In this great seven minute audio clip from Alan, he explains that although we seem to make things happen, the truth is that everything is happening all by itself. And yet, this realization does not imply any form of determinism. Let’s listen to him explain…
This well produced 4 minute video featuring audio clips of wisdom from Alan Watts is focused on the spontaneity of life and how we often stand in the way of our true nature by trying to force life to be what it is not.
In this lovely 10 minute audio from one of his lectures, Alan Watts helps us explore the idea of death and what comes after it. In his usual style, Alan takes us on a step-by-step progression in understanding of what may be possible after death. Let’s listen…
In this seven minute audio clip, Alan explains that change is the same as life and that offering any resistance to change is as much futile endeavor as being in resistance to life as they are both one and the same. Let’s listen in to these awesome words of wisdom…
In this super short four minute video, Alan explains that our ego is only a caricature of who we think we are. In reality our ego is a sort of defect disguised as the self. The last minute of this audio should be experienced over and over again until a full realization comes of what he is trying to say. Brilliant!!
This very short 4 minute video from Alan Watts reminds us that even from a scientific standpoint, we are not separate from universe nor are we separate from other people. All are interdependent with each other to form the universe as we know it.
In this eye opening 6 minute message from Alan Watts, he exposes the ridiculous belief in a “Game of Life” that has been designed to keep society moving in an orderly and business like fashion.
This is a lovely little three minute story from Alan Watts meant to teach us that no one knows what the future holds so we can not ever judge what is happening in our lives as “good” or “bad”, but know that perhaps there are reasons for what is happening that we can not currently see or understand. Let’s listen…
In this short five minute audio track from Alan, he helps us understand that we can get some relief from our anxieties by simply realizing some insights about ourselves. Let’s see what Alan has to say…
In this wonderful 15 minute audio clip, Alan helps us understand the nature of our true nature. Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and populariser of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born in Chislehursjt, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York.
In this 10 minute video, Alan takes us on a closer look at thought, the natural flow of thought, and the illusory thought of an existing thinker. In other words, by the end of this video one can plainly see that the idea of a thinker is nothing but a thought itself. Listen to what Alan has to say…
In this 9 minute video/audio, Alan feeds us food for thought about this moment we call now and our relationship to it on a day to day basis.
In this eight minute audio, Alan gives us a lot to think about when we realize that everything that can be known to us in the universe can only be known from a human perspective. Let’s listen in on this little treat for the intellect…
In this 12 minute video, Adyashanti responds to the question “Do I Need a Guru for Awakening?”. He explains that no guru can give us “Awakening”, but also explains how a “guru” or “teacher” can help one in discovering the truth for ourselves.
In this ten minute audio clip, Alan helps us understand that although the ego is truly only the marriage of an illusion to a futility, it is still a valuable and necessary concept necessary for societal conformity.
In this nine minute audio, Alan describes how most people live in a state of tension caused by always trying to prepare for the possibilities of the unknown, when in actuality everything in life is an unknown and the only way to prepare for it is to surrender to what is.
In this ten minute audio, Rupert helps us understand that everything we experience is simply modulations in Awareness and that everything is made up of Awareness. Furthermore, this pure Awareness that makes everything possible is also our true nature… let’s listen…
In this great six minute audio from Alan Watts he talks about the principle where the more you give away your power, the more power you have because in trying to retain or control power, we are constantly trying to protect it which is a complete waste of the energy and in no way necessary.
In this interesting 10 minute video, Alan explains that often people experience sudden enlightenment (Satori) when placed under extreme circumstances and the one thing they all have in common just prior to the “happening” is complete surrender. He goes on to explain how surrender can even overcome the fear of death. Let’s listen…
This short two minute audio from Alan explains that for most of us our reality seems to be made up of sense perceptions, thoughts and emotions. These three “things” seem to be all that one can say about our experience, until we ask the question, “who or what recognizes these sense perceptions, thoughts and emotions?” Let’s listen to these insightful words from Alan…
This 10 minute clip takes a closer look at the non-reality of the ego (person-hood) and the role that it can play in our lives. Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British-born philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and populariser of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience.
In this amazing 4 minute audio/video from Alan Watts, he focuses on the ultimate truth of who we are and also talks of what it is like after death and before we were born. This is a MUST watch!
In this great seven minute audio clip, Alan Watts explains and proves that we are truly everything and that the real you is all that there is. He demonstrates that we are not independent creatures experiencing the universe but that we are the universe experiencing one particular point of view.
Here is a 49 minute clip from Alan Watts. In this clip he helps us to examine the motives behind the desire to improve ourselves to try to become a better. Alan has some interesting ideas about that. Let’s listen…
What is revealed when we stay conscious in the midst of great upheaval? When we are willing to inquire with an open mind, we can move beyond simply coping with disaster and discover a life changing truth untouched by any loss. In this inspiring short video, recorded in March of 2011 following a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, this monologue is relevant to the times we find ourselves in now, confronting a worldwide pandemic.
In this 5 minute video Alan shows us how everything in nature is happening spontaneously and that we as humans are forcing ourselves to live for the future causing all kinds of problems for ourselves.
In this beautifully produced five minute video, we find Alan Watts sharing wisdom regarding the illusion of memory. Most people use memory to define who they are which is ridiculous since the past is dead and gone. Alan suggests that perhaps if we must define ourselves in some way, we must start with the present.
This audio/video from Alan watts may only be three minutes long but it contains the secret to making everything we call “work” more pleasant and enjoyable. Let’s listen in on this simple advice…
