Alan Watts on Pain, Suffering, Fear, Death

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2021
  • Inspirational Library presents Alan Watts (1915 - 1973) was an English writer, theologian, and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in England, he moved to the United States and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He wrote more than 25 books and articles on religion and philosophy.
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  • @scottmagruder9157
    @scottmagruder9157 2 місяці тому +3

    One of the best Allen Watts lectures! I try to listen to him every day. What a treasure

  • @Fluff-gl6yr
    @Fluff-gl6yr 9 місяців тому +17

    He is 100% right about everything in this lecture. The full experience of an emotion is the resolution of that emotion

    • @thijmen2646
      @thijmen2646 28 днів тому

      which comes colorcalibrated to person to person.

  • @dongdo7168
    @dongdo7168 2 місяці тому +3

    Listening to Alan watts can be addicting....i love listening to most of the topics food,spirituality ,death,life taoism ,reality, and nothingness.

    • @thijmen2646
      @thijmen2646 28 днів тому

      Addicted to the thought or topic of ‘nothingness’. I think you are seeing a reflection

  • @anatdaniel
    @anatdaniel Рік тому +9

    all the lectures by Alan Watts should be given with this kind of video having no background music.

  • @Danleesixdoublefive321
    @Danleesixdoublefive321 3 місяці тому +2

    So simply yet powerfully explained. Thank you Alan Watts and thanks for uploading his lecture

  • @HerrSaschlik
    @HerrSaschlik 11 місяців тому +5

    I always come back to this talk from him. One if the best ones

  • @justmadeit2
    @justmadeit2 22 дні тому +1

    Heck I’m suffering extreme depression and anxiety the moment, he says to go in to it. I’m already in to it. I want io escape this

    • @sayoshinakamario
      @sayoshinakamario 16 днів тому

      22:42

    • @justmadeit2
      @justmadeit2 16 днів тому +1

      @@sayoshinakamarioYes, good advice though not always easy to follow

    • @AverageMitch1987
      @AverageMitch1987 7 днів тому +1

      In my opinion ACCEPTANCE is the only way through. Embrace the unwanted emotions & feelings & ride the storm out. The storm will pass. That way when the next storm hits you you'll be like Captain Ron from Forest Gump floating in the water when the storm passes lol. He was at peace.

    • @Yetipfote
      @Yetipfote 6 днів тому

      I had an episode of depression last year after 10 months of a very difficult relationship. Since I knew Carl Jung (through Jordan Peterson) I knew that the gold is always hidden where the dragon is in the heroe's journey. And the dragon lives in the deepest and darkest place. The gold is the thing I need for my life to benefit me and everybody around me. So I took some weeks sick leave from work and just walked in nature every day, alone with my dog, looooong hours without distraction and without anything to do jus feeling my depression fully in my body. The complete introversion, the sadness without being able to relief through tears, the situation without exit, no resolution, all outer things didn't matter anymore, conflicts, relationships, work, life goals which exited me so much before.... Everything was grey and without much taste. The sadness was so profound that it silenced my thoughts, my inner critic. It was like a sacred sadness which pulled me out of my hyoeractive head into my heart and made my heard biiiiig and wide for everyone in the wolrd. The biggest asshole and the saintest saint and Everybody in between. I found my gold by going into the darkness intentionally. I am very grateful for this experience.

  • @danisrono4478
    @danisrono4478 7 місяців тому +4

    Suffering is the best teacher 🧑‍🏫

  • @JazevoAudiosurf
    @JazevoAudiosurf Рік тому +7

    He is the only one I know who gets somewhat close to truth, anyone else seemingly still enjoys the ride of ignorance. I feel alone with this profound understanding, the most intuitive thing for me is starving to death, that would fill me with joy, not responding to this environment of ignorance anymore and just fading

    • @Inspirational.Library
      @Inspirational.Library  Рік тому +2

      Yes... He is good. I especially like the way he explains complex issues in such a simple manner.

    • @T-Bone93
      @T-Bone93 Рік тому +2

      yeah he has a natural, simple mind. What would happen, if you have little to no barrier of expressing your natural thoughts and feeling you have ? Would be more interesting to experience than starving to death i guess

    • @lamarstein5790
      @lamarstein5790 7 місяців тому

      P0

  • @graemegeorgeharrison2468
    @graemegeorgeharrison2468 5 місяців тому +4

    I am Suffering it has taught me nothing but pain misery and regret

  • @meklitnew
    @meklitnew Рік тому

    ❤ Thanks 🙏

  • @Aesir510
    @Aesir510 Рік тому +2

    Very glad I’ve found your channel , great stuff 😎👍

    • @Inspirational.Library
      @Inspirational.Library  Рік тому

      Glad you enjoy it!

    • @michaelpissoff6784
      @michaelpissoff6784 Рік тому

      Shut up that means your grasping that you suffer from aniety. I can save you a world of lustening to allan watts . Dont try in any aspect of your life leave it alone.

  • @oo-hk6zd
    @oo-hk6zd 11 місяців тому

    14 Alan brings the fire

  • @krisrobinson5919
    @krisrobinson5919 Рік тому +1

    🌻🌻🌻

  • @StClare_
    @StClare_ 24 дні тому +1

    I'd like someone to explain how this applies to the infants vivisected alive in front of their mothers in Unit 731 in occupied Manchuria during the Second World War.

  • @SLCoffeecake
    @SLCoffeecake Рік тому +11

    Thanks for posting this, but why the incredibly loud sound at the end smack in the middle of the monk story?

    • @noonespecial4171
      @noonespecial4171 Рік тому

      Kids these days trying to be cool.

    • @Inspirational.Library
      @Inspirational.Library  Рік тому +3

      Thank you for your feedback. Will be more careful.

    • @ryanlogan9071
      @ryanlogan9071 11 місяців тому +3

      ​@@Inspirational.Libraryto teach you to appreciate all the moments there isn't anything distracting lol jk

    • @amv240
      @amv240 10 місяців тому +1

      Yeah that scared the hell outta me hahahaha

  • @thijmen2646
    @thijmen2646 28 днів тому

    To me the sauna is, almost ironic,like a physical metaphor of what he describes as the oven. To me the message of this video. ‘ I’decide way before my body does in a way of how i will interpret the induced ‘pain/physical struggle’ as positive and most often even excitand ‘negatively usually’ in the first place.
    Its actually changes everything now i can put these struggle puzzle pieces together with the right mindset. Or ‘right’, let i say ‘more freely and as desired’. I wonder of this is actually where i broke through and i get moving

  • @BiancaTallarico
    @BiancaTallarico Місяць тому

    So this is what the Cenobites in Hellraiser/Hellbound Heart were teaching and exploring.

  • @jakutz
    @jakutz Рік тому

    What is the meaning of the last zen story?

    • @Cjszila
      @Cjszila 10 місяців тому

      It goes on, who knows the last

  • @dr.kenmiller4227
    @dr.kenmiller4227 Рік тому +2

    ❤☺️🎨👨‍🎨🎇💫👍😎

  • @MrTetsukobu
    @MrTetsukobu Рік тому +7

    Theoretically and intellectually I agree with Alan, however when you are in front of a drunken, violent guy that has decided to harm you, all theories about diving into or accepting the moment, are worth absolutely nothing. Your instincts of fight or flight will run over whatever intellectual theories you may cherish.
    Give you another situation off the top of my head. You were born in North Corea, you have a wife and 5 kids, and you see them one by one dying of starvation, what theory from Buddha or whoever can save you from horrible suffering?

    • @rodriguezx
      @rodriguezx Рік тому +3

      Put into that situation, anyone would wanna live because life is beautiful where we are at right now so we aren't prepared for the opposite this doesn't mean go and live reckless. This just means you can try and survive as long as you can not because you will never die but because life is beautiful where you are currently at. I hope this helps

    • @Inspirational.Library
      @Inspirational.Library  Рік тому +1

      Sad situations... Will remember you in my prayers. Everything is temporary... it will pass.

    • @MrTetsukobu
      @MrTetsukobu Рік тому +2

      @@Inspirational.Library Please do not expend your precious time in prayers for me, instead use your prayers to beg that you never ever be in situations as I have been.

    • @kaelzvibey3878
      @kaelzvibey3878 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@MrTetsukobusorry to hear that brother, I wish your suffering is temperoraly and you ascend higher ❤

    • @MrTetsukobu
      @MrTetsukobu 11 місяців тому

      @@kaelzvibey3878 I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kindness and great compassion!
      My soul melts under the fire of your great understanding of my comment. Ah! if all humans could have your level of understanding human race will be in a much deeper hell.

  • @scottthomas5819
    @scottthomas5819 11 місяців тому

    👙👙

  • @ryanmullins2103
    @ryanmullins2103 Рік тому

    New subscriber! Thank you for the content.🙏🏻🔥🫡