Alan Watts - The Beauty of Nothingness 

Have you ever noticed that right before you start writing or drawing, every possibility is available to you? That's nothingness. Nothingness is infinity. Every possibility but no concrete existence. And then when you begin writing or drawing what you do is you put a limit on the infinity. You remove most of the possibilities and you're left with something, existence. This universe is exactly the same. It came out of nothingness, infinity, and it limited itself, and that created significance and existence. Beauty.

“Is it possible that existence is our exile and nothingness our home?” ― Emil M. Cioran

Thank you Alan Watts, wherever you are, whatever dimension you now reside. Your gift to this humanity is a most effective source of bringing me back to self after being daily bombarded with media mind garbage.

I feel like the people around me in life aren’t the right people for me. To the people watching this video and reading this comment know that you are special, you are like me and I would love to be friends. I just want a group of people to hang out with to show me what they find beautiful in the mysterious world.

When Alan speaks it's like somone reminding you of something you'd buried at the back of your mind and long forgotten, and the overwhelming feeling of giddy amusement that you'd be silly enough to forget something so precious and memorable in the first place.

The only way to end our suffering is so simple. Just be here, present.

2020 quarantine got me here and this video makes so much sense now, anyone else?

This guy speaks not to me but my soul

"So cheer up, you see?"

"The essence of your mind is pure, clear, a void." This is true. We put into our minds meaningless thoughts that rule our lives. I am guilty of this process as I am fighting with myself to be something, to do something that will put a mark on this world yet I have no intention or interest to do so. Nothingness is the key to reality.

“It’s just nothing, it’s a dream, because your really nothing, but this is the most incredible nothing”~Alan Watts

Will be played at my funeral. This and only this.

Something magical about both his voice & words. R.I.P Alan Watts.

The way he says "because you're really nothing" at around 2:00 is incredibly comforting. The way his voice strains from the profoundness of what he's saying is beautiful. Whether or not you agree with his words, there is no denying he fully believed them himself.

What kind of creatures are we? We even doubt our existence....

Suicide is everyones choice or at least I feel it should be. I dont judge but ask yourself this first: since death is inevitable, it is GOING to happen, why would you want to hurry it up or fast forward life sort of speak by committing suicide when you could spend that time exploring every aspect of the world and your life? There is some really interesting things to see, hear, touch, feel emotionally, taste and so much more. I know life doesn't always feel that great, trust me, I know like everyone else does, I almost did kill myself a few years ago. I lost 5 people really close to me within the matter of months, just one after the other, some family, some life long close friends, fell into a deep depression, lost my job, my GF of 5 years left, i lost my place to live and had no family to turn to. I ended up living in my 2000 ford focus. I started researching death and suicide while scrunched up in the back seat of my car in a walmart parking lot at like 1 or 2 am every night more and more. Searching ways to do it, the quickest ways, the easiest ways, the least painful ways, do you go to hell? do you come back as a bug to be punished? etc etc etc. I was one second, one step, one thought, one action away from finally saying good bye, the closest ive ever been to suicide, the most pure, painful, most powerful, most sincere feeling of wanting to die, i've never wanted anything so much until I stumbled across a youtube video in my search about death so I watched it. It was this video by Alan Watts. And personally, for me, it made me feel like purposely ending my life was such a waste. Like, its going to happen eventually so why not try to enjoy this life and experience as much of it as possible before the big unknown happens? Its like (for the sports fans out there) watching football or a basket ball game and wanting to skip the entire game just to see the final score. You want to miss out on the adventure in between just to see what the outcome is even though that outcome is coming eventually anyways. I feel like whether im poor or rich, homeless, live in a one room shack or a mansion, there is still a lot that life has to offer through experiences and interactions and adventures. Im not taking into consideration someone who may have a painful terminal illness or something along those lines and wants to depart. This is just a basic view on life and death based on my experience. Just my two cents. And yet again I feel suicide is a personal choice and I don't judge and neither should anyone else. Sorry about any grammatical or punctuation errors in this but even with them I feel i got the point across. Much love everyone!

"We live in illusion and the appearance of things. There is a reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, you see that you are nothing, and being nothing, you are everything. That is all." - Kalu Rinpoche

Nobody: RU-vid In 2020 while we're afraid of corona wiping us off the planet: Here, watch a 2013 video about nothingness.

This video and audio is my center. I come back every now and then to recalibrate and find my center. I know one day it will disappear, and one day I'll disappear... but regardless of the end, the path was full of wonderful people, creative thoughts, beautiful interactions and gentle hope. I love everyone, even if I can't understand how to show it.... bliss be with you.

This always makes me cry.

I come 6 years later but I can truly say that life is cruelly beautiful, it’s a beautiful world, it’s filled with breathtaking moments and pain and laugh and I lost so much but sometimes I laugh while I look the sky and these afternoons, I love you all, take care and may we find what we’re looking

I come back to this video over and over again, no one else makes sense like Alan does and can comfort you with the idea of nothiness.

Everything exists within nothing, so profoundly true.

NOTHING IS EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS NOTHING

"The essence of your mind is intrinsically pure, pure means clear…void."

The more i'm awakening, the more alan makes sense, like a good cup of coffee :).

Nothing is something and something is everything ✨

I am nothing. What a relieving, yet sometimes scary thought.

I think what puts me in awe the most is the fact that, out of nothing we came and we have no clue who we are nor what this existence means... We know nothing.

Being aware of being aware...knowing what is behind your eyes, will free you.

many of these comments are long ago sent to others to read. up until this year as a 22 year old female, I have always felt connected to the beauty of the nature, sky, sun, moon, ECT on this planet. since I was little I always felt something was missing.... I felt different than others. I knew there was a greater meaning to life than seeing miserable people on the trains going to work everyday and night. I knew I never wanted that life. I listened to others way too much and I've come to the point where I am trying to follow my purpose.

He has such a beautiful soul that will forever go on his voice and words are so peaceful and he is such a beautiful man 🌻☀️🤞🏼

I am afraid that Mr. Watts makes me flirt with the idea of suicide.

I listen to this and I feel myself just falling into love and I am moved to tears… what is this… wow...

Some people fear there is nothing after life.. I find it incredibly comforting. No pain, no stress, no worries, no wealth, no greed, no government, no judgement, no concept of time, no bills the list is endless. It sounds like heaven to me. Another few billion years of that once I'm gone is fine by me.

There is something so beautiful in grief. The feels you can create with just a melody and some words.

Never wrapped my head around the idea of nothingness being upmost bliss, now I have found perspective. Watts was a poet. Thankyou.

If i was a billionaire i would still be listening to Alan Watts

I dislike this video to like it again, but in between the process, the void, the nothing, between the like and dislike click, this video was fully appreciated.

I used to be so scared of being nothing, before I was born, I was nothing, sure. But I've lived, and I guess being nothing again is scary. But the best part about dying is, that you don't have to think about anything when you're dead, it seems so scary but amazing at the same time, it's not like you are just a bodiless soul in an endless dark room, trapped alone with your thoughts forever, it's okay. I've decided to just live my life, experience this something, and get ready for the beautiful nothingness. I don't know what I believe, but I'm kind of hoping that there is no afterlife, if I was Christian then I would think, 'How could Jesus let his children turn to nothing?' I guess it's simple, you born to live to die, you can create a person of yourself, play this game, its over before you know it, and it doesn't have to be scary.

there is actually beauty in nothing, I just felt it the other day.

Wow,omg like this is yep yep more an more I'm waking up,all my life be told I was crazy mental illness health issues and with that suffered from my my begging with those and pass along with gerantion of blind darkness, an now I have asked for this awakening, an I thank you, Alan watts,I really dont know on how you are, but I was lead to my paith and your word, has been one the most influential keys,so again thank you💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

Give me eternal nothingness and you've given me everything.

I’m flattered.

Nothingness, Emptiness, Ek Onkar, Oneness of Allah, Tawheed, Your Lord is One, Creator.....all are the same

just listening to his words calms me down..

The Essence of Alan Watts Quotes : “So if you really go the whole way and see how you feel at the prospect of vanishing forever. Have all your efforts, and all your achievements, and all your attainments turning into dust and nothingness. What is the feeling? What happens to you? That's what it's all going to come to. And for some reason or other, we are supposed to find this depressing. Do you see in a way, how that is saying: the most real state is the state of nothing? But if somebody is going to argue that the basic reality is nothingness. Where does all this come from? Obviously from nothingness. Once again you get how it looks behind your eyes. You see? So in this way, by seeing that nothingness is the fundamental reality, and you see it's your reality. Then how can anything contaminate you? All the idea of you being scared, and put out and worried, and so on, this is nothing, it's a dream. Because you're really nothing. But this is most incredible nothing. So cheer up! You see? The essence of your mind is intrinsically pure. Pure means clear, void. See? If you think of this idea of nothingness as mere blankness, and you hold onto this idea of blankness then kind of grizzly about it, you haven't understood it. Nothingness is really like the nothingness of space, which contains the whole universe. All the sun and the stars and the mountains, and rivers, and the good men and bad men, and the animals, and insects, and the whole bit. All are contained in void. So out of this void comes everything and You Are IT. What else could You BE?” ― Alan W. Watts, The Essence of Alan Watts

We are nothing and everything at the same time. Perfect symmetry!

Great job on Rogan!

Thanks Alan Watts Ur Speeches made me think Of life and Makes me think How much We are worth ❤️ Rip Alan we all miss u very much

I can't believe how this just melted away all my anxiety in under 4 minutes 🙆🏾‍♂️

And the great thing about all that is that nothingness came from everything

He is the alchemist we've all been looking for.

I listen to Allan Watts voice and feel like everything is going to be alright

I’m so happy I discovered this part of RU-vid

Freedom. Freedom is the feeling nothingness brings me.

Day implies night, high implies low, on implies off, nothing implies infinity. Death implies life. All duality’s happen more than once. Death implies life.

I want to be pure, I feel nothing but love when I listen to this

He speaks the truth. I thought I was the only one that thought like this. And people around me thought I was crazy or mad. I'm so glad I have found this.

I'm sad and I can't cry it's depressing

…so if you really go the whole way and see how you feel at the prospect of vanishing forever. Have all your efforts and all your achievements and all your attainments turning into dust.. nothingness. What is the feeling? What happens to you? That’s what it’s going to all come to. And for some reason or other we’re supposed to find this depressing. Do you see, in a way, how that is saying the most real state is the state of nothing. But if somebody is going to argue that the basic reality is nothingness, where does all this come from? Obviously from nothingness. Once again you get how it looks behind your eyes. See, so in this way, by seeing that nothingness is the fundamental reality and you see it’s your reality, then how can anything contaminate you?! All the idea of your being scared and put out and worried and so on is just nothing, it’s a dream, because you’re really nothing. But this is the most incredible nothing. So cheer up, you see, because the essence of your mind is intrinsically pure. Pure means clear, void. If you think of this nothingness as mere blankness and you hold on to the idea of blankness, a kind of grisly about it, then you haven’t understood it. Nothingness is really like the nothingness of space which contains the whole universe. All the sun and stars and the mountains and rivers and the good men and the bad men and the animals and the insects and the whole bit, all are contained in the void. So out of this void comes everything and you are it! What else could you be?!

Wow this has taken away fear, the fear we hold, if you've ever watched a loved one pass, they become nothing. Where we came from? Nothing.

I was tripping on shrooms when listening to this and oh man, what a divine moment and realization of ones existence

My God, he speaks exactly same language same words same conclusions same feelings as expressed in ancient sanskrit vedant texts. Thanks for sharing.

This man was the man that helped me realize that Taoism was something for me. His every word is the practice of balance . Miss you.😕

Man, Mr. Watts is just an amazing human being!

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I find such peace in the simple fact that one day all of this will be gone. Every worry that everyone has doesn’t matter because we are all really nothing. So smile and enjoy your life 😁

my heart is calmed and stimulated at the same time as I listen to Watts with all my nothingness. absolute brilliance is AW.

There is just as much reason to persist as there is to parish. Give in to what you will, but first, become all that you are.

Nothingness is the fundamental reality. Most incredible. What can be contaminated? Your mind is intrinsically clear and pure. Your natural mind is as it is. I love you Alan Watts.

very moving, the voice, the visuals, striking...

I watch this every single night

how to end suffering: 1. Sense of Lack or Wanting? - this causes emotions/waves in the calm ocean of the Self (let it go) 2. Holistic Releasing - alternate between the opposites (feeling of wanting/feeling of having) 3. Dive In - at the core of all emotions, underneath it all, is peace 4. Welcoming - drop resistance to emotions, allow it all, and it will all either dissolve or disintegrate

Have you ever noticed that right before you start writing or drawing, every possibility is available to you? That's nothingness. Nothingness is infinity. Every possibility but no concrete existence. And then when you begin writing or drawing what you do is you put a limit on the infinity. You remove most of the possibilities and you're left with something, existence. This universe is exactly the same. It came out of nothingness, infinity, and it limited itself, and that created significance and existence. Beauty.

I first read Alan's "The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are" in 1975. And grateful I did.

I feel like I stumbled upon Superman's Fortress of Solitude and I'm listening to Jor-El.

With gratitude and love Eternally.

When you realize you're nothing you turn into everything

awesome music. stunning edit. breathtaking talk. thank you.

Your voice echoes from the future back into the past. And like you said so many times, "Remember to remember..." thank you Alan Watts

It was never all or nothing. It's always been all _and_ nothing, for there's no nothing without everything.

So,its 10 o'clock in the morning ,I'm out just doing my things, not high not even anxious, and out of a sudden i felt like a Wave hit me to reality. I felt like nothing that i am really matters .i had no feelings at all ,i just felt like i was part of the All.A calming empty feeling like floating. It lasted a minute and i end up looking at the sky busted into tears.I was in the midlle of the street when this happend. It was heavy .I still love my mom soooo muchhh .But in that moment even that didn't matter .

Even nothingness is something. Even a void is something.

"Our essential, immortal self or soul is like the blank sheet that physical life is written on, the darkness that gives light a place to shine, the silence that gives sound a place to be heard. An infinite stadium that the game of life is played in. Nothing is more than something. It is the complete opposite of what people think. It is impossible to get your mind around; all you can do is know it is true and be it." *- from page 69 of "The Present" at TruthContest·Com*

AWESOME THIS VAST AND AWESOME UNIVERSE

When you’re home staring at the wall for hours until it becomes nothingness and looks back at you

This video reinforced my realization that I am a Pantheist, before I knew what a pantheist was.

Beautiful, just beautiful! Alan Watts is like a life-buoy in the ocean of confusion.

Nothing turns into dust, it’s all fullfilling experiences that creates a person who will not make the same mistakes again😎

I just want to be a wrestler

Moving * Powerful Captivating Voice * Dear Brother ~*~ Thank You! All Are One

I believe that you go back to what you came from before you were born. The beautiful nothing. Great piece Thank you TJOP

Le vide est un sentiment paradoxal car il nous ramène aux manques qui nous ont été transmis par les générations précédentes, mais relève aussi du silence. Le vrai, pas celui d'une incompréhension ; le silence dont les bousculés rêvent parfois.

we are not who we think we are ... we are nought , nothing ... we are the universe itself , in human guise ... when we are down , we need do nothing more than look into the night sky and the wonders therein and know that we are one and the same ... everything created is impermanent , the permanent is the silence and the void ... and it is wonderful !

I nominate Alan Watts to be the spokesperson for existence.

Once my time is up, I'll be nothing and everything at all once.

Coming back to this video at a time like this reminds me why I create... stay inspired

".....but this is the most incredible nothing."

Life *is* suffering Death is our release