Alan Watts: INNER VOICE Lecture (Rare) | ORIGINAL FORM
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Published 2022-11-26
Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British-born American philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. Pursuing a career, he attended Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, where he received a master's degree in theology. Watts became an Episcopal priest in 1945, then left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.
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All Comments (21)
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I can listen to this man saying absolutely anything for the rest of time
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the no sad/cinematic music makes it so much better, just his voice and knowledge
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Thank you for posting this without music on top
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He was ahead of his time. He was something very special. He saved me.
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Alan Watts is a doubly pleasure to listen or/and read: a philosopher par excellence and an irresistible orator.
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I feel like Alan at this point is like my virtual grandpa
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That bell’s ring touched my soul
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I love his voice... so peaceful and mesmerizing. i could fall asleep to it. He was definitely born to be a speaker... so wise.
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I only ever feel like I'm in touch with the real world when I'm running. And I'm miles away from anyone, amongst nature, I'm knackered and I just stop. Birdsong, weather, my body trying to catch a breath, the air and the stillness.....thats the real world for me. A rarity
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I love this man. I could listen to him all day. Instead of forcing you to hear his views he forces you to think.
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I am zen = I am one = I am whole = singular = zen = one = completely tuned with nature’s rhythms.
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Love how there’s no annoying motivational/mysterious music going on in the background. Cheers for uploading this ❤
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If you're watching this and you haven't ever given meditation an honest try, you really should. I downloaded a guided meditation app 5 years ago and managed to stick with it. Now I don't need any guidance, and I enjoy it so much! It's often the highlight of my day. (Note: Get an app or a teacher and do it for at least a few days: meditation is a skill, and you can't expect yourself to be competent in a new skill the very first time you try it.)
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my god that is a gorgeous sunset, the reflection as it dances on the waves is mesmerizing
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Oh I love this thumbnail, it's so retro. Not to mention, another gem of a lecture from Alan 💖🌈
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What a wisdom he shared with us. What i search for is what he find out. So i know where i must look at. Be grateful was never meant such a deep meaning until now.
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Wow this is me. My insecurities ruin shit. I self sabotage relationships because of past relationships. It’s a vicious cycle. I need to break it.
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He could read a recipe and I'd feel relaxed and emboldened with knowledge
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I'm so glad to have discovered this beautiful human being.
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Another absolutely fun passing interlude with lovely Alan Watts = scholar / intellectual / historian / realist / teacher / bodhisattva = The sheer playfulness of Alan's 'essential isness' may well be described, on the verbal plain, as what surely is ever-delightfully enjoyed as perhaps a truly 'embraceable' Man For All Seasons... !! 🤣 Thank you Scott Ocean for this pivotal little ditty that "doesn't mean anything but itself". 💋
