Alan Watts: Learning the Human Game – Being in the Way Ep. 17 – Hosted by Mark Watts

Contemplating the coincidence of opposites within the ‘human game,’ Alan ponders the simple yet thought-provoking question: is existence serious?

Language & Ethics (0:00)
The Game of Balance (13:33)
Culture, Control & Spontaneity // The Art of the Controlled Accident (24:20)

“What would you think of the heavens were the stars were all arranged at even intervals and concentric circles? Would you like to go out at night a see that? No. We like the stars scattered as they are. We also like to see when the waves break on the shore, the patterns of foam. The funny thing is you can look at those patterns hour after hour and realize that they never make an aesthetic mistake. They never do anything inelegant; just like a cat, it never makes a bad move.” – Alan Watts

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[maximelagace]

"One is a great deal less anxious if one feels perfectly free to be anxious, and the same may be said of guilt." -Alan Watts

[antoniovittorio]

'BALANCE' is the word that most characterized the game of life.Balance of the opposites. Like a game, life needs RULES & RANDOMNESS, CONTROL & RISK, otherwise it becomes a bore. A great speech, great because timeless and delivered by a passionate man who speaks for the sake of truth.

[cutemonkey]

When I listen to Alan Watts, I know that he is alive in me and I am alive in him in the timelessness that is where we all are, now, immortal. I love the joy he manifests and shares in speaking the truth of what is. What a gift he is to Life. What clarity, what simplicity, what wisdom. Thank you, Alan, always.

[juanotamendi]

What a wonderful human !! I truly wish he would of seen the huge difference in the world !! Much love and respect Mr Alan watts, like the father I never had !!

[Ucayali]

Thank you for these uploads. I visited Alan Watt's place of birth a couple of months ago. A little suburban village Chislehurst in south London. I’ve seen his house, the little high street, the church he attended, and the pub he made a birthday party for his then 80 yo father. I was strolling through the village, listening to his autobiography on my airpods and trying to find as many places as possible. It’s very easy to imagine how it was when Alan lived there and then visited when he moved to the States. The village didn’t change almost at all. Visiting Chislehurst was an amazing experience.

[moorzymoores]

This bloke was a clever clever man. Everytime I listen he never fails to teach something.

[kevindwan]

it is rumoured to be from the Irish phrase. Blindboy boatclub claims on his rubber bandits podcast that when the Irish and blacks were living in close quarters in the US cities in the 19th and early 20th century, the blacks picked up the cupla focal, and that that is where the term 'you dig' comes from!

[anneatmon]

Alan Watts has such a calming and soul centering voice

[realmc]

Im slightly overwhelmed about how insightful this man is

[frenchie]

Talking about rules of grammar - one can't say 'On which side of the road we should drive on' the 'on' can only be at one end of the sentence. Just an observation, not a criticism. I love this guy

[kevinmalone]

27mins in he absolutely nails where we are right now in society. This talk was late 60's. Humans (this go around) seem to be a predictable disaster...

[tomato]

''I AM'' is more conscious than 'I Will' or 'I Was'.
''I AM'' = Present; 'I Was' = Past; 'I Will' = Future!

[GaryRSpicer]

This is how anyone can change the world, question everything in the freeing human way

[eliasbuchwald]

Fascinating. What a tremendous pleasure listening to his deep thoughts on life. Thank you for sharing this with us

[youlostit]

I wonder what his stance would be with binary and lgtbq

[gongallah]

I dig you = I'm gonna mine you for your wealth of experiences, knowledge and wisdom.

[NowisEvollovetion]

Is There A Way To 'Avoid' (To See Through) All Of The Fear Associated With Physical Death?

A Way To Effectively Become An 'Immortal', And So 'Naturally Eternal' Being?

A Way To 'Realise Immortality'?

Yes. There is 'A Way' to actually do so.

And That Way Is 'NO WAY'.

You Need To Realise. That 'A Way' Is In Reality 'Nothing More' Than 'A Means To An End'.

And so, logically. The question then becomes.

So What Is 'A Way' Exactly?

Well. 'A Way IS A Way' Of Actually Connecting 'Two Entirely Different Positions'.

So Effectively Making Them Both 'One And The Same'.

Or. To put it another way.

'A Way IS A Way' Of Actually Creating 'The State Of Complete Unification'.

That 'Unified State' In Which There Are Naturally 'No Ways'.

That 'Unified State' In Which 'All Ways' Must 'Naturally Be Seen' To Lead To 'Every Other Way'

That 'Unified State' In Which There Are Naturally 'No Different Positions'.

That 'Unified State' That We Refer To As 'God's Mind'.

The 'Endless Void'.

The 'Nothing' That Naturally Underlies 'Everything'.

A Truth That Is 'NOW' Able To Show Us.

That - GOD 'ALL WAYS' WINS.

And yes. 'NOW' That The Circle 'IS' Finally Complete.

'NOW' That We Are Back 'Once More' At The Very Beginning Of All Things.

At The 'ZERO POINT'.

IT IS 'GAME OVER'.

And Yes. 'NOW' We Can Naturally Begin To Play The Game All Over Again.

Love.

The Creator Of The Game.

ME (The Reader Of These Words 'NOW').

[richardfinlayson]

Gee it's amazing this was recorded in 1965, the year I was born, that's fifty eight years ago, he was certainly on the leading edge of the 60 s generation. Thanks for this guys, take it easy.☯️☮️❤️

[deadreckoning]

What an amazing talk. Concepts Ive thought deeply about through my life. It strikes at the heart of my Calvinist upbringing & the disturbing idea of original sin and all encompassing is utter bs. Its taking me a lifetime to decondition myself from this brainwashing. Thank you Alan.

[nathaliechollet]

Thank you ! I so adore this man! I feel like his voice and his laughter are a therapy for me❤