What Happens When You Only Pursue Pleasure - Alan Watts

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Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British-American philosopher who interpreted and popularized Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Watts proposed that Buddhism could be thought of as a form of psychotherapy and not a religion. His thought provoking lectures aim to answer life's greatest mysteries and are more relevant today than ever before.

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[Hicham-zliu]

" A completely predictable future is already the past "

[RedWolfenstein]

The sweet irony a man named watts telling us we don't need power. Love it.

[yrnharambe]

“Life isn’t a problem to be solved, but a reality to experience” - Soren Kierkegaard

[nbome]

"Why dont you know what you really want? You have it" that caught me completely off guard, really made me look deeper into myself and my life

[troystreacker]

The hilarious thing is this speech is 40-50 years old. Oh how far we've come

[koolganja]

“when you have explored pleasure to its ultimate limit the only thing you can get a kick out of is pain”

[WaterCarrier]

Isn’t it amazing that we watch these videos, feel enlightened for a day and then we all fall back into capitalism and all we want is financial security and job satisfaction and a family

[johnhandcock]

After more than 2/3rds of my life drowning in drugs and alcohol, asking myself WHO I am, this video(lesson) speaks to me on a spiritual level. At 37 years of age, I often ask myself, who am I? What is it I desire? I always answer, " I don't know "... to both questions. This presentation made me

[theprophet]

It's sad Alan passed away so early, everytime I listen to him speak I feel like a good old friend is talking to me. You feel his geniunity in his words and he's incredible at describing rather complex Buddhist or Hinduist concepts in easy to understand terms.

[charu]

"you're wasting energy all the time, in self defense"
This hit me hard.

[chesssean]

Mr Watts is a great thinker.
The person recording him is good at breathing into the microphone.

[brianfleming]

Working hard for something you don't believe in is called stress. Working hard for what you believe in is called passion.

[luluedw]

A completely predictable future is the past— you’ve already had it 👏🏾

[gunfighterdrummer]

Wish they showed things like this at schools or at children’s homes.

[traderpapertiga]

If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.
C. S. Lewis

[PhamHuynhPhamGiao]

There's a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks about how using some secret techniques, you can overcome procrastination and accomplish anything in life. It's not just a bunch of empty promises; it's the real deal.

[a]

The "You have it" moment is so powerful to me. I am speechless and mind-blowing. Thank u.

[bulldozer]

Honestly, quarantine is working wonders for figuring out what I want. It’s so long and drawn out that I have gotten bored with video games. I’ve gotten bored with YouTube a lot. I’ll watch or play it for an hour-2 in a day, then get bored and find something more interesting to do. Use this time to learn how work is fun, as long as it’s something you want to do.

[deeodoubleelle]

This has really rattled me . I’m quite the hedonist. And I’m always miserable. The concept of chasing pain after being bored with pleasure has sent shivers down my spine .

[abeolde]

I got redirected to this video by a friend of mine and I honestly feel validated after watching this. since i was old enough to know even a little bit about this world, about ~8 years old, i have struggled to imagine my own place in it. I didn't know the answer to the question "what do you want to be when you grow up?", I didn't know what i wanted to achieve and even now, 10 years later, as i am going through the motions of live and going to college I still don't know.

I enjoy spending time with my friends, i enjoy the sports I play, but there is no future that I wish for that seems sustainable or even accepted in this society.
I don't know why I wrote this comment, I highly doubt anyone will even see it or take the time to read it. I suppose I just wanted this off my chest.