Stop thinking, Stay centered │ Alan Watts

[@sacredseedlings]

The audio of this video has been enhanced to be more clear and enjoyable. It's part of an original Alan Watts lecture, it's not AI!

[@cedzimagination]

I noticed this with the "gong" sound as well!! Thank you for working on the quality to already an incredible message 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@youtubularTV]

Hi Can you please post a link to the original source? Or details of time and place?

[@NGCS-ej4lz]

"Enhanced" sounds like AI.

[@ObsidianCrocodile]

Thankyou, from my heart ❤

[@rubengardinerart]

Is the art AI?

[@sorenlampe951]

"If you take words to seriously youre like a person who climbs a signpost instead of going where it points." - Very true and thats why you will never find the meaning of life in a book or by thinking. You can only expirence meaning by living your own life.

[@justinburns6082]

The fact that it’s just Alan speaking without some ridiculous background music is very lovely

[@B3NJMN89]

True, i didnt notice the loveliness of it til you mentioned it. I think we all get enough background noise and background music. I like the rawness of it

[@johnking4489]

It’s GREAT not adding music!! For good reason Alan Watts never intended for music to guide the emotive feeling when hearing his words.

[@AlejandroMS67]

By the same logic, there is also no need to add video, because again, video is someone else's interpretation of the audio, planting their ideas into your head instead of you creating your own story as you listen. I highly suggest turning down the screen while you simply listen to Alan Watts. Someone else's video is ultimately BS.

[@ObsidianCrocodile]

Alan, like Ram Dass, Eckhart Tolle, Sadhguru and Mojii are a medicine for the suffering of the mind, none of them were or are perfect, some have had terrible loss, some lost everything, some died with addiction but what they all KNOW is that ultimately none of the good/bad/ugly matters, our consciousness will always triumph over any conceptual pain or problems. A hug to my fellow travellers ❤❤❤

[@GrubKiller436]

Not really on Sadhguru. I don't think he even meditates.

[@sorenlampe951]

@@GrubKiller436 Then you're thinking wrong. He strongly advocates for meditation as a means to achieve inner peace, balance, and self-realization.

[@tati9867]

@@GrubKiller436phony self-help guru

[@leeweir7450]

I feel Osho and JK are missing from this list, sure there are many more but they stand out for me

[@mysticalprofessor6905]

Neville Goddard ❤

[@cloudforest4087]

I love whenever he hits that singing bowl. That's real silence.

[@TheKrypticStoic]

Alan Watts was brilliant, and his voice so soothing to listen to when you need to wind down. Crazy to think he's been gone since the mid 70's, so much of what he said is relevant today

[@ObsidianCrocodile]

I listen to him at bedtime to get me gently off to sleep ❤

[@StayDownComeUp512]

Truth is forever, lies are in permanent

[@dumduq]

this dude has been and always will be my grounding rod when going through hard times. i lost my dad suddenly on Christmas. I've shared his talks with my mother to help her stay calm a night. he can really bring you back down to earth when you are losing your mind.

[@pinkifloyd7867]

1973 RiP

[@rcnotes]

This AI Alan Watts. He really didn’t sound like this.

[@bluesage1528]

It's a pure pleasure to listen to Alan Watts. Such a music ❤

[@CarltonMasonNorwood]

Don't jump on the train of hate. I have a similar issue in my gut whatever you want to call it I'm 32 I've drank since I was 15 and I've been sober you know like 6 years off alcohol back and forth on the other things regardless just a human being with all the other crap that other human beings have I have a little more Dark Side than some and when I stumbled upon Alan Watts I was healed in some sense from my Western philosophy of spirituality and during my journey I found him profoundly useful and continuing to learn about him and his life I was honestly pretty bummed out to find that he died drunk basically lost and floating in the opposite of everything that he preached one thing that I try to remember above all else we are not perfect we are not humans and those that cannot do teach that doesn't mean he could not do that just means he wasn't doing what he should have and the people that should have been around him weren't my advice is just take positivity for what it is I keep watching these positive things or listening to all these educational things about mental health and spiritual wealth and you know what in every comment section we're all arguing and bickering with each other and it's so hilarious because if there is an afterlife they would be cracking up about how we're arguing with each other over philosophy spirituality peace and love

[@sayedahsan5990]

Well said Sir .

[@kieranfester3296]

I read somewhere that he knew he was dying

[@dasdos002]

Yeah, I read he knew he was dying and there was some idea that he committed suicide. His son talked about it

[@itszachgee7546]

Loser druggy

[@myself171]

Ya I believe he knew exactly what he was doing.

[@jessicapatton2688]

I learned all this from meditating. We are very symbolic beings. I love love love Alan Watts!

[@hillshop-m3z]

me too

[@huubdrums]

You cant learn that from meditating 😂

[@kuru2599]

@@huubdrums maybe you can’t. Anyone who has truly looked, knows the answers are within.

[@huubdrums]

@@kuru2599 you make me sad 😂

[@sirtom3011]

I have thought even further…he is wrong about language having meaning. “Meaning” is only in the mind. Not in the world. There IS not language n the true reality outside of experience

[@Kishkobi]

Alan watts , where were you in my life 20 years ago. Thanks for your wise words.

[@renegroulx7029]

“We imagine ourselves to be results of the past”.

[@integralsun]

Thanks so much leaving the music out!

[@njabulomshibe5820]

True definition of an artist that has evolved... We living in a beautiful time... Watching and listening to this was soo therapeutic.

[@sacredseedlings]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@maruthikaranth7152]

Whatever the people say , damn it. I bow to this great mystic who was far ahead of his times. West will understand him very late. Bharath has produced such mystics. We understand him very well.

[@thenonphysical]

Reality is not something that just "is", it depends on what you seek and how you are. Your search can make you change.

[@maruthikaranth7152]

Allan Watts was the most brilliant mind and a mystic of the west. He was far far ahead of his times. I would give him the title MAHARISHI ALLAN WATTS. Once you listen him you can't escape from him. It is the trap of the Universal Mind.🙏🙏🙏🕉🕉🕉

[@jameelarsheed9522]

how beautiful you have done the video!!! and the sound is clean ! an art work! i see that it was done with pure love.

[@sacredseedlings]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@fredflintstone9151]

Equanimity, the word of being serene, buzz buzz, chirpy chirps. Sniff that!

[@MonkeyD_Luthy]

The real thoughts will come to mind when you just let yourself be

[@yvettemedina1859]

Life is philosophy also. Live each day fully with love & harmony. One is always in the now.

[@Nate_tureboy]

Many are criticizing Alan for alcohol "abuse." I highly doubt the majority know his story accurately enough to point fingers. At the same time there are hallucinogenic substances widely taken that allow for intense transformation, yet most would not touch them either.

[@ryanvandy1615]

People are quick to judge and dismiss.

[@sorenlampe951]

why would that even matter? i dont think alan watts ever claimed to have reached total enlightement where wouldve been free from all human desires. I doubt that someone has reached that point ever and i dont even think its a goal one should have.

[@Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeow]

@@sorenlampe951 maybe he reached it and saw how pointless was to do or not do something so he just drank away regardless.

[@goodbababadbaba6370]

I love that Alan lived life fully drinking smoking drugs women god bless him wonderful man

[@IAM-IAM-333]

We all have our Demons.

[@johnplhak1739]

the audio quality is so good

[@TimotheeLee]

Not fan of self help gurus but I had to comment on the wonderful art work Mr. Watts consistently has on his channels. Whoever is responsible, Thank You, sometimes images lift the spirit, where words can not. I can always tell one of your videos just by the look. You rock.

[@Davidf8L]

Thanks for your work and time, I'm lucky to be here with you guys, peace and love to all ❤❤❤

[@winnebagus4476]

Props to the audio engineer who saved this audio. Fantastic work. Epic content as per usual from AWW.

[@stewartlancaster6155]

Props ? what the devil does that mean.?

[@winnebagus4476]

@@stewartlancaster6155 In the context of a KZbin comment praising an audio engineer for a remastered video, "props" is a slang term expressing approval, respect, or admiration for someone's work or achievements. It is short for "proper respect" or "proper recognition." When someone says, "props to the audio engineer," they are essentially giving credit and showing their appreciation for the audio engineer's skilled work in enhancing the sound quality of the remastered video. Other similar expressions include: - "Kudos to the audio engineer" - "Hats off to the audio engineer" - "Credit to the audio engineer" These phrases all convey a sense of praise and acknowledgment for a job well done.

[@Beyondying8]

Ai

[@crbarnes001]

This guys voice is so soothing. Im totally zoned out.

[@maxmustermann7807]

It’s ai generated voice off Allen

[@eliassmouni1245]

@@maxmustermann7807do you have proof of that? You can normally tell when a voice is AI, this sounds like the real Alan, so do the words.

[@killed_phill796]

@@eliassmouni1245this is definitely Ai are you dumb

[@levmoses742]

Sweet teaching even as you can hear it’s one of his earlier ones. Really great, just a few things he matured to greater understanding about. If you’re new, keep listening!

[@jenniferperry2849]

I love Allen Watts.

[@anneis8319]

This is such a beautiful visual for Alan Watts words. Thankyou so much for taking the time to create it. ❤

[@johnking4489]

Oh for sure. I always listen without watching the footage people like to add to the audio. Thing about adding music is you can’t close the ears to just the music.

[@diver4341]

Just love here. Too much evil exists. I am one of many who sees the best of all things and I am here to spread the truths. Anyone else know Terrance McKenna?

[@mahansolo108]

9:24 spoken word is "conceive" text is "perceive". Love me some Alan Watts!

[@manfredkandlbinder3752]

Thanks for the video. The audio is superb (especially the lack of music) and the clips you dug up show the effort you put in.

[@sacredseedlings]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@garethgooding8737]

These videos are best without music

[@ADHDvato86]

Reality is what stays in existence with or without us. - Arturo Gonzalez -

[@samuraijack1371]

What is existence “without” us?

[@Martin-88]

​@@samuraijack1371 Why are humans required? Earth existed before humans came along.

[@Nico-is1fq]

@@Martin-88we existed in the earth before we came along

[@suadsuad835]

La copertina con Alan Watts in versione santino o immaginetta sacra è da brividi!

[@Initwithlove]

Beautiful video visually. Alan Watts is one of our greatest teachers.❤🎉

[@EliteShot]

. Real silence

[@StriveForFreedomSFF]

Wow

[@joshc643]

Great visuals and subtitles. I see a lot of these types of channels, but this had some effort put into it which I appreciate.

[@sacredseedlings]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikeltolman7622]

Congratulations my friend! I'm in the same boat! Hang in there! I'm rooting for you!

[@CarmQ]

And yet when you Google the word "meditate", it says the complete opposite to what Alan is saying here. Much love to you Mr. Watts! 🙏🏼

[@chrismoltasanti]

Google is NOT your friend

[@ZenInsights-vp8nb]

"Thank you for the sharing. It's so inspiring. 🙏👍 "

[@IAM-IAM-333]

This popped into my feed at the perfect time☯️

[@f.v4470]

17:10 Simple and powerful.

[@talesofthelostsouls]

Thank you so much

[@grant9860]

Gods (Name ) means causes too become example the (universe) thankyou for your thought one man sharpens another

[@AlejandroMS67]

The same logic that applies to leaving music out, also should probably be applied to video, as the video will ALWAYS be SOMEONE ELSE'S INTERPRETATION of the audio, instead of the LISTENER'S interpretation.

[@shimonbenbaruch1566]

I love you brother ,R.I.P ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@suuzq02]

I HATE this crappy world full of crappy people and all the egos

[@GoWandererGo]

Very good upload. ❤

[@MrEmotional33]

This is an interesting point: If the present is basically an infinitesimal point (between past and future), and the reality only consists of the present, than we could likewise argue, that the reality is indefinitely small, since even when i say a single word, as soon as i utter the last letter of the word..the rest of the spoken word is not reality anymore, since it happened already in the past..same with future..

[@mikey6214]

Omniscience, is what it’s all about. Know all that is knowable.

[@malihehhomayoum7624]

if i say i dont have time its realy truth cause as we know time doesnt exicist there for its not wrong ti say i have no time

[@Rebel-from-Hell]

reality is consciousness

[@gracewang5962]

Good job cleaning up the audio! Thanks❤

[@nocturneuh]

No background music, thank you!!

[@QuietHamster]

Very nice!

[@oussama4166]

Dont stop thinking ,just watch and observe thinking

[@howardnelson2942]

Yes. What’s thinking is not you, it’s the mind thinking it’s observing.

[@amoeb81]

2:50 - money is a physical manifestation of fear. Fear of not receiving the same "reward" for work or some goods. Now with money I have no fear, money is in my pocket and I am fully satisfied... except This whole money concept comes from the absence of trust. In the old world, if someone gave his word, it was enough, it was like a written document, even more powerful than that. What has this world come too... :(

[@antant4287]

All the rich people chasing ever more money to fill an unfillable gap. I know.

[@leighcecil3322]

His timeless words should be cherished... No matter what you think he was,... it's his words not the man... stop looking for gurus...! Get rid of the conditioned Mind... namaste to all 🙏

[@dawncanter4529]

His voice is Lion King's /Scars be pre**pared!!!!

[@SaM_I_aM79]

Thank you

[@tylerfickell4039]

I've stopped thinking entirely once before in my life

[@meklitnew]

❤ thanks 🙏

[@ligngood3787]

"...it has no future. Well do you? Much better to have a present, because if you don't it's useless to make plans because when they work out, you won't be there to enjoy them. You'll be thinking of something else." OUCH OUCH OUCH. That would be me. Same thing with getting things I want...

[@jimrich4192]

I'll have to THINK about that! 😂

[@434paraash]

@10:40 it is 'Dyana' not 'jana'.

[@PIRALGUL47]

I FEEL LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING WRITTEN ON MY FOREHEAD AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING GOOD !!!!

[@wsridin2694]

this + a trip

[@robertjsmith]

IMAGINE, reality without words concepts thoughts and ideas,what reason would there be to believe that you are anything other than what you are aware of.? What evidence is there ,that there is anything other than what you are aware of.?

[@sirtom3011]

“Well do YOU?” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@u563rick6]

Who is Alan Watts, this is great. 👍

[@soulembraced369]

I only know one thing. I know nothing 😊

[@fibranijevidra]

Only way I was able to trully be in a moment, and not to think is trough the psychedelics. I have never been able to achive it through any kind of meditations. Various breathing techniques, guided meditation, binaural beats, mantras... I've tried it all so meny times for quite some time, but it seams not possible. Maybe it is because of my ADHD. It seams like cheating, but I am glad I have those experiences of oneness, otherwise it would stay very far away concept.

[@IAM-IAM-333]

Theres many more like you who cant get into deep meditative states than can.

[@gunnarmuhlmann]

Alan Watts, known for his eloquent speeches, passed away at the age of 58, struggling with alcoholism. This highlights a concerning tendency in Western culture to equate eloquence and intellectualism with enlightenment, often overlooking the human complexities behind public figures.

[@liamobyrne2]

I don’t think he ever claimed to be enlightened. Nor did he regard himself as a preacher or anybody of authority for that matter. ‘An entertainer’ was how he defined himself. Any complexities in his character seem trivial compared to the content of his recordings which for me have always shown a learned individual passing on the philosophy he’s educated himself on.

[@J2DAQWST]

How about the tendency of results based analysis? Where all of the journey can be erased in one swift judgement.

[@gunnarmuhlmann]

@@farseervisions😂❤

[@seddik6522]

Amazing video !! quality information always! I have a question, how does one arrive at a state of No Mind (stop thoughts), what exactly should be done? Thank you 🙏🙏

[@fourexample7448]

Hahaha! This is exactly the question. Asking it in the first place will never get you there. 'No mind' is abandoning this question all together. Learning that it is not something you DO but something you let go of, the exact opposite of action. I'm sorry if this is confusing, but I hope this points you in the right decision. When you get there, you will say 'aha!' and you will realize that it's not an idea that can be put into words, only hinted at. And you will get there. Let go, and be peaceful. There is nothing to be done - you have it already :)

[@tomenns7978]

Meditation practices, such as zazen, can help with this. Also, in the book "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones" by Paul Reps and Nyogen Senzaki, the last section called "Centering" lists 112 techniques for centering, any of which when practiced have the potential to stop thought.

[@leighcecil3322]

Thoughts are like passing clouds... the reflection is not contained on the surface of the lake 🙏😲

[@flowwhite3192]

Sitting in silence until the stillness arises on its own. 🍀

[@alecollins01]

Beautiful

[@thereseborgund1818]

It has to do with hearing disabled. Google translate To reach. Everybody . The message is the same

[@thereseborgund1818]

I dont now but maybe t

[@AAA9549-w7w]

I very well know what not thinking means, but not thinking of this sort needs an ingredient. The society meaning the system allows you not not to think, they want to think and thinking will result not knowing as they can do what they want. They want you think and think as they, the system wants you to be a busybody and forget about essential matter in your life. Metaphysician

[@sirtom3011]

Love how it ended

[@riyazkhan-i1r6f]

BORROWINGS WITHOUT CONSENT INTO MIND

[@larsstougaard7097]

Yes Mind your own business think less

[@sss-du2mu]

In America it's called flow

[@HurtTurtlesTreehouse]

Rather large error in transcription: Watts says "You can't CONCEIVE reality." The transcript reads "You can't PERCEIVE reality." (And "perceive" is misspelled, too; but the larger error is the misstatement of what he's saying.)

[@focalratio456]

What is with the Gong sound near the beginning? It drowns out part of what he was saying…

[@shellyhart4324]

How does one just stop thinking?

[@traderparkboy4274]

I have three cars in my driveway, I own two burdens.

[@alissonprimo]

How did you make the audio so clear ? 😮

[@Backfromthestorm]

Ai

[@Yassine-h8x]

"you can do while thinking"

[@eliassmouni1245]

To the people saying this is AI generated, do you have any proof? From everything I’ve heard I could always tell when a voice was AI generated. This has all the nuances of Alan’s voice, both in sound and content. I am also fairly certain I’ve heard this same speech years ago already.

[@nathaliechollet8848]

Yes it is part of a longer lecture ! Not AI at all you’re spot on😊

[@MattS-og5zb]

More like do you have proof it isn't ai? AI has become so good it picks up on mannerisms of speech.

[@eliassmouni1245]

@@MattS-og5zb so now we have to prove that everything isn’t AI? We’re supposed to assume that everything we witness is AI generated???

[@wraveltashgame2608]

I have proof! This is actually a speech Alan Watts gave but redone with AI. Alan actually said all of this, I own a set with the original lecture on it. But this specifically is a version remade with an AI version of his voice. There are no recordings of Alan Watts with this high of quality (unfortunately) because of the limitations of his time. Perhaps that’s the motivation behind recreating this recording with an AI voice. Look up the words of this lecture, and you should find a transcript of an original recording posted on the website dedicated to Alan Watts’ recorded lectures.

[@dylankoczwara137]

Interesting voice edits

[@clutchconnor0]

Sound of the rain needs no translation

[@rebeccavaccaro6427]

That was fast 😊❤

[@gunnarmuhlmann]

Alan Watts was headucated in spirituality. However, there are significant drawbacks to his approach. Firstly, he seemingly did not adhere to his teachings, as evidenced by his demise due to alcohol abuse. Secondly, he may have misrepresented his teachings as genuine spiritual wisdom. This discrepancy possibly caused internal conflict, contributing to his substance abuse and eventual self-destruction. During my time in India, I encountered numerous spiritual masters who, despite their inability to articulate their profound experiences eloquently, could uplift others simply through their presence.

[@James-rm7rd]

The sound of a gong sounds different from the sound of a gong.

[@hide_and_go_sikh]

Tag you're it.

[@JasonBlakemoregoogle]

Wait..... What is a fern?

[@Super-lucky-7777]

Not heard this one before

[@methods-SE]

The One

[@Undressful]

Will never watch a video that says Stop thinking, stay centered... Who are you to tell me what to do? :))))))) Everyone who reads this - do whatever da fuk you want and be as healthy as possible - have a good new year too :)

[@BrianBrawdy]

"Mor-Tal-UP!"