“ Zen does not
confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling
potatoes.
Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.”
Alan Watts (1915 - 1973)
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Who was Alan Watts?
The best way to introdude a man such as Alan Watts is to start with his Prickles
and Goo.
Put together a sexy voice with a proper british accent, a sense of humour
to match the Buddhist and Zen inspired wisedom, and you get Alan Watts, a
Master lecturer. |
Alan Wilson Watts (January 6, 1915 – November 16, 1973) was
a philosopher, writer, speaker, and expert in comparative religion.
He wrote over twenty-five books and numerous articles on subjects such
as personal identity, the true nature of reality, consciousness and
the pursuit of happiness, relating his experience to scientific knowledge
and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religions or philosophies
(Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Hinduism). Beyond this, he was
sensitive to certain new leanings in the West, and was in a position
to be a proponent for certain shifts in attitudes regarding society,
the natural world, lifestyles, and aesthetics. Alan Watts was a well-known
autodidact. He was best known as an interpreter and popularizer of
Asian philosophies.
SPRadio proposes a
lecture called : Buddhism, Religion of no Religion with an extraJapanese
Flute Meditation.
Play the entire Playlist.
12 tracks, average track length: 3:17
Playlist length: 39 minutes 31 seconds
Alan
Watts - Buddhism, Religion of no Religion 01
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Japanese flute Meditation.
Enjoy:)
"The only way to make sense out of change is
to plunge into it,
move with it, and join the dance."
To listen to more of Alan Watts lectures, you can hear
his Podcasts at www.alanwattspodcast.com .
For those the nerds
in here, the site host a wonderful lecture given
to the IBM 'systems group', in which Alan Watts describes the wiggly
world of nature,
and
the net we cast over it. Listen to his classic Seeing
Trhough the Net.
A must hear.
Links:
Alan watts official site.
Alan watts in Wiki.
