Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 -- 16 November 1973) was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. Pursuing a career, he attended Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, where he received a master's degree in theology. Watts became an Episcopal priest but left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies. Living on the West Coast, Watts gained a large following in the San Francisco Bay Area while working as a volunteer programmer at KPFA, a Pacifica Radio station in Berkeley. Watts wrote more than 25 books and articles on subjects important to Eastern and Western religion, introducing the then-burgeoning youth culture to The Way of Zen (1957), one of the first bestselling books on Buddhism. In Psychotherapy East and West (1961), Watts proposed that Buddhism could be thought of as a form of psychotherapy and not just a religion. Like Aldous Huxley before him, he explored human consciousness in the essay, "The New Alchemy" (1958), and in the book, The Joyous Cosmology (1962). Towards the end of his life, he divided his time between a houseboat in Sausalito and a cabin on Mount Tamalpais. His legacy has been kept alive by his son, Mark Watts, and by many of his recorded talks and lectures that have found new life on the Internet. Critic Erik Davis notes the freshness, longevity, and continuing relevance of Watts's work today, observing that his "writings and recorded talks still shimmer with a profound and galvanizing lucidity."
Alan Watts Interviews God (I recommend this one, it's a very interesting lecture)
Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 -- 16 November 1973) was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. Pursuing a career, he attended Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, where he received a master's degree in theology. Watts became an Episcopal priest but left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies. Living on the West Coast, Watts gained a large following in the San Francisco Bay Area while working as a volunteer programmer at KPFA, a Pacifica Radio station in Berkeley. Watts wrote more than 25 books and articles on subjects important to Eastern and Western religion, introducing the then-burgeoning youth culture to The Way of Zen (1957), one of the first bestselling books on Buddhism. In Psychotherapy East and West (1961), Watts proposed that Buddhism could be thought of as a form of psychotherapy and not just a religion. Like Aldous Huxley before him, he explored human consciousness in the essay, "The New Alchemy" (1958), and in the book, The Joyous Cosmology (1962). Towards the end of his life, he divided his time between a houseboat in Sausalito and a cabin on Mount Tamalpais. His legacy has been kept alive by his son, Mark Watts, and by many of his recorded talks and lectures that have found new life on the Internet. Critic Erik Davis notes the freshness, longevity, and continuing relevance of Watts's work today, observing that his "writings and recorded talks still shimmer with a profound and galvanizing lucidity."
Nothing you can do - Alan Watts
Be like water Many more lectures on the Philosophy and Metaphysics playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDrE8eovyz8DQHrs2BXdVIYgRdRMVsjOb
Mike Rowe Tells Students to Give Up Their Dreams
Mike Rowe recorded a commencement address for Prager University. He told the students not to follow their passions, but follow opportunity. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore, and Mark Thompson, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. “The “Dirty Jobs” host offered what he called the “dirty truth” in a video commencement speech that urges young people to find their success by breaking the mold. “When people follow their passion, they miss out on all kinds of opportunities they didn’t even know existed,” he cautions in a thought-provoking video for website PragerU. Hosting the Discovery Channel show has led Rowe to meet hundreds of skilled tradesmen “who followed opportunity, not passion, and prospered as a result,” he said.” Read more here: http://ift.tt/1OhK48S Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore, Mark Thompson Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore, Mark Thompson *** The Largest Online News Show in the World. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE STREAMING weekdays 6-8pm ET. http://ift.tt/1mT0ocd Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. Young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations. (American Heritage Dictionary) Download audio and video of the full two hour show on-demand + the members-only post game show by becoming a member at http://ift.tt/23I8nRv. Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth. Get The Young Turks Mobile App Today! Download the iOS version here: http://ift.tt/1K9gRpX Download the Android version here: http://ift.tt/11TSHiw
3 minutes with Alan Watts ~ Time and the Future Vignette
To support free web content, consider donating! Contribute via donation, or otherwise, at: http://ift.tt/1Z25SWT ~The complete Alan Watts collections may be found at www.alanwatts.org. "What you call 'the experience of time' is YOU. It's not something else altogether you see... which is a trap for you. You are time. All right, you go on? You want to go on? Okay, you create time by wanting to go on. Why do you want to go on? 'Well,' you say, 'because, uh, well, one must go on.' Why must you go on? You feel compelled? 'Yeah. It's our duty to go on.' How did you learn that idea? 'Well, we're taught it when we're children by our parents.' They said you must survive. You must live. And they were taught that by their parents, so they knew no better. But if you live a life in which you feel you must survive, then your life is a drag. You're always hoping to live. So then, if you come to your senses—which will tell you there isn't anything but the now, and that therefore, because there isn't anything but the now, it is supremely important to rest in it, to get with it, to be one with it—you will understand the point... What's going on... That you, in your own way, are your fathers and your grandfathers come back. Myriads and myriads of past events are still going on in you. And you are doing the same thing only it keeps looking different, in the same illusory way that the wave appears to be moving across the surface of the water." ~Alan Watts speaking in audio "Time and the Future" {Part 4 of 4}. Full audio available free: https://youtu.be/Wto6rNCgN4o
A Conservative Interviews Bernie Sanders
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▶ How to Create a Facebook Comments Box on Blogger.
This video will show how to manipulate Facebook social plugin codes in order to add/create Facebook comments box on Blogger. Apologies, the alternative code contains brackets and brackets aren't allowed in the description. You can get the code at http://ift.tt/22LG2Iw
True Legacy Of Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali has been described as transcending race, but that takes away from his powerful stance on being a black man. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, delivers his Final Judgment on Muhammad Ali's legacy. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. Hosts: Cenk Uygur Cast: Cenk Uygur *** The Largest Online News Show in the World. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE STREAMING weekdays 6-8pm ET. http://ift.tt/1mT0ocd Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. Young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations. (American Heritage Dictionary) Download audio and video of the full two hour show on-demand + the members-only post game show by becoming a member at http://ift.tt/23I8nRv. Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth. Get The Young Turks Mobile App Today! Download the iOS version here: http://ift.tt/1K9gRpX Download the Android version here: http://ift.tt/11TSHiw
A Tale of Two Conspiracies
The Right has spotted one conspiracy, the Left has spotted another. And both sides of the aisle are on target.
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