Images of Man

[Earthenenigma]

Do not become confused by physics or religion as these are terminologies which can be little more than lenses through which one can choose to experience or perceive the world we share. The world obviously does not become only red when I wear red lenses in my glasses though.

[Earthenenigma]

Energy (Inner~chi) is neither created nor destroyed.

Form and formlessness cannot be quantified only observed in dynamic movement.

This world is built out of myths used by us to explain ourselves to one another. To justify our actions and inactions, as role models to aspire to be more like or despise.

[CairnsMC3]

Great lecture, cool imagery, terrible music

[EndTheFed420]

END THE FED SAVE THE REPUBLIC.

[dawidmurray]

The following comment refers to the Zeitgeist Movement btw

[dawidmurray]

All I can say is; dont bother entering debate with those who feel threatened and respond with flames. Instead focus your energy with those of us in an environment where we can become more enlightened; just as the bible says; the day or reckoning will arrive and those left will perish an eternity in hell; its pretty well much symolic of those who are blind to think for themselves and rather foster security in defending a belief system.

[maycock1878]

we are walking transmitters.......sending and receiving thoughts and pictures where ever we go.......whoever put it together was a genius........ religion is on the run and in need of being flushed down the toilet for good

[topbluffa1]

@maycock1878

this video is religious..............

science would had you believe you didn't exist until your birth and will seize to exist after your death. both disproved with more modern science like the law of conservation and E=mc2.

science will slowly catch up to the Sanatana dharma .

[DNAblues]

@topbluffa1 Don't confuse E=mc2 with religion. Your body rots after death and ultimately transforms into other matter. E-mc2 says nothing about you existing after death.

The only thing worse than not understanding physics is to misuse an equation and claim something else to be true that is totally unrelated to the Theory of Relativity. There is no law of conversation in physics. There is a conversion of energy but that in no way implies that you live on.

[topbluffa1]

@DNAblues

your the one who does not understand physics.

"Your body rots after death and ultimately transforms into other matter. E-mc2 says nothing about you existing after death."

exactly like i said TRANSFORMS so tell me why you belive you dont live on?

and i brought up E=mc2 because it shows that Energy and mass are the same thing and therfore not only do you live on as mass but as energy.

the problem with you is your degyning youself as your personality or some other concept .

[romanianskill]

alan watts = 50% of stumble upon.

[maycock1878]

@romanianskill are you complimenting or slating.............don't really understand your take, I will say something though, he was talking a lot of sense and I don't hear toi many putting this across to the mess that we all allow to take place on a daily basis. I can see whats happening can you!!!!!!!!!

[romanianskill]

@maycock1878 complimenting or slating... or simply stating.

[LokalniUmjetnik]

@romanianskill It happens by itself

[TDP788]

thank you

[montagne90dekrow]

NAME OF THE SONG PLEASE????

[4thsubaru]

knowledge is wisdom and wisdom is fact. But all facts are all based on human conciseness pre-thoughts to paper! Thoughts are “normally” based on sight. So my thought. Can we trust someone else’s sight to formulate how we are “suppose” to live?

Y R U, U? Y B U if it is based off someone else’s sight? B U 4 U!

[Mistagamebrain]

We want to know answers to things, so we can label them, square them away, destroy the natural aspect to understand them to fit how we have been programmed to precept them, <- I got this from Mr. Watts, but i seems to me, a child who is raised by wolves would have the most fascinating conceptions imaginable, pure mental essence, untouched by the "matrix" if you will, i wish i could have met Alan just once

[amn3h23h2]

God is not a disease or a problem to be solved. Alan Watts himself was an Anglican priest...

Bad theology is bad, good theology is not. Athiesm is going to solve things? Try Stalin, try Mao or any other athiest ideology, and you get the same sort of violence. If you say not all athiests are like that, then i will cheer and say not all theists are blind followers who don't think about what they believe.

Theists aren't going away, unless you kill us. Get used to it.

[ModeLTU]

because his first creations 'betrayed him'.

You need to understand the planet we live in and why these events occur. Why doesn't God punish people who live away from tectonic edges?

Because it's not "God" who makes these events to occur.

The saddest thing to me is that you will continue to spam me with those retarded messages about jebus without refuting any of my points. Or simply disappear and continue believing because "evil atheist is trying to turn you away from God"..

Sigh

[topbluffa1]

@ModeLTU

are you listening to alan watts?

and the concept of god as a actor.

[benalchemist74]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL fools. hear the truth and understand

You are all deluding yourselves. Only jesus Christ is real. You will be judged by him.

Turn your hearts to Christ before its too late for you...

[ModeLTU]

@benalchemist74 Is the bloodthirsty and ignorant God from the Bible, who is supposed to be the father of JC, real, too?

Christians really like to spew nonsense about jebus, but they choose to ignore atrocities that the same source (old testament) presents.

[ModeLTU]

Unless you accept that a God who is supposed to be omnipotent, omniscient and all-loving, could instead be pretty primitive and ignorant (he is certainly represented that way in the Bible, we can argue about that if you want), you have no right to spew all this nonsense and enforce some sort of non-existent punishment on people.

[ModeLTU]

@benalchemist74 Yes, we are all afraid that after we die we will disappear forever. It's a depressing thought. But it doesn't mean we have to believe in some book written 2000+ y ago and use it as a coping mechanism to deal with that fear. It's weak.

You can believe whatever you want, I don't give a shit. But when you try to use fear mongering (believe this OR ELSE) and hope it will make some people believe same nonsense you do, I WILL fight it

[benalchemist74]

@ModeLTU .

i have told you the truth. nothing less.

here it is again. jesus christ is lord and the only way to the father.

i care naturally for i know the truth and consequences of ignoring it. you do not need to do anything instantly. seek christ genuinely and ask for the holy spirit. it will be given to you. it will be given to anyone who asks sincerely.

the holy spirit of god is wisdom and will gently guide you.

i pray you will seek christ and gods spirit as i am sure we have a few years

[ModeLTU]

@benalchemist74 Ok, I wont waste my time with a nutjob like you, have a good life, sir

[benalchemist74]

@ModeLTU . you too.

and when you see israel divided before september, this year, and extreme wars thereafter, perhaps you will reconsider your 'beliefs'.

may god give you grace//

[ModeLTU]

@benalchemist74 Let me ask you, what happens if Israel doesn't 'get divided' before september 2011 and there are no "extreme wars thereafter" ?

Oh, I know, you will forget that you made this claim and try to justify this prophecy in "God works in mysterious ways, bible is so complex, we don't understand it" or other BS like that.

Nothing can change your faith, you are infected too deeply.

[benalchemist74]

@ModeLTU

ALERT. 6.8 MAG QUAKE OFF JAPAN. TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED//

[ModeLTU]

@benalchemist74 What the hell is that supposed to mean? Natural disasters happen constantly. In 2004 the Indonesian tsunami killed ~300 thousand people.. Do you really think there weren't crazy preachers like you who claimed that "End times are near!"?? And then what? Nothing happens, humanity survives, life goes on for the N'th time.

You basically accept that your god enjoys punishing whole mankind randomly (Im quite sure not everyone who died due to natural disasters were 'sinners')

[ModeLTU]

@benalchemist74 Bible prophecies are a joke, they are written in such a way that they WILL come true eventually in one form or another and if they aren't true by the time someone reads the prophecy, you can always say that it "will come true in the future". You know how long "the end times" have been around? Every generation believes that "JC will come in next ten years". Then nothing happens.

This is like the simplest trick ever, yet people somehow fall for it.. It amazes me, honestly

[benalchemist74]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL You are all deluding yourselves. Only jesus Christ is real. You will be judged by him.

Turn your hearts to Christ before its too late for you...

[benalchemist74]

You are all deluding yourselves. Only jesus Christ is real. You will be judged by him.

Turn your hearts to Christ before its too late for you...

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL yes it will be a start of something new..like if one wants change one has to become change..

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL each ONE has something to offer to the next ONE. ONE is always learning in every moment that passes. even in sleep ONE is learning. does ONE hear a voice speaking constantly speaking..like, "turn here" or "go there" or "do this". that voice gets louder when ONE realized the TRUTH.

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL i see it as lessons to be learned. life, this very moment is happening because it needs to happen. one always learn from one other hence the 100th monkey effect. Knowledge is what ones seek for in knowledge lies the power. the more one knows the more one could see understand and teach to others and make things better.

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL very simple, do to one that one wants it done to itself. give out what one wants given. many religions teaches this. but it is a truth that should be realized and experienced to fully understand what is being said.

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL each moment is a precious one. very few really understand this.

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL one thing aways lead to another and so on and so on..

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL this is true..like the one on Nothingness..out of No-Thing comes Everything..

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL each one will get something different out of any teachings from a religion. religions are truths placed in words. many of the words are beliefs..some of those words are Truths..but only through experience can one KNOW the TRUTH or what is being said in all things

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL sometimes the truth does that to some. any experience that a drug can cause can and will be also accomplished without drugs in the very near future.

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL sounds like a leader...

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL this is true but all beliefs must be respected for every belief is a teaching that is to be learned from.

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL there are many forms of oneness..one's experience is one's truth until another experience has happen. you have had an experience some go through their whole life and never experience..some only know what one is reading or told and one build on that..experience is the best way to learn..

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL this is true..

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL the beauty of it is that one is already there just has yet to "realize" it. One is constantly servicing its purpose, constantly..every ONE is "here" for a purpose. Ones life is perfect in every way..one just has to know this simple truth..once this truth is avoided, one will judge one's life.

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL yes this is very true, life is like graduation. some wants to go from 1st grade to college. this is a step by step process to understanding ONE SELF. Please understand ALL feelings are there for a reason, pay close attention to them. those feelings are there to guide. take every situation as a lesson learned. but i'm sure you know this...or learning this more and more

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL "sins" are judgements placed on One's Self...for every action there is a reaction.one thing has to happen for another to happen..everything happens for a reason. some call those reasons good and some call those reasons bad. but those reason's has to happen for all to KNOW. when one hurt another the only way to know this hurt is through experience the hurt that was caused so one will know to do the opposite.

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL ONE will when ONE has learned all there is to be learned.

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL this is True..but when you experience something that becomes apart of one "knowing". only through experience will one truly KNOW the answer to ones' question. like a child asking a parent where children some from and the parent say, from a bird..that will be that child's' truth until that child experience something different..

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL when one experience ONE true SELF, ONE "KNOWS" all things are possible. This has to be experienced like walking down the street and its raining. then one could say i walked down the street and i felt the rain. other than hearing or reading about it raining. One life is the story of the ONE. there are ones that will believe, ones that will think, ones that will KNOW. all are correct, but there will always be a more correct answer to every question. every "thought" creates..

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL at some point ONE will "experience" the SELF and all will become clear..until then the ONE will keep asking questions and judging ONE SELF over and over and over and over and over hence the term karma..until one realize ONE SELF....

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL YES this is true...lol

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL YES this is true..as well. One will awaken and look itself in the mirror and know that the only thing there is, is the ONE looking back into the mirror..sometimes one look in the mirror and don't like what one see. then there are times ONE look in the MIRROR and say, "im PERFECT"!

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL YES this is true..

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL YES this is true..

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL this too is correct..YES YES and YES...the answer to any question will always and forever be YES...one will call this truth Eternity or forever or alpha and the omega yen and yang right or wrong or positive and negative god and the devil or heaven and hell light or dark, hate or love all is true. all is ONE in itself. One will come to the simple understanding eventually...one has eternity to figure this out

[adonisblake]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL the do's and the don'ts are also correct as well..one will go as far as one so chooses to go..life...the forever right now is the teacher...judge the teachings then the lesson is blocked..the answer to any question will always be YES YES YES..so YES one will always be correct..

[zzboy82]

we are nothing more than a conscious with a sub conscious determining our every day actions, with outside factors dictating our subconscious, there is no explanation for things that happen nor does there need to be. we are programed to feel comfort and with an explanation for everything we can "make false comfort." accept the fact that nothing seems to what it appears.

[adonisblake]

I THINK, THEREFORE I AM...

[gpalegeo]

what an announcment..

[sithFORC3]

WOOT! GO GOD!

[KvalnirFox]

I like the music and animation

[John2Thornton]

the song is nice but very distracting. Alan doesn't need any emotional baggage

[Brascofarian]

His talk loses its way at about 7.30... the logic breaks down and he starts rambling on. Shame, it was interesting until then.

[yoseph89]

what is the song name, please?

[budwzr]

The music sucks and it's stoopid.

[snagillim]

seems a bit ill-thought out to me. describing the human condition with labels subject and originating from the human condition always comes off as small minded and arrogant to me. but then again you dont become a famous philosopher for admitting you dont know anything.

[ofmasters]

that was a fascinating comment! thank you so much.

THE only differentiating factor from all other matter and life (humans) is that we have SOULS.

othewise, we are all oxygen carbon hydrogen etc

I will not submit

I shall not let "greed" or the "animalistic human condition hinder my LOVE for humanity.

I will never give up on humanity

I will practice non-violence

I will bring the most depressed person to existential ecstasy.

further declarant sayeth nough

[yoseph89]

it's amazing how many people refuse to understand him

[HillClimbersForum]

how many alan watts lectures are you going to ruin with very loud music?

[bong420asu]

@HillClimbersForum haha funny

[andersv20]

Mickey died? :O

[creationofself]

I really enjoyed his book:

The Book: The Taboo Against Knowing Who You are.

[work4thewicked]

greatness

[yumsalad]

music is too loud and melodic..

[WuNdAfRiEnD]

Hmm....Seems smart, but all in the same not. Its just a very jaded Idea about what hes actually talking about .

[YoYoninja]

Music is fine. Don't listen to people saying they can't hear Watts, he's perfectly clear the entire time. That said... I can never seem to tear myself away from these videos whenever I stumble onto them. He's far too interesting.

[yoseph89]

agreed

[jenni4jlss]

The video, music, and words, all three took me on a little journey. Very cool.

[rootvalue]

Alan Watts is my favorite philosopher of all time.

[painandink37]

:D Same here.

"The real, deep down you is the whole universe." - Alan Watts

[dangus2311]

I love this clip!I its very moving and the disney clip fits perfectly to the wattsys idea's which adds to the moment ...i dont always agree fully on the idea's wattsy blabbers on about (but respect his phylo's on everything all the same)..but at least he spoke his mind and tried to be a teacher of wisdom towards (simple minded )people like myself aiming to help them understand new ways of thinking about life and religion (which impacts everyone in one way or another)

[jahwob]

hey hector thanks for pointing me at these, peace and love dude

[hoboguru]

who the fuk is god?

[walkertron5000]

There never was a god to be dead at all.

[heyphilphil]

God is DEAD.

[0ThouArtThat0]

better watch out for his ghost then.

[rathrio]

God has NEVER existed.

[Cheesymcnoodle]

Its true, god is dead (thats right, god, not God)

[shindull]

If God is undefinable, unthinkable and so on...... therefore, who is to say God is dead or alive.....Puhlease my brethren...get over yourselves. Its like your not even really listening to the point of what Mr Watts is saying!

[zetetic0void]

"God" is a word used by people to represent an image in their minds of that which is the basis of all of everything. As everybody's mind (as a so-called filter of so-called external reality) is different, this image will be slightly different. Even people who say they are Christian have slightly or largely different views that they stick this word "God" onto. All words are conveniences so people do not have to spend hours descibing things but this leads to assumptions frokm others ...cont>

[zetetic0void]

part 2... Then again even if we spend countless time writing endless volumes of texts about what we mean by the word "God", it still will be interpretted in different ways. Even describing in words the taste of an apple falls back on using other words. We can't really describe the taste of an apple even with countless volumes of text.

Perhaps it's not 'that' which people are trying to talk about that is "dead" but the old images, models and wordings that feel incapable to explain 'that'.

[rakowski12]

where can i find the rest of this lecture? and what is the name of this song?

[0ThouArtThat0]

you might be able to find it on the alan watts podcast. I no longer own it.

[Gorboduc]

It's the fifth chapter of Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life: Collected Talks 1960-69, which you can look at on Google Books.

[lefty6584]

yeah I really hate when sound tracks are added to Watts' talks. Wish people wouldn't do that But aside from that, Watts is a pleasure to listen to

[treysparker]

yeah me too, it's unbelieveably annoying.

[faszika]

very informative

[KundaliniBrat]

I thought the music and the timing of the ending winds was very precise. follow your hearts song and keep up the great work.

[noneschton]

in the future PLEASE do not add music to these videos, PLEASE...

[tomatoking12]

wow, this s so much failure. Pathetic circular knowledge.

1.DUR, WE WERENT CREATED BY A HIGHER BEING, SO WE'RE ROBOTS. 2.THE FACT THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED REASON AND VALUES HAS TO BE PURE 'LUCK', SO IT CANT BE PART OF ANY THING ELSE.

3.THEREFORE, SO WE'RE MAD AT THE WORLD AND LONELY.

the premises are soooo retarded, and don't even support the conclusion.

lol,existentialism.

[LothairApoclyane]

i don't think you comprehended one sentence of that

[Bananaraptor]

There isn't a conclusion. He's simply reflecting on people's views, commenting on them. What's pathetic is that you're so trapped in the idea of a debate that you think he's trying to preach a religion to you, and he's not.

[rakowski12]

oh no.. its a shame youve missed the beauty of this piece by watts. this is actually one of the most enlightening lectures by him in my opinion. think deeper.

[MCOGBDOG]

good video, but the music is a little too loud and makes it hard to concentrate. thanks for sharing!

[LegendSaber]

I think that Alan Watts has one of the sexiest voices ever.

And still awesome on so many other levels, as well. <3

[grouchouk]

Why add the music, i think it would be better without

[Bananaraptor]

I rather enjoyed it actually, found it appropriate.

[Gorboduc]

What is the name of this music?  It's very familiar.

[DjPat6]

Thank you.

[bigern19882007]

good work, nice pairing

[prhughes0]

i, on the other hand, appreciate it as it is.

superb.

p

[moonsmilelucide]

for all of this videos why with music, It's hard to listen good with the music, maybe soft music but not as loud as this

[GodSaveThePres]

omg i knew there was something about phantasia

[farmerwillow]

Hey, this is brilliant. Do you have more parts of this? The part where he talks about the eastern view??

[PhilosopherFresh]

nice! I love Alan Watts!

[fortunatus]

Stupid world is stupid.

[sloeber]

alan watts is magic

[bigdaddydylan]

What I do not see understand is why Watts finds it incompatible for a non-dualist to want to channel its self toward an appealing life. In fact, Watts appears to be doing so in his attempt to identify his self with the World rather than fit the World to his self. Why not attempt both? We are active, we do move, we must choose, it seems impossible to not affect both. It seems that one with Self rather than self in mind would act with both in mind.

[listeningriffin]

awesome! is there more of this same talk? does it continue? i have so many people who should hear and REALLY consider it.

[Meo4web]

GREAT VIDEO !!!

[GurnBlandstien]

"This is sounds like one boring Humanities class no offense, but good choice music!!! How's music are you playing?"

You sir, are a numb-nut.

[seyeresoj]

This is sounds like one boring Humanities class no offense, but good choice music!!! How's music are you playing?

[redliterocket4]

of all the subjects, is humanities really the one you find most boring?

[seyeresoj]

I'm sorry I used the wrong word to explain myself I wanted to say one superficial humanities class, and by that all humanities classes are propaganda after propaganda of conflict, and irresponsibility agreed upon .

[GrowLLLTigeRRR]

I don't understand what you are writing. I can't imagine that Watts could ever be boring to anyone who actually assimilates what he said.

What types of things do you find not boring?

[matthew871]

Alan Watts is full of shit, but the animation with this music is nice.

[normonics]

awesome.

[w0rldpeace]

You are RIGHT on an extremely SIMILAR pulse that I am on, man.

I learn so much from Terence and Alan, it's great. Please let me know if I can help you acquire any more information regarding them ... I have a ton of audio of both of them but fear to post if the copyright holders come a knockin'.

[redliterocket4]

yeah I am not that concerned about it. I'm not profiting from this so I don't see any infringement. see private message.

[redliterocket4]

Hmm, can't send you a message for some reason. But I was just gunna say: I've learned more about the process of thought from these two individuals than anybody else, hands down. I've got a ton of their lectures, too. Do you subscribe to each of their podcasts?

[w0rldpeace]

No I didn't realize they had podcasts! Great!

[yoseph89]

@w0rldpeace diddo