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How Alan Watts Re-imagined Religion Desire and Life Itself (aeon.co)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by kalkulat@lemmy.world to c/philosophy@lemmy.ml

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"Informing them ... that the ideals into which their parents and teachers had indoctrinated them were, by comparison, empty. Life did not have to be ‘about’ something or ‘going’ somewhere, any more than the point of playing or listening to a Bach prelude was to get to the end as quickly and efficiently as possible."

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[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I listen to his talks when I sleep. Good dreams. 🤘🏼

[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And these days, a lot of them are on YTube ... for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aufuwMiKmE

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[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Him and Ram Dass are two of the most inspirational figures from the 60s imho.

[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Oh yeah! Nothing in modern times compares to 'Be Here Now'.

[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago