@tonytg909 That's a perplexing statement... In what way could anyone go further into the nature of reality than Alan Watts (not because he is Watts, but because it's basically what he discusses all the time)? Doesn't he reveal the same truths and paradoxes of existence, in whatever form, that have been discovered and conveyed by various personnas over and over again through the ages? There are only so many ways in which you can say the same thing.
The number of Westerners who have been influenced psychologically and religiously by Jung and Watts in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries might be surprising as a gradual trickle down effect.
The idea presented by Watts in regard to Karmic relationships and associations and cultural inheritance illustrates how so many "Westerners" have been over-influenced by parochial ideas of guilt, humiliation, shame, revenge, and retribution.
Israel and Iran: a hostile battle of opposition continues.
@MrSlapmeister Have you tried listening to Terence Mckenna also, another great speaker, probably goes further into the nature of reality than Alan does.
Alan Watts,Terence Mckenna,Sasha Shulgin,Jiddu Kristnamurti are the most intelligent people who have lived in the last hundred years.
Just when I thought I'd heard the best of Watts' edifying speeches...
alchemistra 2 days ago
@tonytg909 That's a perplexing statement... In what way could anyone go further into the nature of reality than Alan Watts (not because he is Watts, but because it's basically what he discusses all the time)? Doesn't he reveal the same truths and paradoxes of existence, in whatever form, that have been discovered and conveyed by various personnas over and over again through the ages? There are only so many ways in which you can say the same thing.
badblueman 5 days ago
The number of Westerners who have been influenced psychologically and religiously by Jung and Watts in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries might be surprising as a gradual trickle down effect.
The idea presented by Watts in regard to Karmic relationships and associations and cultural inheritance illustrates how so many "Westerners" have been over-influenced by parochial ideas of guilt, humiliation, shame, revenge, and retribution.
Israel and Iran: a hostile battle of opposition continues.
spiritech999 6 days ago
@MrSlapmeister Have you tried listening to Terence Mckenna also, another great speaker, probably goes further into the nature of reality than Alan does.
Alan Watts,Terence Mckenna,Sasha Shulgin,Jiddu Kristnamurti are the most intelligent people who have lived in the last hundred years.
tonytg909 1 week ago
Damn this is good stuff.... It´s shame that this is not played in western schools.. =)
junnu79m 3 weeks ago
check out my alan watts video 'adventure of dreams' here! watch?v=T_oWRxf2Nrs
mhems372 1 month ago
thats rad that they actually play this stuff on the radio!!
tonyfalca 1 month ago
He may oversimplify some eastern concepts but he is the only one who i can stand.listening to for hours without getting.bored
MrSlapmeister 1 month ago
Definitely one of the better speakers on eastern philosophy. Clarity without pretense.
LameCrippled 1 month ago
I just like the tone of his voice. I usually play it in the back ground. i phase in and out from what he says. lol
MrFalseunderstanding 1 month ago