The Dream Of Life - Alan Watts

An inspirational and profound speech from the late philosopher Alan Watts.
Original Audio sourced from: “Alan Watts - 'Nature of Consciousness' from Human Consciousness”
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T&H Inspiration is on a mission to share inspiring wisdom. The goal is to have you pause, think, and reflect. Many of our videos revolve around the extraordinary teachings of Alan Watts that we produce with permission from the Alan Watts Electronic University.
T&H also films and releases original interviews with iconic people who have experienced successes, while also persevering through life's highs and lows. We look forward to sharing more of these perspectives and insights.
Our hope with these videos is to push your thinking. As Alan Watts said “No one is more dangerously insane than one who is sane all the time: he is like a steel bridge without flexibility, and the order of his life is rigid and brittle.” - Alan Watts.

[@DonaldCarltonPhotography]

His voice and concepts make it really difficult to consider listening to any other philosopher.

[@miasnieuwoudt8952]

So true!

[@S.C-B]

Gotta start reading some more then! Marcus Aurelius' Meditations is good

[@ikpeessien7399]

his philosophy is the apotheosis, you should have listened to P manly Hall too. try it.

[@NickOloteo]

Donald Carlton *Jordan Peterson entered the chat*

[@billsancisco]

Right!?

[@jleemorris9397]

This is best thing that the internet has ever given me

[@joniread]

We played this at my son's funeral. I still come back here from time to time; to help me remember and to also try to understand. It never stops hurting, but it does become more manageable. I love you Ethan, sleep tight. 😢❤

[@spiritualak5147]

❤❤❤

[@bengelukkig3738]

Thats amazing. Thank you for that. ❤

[@daisyl2629]

Ethan hasn’t died. He just woke up.

[@bengelukkig3738]

@@daisyl2629 feels like inception

[@beverlyann573]

My son died last year and I feel the same way.. looking beyond

[@skippingrhyme4386]

"Only you're pretending you're not" Damn.

[@BM-fg6qv]

hi, i really dont understand this sentence. can you explain what it really means? regards

[@BM-fg6qv]

+Northern Gardener the world is working hard on this, to lose their ability to recognize themselves, to observe themeselves, to questioning everything. "Many people, however, refuse to accept this, making excuses for their unhappiness, for their feelings of disconnect and loneliness in the world, prodding on through their daily activities, never striving for self actualization." And to run a life like this, that can only be bad for the whole world. for me, its a lack of information about how things really are.

[@adamnelson5938]

teach me how i change, teach me how i beat all the rules in life that keeps me down... how can i live my life if i cant pay for food, water, a place to live and everything else.

[@mvtorresi]

You're always living your life, regardless of your situation.

[@ven6980]

Every time I watch this video and listen to that particular line, it makes me realise how much my emotions and thoughts restrict my actions. He makes me feel as though I could do anything

[@Funnywargamesman]

as someone who struggles at night with the question of why I am here and what I should do with my short life I say this. Thank you.

[@markwithmeaning2100]

Septem ❤

[@SPACEMONKEY288]

make the world a better place. not only for humans but for the others we dont think about in are day to day lives. were not alone on this wet rock :) lets make life a paradise. life is whatever you make it to be.

[@dysmorphia]

Septem same.

[@SS41688]

Keep asking the questions!

[@NaviaryMusic]

"This life is the time for men to prepare to meet God." - Alma 34:32

[@fizz.zzz101]

2020 quarantine got me here and this video makes so much sense now...

[@BrandyTexas214]

Same, I keep watching these videos everyday. And crying

[@julianpolzin4404]

So when you know who you are, there is no need for fear and it is about time to be sovereign and to resist the enslavers of humanity peacefully.

[@travelswithyou4188]

I wake up at 4.30 every day, meditate and then listen to this. Life makes so much more sense now!

[@gingergames7623]

Who ever is reading this, you're a good person. You'll be okay

[@sawyer3667]

GingerGames so are you. thank you for being a good person.

[@milaanouska9810]

i always cry watching these and I dunno why

[@lightium]

+Mila Anouska It's just your heart speaking in a way that you can understand, using the most advanced language in the universe, the language of the feelings.

[@milaanouska9810]

+lightium people like you continue to amaze me

[@milaanouska9810]

deiconik

[@madsue11]

+Mila Anouska same with me.

[@ddejo]

dont cry! close your eyes and open your mind= something amazing trust me try it with other alan watts videos, his quotes opend my eyes/mind.

[@AdelleRamcharan]

I love this video and the people who comment here.

[@AngriestAmerican]

Adelle Ramcharan Every time I have a rough spot in life, I come here and hang out,,just to remind myself, that it is going to be ok, because when I do pass, I will wake up and say "Wow, I am glad that was just a dream"

[@ronangaelicprince3239]

Adelle Ramcharan same it keeps me going

[@raymondkarlsen9995]

I love you too! And in doing so: Myself ;D

[@akhil-ng5yj]

I think I've seen you top comment on a Jorden Peterson video. Haha how time files and life progresses

[@Lillpevin]

I like cheese

[@jayforcelle5767]

"Finally you would dream where you are now..."

[@Cristal1971]

It is called a nightmare for many 😂

[@caribgirl726]

Never, not in a million lifetimes would I have chosen this nightmare. Never.

[@jayforcelle5767]

@@caribgirl726 Sorry to hear that. I hope whatever evils that have befallen upon you pass soon.

[@tothemoon9290]

You didn't understand the message and purpose of the video, but I hope things have improved for you! ​@@caribgirl726

[@FabianoRonaldo777]

It's not for us to choose. But have some peace that it will pass ​@@caribgirl726

[@samuelpoulston2964]

He feels like he's talking to you personally, to your heart. I think that's why he's such a brilliant orator.

[@darkcell06]

10 years ago, I listened to this. One of my best friends told me to look up Alan Watts when I was going through a terrible time in my life and this was the first video that popped up. A decade before that i hadn’t shed a tear. I’ve came back to this speech every single year for the last 10 years to ground myself. I can confidently say this one simple video change my life, and I don’t care who believes it.

[@darkcell06]

@Foxxy_Therian_Wolf 37 now!

[@darkcell06]

@Foxxy_Therian_Wolf 10 years ago

[@darkcell06]

@Foxxy_Therian_Wolf I guess I was freshly 27 years old because my birthday is in December. It was a great reminder that no matter what I’ll always get older but 10 years ago I was obviously 10 years younger, and I wouldn’t trade what I have now for what I had then just to be younger, but I would love to be wiser

[@jainkoa2765]

@The-.-f0xi-.-ther1aNIs this your first time talking to an adult?

[@darkcell06]

@The-.-f0xi-.-ther1aN That’s how I was too man. I was a mess of emotions. It’s the break through so let the emotions run tonight and let it fuel you for the future

[@Courtneycreate]

Alan watts saved me from the darkest times of my life. I will always be so very grateful…

[@Guenxbuda]

Me too

[@davidlara9350]

Same here. ❤

[@veikokk]

Me too!

[@SarahWeber-wt1fs]

❤

[@joshuamccarthy3493]

I agree with you 100 Percent Courtney,he sounds like he’s talking now and he been dead so many years but still lives on ❤

[@Yggdrasill8]

Reality is a dream a God would have.

[@BrainSeepsOut]

Yggdrasill4 "what I I wasn't all powerful, what if I didn't always get my way, what if the unpredictable happened"

[@catholicdad6949]

Yggdrasill4 Gods dont need reality when "Any God favorite comedy tv show is life."

[@gdyo3367]

Azathoth?

[@ikigai3232]

Yggdrasill4, I like how your sentence is worded. I haven't heart it phrased like this - very short, impactful and beautiful.

[@SelenaSea]

How beautiful. We are God dreaming itself. As Alan says, "playing hide and seek" with our "self" in all our myriad forms. Just for the joy of waking up to ourself and our infinite beauty. Again and again and again.

[@SteveHoover69]

I think this is my favorite thing he ever discussed.

[@leonlevels7447]

Yeah that shit was pretty deep

[@ronaldbell3788]

Alan Watts made it okay to have "faith beyond faiths," and that's a true blessing that frees the soul.🙏🙏🙏

[@MariaDiazskn]

If you awaken from this illusion and you understand that black implies white, self implies other, life implies death (or shall I say death implies life?), you can feel yourself - not as a stranger in the world, not as something here unprobational, not as something that has arrived here by fluke - but you can begin to feel your own existence as absolutely fundamental. I am not trying to sell you on this idea in the sense of converting you to it, I want you to play with it. I want you to think of its possibilities, I am not trying to prove it. I am just putting it forward as a possibility of life to think about. So then, let’s suppose that you were able every night to dream any dream you wanted to dream, and that you could for example have the power within one night to dream 75 years of time, or any length of time you wanted to have. And you would, naturally, as you began on this adventure of dreams, you would fulfill all your wishes. You would have every kind of pleasure during your sleep. And after several nights of 75 years of total pleasure each you would say “Well that was pretty great”. But now let’s have a surprise, let’s have a dream which isn’t under control, where something is gonna happen to me that I don’t know what it's gonna be. And you would dig that and would come out of that and you would say “Wow that was a close shave, wasn’t it?”. Then you would get more and more adventurous and you would make further- and further-out gambles what you would dream. And finally, you would dream where you are now. You would dream the dream of living the life that you are actually living today. That would be within the infinite multiplicity of choices you would have. Of playing that you weren't god, because the whole nature of the godhead, according to this idea, is to play that he is not. So in this idea then, everybody is fundamentally the ultimate reality, not god in a politically kingly sense, but god in the sense of being the self, the deep-down basic whatever there is. And you are all that, only you are pretending you are not.

[@wildflower428]

Maria Diaz on probation, not unprobational.....lol

[@MariaDiazskn]

Is it? I have no idea. Will check later. Ty.:)

[@andrewlinn7863]

I think black, and life, do not require white, or death Though death does by definition require life, (you can't die unless first alive) life does not require death, if this was true anything that is alive, at any point, including a creator, or eternal beings, must come to an end.

[@ikpeessien7399]

@@andrewlinn7863 it does, thats the flipflopility, now is there now its not.

[@lemonlimec]

Godhead→Godhood?

[@windie8073]

Sitting in school listening to these kind of videos is the best lesson I could ever experience.

[@fixauto5434]

I agree

[@goldenkirby21]

Aye I was just doing this now haha

[@ssoulez]

It’s okay person scrolling through the comments we can get through this difficult times together, if we all just group as one.

[@NOBODYS_HERE6969]

Lol. Bullshit

[@bliggzz]

thank you

[@deep_fried_analysis]

Thank you, i hope you're surrounding yourself with people who are true to their feelings and thoughts.

[@Chalchiuitlyollotl]

"I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God."

[@iamtenzin4409]

+Chalchiuitlyollotl G'Kar's light on the wall.

[@kingquality1484]

Guess God is in us all, then. Even in that burger.

[@edgaredoga]

Chalchiuitlyollotl that sounds beautiful 😧

[@andrewlinn7863]

Chalchiuitlyollotl You must redefine what the word god means in order to reach that conclusion, God is not simply defined as a conscious being with the ability to affect itself and it's environment, which is what we are. Remember this, when you change the definition of a word, the connotations of that word change as well, taking away the actual importance the word brings to the statement.

[@AnaMaria-hn1ii]

Andrew Linn What do you know what god is?

[@777static777]

"The mark of an educated mind is to be able to entertain an idea without necessarily accepting it."

[@SteveSmekar-ll6ln]

+777static777 "that's very interesting. I have never perceived that viewpoint before. Thanks for sharing"

[@GnarlyBroMr]

What's tht mean

[@bootyman234]

The mark of an "intelligent" mind. There are many who are educated and more lost because of it! Education does not carry with it objectivity or critical thinking...necessarily.=)

[@TsRRevelationz]

+GnarlyBroMr it means that the person with the "mark of an educated mind" is capable enough to play along with a concept or idea, respectfully, but also stick true to their beliefs and respect themselves as well

[@bootyman234]

+rob mcmahon. Depends on what you're using the thinking for and where you may be trying to go...I guess. =)

[@harryandkaya]

My grandfather passed away yesterday. I saw him the day before. He loved me, and I loved him. He sent me this through my son's Google Home speaker tonight as he slept through it, silently, listening to what used to be white noise. I love you, Grandfather Clock.

[@Cactly]

I’m so sorry for your loss. It sounds like you loved each other very much.

[@Wanderlust]

Still strikes me after all these years🤍

[@b_f_d_d]

Yup

[@meglovessims6030]

Found this in 2019 during some of the darkest days of my life. 2022 and things are hard but better. Means a lot to me. Thanks.

[@stevebmx46]

The eloquence of this is so profound. I can’t believe that philosophy isn’t a more fundamental part of education, it makes things so much easier to understand and appreciate.

[@champdynasty8992]

“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” - Albert Camus.

[@prestonray172]

I have wasted 15 years of my life being a closed minded Christian and I hate it, I will not put my kids through that

[@imthegibbon]

Preston Ray Little by little people like us will change the world for the better :)

[@Patrickarlsson187]

Preston Ray No worries, we all have "wasted" time doing things in confusion. But the great thing with life is that time does not matter. Time only matters for the "ego" which is a product of time, but for life/death time can't be wasted. See it like this; these 15 years was important so that you can know that you were something that you don't wanna be, in order to know what you wanna be. It's quite a beautiful thing that we humans can have the experience of "closed mindness", look what the world is now, the shallow society that talks about things like materialism, who is best/who is not, all wars about nothing, our search to be famous and so on. All our history is this "shallow-closed-mind", and I guess it has been a thrilling experience for the human race. But now it's time to wake up for it does not serve us anymore, we are destroying the planet and ourself at greater and greater rate. Whatever happens happens, life always finds a way :)

[@LikeAGroove]

I was the same as you my friend, people are starting to wake up!!

[@karlwgod910]

Preston Ray My life on the other hand got meaning when I began to visit church again.

[@dragonniz]

Preston Ray Same here brother, wasted about the same amount of time throughout childhood~teenage years being a believing muslim. I'm very happy that I eventually outgrew religion and definitely not gonna put anyone through the same stupid cycle ever. Onwards and upwards!

[@coreymclean3815]

After loosing my father last year this video helped me beyond what I thought any words could.

[@miakate6167]

I just watched this three times in a row. Alan Watts, damn. He has awakened thoughts, ideas and emotions in me I didn't even know I had. This particular video (and a few others of his) made me cry.

[@Cristal1971]

I hope u r doing fine

[@properham1893]

His voice is soo nice😭

[@grigorshah]

I would say more, the most genius things that you have heard or will ever hear are not the things from other realities or other highly unreachable levels of consciousness. They are from your own thoughts, from the things that you already have inside your head, that is the real reason you accept them with pleasure and gratitude and happiness. You feel complete, because finally you understand that the beauty expressed by a genius has been living inside you for as long as you exist :)

[@azrael5310]

I love this.

[@tradgedyandhope]

For those who are interested I have just put up a brand new website which will feature weekly posts about many different topics. There is also a massive forums section of I created so that like mind people can all get together and chat. Thanks again for all those who follow my work :) www.tragedyandhopechannel.com/

[@Lai185]

cheers

[@priortokaraew7569]

Such great work.

[@Firebreath1988]

thanks alot for bringing us together...

[@Nebulisreconx]

Tragedy & Hope Thank you! Been looking forward to this!

[@Endlesslight787]

+Tragedy & Hope Is there a version of this short with no music, I need this for sampling purposes for music

[@Bruxxy2024]

I could listen to his voice all day. Intelligence and humanity in a perfect vehicle

[@jbhewitt12]

For anyone looking for the audio source of the speech: Alan Watts - Out Of Your Mind Track 2-03 "Captivated By The Drama"

[@joelrieger_]

[@bedtimeparadox]

Thanks bro! You made my day!! I´m really trying to re-compose this audio without the background song, and there´s a part in the alan watts speech that doenst come in that track "captivated by drama". And the part is this: "I am not trying to sell you on this idea in the sense of converting you to it, I want you to play with it. I want you to think of its possibilities, I am not trying to prove it. I am just putting it forward as a possibility of life to think about." Can you help me?

[@jbhewitt12]

No worries, and no I don't recall hearing that bit in 'Out of Your Mind' sorry, but there's a lot of audio in there so I may have just missed it

[@pizdecept]

Thank you!

[@KeepHimAtBay]

the deep meaning: you are dreaming of being a God, capable of doing anything you want. But maybe YOU ARE A GOD dreaming of being just a man and having a life full of surprises. i buy that.

[@akhen0950]

I achieved "Heaven" after watching this...

[@majesticgrunt1004]

Hearing Alan Watts voice is like reading the bible for a religious man or talking to god. Every word takes me further out of the infinite black hole that I constantly fall down. If only you could see what your words have done for us.

[@nak6387]

This brought me to tears. Truly incredible

[@xandermantheman6212]

Thank you Xbox for taking me here!

[@Tyler-sb6wr]

How did xbox take you here

[@mrdnck]

@@Tyler-sb6wr search for the xbox series x announcement trailer 😉

[@bethanydonovan2690]

I keep coming back to this video over and over again. It never ceases to stir some latent awe and amazement within me. So grateful for this ....

[@KevinMurrayisAwake]

I have watched, listened, and felt this video too many times to remember now. Truly wonderful ideas from the amazing Alan Watts. Thank you Tragedy and Hope for creating this for us all.

[@DUKWEBTECH]

Life saving information, 4 years ago came across Alan Watts his teachings gave me my mind back, & a dream so powerful it manifested 🙂👍🏽🙏🏽

[@maciejcaputa7390]

Those words resonate with my soul. I'm grateful for this video.

[@pertainedorangeman3056]

This is one of my favorite Alan Watts thoughts. That eventually we'd come to dream of exactly the life we're living now. And we're all that, only we're pretending we're not. How inspiring.

[@jamestaylor737]

I lost my father a week ago, trying to bring everything in perspective as I keep myself together.

[@jbhewitt12]

If anyone is wondering where the audio comes from: Alan Watts - Out of Your Mind: 2 -03 "Captivated by the Drama" I can't recommend the Out of Your Mind Lecture series enough, go listen to it! With love.

[@WildWarriorBill]

I voted for you. thanks so much for the beautiful and inspirational videos... I am waking up... I just wish I could fly like a bird and to discover the wonders of this beautiful world,,, soon I will.

[@jerrywilliamson8372]

Alan watts guru extraordinaire

[@DamionHamilton1277]

What an incredibly thought provoking three minutes. Absolutely incredible. He speaks about things that hit us to the core.

[@elitill6494]

Thank You Allan Watts, For everything you've done for this world, So inspiring, so eye opening and beautiful

[@RichTechnologyGroup]

The first time I saw this many years ago, I literally CRIED like a baby. NOT because I was sad, but because I realized right then, that I was capable of anything and everything that the system and the world has always taught us since birth we are NOT or NOT capable of doing/having/being. This is life changing for those who truly get this message and run with it!

[@reidelle]

I don't know if anyone can relate, but I watch this video every night I can't sleep and start thinking about things that make me feel that strong feeling of loneliness. These words help me coping with all the shit I'm going through at the moment. Btw, hope you stay safe and have a nice day! c:

[@mightypsychobat9144]

Wow.. for a 'scientific hippie' i never thought id ever feel so at peace for what he has to say.. hmmm.. Idk.. i like what this man has to say.

[@AliAlhussaini]

Skull from Adventure Time brought me here, felt like I need to hear this, wasn’t disappointed at all

[@Florenzik]

I watched this video years ago and it was hard to understand. Now it feels like he was saying my thoughts. It really just starts with playing with the idea, that maybe real isn't as real as you think it is.

[@inscrutable67]

As usual Alan Watts blows my mind.

[@2662Mia]

Thank you T&H for expertly editing and producing this content. The library of Alan watts’ lectures is expansive, and you demonstrate superlative skill in pulling out the most clarifying segments, and connecting to compelling visual content with an incomparable artistry.

[@viniqo]

Mindblown! Btw some ppl didn't get it about "God in the sense of being self" Where we have the potential of achieving anything we dream of...

[@andrewgerstner8893]

These people should have way more subscribers.

[@ryanmeli1293]

I remember coming across this video on march at the start of lockdown. Opened my mind in many ways and helped me in my journey. I hope its helped you too.

[@fanbasealpha292]

Alan Watts was an singular voice, extraordinary, and who was as much a contradiction as was his westernized zen to the secular purists. He lived on a serene houseboat in Sausalito California, yet drove a gas guzzling Cadillac to his talks where he spoke often of giving up materialism and money to free one's true consciousness. He preached the body as the temple of being, yet downed vodka by the bottles ( no hangover with vodka to impede his Tibetan thoughts). He truly lived the yin and yang which makes him no less profound.

[@theclos16]

fuck yeah,sounds like he lived up to his words,lived it till the very end.

[@lilly457]

His voice and words are so inspirational

[@bourque49]

Exploration is what we all seek, its very prominent in children as their curiosity grows. We lose our desire for exploration as we get older, but deep inside it will always remain. The good news is that you don't need to travel the world to find yourself. I've spent the last year doing everything I've ever dreamed about (traveling), and my big discovery is simply to realize that we all crave exploration, but there are so many different forms of exploration. Exploration of locations is one, but there is also exploration of ideas, thoughts, relationships, philosophies, self, etc. Stop trying to make things happen, live life fully, notice and take all the opportunities is front of you. Life is a wild ride, and its a huge relief to realize that you are not in control of everything.

[@athleticaesthetixstrengthc2951]

So fascinating, truly eye opening.

[@gac_o]

truly amazing

[@lcworks]

This video - I've been watching for 10 years since it posted

[@tashkash430]

Sonya Esman brought me here 💗

[@erinvictoriia3371]

+Tash Kash bless her soul 🙏🏻 love sonya

[@cindygaines4094]

A Total Hold Of Your Self and Who you are in This World. !!!!

[@nenadjuric8824]

i'm going to seriously think about my life now..wish me luck

[@Cam_1776]

Good luck

[@nenadjuric8824]

+jf reid well since im a 23yr old unemployed pothead, living with his parents, currently watching psycho pass and eating a cake.. i'd say it didnt go as well as i hoped

[@nenadjuric8824]

+jf reid we think alike my friend..we should blaze a spliff and chat about random stuff sometimes

[@shuubhamkhona8297]

It's been 3 years. How's life now my friend?

[@phantom8478]

neno peno How is your life now?

[@YoSomePerson]

Who would've thought that watching a release trailer of a gaming console would lead me to watching a video of a philosophy speech.

[@MrSwartc]

Does anyone else feel this way? Since a young boy I always felt that this life/experience/dream is just one of many infinite lives/experiences/dreams that we have always had, and we will continue to have forever. There is no start or finish. After death we will just continue experiencing other things/lives/moments/dreams. The next one may last a long time or a short time just like in our dreams when we sleep. Time is not important because it could be irrelevant or an illusion. These dreams go on for eternity. We were doing this before and we will do it again. In fact we are doing it now. It just feels like we aren't and that right now is special even thou this life is just one drop of water compared to all the other drops of water in this universe. We feel this life is our only reality but when we are in other experiences we will think these ones are now the real ones. What convinces me is our dreams. When dreaming do we even know it. For the most part no. Sometimes? maybe. But even in this life we think we could be dreaming. When I wake up in my next experience, I may be like... wow I knew if, that was a crazy dream, and poof its gone in an instant and I may forget this whole life in a second... Imagine going to sleep tonight and staying in a dream for a longer time? In this life when we wake up for our day we think that the dream was just a second. But put yourself back in there and look at your watch and do something like go for a walk. Now imagine if we stayed there for a while. Imagine if our mind/conscious/soul/spirit stayed in there instead of phasing/changing to another quick dream or waking into this life. That dream whether you like it or not was your reality at that time. Another question... Have you ever woke up and tried to go to sleep and go back into that. I have. Have I ever been to that same dream? I don't know. But what I do know is I have experience a very similar one to that dream. It was different yet the same. Were they the same? I don't think so. But they were connected. Just like they were connected to this life. All our dreams compound and exist because of all the other ones. Anyway I have no idea if this makes sense. I am just typing how I feel. Take care now and forever because maybe I am you and you are me and we are experiencing it one at a time just like Alan says!

[@MarkoSharko69]

This guy could talk about anything and I would listen to him for HOURS on end

[@ericmichel3857]

This is another way to look at it, perhaps more technical and not as elegant: At a fundamental level we are all literally nothing less than the universe observing and contemplating itself. The universe is infinite, so if you understand this facts then why would you believe that you are anything less than what you are? So regardless of how it may appear, the idea that you are this limited finite being, that must be an illusion. Even if we look from a materialistic view, we see nothing but patterns of sub-atomic particles (or energy fields if you prefer). So it seems that life is this self replicating pattern that grows, changes, and when these patterns degrade beyond a certain point, life seems to end. However, everywhere we look in the universe we see that patterns repeat, and in an infinite universe they would inherently repeat infinitely. These patterns would naturally repeat in the same way, and also in every possible variation. So not only do we have every conceivable experience, we also have this same experience always. Everything that can exist does exist, and everything that can happen does happen. Our experience of time and space is an illusion, the only true reality is here and now in each moment. Some might say these repeating patterns throughout infinity are copies of us, but they are not the real me! To that I say what is it exactly that makes you who and what you are? Is it the atoms you are made of? Well you are a self replicating pattern, your body is constantly rebuilding and changing moment to moment. It is estimated that every ten years every single atom of your body is different. So the only real constant is the ever changing structure or pattern of you that is repeating throughout infinity. So what makes us who and what we are, our consciousness (or soul if you like) is the pattern. All those other patterns are also us, only we can only experience them one at a time (well sort of I suspect some intuition might be our consciousness glimpsing other realities) and life and death is actually an endless cycle with infinite possibilities. Your thoughts perception creates your reality from infinite possibilities, this is the inescapable truth we pretend not to know. This is why the message Alan speaks about is so powerful to those choosing to glimpse the abyss of reality, we intuitively see the truth in it.

[@dgodiex]

+Eric Michel Well put.

[@colinschroeder4067]

The universe is not infinite. It is finite, expanding from a beginning which means even if it is growing larger, there is an end to the universe. This is totally inconceivable to us but that is what scientists agree

[@ericmichel3857]

+Colin Schroeder What scientists are you referring too? Last I knew there was no evidence to this question but most scientists and philosophers I have read or heard seem to believe that most likely the universe is infinite.  These are the sorts of questions that go beyond scientific method and delve into philosophy. If quantum mechanics is telling us that space time is an illusion, then the idea that the universe actually has a beginning or an end would also be an illusion right? We can express every aspect of the universe mathematically right? So is there a limit to the highest or lowest number? You might find this article interesting: everythingforever.com/hawking.htm The newest development is that Hawking has recently realized that the no boundary proposal does not require the universe to be closed and finite, as he thought before. In a lecture Inflation; An Open and Shut Case, Hawking included the following statement....I thought the no boundary proposal, implied that the universe had to be spatially closed, and finite in size. But a few months ago, Neil Turok and I, were talking about his ideas on open inflation. We realized that they could be fitted in with the no boundary proposal. The universe would still be closed and finite, in one way of looking at it. But in another, it would appear open and infinite.

[@jbhewitt12]

+Eric Michel I have come to almost the exact same conclusion, such an awesome idea :)

[@jbhewitt12]

+Colin Schroeder Sorry buddy but you are completely wrong. As far as we can see the universe is infinite, but we can't be sure one way or the other. Google "eternal inflation"

[@anis1v9]

What a beautiful soul this man is ...

[@evanlight2550]

When people say only one group’s lives matter I say “no, all lives matter; yours, mine and everyone you have yet to even meet or hear” When people want to ignore history I say “you can’t ignore it, history happened. We can only learn to avoid it for a better future” When people doubt their existence in living... I don’t have an answer. We all die, we all grow old and go with the soil. Time continues forward and leaves everyone it can. But what I can say is that your life is, just like every single person, special. Whether it be the way you think, act, look or anything that makes you stand out, YOU are special. YOU have something to contribute. Maybe not something great like Hawking or Einstein but you are still special non the less.

[@phettywappharmaceuticalsll8842]

“It was all a dream. I used to read word-up magazine”

[@jjolsson1863]

Salt and pepper and heavy d up in the limozine

[@phettywappharmaceuticalsll8842]

@@jjolsson1863 hangin pictures on my wall

[@jjolsson1863]

@@phettywappharmaceuticalsll8842 every saturday rap attack mr magic marley marl

[@CourtneyP206]

I hope others can relate to this. But after many years of being miserable, and not knowing where life is going to take me. Being stuck in a depression, not wanting to wake up the next day. I’m finally starting to piece together what I’m meant for. What I want to do. I’m finally working towards the vision of life I always had. It wasn’t easy, and I still have a long way to go. But this journey is beautiful, and I’m finding peace within myself.

[@prometheusrises]

Needed now more than ever

[@irl_mmorpg]

“What do you want to be when you’re older” Na fam, start asking, how do you want to live? When you choose a “job” the time you have with your family, the car, the house, where you live, your retirement age, and your choice to leave a legacy or not is chosen for you. I’ve met so many people (most of everyone we know) that work a “job” (aka a w2) and don’t realize that the corporate world is the biggest pyramid scheme ever lmao. Lemme make this short as I can. When you work a job like the most of everyone else, you work for someone. That someone is let’s say a “team leader”, then next a manager, next a branch manager, then the owner of the place, then the founder of the place. Guess what, they’re making money off of you and you’re building that persons dream. Go ahead (I fuuuucking dare you) and ask the person all the way up top, “how much money have I made you?”. I shit you not when you find out and look at your salary. You’d want to quit. When you get a job your life is already chosen for you. Car, house, where you live, how many kids you can properly support, time away from your family and friends, the work you take home, the stress, your vacation days, how much you can give to others, and most importantly your dreams are shrunk because you were told to think realistically. Guys please don’t stop dreaming, execute your childish dreams by being and adult and putting the work necessary. Get the mansions, luxury cars, yachts, private jets, helicopters, and most importantly imagine all of the things you can give to others because you didn’t settle to work for someone else and build their dream. Dream on my friends.

[@bassiebassie3417]

That was really well said sir! Thank you

[@kyyah2]

work as we have it is indentured slavery for the corporate world

[@charlieackland]

This opened my eyes a lot. Thankyou :-)

[@izakburlo]

Just wow

[@googleuser4053]

Thank god for poetry ,i would be in mental hospital if not poetry. I love it ,love to read and listen , i usually prefer to listen when im down when im sad and feel unloved , like today .thats why im hear to heal my soul

[@RMrOdGy]

I have friends that make fun of me because I love talking to old people. I could sit on a park bench and listen to an old person all day. They have lived life and learned lessons I have yet to learn. I wished I had family members that could even engage in thoughts and conversations like Alan speaks. Conversation and deep thoughts are far sexier than outer beauty.

[@GoldJacketLuke]

I like this vid :)

[@pertainedorangeman3056]

Luke holy crap! Fancy seeing you here :P

[@CyberKidXtra]

This always makes me incredibly emotional 👌

[@jacinda1385]

The which to which there is no Whicher. The root & ground of being. The fabric and structure of existence itself. The divine spark of life. You are life, burning with the fire of creation.

[@miladesn]

Powered by Xbox series x

[@rigo1925]

Lol that’s why I came 😂

[@liljmarian7327]

The best graphics I've ever seen and the story is unending damn

[@sagemente3995]

These 67 people are Alan watts noobs

[@Mermete8]

@@sagemente3995 Stay awhile and listen

[@haleyhazelnut2848]

@@Mermete8 sage mente is my other gmail/youtube account, so this is me replying... i have listened to this video on I'd probably estimate an average of at least once daily for at least three years. I have been into alan watts since I was about 18. I almost 27 now. I have listened a ton. I promise you. I pretty much have alan watts youtube playlists on repeat for at least a couple hours a day.

[@bkaczmarski]

This is one of the rare times I find the music a critical part of this ☯️

[@OlisedMcFLy]

Who else got here from the XBOX series X presentation video?

[@TotenBRx]

Xbox Series X

[@haleyhazelnut2848]

🙄

[@thedangboi7198]

Epic

[@finspin8577]

I am mentally well today. Thank you Alan!💜

[@iangrimshaw1]

It's a funny old world an no mistake. I love my dreams and always have. and I love the awake bits too. It gets a bit confusing which is which but, day to day, it seems to sort itself out. I do worry that I have created all of this world; but, hey, it's not a bad one if I have. So I stop worrying. I hope you're all enjoying the ride.

[@dsbm2153]

1:14 probs for choosing this, Microsoft

[@alfire2504]

Who's here because of the Xbox series X trailer?

[@dubuchaeng3740]

i could listen to him for years and years

[@boz2297]

I hope everyone reaches there dreams and goals in life. Don’t let anybody tell you can’t achieve it, people that discourage you. They’re only people that are telling themselves that they cannot achieve it.

[@unknownunknown4165]

I have so much appreciation for this guy.

[@fragarach]

Came from the Xbox Series X trailer. We'll see where I end up.

[@GiffysChannel]

Anyone here from the Xbox Series X launch?

[@projecthappiness2992]

Alan Watts is my favorite teacher. A true inspiration to my own personal quest. Which is ''to influence as many people that I can in a positive way.'' I publish twice a week on Spotify and get a video out on youtube once in a while. It's the same old ideas from a different perspective. A guide to living a better life. Thanks for your support and may the good vibes be with you :) -Mat Dauph

[@zzzzz77771]

If only life was unpredictable, life just goes along the same, then every now and then, something shit happens, this shit becomes worse and more common the older you get and then it all stops. The earth and universe are amazing, and just to witness them makes the whole thing worth while, but the life we lead, on a daily level, is sooooo painfully predictable and boring, apart from the bad things that come along.

[@zzzzz77771]

***** yeah, but only to a point, still have all the responsibilitys that life brings and all that you have to do to meet them,which leaves little to no time for anything else. My main point was that nothing good ever happens unexpectedly, always bad things do though. It`s just an observation over 31 years of my life and others around me. Life just seems like a slog for survival among beautiful surroundings lol but the universe and earth are where the wonder ends, you observe those with awe and then return to the mundane human existence.

[@zzzzz77771]

***** Oh of course, i agree with you 100% on those points, i would describe western life in the exact same way if i was asked, but even when you count your blessings, the fact that we have it all yet don`t have the most important thing of all, freedom. Our freedom is an illusion, which i can tell by how you talk, that you already know this. So as you know. when you realise this fact, it`s often too late, as the people around you,your children and loved ones ect, are always going to be in the system, so you can`t leave it because if you do leave, you may have the freedom but you`re now lacking your loved ones. Of course, this trapping is exactly what this horrible system is designed to do. We`re supposed to live in nature in tribes, with nobody telling us what time to get up, when to eat and when to shit, sure we have to hunt ect, but it`s on our own terms, modern tribes people are very happy people, they don`t even have a word for depression in some of their languages, because they answer to no one, they`re truly free.

[@zzzzz77771]

***** I really hope you`re right , i truly do, if not for our time then for our childrens at least. The signs are there, just hope enough people wake up. With the internet that might just happen! Good luck to you too mate.

[@athena001979]

reeceyhiggs ***** I all ways read the comments and this is the most congenial friendly and supportive conversation I've ever seen on KZbin! A real aaawww moment, Just had to comment, hope you dont mind,

[@zzzzz77771]

Helen Kerr Hahaha i know what you mean Helen, conversations on KZbin aren`t always so amicable! I was having a rough couple of days when i wrote that, wasn`t myself at all, i hope people don`t read my comment and apply the logic to their own thinking haha, it was very irresponsible of me :-/

[@lifeascam2755]

This has given me the courage to pursue a life of adventure to truly experience life, the dance of life and accept the continues change that comes to us.

[@naruto5682]

yes its easy to speak these things but dang is it so hard to actually do/ "for some or most"