Unveiling Life's Essence: Alan Watts on the Profound Purpose of Existence"

Join renowned philosopher and spiritual teacher Alan Watts in an enlightening journey of introspection as he delves into the timeless question: "What is the purpose of life?" With his captivating eloquence and profound insights, Watts explores the intricacies of existence, inviting listeners to contemplate the essence of their being. Through a blend of Eastern wisdom and Western philosophy, this lecture offers a fresh perspective on finding meaning in a complex world, guiding us to embrace the present moment and discover our innate connection to the universe. Prepare to expand your horizons and embark on a thought-provoking exploration of life's ultimate purpose.
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[@Adam-hart]

Loved the bit about dancing, how we’re not thinking about a destination or why we’re doing it, it’s simply the dance of being alive! Namaste 🙏

[@dasdos002]

This videos needs 7 billion views.

[@diantonovich]

I hardly this so It’s a bunch of poignant bullshit

[@glok1989]

To be awakened is to hear words but understand they are empty, to perform actions but understand they are meaningless, to live but to die each passing moment..

[@ThroughTheseGlasses]

Alan Watts was amazing. Love listening to his thoughts. He has changed my life.

[@SamFortino-uv2if]

I've listened to most of his speeches. It may not be him. AI may of created it. Research AI if your curious and not familiar with how powerful it has become.

[@michaelwilliams7907]

PEOPLE. LISTEN. Life does its thing. We are all just passerbys. It’s all about the journey. Stay focused. YOU ARE THE JOURNEY THE JOURNEY IS YOU ??? yes or no. BECOME ONE you and the journey. Become one being. Presence. Then all secrets become unmasked. And u will walk around with a smile on your face all day long. Even before you twist up a joint and laugh at the world for being so self righteous in its ignorance and stupidity. My best to you all. Peace pipe time. Smile people. It don’t cost nothing extra.

[@cw1967]

I like you answer. I see the universal consciousness, god, whatever you will as an eternal unresting entity that can never die. What a thought! And how would that entity find solace? In eternal invention, creation, and stories. We are, as you say all part of the one, and all one like a bucket of water from the ocean of atoms with bucket skin as clothes representing our body clothes. Then , as the Hindu belief goes, there can be no sin, only experience. After all we didn't ask to be part of the play. It would be like us giving an eight year old the keys to a truck and blaming the child for the crash. Obviously god would have to stop runaway tyranny so karma would mirror back to you your bad deeds thus forever refining your soul and keeping the need, his need, for eternal play of creation to evolve.

[@adnanoomaar5226]

@@cw1967 this is the answer :) wp friend

[@lilithwerner]

Great sound quality

[@chrissaoulis8871]

😮😮😮😮😮

[@incognito7479]

Hats off to the engineers.

[@VisibletoanyoneonYoutubes]

You are me

[@maximelagace]

"It has been said that the highest wisdom lies in detachment." -Alan Watts

[@juliandarch9278]

The jedi tried that lol then Disney sent the stormtroopers in to kill the brand

[@incognito7479]

It’s not the things one has but their attachment to them. Take the automobile for example.

[@Dman9fp]

But if you read deeper into his works/ hear more lectures--- he knows detachment would be most wise, but it's not practical. The world is too cold and bitter without anything, and we would become rocks. Loose attachments, from one thing to another (without anchoring / depending upon too much of anything) seems to be the happy medium

[@maximelagace]

@@Dman9fp Yes, desires and attachment are natural. We are human beings. We must just make sure these attachments are not too abundant and lead to meaning

[@michaelwilliams7907]

ALWAYS. HAVE NOTHING IN LIFE BUT NEEDS. AND THEN TRIM THEM DOWN ??? yes or no here

[@asmodeus0454]

Good talk. Watts was very perceptive in regard to human nature and the human condition and can put his perceptions into words.

[@markfromct2]

Mark Thank you for posting without music!

[@missrose0077]

Without music or ads interrupting.

[@smroog]

EXCELLENT !!! The scenery is wonderful too. Thank You

[@innerpigment]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ARNOLDBme]

🐒🐣🦇🐝🐞🦟🐍🦑🐡🦈🦓🦛🦒🐄🦙🦮🐓🦢🦨🐀🐉

[@melanielang9833]

I have hindsight. I look at an era of my life and I can define what I gained holistically from that era. With each passing era of experiences I reflect and identify how I grew through the experience and became wiser, stronger, kinder, whatever, but I can see how going through the experiences elevated me and developed me, and deepened an understanding of how I was lacking prior to and how I am more fulfilled and enlightened after. Now I have faith that when times seem hard I become grateful because I know the era is a masterfully sculpted experience that will provide my soul something important lacking within me. It is a beautiful opportunity divinely constructed to allow me to experience becoming Gods masterpiece. I have the will to self destruct but I have the faith and wisdom to acknowledge what a gift each day is and I’m grateful to be blessed with such a gift of experiences and opportunities to live Gods will and share in a beautiful construction.

[@marselluswallace2517]

We are water. Life is water. It just flows. Isn't trying to go anywhere. It just flows. Following path of least resistance. Playing to the various lakes, rivers and oceans. There's nothing to hold onto. Just flow with it and let it do it's thing. Be like water.

[@morganlake41632]

Alan I started out with Behold the Spirit and have wound up here...Here is what I've learned along the way: Nihilism is essential, from there creating meaning emerges, becoming who you truly are while enacting your role in The Great Drama of Life is, for me, the purpose of living this life. The goal of life is not happiness but eudaemonia. It surprises me that Alan has taken up the mantle leading his listeners to eudaemonia. The root of this word contains a clue as to how a life with meaning and purpose is led on a day to day basis.

[@TerribleShmeltingAccident]

So if you’ve actually listened to his body of work how can you say that? What about the speech in which he tells ppl to do what they’re doing in their off time (their hobbies.) because we perform our hobbies when we aren’t paid we end up gaining the experience to do it well enough to be paid (he adds that no matter how obscure a hobby it is there undoubtedly will be other humans that also find it interesting and thus will pay.)

[@dennishughes721]

He’s been dead over 50 years.

[@billpence5444]

@@dennishughes721 lol i don't know why but that's funny as hell

[@latneyblunk3643]

Meaning is something you participate in. If you don't participate in something meaningful, you'll have no meaning.

[@Dismal-future]

Man this really strikes home. I've been doing the rat race for decades but I love music especially( almost exclusivel) heavy metal. It's like I've always understood the way they want you to live is BS. You have to listen and dance and enjoy(really live). But for some reason they don't want you to.

[@kylec1411]

Me too i feel exactly the same, Metal is the only reason im still alive honestly.

[@mattsapero1896]

Try some 60s rock. You’re really missing out.

[@Dismal-future]

@mattsapero1896 I listen to some 60's and 70's stuff...but I LOVE Metal.

[@lizbec1085]

And that's a wrap! No more schooling needed on my part! Now, we dance!

[@gradedwash]

fabulous scenery.

[@Snowrosered]

Good wisdom. I agree. Pretty much have had this attitude for many years.

[@forthepeoplebythepeople2442]

IMO, there is a reason and a meaning to our existence. But when we are too ignorant to the purpose, that we create means to end our existence.... what's expected?! I believe we're spiritual beings and this life we experience is a step to something better.... THIS CAN'T BE THE MOUNTAIN TOP. Health and happiness to all

[@melvinmertens]

Impossible to know what better is. No one can stand outside the universe and make an objective judgement. God has no goals. This is an improvised dance where dreams are just as exciting as nightmares.

[@MiVida73]

Life is a dance in the room of the world😊

[@kevincarty8014]

John Muir has a similar perspective. Between every two pine trees is a doorway

[@zandrokos]

I love the watts videos with music and sound but we need more of these where it is just him as originally recorded.

[@stevepayne5965]

A lot of people dislike the ones with music, but as someone who can't get enough AW, I'm happy with both 🙂

[@roberic66]

Purpose is a human invention. The universe does not know of the word or care.

[@nickdiaz3737]

If we have more than one purpose in life. I did some of them already gave my wife a son and a daughter. Brought them up teaching and showing them to be courteous kind hard working loving and Caring..their doing the same with my gra dchildren.....

[@Selfawarenessgroup]

Dont you think you have added few slaves for society.

[@polly5192]

I'm sure I'm missing the point but I find this diffused, circular and ambling whereas I thought other talks where to the point and thoroughly enjoyable. Perhaps it's an one off, we're all human after all.

[@yaerr895]

What are u saying u know others that speak like him but it’s more enjoyable?? Name one

[@polly5192]

@@yaerr895 AW's other talks. You've misunderstood.

[@anamariamarquez105]

@Polly, I feel the same about this talk... It's so different..😔

[@repxam841]

Because it's definitely not A. Watts. Probably A.I generated...

[@jonjones4439]

Life is empty and meaningless until one creates meaning.

[@rachel-annequilliams7071]

life has purpose its life

[@dasdos002]

42

[@stephenwilliams9628]

The very concept of "meaning" is a human psychological construct

[@geetx0]

👏🏽

[@abcrane]

The one in the most precarious position with regards to the phenomenon of meaning is the one who has innovated concrete solutions in survival and restoration of life for the collective. They do not suffer a lack of meaning but rather a meaningful community of support. I feel today that the quest for meaning has become very individualistic as compared to the solidarity movements of the 60s. One becomes today so inward that the external reality as shared by the collective becomes reduced to a mere extraction field for personal meaning. So here too much meaning distracts from practical purpose. Today I’m afraid too much personal meaning is the obstacle to reinvigorating the old solidarity movements. The innovator of new models of solidarity drowns in an atmosphere of fragmented individualism.

[@marklarkinsmusic5543]

Amazing !

[@TCW1977]

Where is the mountainous place . .it is stunning

[@professorb3744]

I’ve been to that beach 0:15 it’s on Kauai

[@innerpigment]

That’s awesome

[@thedaily391]

Thought-awakeing

[@Sweptundertherug]

I've been searching for 48 years, still not sure what for?😂

[@mememusicproductions]

Life's purpose is whatever you define it as. For some it has meaning, and purpose. For others it does not. It's just another experience or level to get through on your way to your true purpose.

[@indiraghai7972]

Joy to d world

[@incognito7479]

Joy in d world would be nice

[@driftwood757]

Life is a game and some of us decide to take it seriously. Others sit in the outfield and chew grass. Either way, theres never nothing going on and god sits in silence all around and within us loving every second of it. Body gives god a chance to surf our neurons and nerve fibers. Gives us a chance to be separate and seek the whole. Then we can go back to being whole and seeking the separate. Endless oscillating dance.

[@marsrideroneofficial]

It's hard to reach a goal with out any collateral damage. Like being successful in your career yet you neglect your family.

[@JaySoul711]

That’s why immoral and unethical people lie cheat steal and hurt people to rule and get into power. Because they know it’s all a game and there will be no bad karma for them. So that’s why bad evil people rule the world. The end.

[@tproc6642]

We are eternal Souls recycled, cyclical. It is a multiverse of Consciousness, the point of it: is to give God Eternity....because WE ARE GOD. The point of LIFE to get to that conclusion, ENLIGHTENMENT. The realization, death and rebirth. The Hero's Journey (Joseph Campbell) Blessed.

[@VenusLover17]

Awesomeness!!

[@kennymilsom]

Who and what we are at his moment is only defined by who we are now,at this moment. Otherwise it all changes. Many doors of time and space can be opened ... In such a way, many get lost within themselves. They get spread out in the layers. They get lost.

[@innerpigment]

Well, well, well, it seems like you've unlocked the secrets of existence and stumbled upon the interdimensional maze of self-discovery! It's a wild ride, isn't it? Just remember, while exploring the doors of time and space, be sure to leave breadcrumbs so you can find your way back. Getting lost within yourself may sound poetic, but trust me, the GPS signal in there can be a bit wonky. So, embrace the layers, dance with uncertainty, and enjoy the adventure of finding yourself without losing yourself. May your journey through the dimensions be as thrilling as finding the last slice of pizza in a parallel universe!

[@kennymilsom]

@@innerpigment I think you wanted me to reply. I can tell you that the levels of life is more complecated than at your stage , you will understand. Life is multi-dimensional,spiritual and timeless. What is these thoughts and idears we have. What's that feeling of knowing,but knowing nothing... Always leaving us with questions. Because this is where most find themselves. At the right time and place , you will understand .. We will understand.

[@tonykick9466]

Interesting

[@kingsleylaurent562]

Da Da is the first word they usually say because they instinctively what to say "what's that" because we are born with an innate abiltiy to wonder and discover. So what sounds like dada is really babies asking "what's that"

[@indiraghai7972]

Lively music

[@stanrabbo1264]

The meaning of life is eat good tucker and breathe in and out.

[@indiraghai7972]

Next moment unfolds itself with god's blessings n grace n eventually leads to our divine goal

[@michaeldo489]

Strange truth is you won’t even realize you died or that you’re dead. You won’t even know it when it happens.

[@davidharrison2099]

After death you will be just as you are now with a different dimensional perception. Like taking off worn out clothes. The windows of perception crystal clear. On the other side of the veil.

[@suroorbutti9175]

@@davidharrison2099how can you be so sure?

[@indiraghai7972]

Look at people as different move on the checkboard

[@coachafella]

The "purpose" of life is to increase entropy. More a by-product of physics than anything with an intentional goal. That's it.

[@chance_peterik]

The purpose of life is to love God and be loved by Him

[@LoveLeigh313]

Definitely not

[@Shhhiippp]

If I "die" tomorrow, and you read this comment after, am i not still here?

[@richardwiediger7298]

Is this really Alan Watts, sounds similar but something isn't right

[@therussmeister]

No music 😂

[@repxam841]

I thought the same, it doesn't resonate either, something is off. I think it's AI generated.

[@incognito7479]

Now that you mentioned it. Got me going anyway. It’s not his jovial sense.

[@Mr.meow55]

Its prob sped up (1.05X or so) for copyright purposes

[@Gauchland]

I’m really not sure lol

[@GOBEF3]

❣

[@iggypop79]

Hallelujah means praise god in hebrew

[@jayh3969]

“Significant nonsense”, yeah that sounds about right

[@casard5235]

Haha had to stop this dissertation (?) when he said 'At 65,you no longer have energy, you're impotent'. At this stage of life, I'll be 64 this year, I do have energy and the ability to impart benefits so bullcrap to your thinking otherwise 😊Now, carry on would you...

[@ramthian]

🙏❤️❤️❤️😘

[@meklitnew]

❤ it. Thanks.

[@indiraghai7972]

A legendary capricornian

[@christiangaddy2937]

Give me lecture recommendations

[@innerpigment]

Hey Christian do you have a specific topics you would prefer or in general relation to what you listen?

[@postscript5549]

Forgiveness.

[@trevorblaise]

guy should have been a poker player

[@pretophil7632]

Why do you say so?

[@burtrussel1535]

It's foolish to try and find purpose in existence. Instead of trying to explain it, simply relish in it. That is the only purpose.

[@tejenderchaudhary5560]

37:50

[@Raimonds-x1j]

They translated in money the rest self fooling not worthy unless worthy borders and systems

[@prettysure3085]

Entertainment for the simulators.

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

Christ salvation overcomes sin and death of cross

[@thezombiebiker]

Sounds AI generated

[@repxam841]

Yes I'm pretty sure it is as well.

[@JeryLawl3318]

You have noticed a change in the pattern. Alan is speaking with a softer voice here and not for an audience.

[@iamgeminijoker]

my video would be 1 minute.

[@incognito7479]

I know that I don’t know

[@Williamb612]

there is no purpose, and it doesn’t mean anything

[@Bungaroosh]

You're half right. Life has no meaning. There is literally no meaning of life. It's up to you to GIVE it meaning. Because you can, you know. Many great people do. Or there's no point in you.

[@ltp27345]

if you believe every person has inherent value and that life has value then there is the start of meaning … if you believe in human rights and dignity then you already believe that something means something

[@JeryLawl3318]

​@@BungarooshBut whats "I"? My body already has a meaning and its to function until the unevitable death. So what you are saying is "I" as in my ego to play the game that this is serious and there is a meaning and purpose.

[@Williamb612]

@@Bungaroosh Agree..however there are those that give no meaning or purpose to themselves yet achieve incredible things in their purposelessness…Sartre and Camus for example.. Perhaps the meaning in non meaning, or the purpose of purposelessness

[@MackofejFTW]

There is no meaning. We are only here because if there wouldn't be an existence that would be a paradox. That's it. Some can trick their own minds into thinking that there's a purpose some cannot...

[@tonimarie8951]

# don't treat me like a moron..

[@XrcyhikUbhdfbjdf]

Wilson Donald Wilson Michael Hall Brenda

[@pulkityogi-jf1xk]

tum apna dhak lo me apna dhak lunga meri tension chodo Or apni lo kuch

[@mickeyguide3112]

John 3:16 'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life' 🙏

[@butkusfan23]

Until you can show that your god is any more real than Santa, please sit down. That, and sending people to hell just for being the wrong religion is cruel. So is drowning millions of people in a flood because you created them to be imperfect beings. Also, snakes don’t talk.

[@mickeyguide3112]

@@butkusfan23 I don't have to show you a thing. Take a seat and calm down. It's your choice. Besides if you didn't know already burning forever in the lake of fire is a big, fat lie originated from the roman catholic church since the days of Constantinus...

[@daveydudely9954]

haha no but thanks for playing

[@mickeyguide3112]

@@daveydudely9954 that's very interesting peasant lol

[@mickeyguide3112]

@@thelastpillar4973 said the hypocrite...;p

[@angusmackaskill3035]

There is no purpose. DNA was an accident of chemistry

[@offisk]

There are no “accidents.” There is synchronicity.

[@offisk]

Not according to Watts who talks of one creating their own meaning. The same way we have no self and we are are meant to create our self and own identity.

[@edmondmarines-eh4kw]

Wanna write script like that

[@nestortreeface2905]

this video has no purpose as it's most useful element is the audio. The audio contains even less content than the video!

[@JaySoul711]

Why do immoral people get to be in positions of power? It’s never pious, honorable and generous people who become leaders of the world. Should most people just become greedy, immoral since it doesn’t matter anyway. Karma doesn’t ripen on bad people, only good people? Or would you say “bad” and “evil” etc doesn’t exist so stop trying to stop it lol

[@DrPeterLorenzo]

Can you please offer the short version? So, what is the purpose of life?

[@jonjones4439]

Whatever one chooses to create, there is no purpose unless one creates a purpose.

[@rachel-annequilliams7071]

to be happy

[@cistina5554]

He mentions piano and dance..you try to enjoy it is a play.Live it's a harmony You and others..you dontt play only the beginning not the end ..the present .

[@DTMnoFear]

@

[@Eye_Exist]

purpose of life by a man who literally drank himself to death. he is not wise, he just had that type of a voice which made everything he uttered sounded wise. most of the things he said was complete nonsense.

[@cband8030]

Yet here you are, listening to him speak again.

[@shedparker]

Learn to get knowledge from everyone. Several homeless ppl gave me great advice when i was a teen. Their advice reinforced what I already knew.

[@ryanbinder1294]

Bodhisattva are not biblical saints. He was a living breathing flame of life. They were cut from that cloth in that time. You sit behind your keyboard and hide from the world. He stood on the top and spoke to those at the bottom. Have a good day mate

[@HellenaAkinyi23_30]

That has been my question too.. However in this world everyone has a desire to create something, come up with something.. And forcing it to be through hallusination. People hate truth. But still someone with insight know all this doesn't add up 💔

[@tdang9528]

Hes the classic COVERT NARCISSCIST.

[@haggisbassmusic]

POOR SHOW… adverts in the middle of philosophy. Capitalism 🧐

[@kevintewey1157]

Curse to the source of the background noise shuffling

[@diantonovich]

Like, after a while, you realize he’s just bullshitting an endless mosaic. It’s cutesy, but it’s a bunch of poignant bullshit

[@Alex-mh9ye]

I think this ghy smokes and drank a lot of booze

[@jason-ed1uo]

Whats with the pompous voice?

[@timmyturner7494]

It’s a little language called “English”.

[@repxam841]

It's not watts but A.I generated

[@williamburdon6993]

Watts and William F Buckley Jr. should have gotten together and climbed into an isolation tank. The longer they stayed there , the more life would have made sense to them. {Even if it didn't, at least they wouldn't be writing more drivel .}

[@samaelrising666]

It is precisely because I see life as a series of indeterminate signs that I doubt its veracity.

[@JungleBoswick12]

Allen watts looking like eddy vetter...

[@fuhjk502]

I feel like this should give me a feeling of liberation and happiness so why is it depressing? If our nature isn to feel like out lives have some meaning or significance, why shouldn't we?

[@aaronm.2718]

Try to clear your mind and watch this again from another perspective. You’re trying to force his message, and getting it backwards. He’s absolutely clear on what he’s saying.

[@PaulDickson7]

In summary there is no purpose. Life is a dance and everything has a yin and yang.

[@aaronm.2718]

@@PaulDickson7 He’s generally saying the purpose of life is to find happiness and contentment in the experience of life itself, good and bad events, rather than one’s happiness being the result of decades of hard work and pursuit of XYZ, which is exactly how a majority of us operate thru the programming of society. You’re too old to enjoy this fictitious story of happiness thru (usually) financial success or what not, because you’re too old, worn out and bitter by then anyway, with tons of emotional, mental and physical health problems you’ve created in the pursuit of success, and it doesn’t exist anyway! That’s what he’s saying. True happiness comes from within, AS you’re observing and truly experiencing the life without, not meeting last min quotas and driving a Mercedes. And although you have to keep up with him and sometimes it’s difficult as hell, his message is crystal clear throughout if you can do it. BTW, if I had the money to buy a Mercedes, I probably would, because it’s a nice fucking car. Why not? I’d drive a used VW if I had to also, and I wouldn’t be too concerned about it. Life is life. Life is learning about yourself, others, and understanding how to get thru hardship well and learn from it, and embrace peace when it’s there, which should be often. Life is to be experienced and enjoyed, not run thru erratically on your way to the weekend…every single week, for your entire life. Until you’re old and you’ve “finally found happiness!” Which is what exactly all of a sudden? What is this happiness that’s suddenly appeared out of nowhere in your life? It’s a bullshit story we’re all told from birth so we’ll willingly submit and sacrifice our health, our families and children, and our very lives…for profit, convenience, power, etc. Of others 99% of the time. Think about that. That’s his entire message. You just gotta listen for it.

[@kierana1956]

@@aaronm.2718 Thank you.

[@daniyalahmed97]

​@@aaronm.2718 👏 👏 👏 now thats a brilliant way to summarise it