Alan Watts - You Can't Do It! From A Conversation with Myself, 1971
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- Опубліковано 13 кві 2021
- Filmed at Druid Heights above Muir Woods north of San Francisco, this segment from the NET pilot program 'A Conversation with Myself" was for a TV series on the big questions in life. The series was ultimately made with Alan Watts by Mark Watts and Henry Jacobs aboard the Ferryboat Vallejo and in the Twin Peaks house at Druid Heights
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“Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Alan Watts had the rare gift of ‘writing beautifully the un-writable’. Watts begins with scholarship and intellect and proceeds with art and eloquence to the frontiers of the spirit. A fascinating entry into the deepest ways of knowing.” - Los Angeles Times
It’s nice to see him “live” on camera. I’m so used to his amazing disembodied voice speaking to me
Yes Bud..feelings mutual
Tripping me out
If you see the series he did in the very late 50s, and this series in the early 70s, you can see the difference. The former he is very stiff, and here he is comfortable in his own skin, where he was probably the most content he ever was...
@@tribudeuno where he is in front the chalkboard?
@@clintjohnston2578 ...
Yes, sometimes. He also would be doing Japanese calligraphy on paper. This video was the last he did, I believe. The others done during this time were done upon the Vallejo, an old river boat he lived on in Sausalito in the San Francisco Bay. iTunes has both series for sale...
Who else just loves this man?
He's my hero, so much so he's on my arm
_raises hand_
I love all life
❤️
Your mom
Hes as cool looking as he sounds lol.
What a G
This short video of Alan is like the short version of my new documentary or vice versa. If you lived what Alan is saying, you will love this documentary: The Connections (2021)
Many didn't get the message of Watts because people have been educated to be local and mechanical thinkers and can't grasp what Alan is saying without a mechanical explanation... Let's share The Connections (2021) to wake them up.
bro alan was in his own time fr, nigga dressed like a skyrim character and thought like a sentient being.
@@mimikeofficial86 trust me the guy looks the part he’s the real deal bro wish I could have met him irl playing life like a game and owning that badass Skyrim outfit it looks comfy af 🔥💯
I think he philosophized himself into a slow alcoholic death because he just saw reality too damn strong. It’s harsh. Reality that is…..This why so much blind devotion to a god or this technology cocoon we all run around in is so strong in humans. The human ego cannot fathom its own demise and insignificance.
@@flyjohnson711Well put. Harsh is good, for a word. Raw. Savage. Hitting a surface of water which right before had been rushing up towards you.
Yet lovely.
There is no judging Alan for what refuge he sought. I am grateful he lives on in us now.
To think this was 50 years ago is insane. He was so far ahead of his time. I'd say he's in the top 5 people to save the world.
Imagine what he'd think of current society...
Hmmmif jesus or buddah didnt manage it.
He's in the top five people to accept that the world can't be saved.
@@goldersgreen2177 He'd have another heart attack
@@krzykris He's in the top 5 people to accept that there is no need to save the world.
This footage was 50 years ago but the wisdom here is timeless.
@Greg Jacques : Isn't that essentially the point @North Island Bushcraft was indeed asserting? Just in a less explicit fashion: To my mind at least, the opening commenter made his/her comment in very skillful, appropriate keeping with Watts' ingenious, oxymoronic way of articulation. Watts' style was always characteristically multi - layered and what appeares upon first reading/hearing is not usually what it reveales itself to be upon closer inspection......Just a thought and absolutely no offence intended, so please don't think I'm digging you out or being an ass; I'm acutely aware I'm an irrelevant nobody whose opinion is pretty much irrelevant: Also that my opinion may very well be totally wrong!💙.
Love and peace to you and indeed to all persons.👌💙xx.
@Greg Jacques Timeless is both all and nothing as in the context of eternity there's no beginning nor end.
Best wishes.
Stop trying to fix things and just surrender. The more we try, the more we make things worse. Brilliant. So true. Every word. Love Alan Watts. Thanks for posting.
isnt consiously surrendering acting, trying, doing? (sorry if my english is bad i dont speak it)
@@crosen4004 Watts is saying watch the present moment while realizing you can't change nature including yourself as that same unchangeable nature, he isn't saying surrender to grief but to be b!iss that you've actually fully awakened to your own self eternal illusion of your own false self eternal ego that you can actually change self nature including your own self nature(you can't), therefore you can eternally be bliss(centered or moderate divinity of self).
Brilliant minds need to let go
We can't surrender either we can't do or not do all that there is ,is just being we just are what we are and that can't be changed by us.
@@EnlightenedObserverAO Alan Watts helped me realize this, along with some magic
71? Damn son the footage quality is extraordinary...
It tends to get better the further back you go.
@@liborsionko I see what you did there
Was looking for this comment...
That's a spectacular camera quality
All film is higher quality than 1080p, what happens is two things. Film physically degrades, making it lower quality and once its convered into a digital format, the file degrades a little bit everytime the data is copied. Old videos look bad because of degradation, not because they couldnt film in high quality.
@@BlastinRope Wow, makes sense, didn't know about that, thank you!
Oof, if Alan said that we were at a dead end in 1971...
We've been non stop hitting that dead end wall for the past 50 years.
We have.
Yes
Just wait until fully self aware AI lol 😂
@@justsaying3899 just saying
Yup. Lol
He filmed this video in 1971 so that other people could watch this in 2021 and many generations to come..Beauty of interconnectedness.
I love Alan's voice but, it's nice to see his face once in a while. :)
He cute
Gretta needs to watch this
He is a vessel with a message in his timeframe of the universe, as which we all are. Its shocking to wake up but its extremely hard what to do with it once its made clear. This is the ultimate awakening prosses and it frightens most. Sir Alan Watts is an absolute genius because he captivated emotions with language for all of us to understand. He broke it down, in other words he kept it simple. KISS
My personal teacher in life, Alan opened my mind in a way I didn't know was possible.
When you realize that literally any point in all recorded human history is a "this is a worst time ever, those other days were better", you start to be a bit less full of bs, like you were as a child.
He is the universe in disguise teaching us our true nature.
Can't believe this was half a century ago...
I would have loved to just sit with this man on a bench and had a chat over some tea. Thank you Alan
Alan Watts changed my life in 2019.
Forever grateful.
Love from Kenya ❤
2018 for me👊🏻 And still “changing”😜🔥
He changed mine in 2021, his timeless messages are wonderful for the world of today.
@@leftistethan7346 Right on! Timeless and, for us, just in time👍🏻
2020 for me. He's the spiritual guide I always wanted.
2020 for me! He seems to put everything into a perspective that always makes perfect sense
This is both terifying and mindblowing at the same time.... I'm speachless...
Speechless
Speechless but yet you speak more see where you are?
for me, as a Japanese, its a great thing to see that he loved Japanese culture "tea ceremony" and he uses "Sado" stuff in this film.
I considered him as a zen master even though he never claimed to be.
I got a sense of he is really got something that that I cannot pinpoint exactly what it is but I got awoken thought of like listening to a western teaching a Dharma.
I appreciate and respect him from the bottom of my heart.
Wow, half a century later, and the greatness of the man still prevails
In 1971 I wasn´t even born..and now I am watching this on UA-cam in 2021 😂
1971 is just a symbol for a phony feeling called year
I was born. I was a 10 year old girl. I found Alan when I was 21 years old. I'm nearly 60 now!
I wasn’t born either, I was born 15 years later.
Whoa dude, it’s almost like the world existed before you were born, super deep man
the dead end is just a symbol for a new beginning
GOD I wish he was here today. Sometimes when I listen to him which I do nearly daily for a decade, I feel like my family finally cares to speak with on matters that matter. He is part of my persona now like my own uncle.
I need to animate this man. His lectures are works of arts on their own.
Go for it man
yes you do.
there are some animated clips around
True That!!!
Please do and start posting them on TikTOk!
From 1971 to 2021 and it’s as if it were now
Alan was such a chill dude.
Learning a lot from him.
Bro picked me up at my lowest
He had me going "what that mean..." in the first half, not gonna lie.
I'm 43 years old and I finally decided just to listen to Alan Watts when I was ready I grew up in Christianity being a Catholic I still have love for my rosary because it's very simple but I love just the state of being
Lectures like Alan's should be shown TV once in awhile or shown in schools and colleges to better help this generation and many more,this poetry in front of us and it's amazing on how this man explains so much in the all the ways he has done.
what a beautiful world it would be for people like him and mckenna and huxley to be praised in school
@@jimmydweeb9096 very true in deed,I wish I knew I knew of Allan Watts and Bubba Rom Dass when I was in my early twenties.
That would break the conditioning required to keep the modern world running. If people realised how little their frantic efforts achieved, civilisation would just stop on a dime.
The world doesn't want that on a large scale. I'm not saying we don't want that, but the rulers would be out of jobs.
@@GaryRSpicer true
Something about this video makes me feel like it's actually a dream or a vision.
nothing exists save empty space, and you are but a thought
I think because you are seeing a man who speaks with original thought and authentic reason. It must be a dream.
Bruz u awakening yeeeeeeah boi
Alan Watts makes a lot of sense whenever he talks. He's so skillful
One of the wisest men that ever lived...
This video only spells out half of the dynamic. The acknowledgment of the illusion of control. The other half, is the illusion of powerlessness. They appear diametrically opposed, but are actually complimentary. They occupy the same space.
That space is the gap in time between our true self's recognition/acceptance of reality, and our rewriting of it to make sense of the chaos...impose meaning on it.
Meditation sits you in that gap. It places you not in a position of control or power...it MAKES you power and control. You recognize that YOU don't exist, but pure potential does. Pure, powerful, dynamic potential.
You can't change...because you ARE change.
This is the first time I have heard this and really understood, that I don't exist, I can't do anything, I'm not in control.
This is the essence of it all honestly.
The you in your head is not the real you, the real you is everything. You can peek at the real you from time to time but you can’t permanently shed the ego until death.
@Luxor 3D everything lol
@Luxor 3D Cheers, I did some Dmt in my early twenties and got to experience it. Craziest most astounding experience I’ve ever had.
@@Jesus-Is-King19 can u explain it to me more in a simple way im kinda confuse 🤔,i appreciate if u can explain
This man is a blessing, I'm glad to be in a world where Alan Watts existed, and still arguably lives on as a part of our lives. What a gift, even if it's all one big jibberjabber woopity doo
ahead of his time
he was out of time, thats why he doesnt exist but in the same time he exist
Might be the opposite actually. He's reminding us of the old ways when people were still connected to nature and to their true selves.
Alan Watts, I wish I could have spent a day with you just staring at the flowers together. Thank you for making everything okay again. I think it would have been truly amazing if we could have had a conversation together with you as an adult and me as a 5 year old.
listening to this before and after spiritual awakening is other-worldly
A moment in time, your moment in time.
this guy is so much comfortable in his jacket
When internet was not even a thing, this man had a spiritual vlog. Respect!😮
An amazing communicator with a wonderful voice - an amazing man. Hard to imagine that this was recorded when I was 1 year old yet his message resonates with me today.
I was you when this was recorded.
The truth is timeless.
Me too, a 1970 baby
@@sethbriars2042 what?
@@l21n18 we’re all one
Awesome to see you Ji
Everyone listing to him at this point of life for a reason 🙏🏽
Amazing to see Alan Watts in the flesh.
Thank you sir
"Faith is what you have when all your beliefs are shot to pieces" ~ Ram Dass
Such a beautiful reminder.....
Every time I impose my will the opposite happens. I have learned.
The truth never changes.
Alan watts is one of most intelligent man ever lived on erth
Priceless
A wonderful thinker.
These videos always pop up on my feed when I really need them. Been feeling stuck and useless and hopeless lately, but this helped me to calm down and breathe.
I like whatever he says even though it goes above my head.
Wow this is like watching him now
*Masterpiece..!* 😍
If 1971 was a dead end what the heck is 2022?!
People don't change what Mr. Watts saw is the same thing if that we see only thing change is time
1971 Nixon removed the silver standard by evil self interested authority... we are living the follow through of what he predicted... translation suicide or turn your backs on authority as a world wide unit...
I'm glad such a person has live in earth , and I'm also glad we can see an listen to him even so it was in a time we(I) was not even born. I wish more and more people like Alan Watts are and will come on Earth and share their wisdom and love .
When the wind hits the microphone… chills
I no longer fear death, I won't cause it but won't run from it.
🖤Mankind's☠️atrocities on beautiful🌎earth is so disgraceful to me, done for the sake of $greed$ and🎩vanity, I believe. I surrendered long ago.
🌹Thanks for sharing, I'm truly humbled.
🇨🇦✌🏻💔🇺🇸✨🌎💫
Listening to Alan watts and Ram Dass is ear and soul/spirit candy. Hearing those two in 2020 (and present) really opened my eyes to the here and now.
I love that sweater Mr. Alan
You see those trees, that's Alan watts
that's you
@@sunscreen193 😝
In my experience, Alan Watts is absolutely right in what he says here and in other talks on the same matter.
this man and his knowledge is so important in these days.. and he knew it would be essential after his experience, thats why he created. bless us all
Alan Watts Forever ❤
legend...
why is the video quality better here from 1971 than courtroom/ccv
cameras everywhere in 2021? lol
Cometh the day
Cometh the warrior.
Thank you Alan. 🙏
Ma boi Alan Watts had some drip back then.
If 1971 was a dead end like he mentioned, today we are in a hopeless zombie era.
Enjoy your moments
Agreed. The ruling class will do everything in its power to keep the masses that way. Given how woke everything is becoming, things are only getting worse. Evolution must respond or else our species is liable to corner itself. A "new" breed of human must arise. This "new" breed will actually think for itself. This "new" breed will not fit into the herd. Whilst in the minority, this "new" breed will be considered "socially awkward" and on some kind of "spectrum". ;D
As for you allistics, stop being duped by the Left-Right paradigm. We can fly to the moon but not create a political system in which the Left and Right can abide by each. I smell agenda. It's nothing more than a TV drama of problems that don't even need to exist. It's just there to distract you from the likelihood that gov and corp are in bed with each other.
Prison planet
Kali era
We are.
I’m in a really low place right now and I’ve never heard this one. I really needed that.
You are it
Beautiful
Alan's work has, is and will always be.. Helping life. Keep listening. He died in November 1973.But his level of wisdom, insight and predictive qualities were extraordinary.
I cant do it any more
He is amazing I love listening to him
anyone else laughing from an insight that you can't put into words at the moment? I think I may have gotten it.
So nice to hear. I was fortunate enough to meet Alan Watts in 1972, the laughing you experienced and the realization was my experience as well. Cheers
Bro this dude saved my life he made me look at the world and my self differently 🖤🖤 love to this man he really changed my reality
Why is the quality better than most videos now in 1921
Ah yes, good old 1921
Computer processed, cgi
1921 > 2021
More plz🙏
This video was taken about the time that I first heard his lectures broadcast on local radio here in Portland Oregon, [as simulcast from San Francisco,] while I was attending art college.
It wasn't until just about a year ago that I first realized so many of his lectures have now been re-released in UA-cam. It's so great to hear him again. And especially seeing him speaking in this video.
Thank you for posting this.
Greetings from Baltimore!
I moved from Portland in 2020 - seeing your post made me nostalgic, for one reason or another.
The real Dude
Thank you so fucking much for spreading you fathers beautiful message.... I know to you I'm just a random commenter equal with all the rest but if you ever want help with anything you can contact me without Alan I dont know if I'd still be here his actions are responsible for my being here for all intensive purposes he is my father almost as much as he is yours
I feel exactly the same way.
After YEARS of listening to him, this is the first time I’ve seen him “live” and it’s really trippy
A tree will be know by its fruit
Beautiful message.♥️🙏
If Alan Watts thought the world was at dead end in 1971, he ought to see how much the world has declined up to now in the year 2024, a full 53 years on. Sad. Tragic.
this video gave me a weird nostalgia vibe and I wasn’t even alive back then
The wind started blowing when he said it
I wish there were more videos of him like this
There are many, keep digging.
play.alanwatts.org/
That is an awesome coat
If you like Alan Watts check out the game Everything on PS4. You won't be disappointed.
Allen watch, I bet, was getting it IN back in the 60s-70s.
I love the slow zoom out. videographers had it figured out
I found his teachings back in 2000 I'm so Glad some of you have found him who are of the 80s, I don't feel to lonely or lost anymore just glad many are waking with his teachings I appreciate this man so much but I did payed some suffering from others not understanding me because people thought I was cookoo! Back in early 2000 this man served as a great missionary who has been given all the way through these times. Greatful!
Isn't it wonderful? I found Alan Watts when I was 21, in 1982.
My marriage is failing and my 4 children loath me, despite my best efforts at being kind and good. I found Alan when it started going wrong a few years ago but now realize it doesn't really matter as it's all a game. We all have opportunity to come back and play another role if we wish. Next time I hope to do better.
Alan
It's so weird seeing Alan Watts moving
I'm used to only seeing his pictures
Love to have the video!!!
Letting go of the ego is so hard. It amazes me that there are people who've been able to do it.
Letting nature take it's course is about as laid back an attitude a mind can have toward life. There's actually nothing hard about it. The more you try to do something about the situation the further away you get from achieving your goal
@@igo9481 I understand the concept, but when you're in deep, you "try without trying". I try even if I'm not aware that that's what I'm doing. The ego has such a grip on me that I'm set up for much suffering in the future. That's what I mean by hard.
@@BitterTast3 I wasn't casting any judgement on you. I understand you. I'm just offering you a ln alternative perspective
You can’t let go of the ego. No one has ever been able to do it because it doesn’t exist, it’s a mind made concept. Through presence and awareness of the mind can you be at peace
@@geeforce3891 how do you define something as existing? (I agree that ego is not something that can be disposed of, but I also think when people say it doesnt exist they are making an equally invalid mistake)
Anxiety levels over 9,000!!!!
Remarkable