Take a deep dive into the collected recordings of Alan Watts with Alan’s son, Mark Watts. Being in the Way is a podcast series that explores the Alan Watts Archive’s 100-hour tape collection - including recordings not heard in 40 years. We will meet some of the people being influenced by the works of Alan Watts today and learn a little of the history behind how these remarkable recordings were made. Mark and his guests offer reflections on Alan’s ideas— ideas that were radically innovative and groundbreaking in the sixties and seventies, and yet seem to have come of age today.Being in the Way is brought to you by the Alan Watts Organization, in partnership with Ram Dass' Be Here Now Network.Check out all of the Alan Watts Organization's offerings at alanwatts.org.
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In this new, technological age, Alan Watts explains how seeing reality via only one perspective can lead to a fragmented view of the world; instead, he encourages listeners to adopt both the analytica...
Ep. 35 – Dreaming the World (00:54:16)
Diving into the cosmic drama of reality, Alan Watts describes the world as a divine dream which is poetic, playful, and only sometimes serious.Being in the Way is brought to you by the Alan Watts Orga...
Ep. 34 – Confucianism vs. Taoism (00:59:59)
Breaking free from cause-and-effect and the formal ideas of Confucianism, Alan Watts describes mutual arising as the key idea of the Tao.Today’s episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online th...
Ep. 33 – Zen Reconsidered (00:51:27)
Re-familiarizing us with Zen traditions, Alan Watts inspires listeners to move beyond going through the motions of practice.Today’s episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try a...
Ep. 32 – Zen and the Art of the Controlled Accident (00:42:28)
Focusing on cosmic balance, Alan Watts outlines the fundamentals of Taoism and how to skillfully interfere with our environment.Find the full Zen and the Art of the Controlled Accident series of talks...
Ep. 31 – Religion of No Religion (00:53:34)
Explaining the delicate balance of religiousness, Alan Watts lectures on the principle of leaving no trace.“Religion of No Religion” is part of the Japan Tour 1965 series of talks that you can listen ...
Ep. 30 – Flow: Symbolic Reality vs. Real Reality (00:42:15)
In a lecture on symbolic reality versus real reality, Alan Watts explains the importance of total sensory awareness and looking at our motivations."Symbolic Reality vs. Real Reality" is part of Flow, ...
Ep. 29 – Philosophy of the Tao (00:46:27)
Join us on a journey of contemplation and enlightenment in this captivating introduction to Taoism.Discover the profound wisdom of Taoist philosophy with Alan Watts as he invites us to embrace the cou...
Ep. 28 – Limits of Language (00:53:58)
Taking a trip through the constructs of form and labeling, Alan Watts philosophizes about the limits of language.This series is brought to you by the Alan Watts Organization and Ram Dass’ Love Serve R...
Ep. 27 – Love Of Waters (00:23:05)
In celebration of the waters that bring life to all things, Alan Watts reflects on the separation between human civilization and the natural world.This series is brought to you by the Alan Watts Organ...
Ep. 26 – Relevance of Eastern Philosophy (01:01:38)
Using wisdom from Eastern philosophies, Alan Watts explains why Westerners should let go of any preconceived notions of God.This series is brought to you by the Alan Watts Organization and Ram Dass’ L...
Ep. 25 – Religion and Sexuality (00:28:30)
Bringing awareness to ecstatic grace, Alan Watts enlightens us on the sexual archetypes formed by religion.Two cultural icons. Two unique perspectives... One understanding of the presence of the way.R...
Ep. 24 – Myth of Myself (00:43:52)
This time on the Being in the Way Podcast, Alan Watts delves into questions of identity, purpose and buying into the ‘Myth of Myself’.Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% o...
Ep. 23 – Out of the Trap Pt. 2 (00:29:34)
Picking up from our last episode, Alan elucidates faith versus belief, and how our individual existence is connected with the totality of the universe.Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click...
Ep. 22 - Out of the Trap Pt. 1 (00:31:50)
Delving into the historically complicated human relationship to divinity, Alan Watts describes the trap of separateness. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first...
Ep. 21 – Joyous Cosmology (01:09:34)
Offering us the possibility of waking up, Alan Watts contemplates the joyous cosmology that we are God playing the roles of ordinary people.Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive...
Ep. 20 – Man is a Hoax (00:34:25)
Sifting down behind the cultural myth of man as separate, Alan explores how we are all actually Earth, the Universe, and the Big Bang.In this episode of Being in the Way, Alan takes us on a journey fr...
Ep. 19 – Improbable and Magical: A Tribute To G.K. Chesterton (00:44:42)
In this unique episode of Being in the Way, Alan Watts offers tribute to the life, humor, magic and ‘nonsense wisdom’ of writer, G. K. Chesterton.Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to r...
Ep. 18 – The Unpreachable Religion (00:29:20)
Exploring modern culture as actually anti-materialistic, Alan tackles matters of sedentariness, sensuousness, isolation, work, play, God, and sexuality.Host, Mark Watts, returns to introduce another t...
Ep. 17 – Learning the Human Game (00:43:44)
Alan Watts pulls back the veil of ‘the human game,’ digging into language, ethics, finding balance, and the art of the controlled accident. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive...
Ep. 16 – A Coincidence of Opposites (00:41:18)
Contemplating the coincidence of opposites within the 'human game,' Alan ponders the simple yet thought-provoking question: is existence serious?Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to re...
Ep. 15 – Changes: The Houseboat Summit with Alan Watts, Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Synder, & Allen Cohen (01:11:55)
Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, & Allen Cohen join Alan Watts on his houseboat to discuss change, the evolution of society, and the practicality of 'dropping out.'Today's podcast is sponso...
Ep. 14 – Aesthetics and Mystical Vision (01:04:14)
In this recording from 1972, Alan Watts lectures on mystical vision via art, aesthetics, and Buddhist and Daoist philosophy.Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your fi...
Ep. 13 – Psychology of Mystical Experience (01:00:09)
Binding contrast into paradox, Alan takes us on a journey through the psychology of mystical experience in relation to life and death, followed by a jaunt through the power of nothingness.In this epis...
Ep. 12 – Cosmic Drama (00:59:47)
This time on the Being in the Way podcast, Alan Watts explores the concepts of identity and consciousness, looking at the role we play in the greater 'Cosmic Drama'. Before the talk from Alan, we invi...
