Alan Watts: Following the Taoist Way - Being in the Way Podcast Ep. 1 - Hosted by Mark Watts 

You kids are so lucky these days , when I was a kid we were lucky if we got a half hour a week of the spoken word of alan , now you can have as much as you want , and get high in peace ! But his talks are just as beautiful today as they were then .

Wow, it’s incredible to find that someone has shared such a huge and organized list of videos on Alan Watts lectures. I will no longer have to search for short pieces scattered around RU-vid, thank you so much!

This happened to me this year. I had gotten pretty bad with day drinking and had basically given up trying to stop. Started taking small doses of mushrooms in the morning, for a fun experiment at first, but it quickly blew up into a glimpse of awakening. Stopped habitual drinking in one day, an instant I guess. Set off on a path to inner peace and outward love, the complete opposite as to how is been living for my entire adult life. 🔥

Thank you God Mark for restoring what the internet did to your fathers work. To lose the real names of these videos, change them to some highly dumbed down garbage and chop them up because they don’t have the attention span for the real talk. And to have your background for instance where certain noises on the tape came from etc. brilliant I’m very excited to spread this.

So true that in your early years of life you push and move yourself through a maze of some kind of success. Then there comes the time when Taoism works it’s peace into your life and is the salve to the bruises you acquire getting to that beautiful time of your life.

What expression I appreciate the most is: "The Pathless Path"

Thank you, Mark. Your father came into my life, almost 10 years ago, at the very moment that I needed it, and changed it forever. I will always feel such gratitude for that, and I appreciate all the work that you've done here. I am the dark and the light. I am both the Ying and the Yang. I am forever now. I am gratitude...

Omg, is the first time that his full lectures are being properly released with all the episodes in order? And with the history behind the tapes too? I'm so psyched! I'm gonna devour this! 🙃

Alan starts to speak at 10:30.

Love your podcast and way to keep Alan Watts legacy alive Mark 🙏❤

Be aware that it was roaring around in rocket ships that enabled the miniturised digital electronics that is the rupa body(physical) part of the communication revolution that Alan would have loved so much. Observe how interconnected everything really is. ❤

Thank you for posting your father's wisdom Mark, without music!

Alan Watts, thank you for all the colors . Awareness in the moment the paint never dries. It flows with each breath.Embrace death each day, and one is fully alive. It will change, and one gathers the flowers that one has picked in the past and the thorns, bewildered, just see through it, a just for a tiny moment, and laugh, cry, those colors of emotions. I have never seen a u- haul following a hearsch with flowers. Have you ? Lol ❤

Wonderful collection of classic words. Absolutely love Alan Watts! A true blessing for all humanity! Many wonderful blessings

Your Father Changed My Life Much Love Mark

Ego, thinking and technology are terrible masters, but great servants indeed.

Thank you so much for doing this!!! I adore your father's amazing wisdom and words. He's saved me multiple times. ❤ Thank you so much.

Ah, my dear interlocutor, you have stumbled upon the cosmic dance floor of existence, where the humorous melodies of life twirl and tango with the absurdity of it all. So, let us embark on a whimsical journey into the realms of existential hilarity. Imagine, if you will, a cosmic jester with a twinkle in his eye, merrily skipping through the ethereal dimensions. He whispers secrets to the stars, chuckling at the seriousness with which we humans ponder our purpose. With a mischievous grin, he asks, "What is the meaning of life?" and promptly bursts into laughter. You see, my friend, life is the ultimate cosmic prank, a never-ending game of hide-and-seek. We chase after meaning like a dog chases its tail, only to discover that it was within us all along, wagging with laughter. We strive for success, fame, and fortune, thinking they hold the key to happiness, only to realize that happiness dances in the simplest moments-a good cup of tea, a belly laugh, or the sheer absurdity of existence itself. But do not fret, for in this cosmic circus, we are all clowns in the grandest of shows. We put on masks and costumes, playing our parts with gusto, unaware that the audience is also part of the spectacle. We chase after goals and achievements, desperately clinging to the illusion of control, while the universe chuckles, knowing that the punchline is in the impermanence of it all. So, my dear seeker of wisdom, if you find yourself pondering the meaning of life, take a step back and join the cosmic laughter. Embrace the delightful uncertainty, dance with the absurdity, and remember that the joke is on all of us. Life is not a riddle to be solved but a cosmic comedy to be enjoyed, so let us have a good laugh and savor every moment, for the punchline is always in the here and now.

alan watts is the reason why i made it through cancer when i was 20

Listening to Alan Watts has transformed my perspective and overall perception of life. The final quote is simple yet profound. 59:26 “To the naive man, mountains are mountains and waters are waters. To the intermediate student, mountains are no longer mountains and waters are no longer waters. In other words they’ve all dissolved into the point of kashana. But for the fully perfected student, mountains are again mountains and waters are again waters.” They are being, they are here, they are NOW.

Your father changed my life for the better. I am so grateful and honored to find this.

Did you guys just do a huge dump on Alan? This is great!

WOW WEE! Thank you Gentleman so very very much. I am humbled at the authentic ease in which you discuss the finer points. Please and Thank you, Sincerely Jason.

Sober and loving it! Thank you!

I was just trying to come to terms with what he saying if blessings or curses and curses are blessings how does that put us in concert with God after we pass away. An Alan Watts is my favorite scholar thank you so much for his videos

🙏 Be Here Now Network, ty so much.

Nature works in mysterious ways.

Alan watts a modern philosopher

This brings Rupert Sheldrake's ideas to mind. I wonder if his theories were informed by some of these lectures. It makes sense to me, the universe is the macro, and there are infinite micros. As above, so below.

Alan starts to speak at 10:30.. What expression I appreciate the most is: "The Pathless Path".

Thanks for the upload keep up the good work 🙏

I LOVE the TAO ... it makes me WHOLE❤

Saw the thumbnail and thought, dam, Tom Cruise looking rough these days 😂😂😂

Thank you 🌹🌹🌹

Thank You.

I got my first moldavite yesterday and I have such a crazy feeling of a blockage in my heart charkra area. This intense feeling is telling me to stop smoking like iv never felt like giving up this much before. Crazy

The shining lotus grows where footsteps rarely tread.

I have subscribed and wow alot here on this channel to enjoy. Thank-you ❤

You could add the link to the playlist to the description of each episode. That way the viewers can easily access/find it.

Our emotions are triggered when our desires are not met or satisfied. Intellectuals avoid social gatherings due to fear of being out of control. Meditation has its limitations; enlightenment is possible when our mind is awake, its desire is to understand the causes of our emotions. Freedom from hate and anger is possible when we understand them. The teachings of Spinoza’s and Gurdjieff’s will help develop a deeper meaning to your life.

Thanks for this

Thank you

There are another beautiful translation interpretation in the meaning in some sense saying the same and more -too ..:..🌞

Nobody who searches for Alan Watts wants to hear you talking in the beginning for such a long time

“Before one studies Zen, mountains are mountains and waters are waters; after a first glimpse into the truth of Zen, mountains are no longer mountains and waters are no longer waters; after enlightenment, mountains are once again mountains and waters once again waters.” - Dōgen

Thankyou for sharing this video's of Alan Watts .so much grateful to be a subscriber of your channel.❤❤❤

He spoke in the 80:s for me

Growing long hair , smoking a pipe to look intellectual wearing spiritual beads and a beard to looks like a professor is real ....FREEDOM. The absolute image of Spiritual Freedom....

Hey Mark, and All! Something interesting a few months back, I had a dream that your dad came to me in a dream and essentially said the following “Don’t try to look for a difference between you and brass, seek what you have in common and that’s what it is(the secret).” I’m not confident it wasn’t purely my conception of him or his soul essence, I think it doesn’t matter too much anyways. And not sure why brass was the example given but I know brass has important meanings to certain people but anyone feel free to give suggestions. Either way I think it’s obvious what he’s getting at but thought it was kind of a cool encounter if you can call it one. I figured might as well share it Incase it could have any significance to anyone else too

Hey Mark I don't know if you read comments but I could have sworn you said all of your father's audio content was available for free on the website and I went there a couple of weeks ago and it looked like that was right because there were links to every single audio recording I just checked now and it's like 120 bucks American per recording or group of recordings it looked like it was broken down to 15-20 albums am I wrong wasn't that just free a couple of weeks ago I know the markets been crazy I hope everything's okay and I just wanted to know if the work just recently became for sale? I'm not one of the new resurgence your Dad changed my life in 1995 after I read The Wisdom of Insecurity. Your Dad's lectures are priceless in my opinion I don't mean to come off accusatory. Thank you brother

❤️💫

Look at that cheeky face

Funny how Alan said “fake rocket ships” as AA states “being rocketed into the 4th dimension”.

NAMASTE

Guy looks like Jim Carey and I'm in the Truman show

I was just trying to figure

I wish the presenter and the guest would dissect each section of Alan Watts lectures. Play a few minutes of Alan and then discuss it. Instead we have to listen to two random people discussing their own benign thoughts and observations

Could have done without the pro lockdown insanity but always love hearing anything by Allan Watts.

Are there more lecture series like this in different topics?

The Dao and especially Zhuangzi really supress the idea of evangelizing, but i really find it hard not to post these videos on my fb, people in the west have never heard these ideas, and rarely will they come to these conclusions on their own(maybe in old age or experience), but i feel compelled to promote these theories, even with scientific evidence. Is that wrong? I only hope to help the weak who may feel lacking in their faith of something.

Alan Watts spins a tapestry, 'Plum Village, tapered plumb ...pink blooms' Druid Quote 'Telepathy is Poetic' ...

Dao: devine atmos omnipresence!?!

Boys will be boys .. Confucianism, a very mature way of handling problems?

24:00

Tao... The path is not for feet to follow

To be AND not to be. To which, obviously, there is no answer. (You have to have a question first.)

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Words do Not teach. Prove they do .❤️😥🤟🌞🌎🙏

Oh, Uncle Alan; let IT BE=mc2 on👣The☯️Way😂. Oh, by the☯️way, are WE=mc2🗣️ALIVE=mc2🧐or🧠only 📝🤖 memory❤️‍🔥🤔?

If you'd just cut off or remove the foreword of you two and let the great philosopher speak of his insights to us. Your voices are irritating and sound like a bromazepam effect kind of an audio sample clip. Leave the scene for good order' sake and look for your directions elsewhere. You have already contributed a great deal by posting a part of his marvelous speech. Thanks and don't take it personal.

To go to college and live an alternative lifestyle requires being born into the middle class and higher . And ever since President Ronald Reagan and the dominance of the so called free market system , even those born into the middle class cannot afford the outrageous artificial high cost of university education

Dao or Tao as another word for Brahman...Chi as another word for Shakti...never mind....as there is no God in Absolute as there is nothing to create there....A U M.... Absolute Universal Mind...A U M ..

Get out of town My ego is My ego is My ego is

eat vegetarian and you would contibuit to the change

The pandemic sadly had nothing to do with nature...

Absolute rascality.

Ditch your TV. Throw your car out the window.

Oh goodness your dad. He messed aroun. He wasn’t into Ram dass..

Talk less mark

Hilarious to see these wise men speak of God yet always based on the religions and teaching of men and not in Holiness as it is written in spirit and in truth This is why it is written The wisdom of men is but foolishness Yes very smart everything when speaking of the world and it’s flesh and how we shouldn’t be but when speaking of God the man always returns to the bases of flesh doctrines Christianity Islam Bushism Etc Note Not one those religions is of God nor does it provide the info written in spirit in Holy Scripture Not one is holy or of God

God. Please help these poor foolish people 🙏

Nope The Taoist way never included booze. He chose being a loser boozer. Too bad.

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