
Alan Watts Being in the Way
Be Here Now Network / Love Serve Remember Foundation
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.
Categories: Religion & Spirituality
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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 Organization and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation. Visit Alanwatts.org for full talks from Alan Watts. On this episode of Being in the Way, Alan Watts:Exploring how we get caught in the cosmic game and drama of lifeSeeing the universe as the playful expression of divine energyQuestioning identity: the tension between acting and simply being.Confronting the spiritual taboo of realizing the self as God—tat tvam asi.Indirect awareness of the networks and systems in the physical world Music and the pure delight in complex orders of soundEmbracing the paradox of existence as poetic, musical, and playful, while still being serious.Considering all of the senses as forms of one, larger sense of touchThe oneness of up and down, black and white, being and non-being Complexities of human culture that arise out of duality Today's podcast is sponsored by Betterhelp & Dharma Seed: Being in the Way is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/alan and get on your way to being your best self. Join Krishna Das, the most well-known voice of Bhakti chanting (Kirtan) in the West, and David Nichtern - a senior Buddhist teacher, founder of Dharma Moon, guitarist in Krishna Das’ band, and producer of several of his albums - for a warm and engaging conversation about these two paths, their shared roots, and how they intersect in contemporary spiritual practice. Learn more about this FREE online gathering - THE HEART & MIND OF PRACTICE: BUDDHISM & BHAKTI "The real taboo is 'that art thou'. You, lurking behind the mask of being an impermanent human person, are really responsible for the whole thing. If anybody claims that in our culture, we put them straight away into an asylum. That is the very hallmark of insanity. But, in India, if someone suddenly wakes up one morning and says 'My goodness, I'm God', everybody says, instead of you're crazy or blasphemous, they say 'Congratulations, at last you've found out'". – Alan Watts See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Previous episodes
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36 - Ep. 35 – Dreaming the World Thu, 15 May 2025
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35 - Ep. 34 – Confucianism vs. Taoism Thu, 30 Jan 2025
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34 - Ep. 33 – Zen Reconsidered Fri, 22 Nov 2024
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33 - Ep. 32 – Zen and the Art of the Controlled Accident Wed, 23 Oct 2024
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32 - Ep. 31 – Religion of No Religion Mon, 29 Jul 2024
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31 - Ep. 30 – Flow: Symbolic Reality vs. Real Reality Thu, 02 May 2024
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30 - Ep. 29 – Philosophy of the Tao Thu, 28 Mar 2024
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29 - Ep. 28 – Limits of Language Tue, 06 Feb 2024
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28 - Ep. 27 – Love Of Waters Mon, 15 Jan 2024
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27 - Ep. 26 – Relevance of Eastern Philosophy Wed, 22 Nov 2023
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26 - Ep. 25 – Religion and Sexuality Fri, 15 Sep 2023
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25 - Ep. 24 – Myth of Myself Wed, 02 Aug 2023
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24 - Ep. 23 – Out of the Trap Pt. 2 Fri, 23 Jun 2023
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23 - Ep. 22 - Out of the Trap Pt. 1 Wed, 24 May 2023
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22 - Ep. 21 – Joyous Cosmology Mon, 13 Mar 2023
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21 - Ep. 20 – Man is a Hoax Mon, 30 Jan 2023
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20 - Ep. 19 – Improbable and Magical: A Tribute To G.K. Chesterton Mon, 26 Dec 2022
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19 - Ep. 18 – The Unpreachable Religion Mon, 14 Nov 2022
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18 - Ep. 17 – Learning the Human Game Mon, 17 Oct 2022
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17 - Ep. 16 – A Coincidence of Opposites Thu, 11 Aug 2022
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16 - Ep. 15 – Changes: The Houseboat Summit with Alan Watts, Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Synder, & Allen Cohen Mon, 11 Jul 2022
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15 - Ep. 14 – Aesthetics and Mystical Vision Wed, 15 Jun 2022
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14 - Ep. 13 – Psychology of Mystical Experience Wed, 18 May 2022
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13 - Ep. 12 – Cosmic Drama Wed, 06 Apr 2022
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12 - Ep. 11 – Essential Teachings from the Gita w/ Ram Dass & Alan Watts Tue, 08 Mar 2022
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11 - Ep. 10 – Veil of Thoughts: Money, Relationships & Desire Sat, 29 Jan 2022
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10 - Ep. 9 – Inevitable Ecstasy Thu, 06 Jan 2022
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9 - Ep. 8 – Man and Nature Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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8 - Ep. 7 – Drugs: Turning the Head or Turning On Fri, 29 Oct 2021
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7 - Ep. 6 – On Being God Thu, 30 Sep 2021
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6 - Ep. 5 – Zen Bones Thu, 02 Sep 2021
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5 - Ep. 4 – Our Place In The Universe Mon, 09 Aug 2021
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4 - Ep. 3 – In Your Own Way Mon, 19 Jul 2021
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3 - Ep. 2 – Dropping Out From Karma Tue, 29 Jun 2021
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2 - Ep. 1 - Following the Taoist Way Mon, 07 Jun 2021
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1 - The Official Alan Watts Podcast is Coming to the Be Here Now Network! Wed, 02 Jun 2021