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Still the Mind
- An Introduction to Meditation
- Narrated by: Alan Watts
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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You're It!
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- Written by: Alan Watts
- Narrated by: Alan Watts
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 13
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Space is considered to be nothingness by many. But after all it is the background in which we see everything. It is against space and within the dimension of time that we experience everything we experience. Space and time are the two basic dimensions of our world but are uncommonly illusive. We can say they are our way of thinking of the universe as being a system of patterns. And our awe at the vastness of space may be man's astonishment at himself.
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- Written by: Alan Watts
- Narrated by: Alan Watts
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story5 out of 5 stars 56
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- Written by: Alan Watts
- Narrated by: Alan Watts
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
Alan Watts discusses the fundamental attitudes that run through all religions or "ways of liberation," as the Far Eastern disciplines might better be described. By following these practices to the extremes of repentance, rebellion, and resignation, one may be freed from the endless cycles of reincarnation which perpetuate the human condition.
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Great insights
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Written by: Alan Watts
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Thusness
- Written by: Alan Watts
- Narrated by: Alan Watts
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 13
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11
Alan Watts discusses the word tathata, which is translated from the Sanskrit as "suchness" or "thusness." The term is used in Mahayana Buddhism to suggest how things look to a Buddha, to one who has experienced enlightenment or liberation and is, therefore, called a Tathagata - one who comes (and goes) thus. Watts shares the sense of this nonsense in Buddhist philosophy, and its practical demonstration in Zen.
Written by: Alan Watts
-
You're It!
- On Hiding, Seeking, and Being Found
- Written by: Alan Watts
- Narrated by: Alan Watts
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 173
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 141
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Story5 out of 5 stars 140
Life is the ultimate game of hide and seek... and the good news is that you're it! With the combination of playful irreverence and penetrating insight that made him a legend in Western philosophy, Alan Watts investigates the surprisingly liberating concept of "the universe as play" found at the heart of Hinduism, Zen, and other wisdom traditions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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love it
- By Shawn on 2018-07-15
Written by: Alan Watts
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Out of Your Mind
- Written by: Alan Watts
- Narrated by: Alan Watts
- Length: 14 hrs and 22 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 432
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 341
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 335
With Out of Your Mind: Essential Listening from the Alan Watts Audio Archives, you are invited to immerse yourself in 12 of this legendary thinker's pinnacle teaching sessions about how to break through the limits of the rational mind and begin expanding your awareness and appreciation for the Great Game unfolding all around us.
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- Abcd12345
- 2019-12-13
Weak
Not much in the way of content. This is more or less an Alan Watts record of a guided meditation. There are better lessons in meditation and mindfulness available nowadays.
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- Dan R.
- 2017-10-24
Classic Alan Watts.
I am an avid Alan Watts reader and listener. Most of this I had never heard. I will listen again.
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- Peter
- 2016-04-11
Alan Watts Forever.
Yet again, Mr. Watts brings an accessible and engaging method to his teachings, allowing them to be earth-shatteringly profound and at the same time, fun. Anyone looking to dip their toes into fundamental, introductory meditation teachings would do well to start here.
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- David
- 2019-05-20
Essential instruction for new meditators
These are clips from lectures where Alan Watts discusses the philosophy and practice of object-less meditation. He makes it easy to grasp what meditating does and does not entail. Highly recommend for beginners looking to explore a practice.
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- Albert
- 2018-01-18
Awake
Through riddles and self realization Alan Watts gets rid of your desire to worry. This new age way of showing the zen mindset through different sounds and new koan.
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- David Getzschman
- 2017-01-29
Alan Watts is a loveable, accessible genius
Would you listen to Still the Mind again? Why?
The value of this audio title rests in the fact that Watts himself is recorded. Charming, revealing and empathetic, Watts is a brilliant speaker and his approach to understanding meditation is singular.
What other book might you compare Still the Mind to and why?
Titles by Ram Dass
Which scene was your favorite?
Watts makes the wisdom of the Vedas accessible to a modern, Western audience.
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- Emanuel
- 2016-10-24
Insightful.
Nothing can quite beat the subtle reminder that we are capable of relieving our minds when we let go. Much like muddy waters, most of our thoughts are clouded until we allow it to settle.
Alan W. Watts provides a unique way of explaining this kind of process. With a captivating voice and wise choosing of vocabulary he can show you much of what you've been missing this whole time.
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- PLM
- 2015-10-21
There's No Bad A. Watts
There are no bad Alan Watts recordings. some are just better than others. 20 words
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- Parker Jennings
- 2021-09-06
One of the finest Alan Watts performances
This book really hits deep. Some key takeaways are:
-Intellectual Theologians side with God because he's the big boss in the sky, with the biggest battalions. What the hell are we supposed to do about that?
-Life is now. Right now. We are straining ourselves with a nervous, overwrought sense of self that is a misunderstanding of how we are supposed to actually be.
-the self is an illusion, thoughts that can only think about thinking are lost
-the quivering self is what we are deep down inside, and meditation brings understanding to assuage that self.
-our sense of identity doesn't take into account our hippocampus, or pineal gland, or our physical body at all
there's more gold in hear, great to hear.
another good one was that when we meditate we can observe thoughts just as if they were on the outside of ourselves. we are the watcher
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- MATTHEW A TODD
- 2017-06-21
awesome
Alan Watts is awesome! I wish I come across his stuff years ago! try it!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2016-06-02
nonsense
Don't even bother to buy this or waste the time to listen to it. Absolute nonsense. An hour of blathering on and humming by what comes across as someone who likes to hear himself talk while drinking and smoking cigars. He finds himself much more amusing and insightful than I did.
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