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What Is It to See?

9th September 2012|Awareness, Video
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Alan Watts (1915-1973) was a philosopher, writer, and speaker.  He wrote over twenty books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, and the pursuit of happiness, relating his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religions and philosophies.  He also gave many lectures, seminars, and radio talks which are now on audio tape, and a number of TV and film talks which are now on videotape.

He is perhaps best known for two of his books The Wisdom of Insecurity and The Way of Zen

The video below is a lovely example his eloquence and on repeated listening fills me with a wondrous sense of gratitude; to be OK with this life all we have to do is get out of our own way and let the miracle of our experience unfold. This is, in Alan Watts’ words, What it is to See

12th March 2013 James Darby

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