You're It! On Hiding, Seeking, and Being Found by Alan W. WattsMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
15 sessions, or talks. Although two are broken into to parts, so one could say it's 13 sessions.
session 1: Spiritual Authority (heard this talk before)
session 2: Mysticism & Morality (portion)
session 3: The Game of Yes and No
session 4: On Zen
session 5: The Art of Controlled Accident (part 1)
session 6: Uncarved Block, Unbleached Silk
session 7: An Introduction to Hinduism
session 8: Oriental Philosophy in the West (part 1)
session 9: The Art of Controlled Accident (part 2)
session 10: Oriental Philosophy in the West (part 2)
session 11: Introduction to Buddhism
session 12: The Veil of Thoughts
session 13: Mind Over Mind
session 14: What is Reality
session 15: Not What Should Ne, Not What Might Be, But What Is
I've heard many talks by Alan Watts for many years. For me many of these are repeats, but with his lectures they hold up to multiple listening. I find it relaxing and calming. Perhaps not for everyone, and he isn't a spiritual advisor, philosophy and some teachings of what is Hinduism, Zen, etc. as in the 60s this was new to the West. Of course some of his thoughts are flawed, as we all are, and he would be the first to admit it. Take it or leave it. I enjoy the humor.
Here's one of his sayings: "You cannot lift yourself up by your own bootstraps. It's impossible, you cannot do it. You cannot physically lift yourself from the floor."
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