Alan Watts reminds us how we’ve been conditioned to filter out vast portions of reality - and with it, joy, mystery, and magic. This is about more than innocence - it’s about perception, and how we are trained to divide the world into “good” and “bad,” forgetting it’s one indivisible flow. Full talk on YouTube - also available in the AlanWatts.com store within the Tao for Now audio series and The Works full Alan Watts collection. https://youtu.be/1TQLFqHegVc Transcript : “And thus a child will v

Alan Watts – the Western Buddhist who healed my mind | Aeon Essays

Alan Watts talk ‘Not What Should Be But What Is’ In this talk, Alan presents how true meditation comes from letting go of the idea that you control your thoughts. When your thoughts quiet on their own, you experience a deeper reality where there's no separation between yourself and the universe. This "eternal now" is where true creation happens, and it allows you to take responsibility for your present experience without blaming the past. “See, reality isn’t material. That’s an idea. Reality isn