Alan Watts: A Conversation with Myself-Part 3

A 1971 television recording with Alan Watts walking in the mountains and talking about the limitations of technology and the problem of trying to keep track of an infinite universe with a single tracked mind. Video posted by Alan's son and courtesy of alanwatts.com.

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[espouse]

What makes Alan such a great man is that his lectures and talks from decades ago all sound contemporary in 2011.

[CelticReject]

@damaged01 I believe that in part you are correct. However, you must not forget that the powers that be wish to keep you in a stupid state. And boy, have they got the technology today! Much more so than ever before. The media are a class act for sure. Question. How do we get our information about the world? Well, through the media of course. Therefore, whoever controlls the media will become the 'Masters of Reality'. The problem is however, that the masters are crooks.

[chickenbento]

02:30 "Ohhh, yeah!" Anyone else catch that?

[chickenbento]

Two scoops. He liked his koicha it seems, as do I.

[IlRezzonico]

@37Dionysos That's a recurring theme in many of his books, e.g. 'The Wisdom of Insecurity". I mention that one because it's my favourite, and it sums up Watts' thoughts in a very clear and concise way.

[Thaulopi]

@espouse because there is no time frame for truth, if you want to employ such a word for his lectures

[phybiochem]

@MUFC127 HAHAHA so funny!

[cdphatty]

isnt that the sweater that the big lebowski wore?

[Explorer766]

"When the wrong man uses the right means, the right means work in the wrong way."

[Josephjoel3]

This guy was talking about some serious shit, and then all of the sudden he goes on a tangent and says "this is Japanese ceremonial tea, it's good on a cold day". I mean that line to me is the most important line in this entire discourse. I mean for some reason to me it's just masterful!

[37Dionysos]

By the way, one of the central secrets of real success in Minoan Crete was that they really were not "interested" in the individual ego. Every person you see in their art is an individual, and yet there were NO KINGS or big chiefs---they did not "believe in" the lie of the "I" which Watts discusses so well here.