Alan Watts | Rare Footage (1960s) | “We Put Ourselves into Boxes” Speech

In a rare bit of footage from the 1960s, Alan Watts delivers a short speech about how we've divided things up into boxes. His phrase, "little boxes made of ticky-tacky" made it into Malvina Reynold's song "Little Boxes," which gained even more popularity when covered by Pete Seeger in 1963. In this video, he also begins singing Malvina's song.
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In the Comparative Philosophy collection, Watts speaks further about these subjects in "Philosophy of Nature Part 1."
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• Mind Over Mind (1-2)
• Philosophy of Nature (1-2) (highlighted above)
• The Cosmic Drama (1-2)
• Spectrum of Love
• Love of Waters
• Game of Yes and No (1-2)
• The Smell of Burnt Almonds
• Spiritual Alchemy
Total Length: 5 hours 23 minutes
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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
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“Reality itself is gorgeous. It is the plenum; the fullness of total joy.” - Alan Watts
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[@lowtech42]

SO INCREDIBLY WISE!!! Thank all of you who keep his memory and message alive!

[@flexa41]

That’s why we need to think outside the box

[@joshuamuriithi9579]

Thank you for this video ❤

[@juanca_c971]

Thank's for this "rare footage" 🌻💛

[@zack9679]

My G!

[@rayner-hilles]

"Look here: I'm wearing this thing as a concession for propriety."

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:)