Im reading alan watts, a book written in spanish" on becoming what you are" He tells about two ways to find what you want, one by mimicking and the other one about doing nothing, and the middle way, doing but not extrapolating following the tao. he explaing that both ways are compulsory. Man im in this shit, how do i get away from ouroboros?

Nov 22, 2010 · Alan Watts clearly was not aiming to be philosophically rigorous, rather he was a philosopher in the manner that Socrates was a philosopher. I quite agree with your comments in general, though I must admit to feeling my hackles raise at …

Dec 14, 2021 · Watts is a good "catch all" for spiritual pursuits. There's already an Alan Watts that has shown the various paths that you could take if you wish to dig deeper. Alan Watts is good for the mind, but it's suggested that you go deeper in the heart and connect the two together. So I would consider going deeper. I suggest Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche...

The wonder Alan Watts evokes is not only because of the topics he talks about, but his language. There are many people talking about Buddhism and Taoism, but I never found their exposition to be as elegant and beautiful as Watts’.

Mar 25, 2024 · Alan Watts - The Book The ego is an illusion, reinforced by parents & Western society at all levels through a “double bind” that requires us to be impossibly unique & separate, spontaneous and authentic, yet on-demand (e.g.

May 1, 2023 · I think Alan Watts was wise to point out where the academy was getting it wrong, but he might never have considered that scientists and mathematicians find complexity to be a beautiful thing in and of itself. I think this was one place where I differ strongly with Watts.

Apr 19, 2023 · If you listen to Tolle's two audiobooks "The Power of Now" and "A New Earth" 200 times or so, as I did, you would most probably still learn something new and eye-opening in the 201st time. Though his talks do not have this brainy intricacy of Alan Watts', I find his two books more comprehensive for the spiritual seeker than Watts's works.

Oct 10, 2022 · Alan has several quips about him in autobiography, it seems they first met around early 50s in the UK when they were both in town. They met at least 2other times and Watts spoke to JK in Ojai in '53. I would love to have been a fly on the wall but I …

Sep 7, 2021 · Nice, I have a playlist I add to every time I hear Alan Watts in a song. Here's some I don't think you have Nordic Giants - Reawake; Elma Orchestra - Time; Arms and Sleepers - Chicagoland; Gia Margaret - Body; Delta Sleep - Dustbusters; Lonely Robot - In Floral Green

Feb 2, 2015 · My old therapist was a zen Buddhist for 40+ years and knew Alan Watts. He hated him and called him a fake because he argued Alan wasn't actually teaching Zen. I told him Alan never claimed to be a Sen teacher but my therapist complained anyway.