game of Yes and No
The Smell of Burnt Almonds
Spiritual Alchemy
Eastern Wisdom Collection
Ways of Liberation
Introduction to Oriental Philosophy
On Buddhism
On Taoism
Way of Liberation
Introduction to Hinduism
On Hinduism
On Yoga
Religion of No Religion
Journey to India
The Middle Way
Buddhism as Dialogue
Religion of No Religion
Wisdom of the Mountains
Diamond Web
Transcending Duality
Eastern & Western Zen
Introduction to Zen
Early Chinese Zen
Uncarved Block
Zen Bones
Biting an Iron Bull
World As Just So
Taoism
Swimming Headless
Wisdom of the Ridiculous
Philosophy of the Tao
Way Beyond Seeking
Landscape, Soundscape
Zen & Meditation
Democratization of Buddhism
The Controlled Accident
Meditation
Zenrin Poems
Art of Meditation
Why Not Now?
Introduction to a Contemplative Ritual
A Contemplative Ritual
Extended Seminars Collection
Comparative Religion
Four Ways to the Center
Worldly Religions
Buddhism
Net of Jewels
Problems in Meditation
Thusness
World as Consciousness
Zen Reconsidered
Early Radio Talks
Aldous Huxley
Art of Psychoanalysis
Bang or Whimper
Bhagavad Gita
Buddhist Mysticism
Constitution of Nature
Daylight Savings
Fundamentals of Buddhism
G.K. Chesterton
Gateless Gate
Ghosts
Humor in Religion
Laws of Karma
Man is a Hoax
Parallel Thinking
Play & Sincerity
Problems of Preaching
Reconciliation of Opposites
Return to the Forest
Seeing Through the Game
Study of Asia
Symbolic and the Real
Tribute to Carl Jung
Un-Preachable Religion
Human Consciousness
Ecological Awareness
Education for Non-Entity
Nature of Consciousness
Transformation of Consciousness
Psychedelics
The Psychedelic Experience
The Psychedelic Explosion
Turning the Head or Turning On
The Arts
Bushido
The Importance of Space
The Way of Tea
The Future
Future of Communications
Future of Politics
Future of Religion
Time and the Future
The Self
Birth, Death and the Unborn
Pursuit of Pleasure
World as Play
World as Self
The Universe
Individual and the World
Power of Space
Don't forget to not take anything too seriously. Happy listening!
Some great Quotes from the works of Alan Watts:
"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.
You don't look out there for God, something in the sky, you look in you
We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.
Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.
I owe my solitude to other people.
The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention.
No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.
You are that vast thing that you see far, far off with great telescopes.
Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth
You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean.

[@Taldaran]

And the truly mind-blowing thing about Alan's teaching, is when we listen to him we are not really learning. It's already in us. We have just forgotten. We can't help but resonate.

[@JakeK27]

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[@cheri238]

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[@TammyMenasco-if8cd]

Yes, what a great voice to remind us of ourselves as we've taught or learned these things along the way. Still he has opened up so many things. Love him

[@alainahutch]

I could listen to him all day and night ❤️

[@jameschesterton]

Me too. I think we should.

[@themcstreetz316]

Same I have fell asleep to his lectures for about 7 years on and off. I always come back when I forget. It's like he's an old friend

[@yahyeleban10]

I would love to have met him

[@darrengodden9781]

Yeah me too, strange thing is, at the moment I am !

[@mvcassone]

I do quite frequently 😆

[@czechmeowt2868]

I had a life changing experience not so long ago, and the way I looked at the world changed completely. Not just my values and ideals, but literally the way it looked is different. It's tough to convey to others, but it's somewhere between seeing the world through a third person perspective, and seeing my life as an infinite series of slides. I can't pretend things matter anymore. I can't go back to the way I used to be. I feel shell shocked, looking around at the world, with the veil lifted for the first time. I grapple with the idea that maybe I have had a psychotic break, that maybe I'm crazy or delusional, but I feel lucid, reasonable. It's as though I was navigating life as a maze, and suddenly I've been lifted over the walls, and can see the whole thing from above. It makes exploring the maze seem psychotic. It makes looking for purpose, happiness within the maze seem silly. In any sense, Alan Watts helps me feel comfortable with this revelation. Maybe the world looks very different to me, now, but that's okay. Throughout my life I will have many understandings of the world around me, some more useful, some less. Either way, peace, compassion, and thoughtfulness are admirable principles, and to work towards a better understanding of my own mind is a worthwhile quest. Thanks to Watts and the community.

[@ladyreverie7027]

I felt that the ego is the third person idea. When I listened to Watts I felt that I had up to now constantly been seeing myself from the third person, but that the real me is the subjective experience itself, pure "first person consciousness" that suffuses all life, the "I Am" of God/Atman.

[@brewney1111]

You should consider being a writer if u aren't one already, at a point I thought i was reading a bestseller book

[@jasminebrown701]

Your third eye activated self & started to open once it does nothing will ever be or feel the same

[@DaleTrevors]

You've been awakened. Welcome.

[@bpalpha]

Thanks for sharing Czech. I feel out of place in this world. I don't fit in. Hearing others struggle with identity and also praising the real high ideals of love, compassion, empathy, kindness helps confirm what I know.

[@shayhawkins0407]

R.I.P. Alan Watts, most of the world will never know how dearly you were needed and how much you still resonate with those wise enough to cherish your wisdom.😢

[@elaineadolph1333]

I am very greaful for Allen's profound wisdom ❤️

[@elaineadolph1333]

Correction Allen to Alan 😮

[@gazfisher7391]

'This is where we are at right now, as a whole. No one is left out of the loop. We are experiencing a reality based on a thin veneer of lies and illusions. A world where greed is our God and wisdom is sin, where division is key and unity is fantasy, where the ego-driven cleverness of the mind is praised, rather than the intelligence of the heart.' Bill Hicks.

[@lannigucci]

Alan Watts has made my life infinitely better. Thank you, sir.

[@TyephoonMonsoon365]

You’ve said a lifetime’s worth...

[@dauriced7921]

Great man 😎

[@DRTKO365]

@Mara Fostey, He is by far the most pop-philosopher of all time. Everything he says just makes sense. If you like Alan Watts you should check out Albert Camus, his book 'the stranger' has some interesting interpretations of the world like watts.

[@joangoldblum1176]

All For One Love talan Watts

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[@Thilosophocl3s]

I listen to him all night, quite regularly, whether I'm awake or not.

[@noneyabizniss1765]

I do that too, listen as I’m falling to sleep. Alan, Ram Dass and Jack Kornfield are enlightened beings.

[@Inner-wellbeing]

A genius like no other, a free spirit, a liberator of humanity gifted with the ability of eloquent speech to reach all ❤️

[@James-ll3jb]

Ok...must be cool to be god eh?

[@Tatwamasi_Om]

​@@James-ll3jb'pretty cool?' ask yourself if it is pretty cool. Such experience I can not describe as so underwhelming and mundane.

[@James-ll3jb]

@@Tatwamasi_Om ...surely you know why Watts isn't taken seriously...

[@user-ku7bt4ge9b]

@@James-ll3jb Not taken seriously *by you* 😁

[@James-ll3jb]

@@user-ku7bt4ge9b nor anyone who is serious lol

[@georgehernandez9282]

"We grow out of the earth like an apple grows out of an apple tree" -Alan Watts. Mind blown!!

[@Nicholasdoherty190e2.5]

I'm nearly 50 years old and I've only recently discovered Allen Watt's. Everything makes sense now. . Thank you Allen what an inspirational intelligent man.

[@AlwaysfitnessInternational]

Was!

[@user-ku7bt4ge9b]

​@@AlwaysfitnessInternationalStill is 😊

[@vishtafayaz]

The Rythm of Alan Watts. Listening to him is such a pleasure...

[@justdriveon]

My hero.

[@johnmcleod8961]

AW and his wisdom delivered me from destructive Christian fundamentalism...im 65 yo now, born and raised and still live in southeast Mississippi...the "fundies" here are so hostile towards one another and the world, i simply couldnt take another minute of it...but i didnt want to throw the baby out with the bathwater...now, I'm much more at peace and truly find it liberating...thank you AW.

[@ronanryan7755]

Good for you!

[@godjhaka]

@@johnmcleod8961 when people need books to tell them what to do (like Christianity) you're already a programmed slave.

[@killed_phill796]

To think of how the world would be if we listened to people like this from a young age

[@user-ku7bt4ge9b]

We have an *anti-education*, "education" system to ensure we don't...

[@melodinumbra]

It’s never too late for that to become reality, all it takes is the will of a single person to change the world

[@emmyloveschris]

Who else is hooked on philosophy now? 🥳😂

[@GlowBowlPhilosophy]

*raises hand* since I could think.

[@melodinumbra]

It is my coping skill now

[@Jason-eo1rh]

You shall forever be an amateur.

[@jujumulligan43]

Alan Watts brings to us timeless wisdom. He speaks to the essense of our humanity and helps to ground us in a sense of fellowship, not only toward one another but also for our planet, Mother Earth. Thank you so much for presenting these videos. I am grateful ❤.

[@TheMelanatedPrince]

The bell ringing being conscious because of the reaction, showing the intelligence within it, just open my mind to a deeper understanding of Life than I had before I heard that. It made Perfect sense

[@justdriveon]

Yes!

[@brianc6379]

Alan watts gives me hope.

[@Very-ImportantPerson]

You are a gift to humanity

[@debbiebolek2117]

Plain and simple❤

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Just found this gem, and I can't stop listening to such that insightful, yet soothing voice.

[@GalacticTrails]

I am a culmination of the holy spirit evident in the eye of I and the Spirit of Truth since birth. The Spirit Of Truth is evident in the Eye of the Beholder and those who know "I" resides in Heaven on Earth as Earth is part of the Heavenly abode of Heaven itself and should be honored with utmost respect by day and by night.

[@dawniebug784]

I love how he puts it. The most fascinating *problem* is "Who am I?" Because there's no concrete solution or answer to it so we keep debating it throughout human history.

[@sdutta8]

I began to understand the religion I was born into - Hinduism - through him. My virtual Guru.

[@Mstayevadewatty]

I myself, can’t stop listening to him. Each time I hear something different, not confused but the underlying get more interesting. I really love this lecture, it is something that I am feeling when I’m praying, I am a Hindu, and I always used the three Power of Vishnu, Baran, Shiva.

[@Dom8o8]

The only time I have ever felt “normal” is when I found philosophy. From Zeno to Yung to Peterson. I always thought I was weird/strange because I thought the ideas of philosophy were so much more important than what society tells us is important.

[@heatherpowell2679]

I love the humour threaded through it all

[@tarzan40005]

Thank you Alan. ONE MORE FROM YOU IS VERY WONDERFUL

[@TyephoonMonsoon365]

What Alan Watts is saying is that consciousness is everything.

[@christianmairodrigues8513]

Exactly! Because only by expanding our consciousness, which is the only "thing" that can see the real world, the great picture of the whole reality, we can attain peace of mind and stop dreading death by seeing it as an annihilation of everything, including our consciousness itself.

[@paulmetdebbie447]

@@christianmairodrigues8513 except it is not "our" consciousness.

[@Caaaaspeeer]

@@paulmetdebbie447 it is both ours and not ours simultaneously. that's the great paradox

[@robyneperkins4469]

...and everything is conscious

[@jus1085]

Consciousness pervades the universe. We have antennas called brains that can tap into different levels of it. As we evolve, we develop potentials for greater realizations of that One consciousness. We develop concepts of it, all kinds of philosophies and systems of belief, but we always fall short of an accurate identification. Its potentials are limitless and the value, the real realization, is to realize that you are a part of it. There is no separation. Since you come from it, you are like a leaf on a cosmic tree and its not just you or a lower form of life... it is every atom in the universe.

[@samsonoloja4909]

Omg 😮 I just unlocked another part of my consciousness listening to this 😢

[@GrafStorm]

Thank you for providing this wonderful lecture for us.

[@theunspeakable24]

one of my all time favorites

[@calebgooden608]

This guy is great I love his talks cuz they hit me hard

[@eaton55r]

One of my favorites and nice! video Allen Watt Elves, Fairies and Dust Bunnies... etc.

[@mikey6214]

Some people say we live in a matrix, or a holographic universe. The better analogy would be, that we are living “as a reflection”. As a reflection of source(or God). ONE cannot know the color of ONE’s own eyes without observing oneself in a reflection. The reflection gives the illusion that two exist, thus giving ONE the ability to observe itself. To become aware of the color of ONE’s own eyes.

[@mikey6214]

Place a mouse in front of a mirror and your cat will believe there are two mice. As with humans, they believe there is two, a heaven and an earth.

[@ramthian]

I love you Alan Watts ❤🙏👍👍👍

[@TammyMenasco-if8cd]

Thank you Mr. Alan Watts

[@juliecostello5203]

I love listening to him!!! Genius ~ he is!!

[@classiql]

Well when you explain it like that.... It all makes perfect sense Alan

[@LC-ht7sg]

He’s so fascinating. What a legend.

[@kamaurahamukti5919]

brilliant 🙏🏽

[@adkrella2692]

Boy it sure is a perfect time with the rise of Christian Nationalism and Fascists to spread these talks as far and wide as possible. He makes it very digestible. Scary times indeed. As I understand it Alan lived through similar turmoil. I imagine that’s why he was so interested in the work he did. Everyone should have a chance to hear it. 👍

[@tutorialchief]

for me one of the maybe the biggest teacher in life

[@madazaboxofrogzz8884]

I love every minute of listening to him 💖 Sending love to everyone Amanda in Blackpool UK 💖🦄

[@thereseborgund1818]

He jumped in to my playlist by his own♥️♥️♥️

[@AixolaTM]

Me too, My Very Lovely Morher.. Would just love to listen to your whispers all day long 😊❤

[@craigbeaumont5224]

Wonderful

It is always a pleasure to hear and enjoy the wisdom reflections of Alan Watts.

[@yoyo-wr9ep]

Alan is my universal compass ..greatv respect 🙏💥

[@achillesyoung488]

Well done!

[@capwlf]

A true blessing! A wonderful teaching lecture. Long time fan. This message is more of a great reminder for reminding to help eliminate the amnesia dilemma. Everything is in of the experience that is what consciousness is continually attached with

[@DanElser]

Yes, my favorite broadcast comes through without any streaming or recording. It never dawned upon me that Allan had passed away, 3 years before I arrived on the waterfront in Sausalito on the first day of 1976.

[@hamza3065]

I have suffered from OCD and going through DP/DR right now. No other words have resonated so much with me since I have struggled with these mental issues. Thank you Alan.

[@platypus8135]

sending hugs and a few kisses my dear

[@hayleyb467]

@@platypus8135 they're coming your way now xo ♡

[@thebaryonacousticoscillati5679]

Hope you are feeling better.

[@OneOfAMineRocks]

EVERYTHING IS ALIVE....ROCKS MOSTLY!❤

[@GodHelpMe369]

When there’s a disagreement, someone will inevitably, most likely, be disappointed in me. So I engage in any and every disagreement in a way that ensures, that the person disappointed in me, never ends up being me! I aim to never repress, never suppress. I aim to never lose a part of myself. Radical honestly only: 100% of time. Always, all ways.

[@Micheal313]

Onward and upward at right angels is the way.🤙

[@beenapandey6447]

Great expressions!! 🙏

[@SoulShurpa]

Thank you Mark 😊 🙏

[@The_Maze_Is_Not_Meant_For_You]

This is something EVERY person must hear

[@The_Eternal_Now]

Unfortunately they'd rather listen to some Lil vert uzi- Or uh.. Nikki Minaj's WAP? 😏

[@Endymion766]

thank you for uploading

[@justdriveon]

Truly the most profound and life-changing message.

[@shawnr3692]

Yes I can certainly agree with U. However; I would have to say that it's a very, very close race, this guy and Jordan Peterson!?! Haven't heard of him? I highly recommend him...

[@rutinesocks]

Amazing!!!

[@SharpChronofighter]

Philisophy at its true peak! When to know is to be! Pure and simple. Thank you Mr. Alan Watts 🙏🙂..........

[@blairdawson9506]

This man is truth of life and more commonsense than I will believe as truth

[@girth_goblin]

This is really one of the best lectures I have ever heard

[@calebgooden608]

I like the what is reality

[@girth_goblin]

@@calebgooden608 banger as well. Tbh every word that comes out of his mouth is deep

[@rumi-tunes7727]

yes, until you hear his next and next and next... so glad his onion never stops peeling. wait till you find "Do you do it, or does It do you "

[@istvanheimer1845]

Brilliant! Neuroscience, Eagelman, Sapolsky and all the rest are just catching up with him :)

[@manslayerchick]

Hearing your voice calms my head Alan 💫✨

[@fayjan73]

Yess

[@asmodeus0454]

This is a good talk from Watts from the "Tao of Philosophy." I will have to listen to "Myth of Myself, Part 2" if I can find it.

[@billsantelli5195]

Did you ever find it? I can’t seem to locate

[@Hyumanity]

Ohhh, left hemisphere is the spotlight consciousness and the right is the floodlight consciousness! Thank you McGilchrist!

[@joeseph3199]

Masterful 🙏

[@alexisflickinger5601]

Same I need to listen to him more

[@justsomenut]

So good 😊

[@psilopsycobilly7963]

I do listen all the time he is great

[@indiraghai7972]

Growth is always intrinsic, roots sunk deep

[@user-mw6sj7oz3h]

I do listen to him day in and Day out 😄

[@judycarroll9971]

i do listen to him all day and night

[@michael654]

This lecture slaps fr fr no cap

[@TheLove1Makes]

Good Message

[@natokafa5238]

Alan Watts is the best

[@gertlush7014]

Beautiful cover shot

[@russellbarndt6579]

I listen to Allen Watts and Stephen Mitchell's version of the Tao Te Ching and Eva Wong's Being Taoist wisdom for living a balanced life regularly, and my quality of life is beyond what I thought possible when I still believed in that religion of judgment rather than disharmony with the nature of the Way of the Universe ((the Tao)

[@bob87849]

PEACE AND LOVE TO ALL

[@IAMElectric369]

Oh what I’d give to sit and have some whiskey with this man.

[@LuisLopez-hv7kh]

Love your channel ❤

[@AlanWattsOrg]

Thank you so much!!

[@zp944]

Personally, when I use the article "I" in speech, it's used in such a way that the audience listening associates the concept being explained or the story being told as something personal. The article "I" is used as a frame of reference for the listener, so that they understand the data that follows is a personal interpretation of an experience rather than a repetition of an external influence. "I" is just a trigger word to symbolize it comes from within, rather than the world itself

[@s0ne01]

Well said.

[@SoulForce_]

Happy New Year 🎉 much love from the Netherlands

[@mikey6214]

Consciousness reflecting upon itself, gives consciousness to the reflection. Like looking in a mirror and your reflection comes to life. Both sides of the mirror are both the source and the reflection. Nothing exists unless there is something else to observe it. Reflection is the only way to create another you, if you are the only one that exists. This is how ONE can become TWO, in order to bring the ONE into existence.

[@pinaky_AnVikSiki]

Enlightenment of consciousness itself is enlightened by our own intellectual intelligence...

[@melodinumbra]

Intelligence comes to us through understanding

[@salm8990]

Love it

[@RinaFermion]

thank ❤️‍🔥

[@lorrieudrea7496]

Alan Watts Words and voice makes my life bearable and so much easier ❤

[@cheri238]

🙏❤️🌍🕊🎶🎵

[@susanrawlinson1885]

I was so pleased to find Alan last year and I love him still. However I feel I must share with you Wim Hof, if Alan had been around now he would have embraced this other amazing gift Wim Hof

[@michaelhendrick6698]

the breath of fire meditation is quite an experience

[@susanrawlinson1885]

@@michaelhendrick6698 I will check it out, been listening to Mooji and Chief Oren Lyons

[@denniscarver8139]

Thanks!

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[@josephslinskey]

Listening to Alan Watts has helped SAVE MY LIFE 💯🫂☯️ 👘⛩️🐛🧘🦋⛩️👘

[@Leobreaker_G]

I find it so interesting how he came from Christianity to this discovery...and melding the two, its just exquisite. I'm trying to find my faith in God and I know that was the right path for me so many years ago.

[@rumrnr78]

AW sharpened my focus on Jesus! He strips away our physical world veneer to see the truth!

[@susanrawlinson1885]

At this moment 67 people who gave a thumbs down are de- Volving. I feel sorry for you all.

[@kevinvongsavath628]

🙏 Thank you ❤💯💪🔥🏀💼🔌

[@chipkyle5428]

Behind the eyes and between the ears is a center of sound; therefore the location of self.

[@user-ex4si2md6r]

It's only a lesson for showing that everything is intertwined and connected to everything else

[@Micktheadventurer]

I love this dude.

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[@samuelmyrtle815]

31:37 Anyone here looking for the Alan Watts sample in The Books' song 'All Our Base Are Belong To Them', it's this segment here. Great talk either way.

[@monty70]

Alan Watts is a great Bodhisattva. 🙏🏻☯️☸️

[@mmc577]

It's remarkable that Alan Watts toys with philosophical ideas, not to ascribe to them but to go against convention knowing that we create useful fictions that come and go like what is in fashion that time.