Alan Watts was a philosopher, speaker, religious scholar and author who helped to popularize Eastern philosophy in the West in the 1960s. He was a bit controversial, very well-spoken, and “blew a lot of minds” in the acid-soaked 60s counter-culture. He became a sort of Pop-Culture Authority on topics like Zen Buddhism, spirituality, and attaining higher consciousness.
He’s famous not just for his books but also for his lectures which were recorded and made into a series of tapes and videos. The video clip below is from an early 70s television show that has Alan talking about man’s role in nature and the universe.
thank you! that put me in a very different headset after work today, which i greatly appreciate!
love to you all, be well!
-abram
Love Alan Watts….!
I recently watched this whole series (3 or 4 parts).
Hadn’t tuned in directly to Mr. Watts in ages… good to see/hear him again, and good material to post here.
He’s still just as good as he always was…. and alot more engaging to me than many contemporary “gurus”.
Re, Euclid, “He measured and gave us ideas about the very simple forms in his own mind. And perhaps we should come to the conclusion that he really had a rather weak intellect.”
…. i like that… made me laugh… such a different perspective than they gave us in high school math class!
I just want to know how they miked up his voice in this…..?
Haha, were wireless clip mics invented back then? 1979?
I really like how accessible he is. Plus, lets face it he has a fantastic voice for this type of stuff.