Alan Watts - You Do Not Exist
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- This is a lecture given by Alan Watts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which can also be found in textual form here:
www.organism.e...
Probably one of the best of his talks I have heard, I hope you may find this as inspiring.
Music Featured:
Extract of "NÖVO PIANO by Maxence Cyrin (Kwaidan Records 2010) blended with orchestral/symphony background
Original score: Pixies - Where Is My Mind
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This is Alan Watts' best lecture. It condenses all of his teachings into one sitting. It's remarkable.
I agree, especially the joker
@@aly3584 I love the joker. The joker emerges in me every time that there's a major world event (e.g. war on drugs, war on terror, or the Covid pandemic). It's interesting to watch social reality undergo construction, knowing the entire time that it's a virtual reality that depends very little on personal experience and moreso on TV and social media. Ad nauseum annihilation of individual perspective.
Yes!! Love it ❤
If anyone is curious. The background music is called Where is my mind from The Pixies.
The music causes my heart to soar like a hawk.
When his son comes after you for a copyright issue and has this video taken down, keep posting it. This exact video has touched millions of lives but Alan's son doesn't care about that. His greed doesn't understand that clips on UA-cam are responsible for his father's teaching reaching new generations in the first place.
Two years ago, this particular talk opened ways of thinking and perceiving that many of millions of people pay thousands to a therapist for, in hope of achieving around about the same effect. Provided Mark does not request it to be taken down, I will keep this in place. But as you point out, we live in a world where info is sensitized by copyright and infringement etc, this will always be a potential barrier. I just hope it does not come to that, time will tell
Slavic proverb - hope is the mother of all fools. download videos, keep them, enjoy them❤
If the content is more than 50 years old, isn't it public domain?
Has his son been doing that?
@@springwater9981 yes he's had a lot of videos removed, some of which were excellent and seen by millions of people. I never even would have heard of Alan Watts if not for UA-cam videos he had taken down. All the modern Watts fans came from here I think.
Please tell young Mr Watts’s that his father would be terribly disappointed if this magical piece had to be taken down due to some copyright paperwork. And we ALL know this. This is marvelous, just marvelous and it’s everything that Alan Watts could have hoped for, to celebrate and amplify - his work, insight and grand message!
Alan lived incongruously well with multiple ex-wives and 7 children. He was not indifferent to money and would not expect his son to be so.
Exactly
@@1rjbrjb
My ignorance it would seem knows no bounds, but I thoroughly enjoyed that musical accompaniment, thank you
Most welcome!
Well, at least now you know.
Yea, it's great! Much appreciated and well times.
I thought this version was gone 😮! Couldn't find it for a good while and was so happy I found it today 🙏.
For everyone complaining about the music: the talk is called "not what should be, but what is" you can find it on youtube without the music.
Where is my mind? Great lecture, great music.
Very happy you enjoyed this! 🙏
Wow nice catch. I didn't even notice at first and I love that song.
THANK YOU!!! I KNEW IT IMMEDIATELY BUT WANTED TO BE SURE!!!
Alan watts is one of the greatest thinkers of our time. He has a way of getting his word across , a way that anyone listening can understand.
The music is soothing… the speech is timeless. Brings a beautiful environment to a wonderful speech. Almost hits a climax at the time of the mentioning of music by the amazing Alan Watts. Bravo my friend… bravo. 🙏 👍 🙏
thank you so much, I appreciate this, really glad you enjoyed
@@anthonyfcollinscan you please tell me what is the name of the music and who plays the music
@@ginamonty366try using Google search
@@ginamonty366 the original is "Where is my mind" if you search for piano cover youll find it ;)
It’s a soft rendition of the pixies a punk band
We came out of this earth just like a flower comes out of the earth, such profound common sense.
How did we get so hypnotized?
The educational system is probably broken and has been for a long time.
😵💫
School, church, friends, politicians. We grew up in a nitwit culture. It’s very challenging to undo that.
@davidharrison2099
We can undoubtedly fix it, but we need to spread his teachings as fast herpes spreads.
I try to talk to anyone who will listen about his amazing philosophy.
One of the best talks my Mr Alan Watts. Thanx loading this recording. Peace and love from South Africa.
I love the music. Thankyou for this
Thank you so much and thank you for listening
i really like the music. i find it soothing, brings me into a relaxed state but keeps me from zoning out from the words too much
"WHERE IS MY MIND - the 🥰 perfect background music "
This might be Alan's best work. And the added music is great!! Thanks for this 🙏
There is another one titled "Open Yourself To This Truth" here on the same UA-cam channel, if you haven't listened to it, definitely recommend, blows my mind every single time
The music is irritating, hypnotic. Imo, Eckhart Tolle explains this msg/ insight much better than Watts. Boring, up til 44:50. Nice representation of Icarus. Imo, this isn't Watts' best explanation of his msg/insight. @34:00: "It's no longer possible to practice contemplative prayer at (catholic) mass... The biggest ego trip going is getting rid of your ego...but your ego is an illusion...If u can't transform yrslf, u can't control yr thought & feelings; just watch them. 46:33: Verbal chatter in the mind. We live in the eternal 'now'. Guru competitions: I'm more aware than you are, more evolved, more spiritual, more loving than you are."
This is hands down his best lecture.
thanks a lot for re-uploading this video, with music, background and all
No worries! Another new upload can be found here:
ua-cam.com/video/hxlLyqHaV9A/v-deo.html
I agree with the other commenters. Thank you so much for posting this recording. It reminds me of how we and everything else is interconnected. And how our ideas of getting things done, are simply an illusion of our false self. ❤
Just Beautiful Thank you Alan xx
What a beautiful video. Just love this. Definitely made everything crystal clear
Music or no music he us MAGICAL. MUSIC IS FINE. ITS NOT OVER POWERING HIM AT ALL. MUSICS A NICE TOUCH TO ACCOMPANY WAT HE IS SPEAKING OF…….
Completely agree!
I feel like music makes me listen and concentrate on him even more
You can love your enemies, but you don't have to like them...
There are no wrong feelings.
That's an idea.
@The_Eternal_Now I pray everyday for my enemies, that they may see the light and know the error their ways. I forgive them for my well being, not theirs.
Thank you posting. Been looking for this one for a while❤
I think they reposted it, I remeber seeing this years ago but youtube removed it, anyways thanks for reuploading if ur reading this
What a kind person.
Thank you Alan.
Many don't like music in the background- I enjoy it- plus everything needs background 😊
Amazing way to compose this eclectic talk with a perfectly appropriate background. Kudos.. Where is my mind? I am feeling euphoric. Thank you so much! :)
Thank you for your enjoyment of both this talk and the music :)
It's way out in the water... swimming... without you...
The music accompaniment is perfect. Thank you for this. ❤
Thank you kindly, it's a pleasure
the music is a horrible distraction.
@livesteel Opinions are like assholes.
Everyone is entitled to one.
I thank you for your candor anyway.
Negative and positive go together, remember?
😊
It's the Pixies "where is my mind" used in Fight club too.
Thank you for this, I have missed listening to this, it’s my favourite segment of Alan watts & the music compliments it perfectly.
Thanks again 🙏
Thank you, this talk in its form remains to this day the most important to me, and saw to it that it would be continued to be shared with others
I used to fall asleep to this every night and then it disappeared like a year ago. I even went so far as to play the song on one device and the lecture on another with separate earbuds. Thanks for putting it back up I have missed it so much. I downloaded and saved it this time hopefully that will keep it from disappearing on me again 😊
I also really missed the artwork that accompanies it. Again, thank you so much for posting this
@@HoggyDogggy haha I know what you mean ! I thought I may never have found this background / talk pairing again , I was lucky enough to have found it eventually. An ad was playing in the background on tv and I was aha I know that music ! Took time to find the talk and this very specific version , but managed to get it all together and to share . Who would think ads would be so useful 😂🫶🏼
Without music you would never know that with music was displeasing. So without displeasure you would never know what it is to be pleased.
wisely said
I just always want to find him every single night. Perhaps whomever replays a wonderful lecture from this genius could “OFFER “to his son a bit of money…. It WAS his Dad. And carried on his wisdom feverishly for our generations will always sleep to….or listen intensely and both. Consider this, you use it for your LIKES.
This is the most mind boggling bit of Alan Watts I've come across, and I've heard a lot of Alan Watts.
This man had the gift of knowledge.
I had been looking for this One for a while now 🤗 Thank you so much 🙌👁️🙏☯️✨🍄🇺🇸🇲🇽🌍 Saludos desde México 😎🥳
It is a pleasure!
I love that the pixies are playing in the background
This video made me think deeply on existence truly for the first time in my life but as he spoke and i don't know if it was the intended effect but it was like he carved his thoughts into to air i could visually see them and it was possible even when he explained a feeling, my mind is utterly blown after hearing a philosopher for the first time who ever posted this thank you very much you have just changed my way of thinking now I'm going to watch all this mans videos what a great way to heal the mind.
Absolutely adore the music, beautiful and a beautiful idea. Where is my mind......?
I love this. Glad it came back to yt.
This was beautiful. Thank you 🙏
No friend, this IS beautiful.
I came from nothingness into form. I went from form into nothingness.
Huray! Welcome home
So weird... The whole thing.
But maybe it's only a problem when we forget how to live it, the form stage. And we actually live it, or relearn to actually live it, it stops being a problem (death, and life itself too).
tell me that !
You’re still not getting it. Define “I”.
@@connorbalisky1827you're is the one who doesn't get it 😂
Amen! Luv the music as well "Where is my mind" The Pixies. Well done. I need ALL from Watts, best we all take heed
Why all people need to add music? Watts without music please
There's literally 2456464484746284847363748 versions available with no music and black screen. It would have taken less time to find this without music than to complain about the music.
@@ohmeyegoddess2058thank you for your reaction 9 months later 😃. So why everyone can say that the music is sooooo goood and I cannot just express my opinion?
@@lucam5387 i only replied because your comment was the one that showed uo in the comment preview section while i was watching.
you can complain about it as much as you want. Or you could use that time to find something you like. Why make yourself more miserable?
Beautiful words. Thank you ❤️
I love the music as my mind requires multiple things going on to focus. The music helps for me
thank you Allan
There is truly something about this speech that finds my soul and allows me to understand and figure out the experiences of my life, and how to grow in a positive way from those experiences anyways, anyone reading this not sure if anyone will read this, but this is under my daughters account so I just felt like I really wanted to express. How is healing from this? I listen to it almost every night as I’m going to sleep it’s helpful I really appreciate her to put this together. Thank you the music the artwork it’s all beautiful the lecture amazing.
Thank you for sharing this, it is very rewarding for me to know I have been able to share the very wisdom that has produced the biggest shift in my perspective too
This music had such a strange effect on me.
It took me back to my previous life in 1880.
I lived in London. Was married with 3 children.
My Queen was Victoria.
It made me feel sad. I think I was very happy then.
The music really helps with this one
Thank you 🙏 I know it’s not in everyone’s taste, this particular track is quite soft / classical
"I" witness and judges IT'S TRUE!
I love the music!!!!
glad some people do... puts me right off listening to it... I just want to hear the man and not have someone else's aesthetics manipulating the message... I doubt Watts himself would be impressed. But I also doubt he would be upset. If it helps some to hear him...
@@rumination2399 I understand. There are many others video that don't have music to Alan Watts🙂♥️
@@m_christine1070 😊
If you believe that you aren’t part of this World, you will always try to conquer it. Man is slowly destroying himself because he hasn’t realized that he is the World. We are the entire Universe. We are one with everything in the Universe. You are the pinnacle of divinity, but it doesn’t ever occur to him that that’s who he is.
Goosebumps!
You are getting much love over using "Where is My Mind" in the background - here is some from me...
I was never here LoL ❤❤❤
Sharing the love right back
We never parted because we never met-
😮
This perceived existence is a universal mind manifestation of the Absolute.a dream in fact.the Absolute wears the varied masks of the dream charactors
for anyone who's really interested, perhaps this will be interesting. I'm paraphrasing but I think this might be the most powerful and wonderfully uselsess bit that I sought to understand:
Think of the ego as a thief looting a very tall building. When the cops arrive (self reflection) the thief will move up a floor. The cops, having found no thief on the main floor will also move up a floor. So on and so forth does the ego disguise itself as a higher form of consciousness, until we reach the roof. The theif has nowhere to run and the police are bound to catch up... what now?
Thanks for hearing me out, if indeed you did.
If you caught the hidden message, well, that makes me really happy. "Anyone who knows what love is will understand"- Irma Thomas.
Reaching a point of consternation in creation is reached and you realise your IT there is nothing else.
You are the creator. Leaves you feeling like you were just fooling yourself all along and nothing is real at all the universe yourself all of it fake an illusion. Which is strangely freeing.
you picked probably the best music for this. appreciate that
Thank you for your kind words I appreciate that 🙏
Thank u so much for uploading this video
It is and always will be an absolute pleasure Ty for watching
9:40 " Now, the universe does not come at us in lines,
" it comes at us in a multi-dimensional continuum in which
" EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING ALTOGETHER AT ONCE . "
Someone should make a show about that ! B-)
Good lecture and so as the background music 👍🏻👏🏻
@@humptydumpty-m8u thank you 🙏
I love this compilation, this is exactly how I would've made it !
thank you kindly
Love the music!
Thank you
It’s okay dude, I love the music… I remember seeing this on last pillar, the music makes it better. Calling the music a distraction is wild
Thank you
@@anthonyfcollins I'll be sure to tune in
Thank you 🙏 life
Thank you this helps my dreams
I, a stranger am afraid in a world I had not made.
I love him quarks and all.
Music is great, I realized youtube removed this and was glad to see it back, duck all the people who think the music sucks, if they don't like it then they can leave, simple.
It is the nature of UA-cam to be Alan Watting
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Just in the way that the world peoples, so does youtube Watts, wait watt? 😂
I looked up the poem at 2:00
The Laws of God, The Laws of Man
by A. E. Housman (1859-1936)
The laws of God, the laws of man,
He may keep that will and can;
Not I: let God and man decree
Laws for themselves and not for me;
And if my ways are not as theirs
Let them mind their own affairs.
Their deeds I judge and much condemn,
Yet when did I make laws for them?
Please yourselves, say I, and they
Need only look the other way.
But no, they will not; they must still
Wrest their neighbor to their will,
And make me dance as they desire
With jail and gallows and hell-fire.
And how am I to face the odds
Of man’s bedevilment and God’s?
I, a stranger and afraid
In a world I never made.
They will be master, right or wrong;
Though both are foolish, both are strong.
And since, my soul, we cannot fly
To Saturn nor to Mercury,
Keep we must, if keep we can,
These foreign laws of God and man.
Never found the full poem, thank you kindly for sharing this ❤
Thanks so much!!
most welcome
It's BEEN THIS WAY for me
The music in background is terrible! Just my personal perspective. Please just let the man talk!
Yes its very annoying
Great channel.. would you be able to send the link for the background music💝✌🏻
I believe it’s an instrumental version of “where is my mind” by the Pixies. Heard it in Fight Club and fell in love with the song.
Edit: found it - music.ua-cam.com/video/Dxc5uynuYjw/v-deo.html&feature=share
Wish you would get a post at the Santa Fe institute- you are a perfect fit 🙏
Thank you Alan , you are real modern prophet (- have you read “Scale “ by Geoffrey West ? ) You get it so clearly and are trying to share your great , great vision with us , the human tribe . The music is dreamy but I find somewhat loud and distracting to your profound message . Thank you for this 🙏 - gratitude from the high alpine desert of Wyoming 🙏
Lies! I am an Eternal Being and will never Die. 😊❤
Where is my mind - by the Pixies
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:37 Watts *argues that the concept of "I" is a hallucination, a false sense of personal identity that leads to inappropriate actions in the natural environment.*
01:47 Mistakenly *viewing the environment as separate from ourselves has led to destructive actions, including environmental degradation.*
03:12 Watts *emphasizes the interconnectedness of humans with the universe, stating that people are expressions of the energy and nature of the cosmos.*
05:33 Describes *the relationship between organisms and their environment as a field of behavior, highlighting the mutual influence between the two.*
07:26 Humans *often lack a vivid sensation of belonging to their environment, leading to a focus on individual ego rather than recognizing their integral connection to nature.*
08:54 Watts *critiques the limitations of human intelligence, particularly its linear scanning system, and warns against interfering with genes to overcome these limitations.*
10:47 Discusses *the challenge of dealing with multiple variables in human thought and behavior and how linear thinking limits our understanding of complex phenomena.*
15:21 Watts *highlights the distinction between the world as it is and the world as it is described, emphasizing the vast difference between direct experience and symbolic representation.*
16:24 The *notion of "I" is challenged as Watts explores the feeling of existence, pointing out that our sense of self is often tied to a limited and illusory image of ourselves.*
21:45 Watts *criticizes the impoverished image people have of themselves, emphasizing the incomplete understanding of their physical, psychological, and cultural aspects.*
26:21 Watts *discusses the chronic tension associated with the concept of "I," highlighting how awareness of an organ's functioning indicates dysfunction.*
30:01 The *ego creates a chronic tension within, leading to a futile illusion about oneself, causing a sense of impotence and an inability to transform.*
31:23 Changing *oneself is a common pursuit, but true transformation involves addressing the collective selfishness and finding genuine love for others.*
32:31 Many *seek spiritual development to change egocentric consciousness, but traditional religious practices often lack effective methods, leading to a pursuit of alternatives like Zen and yoga.*
35:18 Attempting *to improve oneself implies a paradox, as the self that needs improvement is the one trying to improve, highlighting the futility of such efforts.*
37:25 The *biggest ego trip is trying to get rid of one's ego, but in reality, the ego is an illusion, and there is nothing to eliminate.*
39:52 Mystical *vision becomes accessible when the main obstacle-identification with the self-collapses. The realization that transformation is impossible brings joy.*
41:39 Meditation *involves observing thoughts without trying to control them. The deeper level of meditation arises when thoughts naturally come to silence.*
45:00 The *notion of a separate controller (thinker, feeler) dissolves in meditation. The grammatical rule of subjects and verbs doesn't apply to the spontaneous occurrence of experience.*
46:42 Meditation *reveals that one lives in an eternal now, where past and future dissolve. The sense of being a separate, isolated individual fades away.*
51:07 Transformation *through meditation is hindered when approached as something to be achieved individually, leading to spiritual competition. True transformation is in realizing the interconnectedness of all beings.*
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Thank you for these accurate and accessible timestamps
Thank you 😊
So basically my world is a kinda fake but real to me in my eyes so I’m never really missing out on nothing like I thought
Given the title I figured it was idiocy, and sure enough.....
I like the music. 😊
thank you kindly 🙏 There can be quite a lot of divided preference on Alan Watts content with or without music!
@@anthonyfcollins I believe those that ridicule him just don't get it. Before ever knowing of him, I had thought and experienced so many things already that he was able to verbalize phenomenally. That he reached such a high level of understanding, and his unmatched ability to explain it so eloquently is beyond impressive. Plus, he's charming and funny. I can think of noone in history that I'd rather have known.
Great lecture
thank you for listening
This made me realize that my ego consumes everything, it even thinks its the universe lol what a joke
..................speechless
I wonder what Allan would say about our environment we live in today.😢
He would probably see it as the logical consequence of our illusory belief systems. I doubt he would be too surprised.
Hey would say, "You cannot make a mistake because of who you really are. There really are no problems."
The terror that bad might win, is what makes the good things possible.
Don't be deceived. The two go together.
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hey, thank you for work. but please import the subtitles to the video from organic earth.
Alan Watts don't exist, but here we are all existing at this moment. Its Alan Watts 0 - 1 God
lol, but arguably our mental projection of ourselves as a fixed identity does not exist, it is a mere symbolic function
@@anthonyfcollins you don't want to test your limits, Alan watts will say anything but it will be all against the creator. Try compare ancient philosophers with Alan you will find what you seek.
Is to get rid of all those convention,at least to some high limits, that is very deep segment of it's investigation
Did I understand correctly that "I feel" is not true, it's not correct? There is no I/Me to feel. Is that right?
So the correct expression would be "I am a feeling."
Not "I think", but "I am a thought?" Is that the point? Thanks
P.S.: I love this music 🎶, please don't remove it.
I am a feeling still implies there is an I, there just is a feeling. But also i dont think hes trying to tell us what is and isnt correct, but rather show us a different perspective. At the end of the day words are just symbols
@@mr.beasts7715 thank you for the answer
In order to destroy your ego you must hate yourself (without self deleting) for long enough to realize that the thing you hate doesn’t actually exist. Then everything just kind of falls away.
Don’t be afraid to let go, the universe will catch you.
“You” can’t destroy the ego. “You” can’t do anything. There is no “you” that can do anything. The “you” does not exist. There is nothing to be done. Just be 🙏
@@OnlyThisMoment your right, my point is if one hates themselves more then non existences then that becomes the path of least resistance.
It’s simple, why would anyone walk away from a good thing?
Where is the thumbnail from? Quite a powerful image.
If identity is hallucination; who exactly is doing the hallucinating?
This fellow had a great voice. He was a brilliant actor. If he'd have ever met Ayn Rand, her eyes would have melted his brain.
Alan's copyrights won't be in the public domain for quite awhile yet. His son is wise to clutch and grasp. I doubt Alan was a conventionally good dad.
If anyone know where i can find this talk please post the link as the piano distroys this. 😢
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Excellent. Would you please turn down the volume of the music? It gets on my nerves. Thank you.
This exists without music, but i like it more with
Great content, does not need the music which is distracting for some people like me.
Why we contaminate his speech with these musices..
What is this painting(?) called? Who is the artist?
You know what I was wondering? Do you have a page where you list websites where one can find you? Because I often see videos of Alan Watts here on UA-cam getting deleted, taken down, for copyright issues.
Do you have a backup on Odysee, or something? Or even just ways to keep in touch with you on other platforms, so in case UA-cam will close the channel for multiple copyright strikes or anything, one could keep in touch, so to speak.
It's a really good point, I was, and have been, in the middle of creating a website wherein the content here, along with my own, will be uploaded, yes! I'd be very happy to share a link when I finally hit the live button on the site, and share more formally on UA-cam!
@@anthonyfcollins
Even one or a few ways to reach you would already be good. That way one will be able to contact you and ask where one can find your videos at that point in time.
Also, may I suggest backing up your videos on Odysee. It's a great alternative to UA-cam, to where one can back up videos. I myself saved there a few important to me videos, so in case I'll lose them on my local storage, hopefully they'll still be available on Odysee. Because when I try to upload to UA-cam videos for myself, it often deletes them, censors, etc, even if I didn't intend to make them public. So frustrating...
@@MaximC Odysee looks a useful platform for my purposes and particularly for backing up and leveraging, thank you for this recommendation! I have many more videos and content to share and with time I hope you may come to find these of value or at least enjoyment. Thank you for your support 🙏
@@anthonyfcollins
I'm glad my suggestion was useful to you.
I prefer quality over quantity. Regardless, thank you very much for making these.
@@anthonyfcollins
Hey, hi! 👋 I wonder if you created a channel on Odysee yet, and backed up some of your videos? Because if yes, I would like to save the link to it.
"An illusion married to a futility."
This lecture has single handledly helped me accept my own dimise.
The human race as one will bring about its own demise.
There is a reason we only live for 100 years give or take, if we live for any longer we would be quite frankly FUCKED!