The Global Illusion - Alan Watts on Money
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- A powerful and thought-provoking speech about money and wealth by the great philosopher Alan Watts.
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When I was going to university / Business School there was a subject / credit course you could take called "What is money". I signed up immediately, of course. The course was not even created, due to lack of students joining the course. This was in business School, mind you. No one were actually interested in the most basic question that all business revolves around, that is accumulation of wealth/money.
This has fact has always blown my mind.
How come all business students are so keen on "cracking the nut" to find the next big business idea whilst do few actually are interested in WHAT this absurd concept "Money" really is?
It's the equivalent of an engineer wanting to invent a new type of car, but not really understanding why we need cars in this world in the first place - or even - what a car is! It's a paradox.
Because for them money is like a religion. You don't question your gOD do you? You already believe it and move forward with your belief system setup in the back.
because its pointless it dosent change anything
I agree 100% because money affects our lives so much you would think it would be one of the most important subjects to teach people, but alas we are never taught about money and everything around the subject.
It’s not wonder most of us are slaves to money and don’t really understand it and end up struggling most of our lives.
We are born into this system and to get out is extremely difficult for most of us.
there's only one way to get out of it
“Those who have everything sometimes have nothing & those who have nothing sometimes have everything “ 🙏🏿
Extremes are never good, i wished we all were middle class, no greed and no poverty either. Obviously not many people share my vision..
That's Profound😢
And after ALL...
" EVERYTHING IS ONLY A PROYECTION OF OUR MIND "
😊☯️.
( From " The Power of awareness"
Neville. ) Saludos cordiales 🫂.
@@ljmotsumi619IT IS INDEED PROFOUND.
🫂.SALUDOS FRATERNALES. 😊
yeah i lived life as a sprint from teens on, figured id be dead by 30. Now im 39 and finally starting to see why people should value moderation. Ive lost everything, got it all back, life is crazy.
We are all born rich in abundance of resources like the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and the land we cultivate....money is just a tool. Just be grateful for what we have.
We are time billionaires. We have billions of seconds to live
Knowing you don’t know, opens the door to unlimited possibilities
I am bewildered and yet amazed at how simple and yet fascinating our lives really are.
Alan Watts puts everything into sense always makes me see the sense
isn't it incredible to think that Alan Watts died in 1973 and that The Veil of Thoughts is a lecture from 1965? There was no omnipresent internet as there is now, no mobile phones, no teleworking, and yet the images fit perfectly with what he is sayings, especially when he says that you could work from home as not to pollute. At that time we were not even that conscious of what we were doing to the environment. A real visionary!
It's incredible how he advocated for Universal Basic Income decades before it became a popular idea. The more I delve into his work the more I'm amazed.
See it from another perspective it makes sense. But he was aware of his beliefs vs reality of our current world and civilization. What’s planned for UBI based on digital money won’t be even close to what he would’ve thought beneficial.
Mr. Watts was ahead of his time!
Money doesn't represent wealth, the universe represents wealth.
Nice video ... Money is just add ... Money is control... The one with more money is more controlled
Money is an abstract concept. They print worthless pieces of green paper to make it tangible and give it substance. It's only "value" is in the human mind. Could just as easily be Legos we use as currency.
Or pokemon cards, just shiny abstract pieces of paper with fictitious value attached to it
@@contemplationemeraude Exactly...
Isn't it odd, that now that we have more technology we have to work even harder. And as a technology grows things get even more expensive. Wouldn't you think everything would get less expensive ?
Things have got more expensive in the last five years because of all the money printing during lockdown. There's too much money in circulation which means prices go up.
Please keep this man safe!!
he passed in 1973
@@ch3rry686yea and I'm pretty sure none of his philosophies made a lasting impact judging by the state of the world today. Things will never change here, regardless of how many philosophers, social revolutionaries, or activists take root. The machine will devour them all
@@chrism8180we’re overdue for shitty fan sooon
@@chrism8180 I tend to disagree. I feel there is an awakening (albeit slow) and a spreading of awareness. If you look back to around a hundred years ago, the general level of populace would not even have access to thoughts like these, let alone be able to share views etc...the domain of the protected , the elevated, few, has crumbling walls, weeds (aka nature) are growing through the pavements and it is up to all of us to protect and proliferate the wisdom shared by such as the Alan Watts and other great thinkers. Revolution need not always be bloody or sudden. Indeed the slow and silent revolution may be the one that truly entrenches itself, and lasts...
Remarkable and truly insightful video. In regards to the ''theres always someone who wants more wealth or more power than others is where the delusion truly lies. We all live on this earth for however long and we leave it with nothing. yet in current times the whole thing from education ,art ,buisness etc is losing more and more of its true essence to this illusion of ''wealth'' and its very saddening. remember where you are and the beauty of life and the human spirit and higher things. Love all
Such a great mind and deep philosphical thinker. Alan Watts Rip.
If only the tyrannical corporations of the world would dissolve into the mere delusional fantasy that they are. Then humanity could progress into Alan's dream.
Glad to see you back! :)
Wow. Not sure what year this was but mind boggling how so much it reflects our current days.
Alan was active from the 1950s--70s and died in 1973. But you're absolutely right, his insights and recontextualizations of Eastern philosophy and spirituality are applicable to Western civilization now more than ever. If you're sincere about learning more about his point of view and what it means for us, I'd highly recommend starting with 'The Wisdom of Insecurity." Just got a hard copy for Christmas and it's crazy how meaningful his message has been for me personally and the larger modern world. Even after so many decades have passed, we're still living in an age of anxiety where no one really knows what's going on and few things ever really change.
@@realMG420 I got the audible version of that book a few weeks ago. Just amazing.
Excellent choice from the " Alan Watts" Menu. Timeless Great Job . Glad to see you back! :).
Wisdom in its simplest form...♒
Very enlightening. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
Never heard this one, so beautiful!
Alan Watts for President!😇
3:08 or rather than using your mind in the presence of others and NOT being ridiculed for it, the entire group contends that every single member has a valid contribution that everybody can learn from and still not be afraid of being taken advantage of for it, the patience this would require is immense, but in a forum dedicated to ONLY THIS SINGLE IDEA, i think it woukd work.
Money Is An Abstract Human Happiness
Money is any tool used to quantify value (measures wealth, like was mentioned). Some tools are better than others.
I heard it already a few times but it is still great.
I visit such great materials often. Great for mind exercise. To see the absurdity for what it is. It's funny to me seeing level 1 ppl in their miserable state. Not realizing how much control they actually have.
Thank you for a new awareness.
Thank u for the video
He was so ahead of his time
It's very hard to have a spiritual awakening when you've been thinking this shit since childhood...
So good
He would have been happy to see the work from home transition that it taking place since covid.
Hey you, Yes you- fancy meeting you here!
Money is just an object we use to trade goods for.
They used to trade other things they valued before money was around.
Labor, for labor for instance, or my horse for your cow.
However we have evolved into the city way of living, where we don't all have farms or anything else to offer for the food we need or the roof we must have as well.
Recording from 1965, 70 years ago
What year was this incredible speech?... because it still makes full sense in 2023.
In the end money doesn’t matter. It’s jus something to fill the void.
Alan Watts predicting Working from Home !
The ultimate control mechanism, money. It's a tool, it all depends on the intent of the user.
Imagine when he said this, how many years ago and still relevant in 2023
Very philosophical. Chances are the narrator has quite a few of his material needs well met in order to advocate this POV.
Wow, the first mention of social credit system.
The Social Construction of Reality is an interesting book about this topic. By by Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann.💓✌️
Deep
"you don't need an office" alan watts 50 years ahead of his time (working from home - covid-)
Most people know what money is. Very few understand what it is.
#Bitcoin is energy #Bitcoin is money #Bitcoin is wealth
"All your Money won't another minute buy". Kansas.
Interesting
Dont feel guilty about making or having money. Money is energy but choose your energy wisely.
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The only people who need money ... are the ones who like to eat, stay warm/dry, get from place to place, and cuddle sometimes.
The only people who don't need money are various types of hospital/prison cases or are pushing up flowers (from below).
Some people are so poor , that they only have money. ( Bob Marley).
According to another viewer of this video, (who had to answer my question with unnecessary sarcasm), Watts was against socialism. If that's true, it's somewhat surprising in that Marx and the like wrote extensively on a moneyless, stateless society. Those philosophers and economists also talked about the same theme--how money is solely based on our collective agreement of its "worth."
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Argument for Universal Basic Income made in this talk.
Love Alan Watts
while i like him i think money should be replaced by trade? Because without money you still have to trade to get stuff?
He was so ahead of his time. Wow.
The wef on jets to go talk to other jet owners on how to get rid of your cars
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Money is only a form of survival
If it is an illusion, it certainly is a persistent one.
Look how right he was, so many years ago
Over 50 years ago. Philosopher profit
If you have to trade your labor for paper money and then give 1/3 of it to the government in the form of income tax, then the government has just taken 1/3 of your labor for free.
i love how years, i mean almost 60 years ago, he understood how socialism was a terrible idea, and recognized the terrible misguided intentions of capitalism. In order for us to progress, reward needs to be given to those who create progress. The lazy and unwilling don't need to be rewarded, because to do so, would rob those who put forth the effort to progress and innovate. Progress NEEDS reward, that is the intent of un-interrupted capitalism. So many forget that. Money is actually not real, but some reward needs to be given to those who use their intelligence to make life better for others. Hard work is good, but smart and hard work is what solves diseases, builds businesses that benefit the community, is what creates devices that help the less fortunate, and what builds systems that make everyones lives just simply easier. money has no real value, but the reward is what gives it value.
The "reward" is the soulful kind act to benefit one or many others!!!..the joy of helping out...after a life of working in the system...I now do random acts of kindness in my community and it is AMAZING...!!!
i dont think it is, but in the society i live in, it seems that it is so..
The global illusion
Have you tried living in this society without money? Impossible
Money means nothing until you don't have any. Go ahead and philosophy that.
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Book entries buy gold
Because of energy.
Bitcoin is created from energy and is a perfect ledger or book entry. Not perfect but better then what we are in.
Name of song on 9:08
Background music noise is not necessary
I wonder what he would make of digital ID, digital twinning, social credit score etc
He's turning in his grave with disgust. However I feel Alan, along with the beautiful Ram Dass, and many other astounding philosophical thinkers that have been and gone, are working very hard from the other side to drag humanity out of its current pit.
The worm is turning. You might not see it, as it isn't obvious, but huge exposure and many great reveals are right around the corner.
Within the next few months. You watch this space it's coming.
@@DigitalBard1 I wish I shared your optimism, I only see pervasive denial
@@rinkydinky78 An easy trap to fall into due the control mechanism placed over us, by the dark controllers. We all fall into it. And then struggle to find a way out. And it is intensifying you are very correct.
However a huge freedom movement has been swelling ever since the Covid bomb was dropped. The reason you can't see it is because the controllers keep it well hidden. It's highly sensitive information. There is alot more to this world than you may imagine. Weapons of control that many people haven't even discovered. Like mind manipulation technology and energy weapons.
Give it another 2 months and the light will shine. Trust me, I've been through hell to discover the truth. But I fully believe we are at a new dawn now. For reasons I cannot go into.
If you want hope I can share some links. Too sensitive for UA-cam due to censorship.
“Knock, And He'll open the door
Vanish, And He'll make you shine like the sun
Fall, And He'll raise you to the heavens
Become nothing, And He'll turn you into everything.”
― Jalal Ad-Din Rumi
~Much Love from a Law of Attraction UA-camr💜
Satan’s words , be careful you’ve been mislead
well, I feel like, this is not the way Alan wanted to SAY it, its mixed with some vibe of music and with some visuals which are good no doubt but is not the way Alan said it when he said it, I wish I could listen him in original form without Medium, because medium creates changes everytime throughout the history, good or bad, idk
“Inches come from technology”
Yet 2:06
The federal government spends more on interest than it brings in now.
and that’s why money is not taught in school because nobody understands it, so why would you teach it?
8:15 #america
Gold island story:-- All the gold in the world was centralised on one island, earthquake, all gold lost, accounting system still working, world continues as normal.
Money is completely unnecessary. The only reason it exists is because everyone thinks they're going to get rich. And because people wouldn't know what to do with themselves if they never had to work for financial reasons.
your comment is mind blowing it has opened me in the ways that I can't explain it summarize the whole madness.🙌🙌
Money is definitely real.
I'm not watching this video so apologies if this may sound irrelevant, but money is an extension of power, or access, which is a form of power. My life in this western world I live is guaranteed by my paycheck. Sure there are ways to by-pass the usual 9-5 job, but what if its more than that!, What if, what those of us who work 9-5 gain a greater spiritual understanding about ourselves and others. Just like Jesus Christ teaches that in heaven, being a servant is of the highest reward. Hence Jesus Christ was the ultimate server, because he gave his life for all of us. Just my take, thats all my understanding on this matter, I admit, I don't know much, but what I do know I am certain...I think.
Hi. From an economic perspective Alan's opinion is far too simplistic and mystical. Money is not only a "store of wealth", it's also a "means of exchange", "a unit of account", and a "universal means of costing production" so we can gauge if we're getting a good return for our efforts. Alan compares machinery which is made with universal precision measurements, but he doesn't follow on from his own analogy.
"Money" is the economic universal precision measure by which all goods and services can be compared for value. "Best By" dates on supermarket produce show how their monetary value drops as the quality degrades over TIME. To say that money and time don't exist sounds profound, but is quite ignorant. Were Alan to spend a week of his "eternal present" working as a greengrocer among the gradually decomposing cabbages, he'd get a realistic understanding of both time and money. This took me 10 minutes to write, but I feel I've added my tuppence worth of V.A.T.. Cheers, P.R.
Was Alan Watts against socialism?
Yes, because he had a brain.
Yeah, we don't really need money, do we? We can just go in a shop and nick what we need. Just take it. Grab a piece of fresh tuna, put it under an armpit and walk out of the store, all nonchalant, and smelling of fish.
HOW u earn is more important than HOW MUCH u earn! Flashy does not mean rich!
I hate the fag of mailing stuff too!
It's infringed upon to live. Likely I'll have to accumulate it to survive comfortably.
I have a stick, you have a ball Play ball?.. we need a medium of exchange. Shells, feathers, beads, no matter..Summed up 3 sentences! Economics 101 for Dummies. We do need money, duh
Talking about universal basic income ... 50+ years ago ... man ahead of his time...there is no depth to his genius
Everybody don't NEED money? GIVE ME your MONEY since YOU don't seem to NEED your "money". I will check the mail every day WAITING......I am turning PURPLE, hurry up!....
emmmm ，Is your logo from Chinese culture ?
man talking about wfh before the internet even existed