How To Awaken From This Illusion (Tibetan Buddhism): Alan Watts | Lecture
This is the Full Part 1 of The Wisdom of the Mountains Series of lectures
Hello and welcome to the audio download section and in this Lecture Alan Watts discusses the Tibetan Buddhism
Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker
He was a British philosopher, writer and speaker, who held both a Master's in Theology and a Doctorate of Divinity. He was well known for his research on comparative religion, and was best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Asian philosophies for a Western audience.
He wrote over 25 books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, higher consciousness, the meaning of life, concepts and images of God and the non-material pursuit of happiness. In his books he relates his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religion and philosophy.
In his lectures he talks about Zen, Meditation, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pantheism, Christianity, Religious naturalism, Taoism, and Theology, Personal identity, Higher Consciousness, Aesthetics, Cultural criticism, and Public ethics.
Overall Alan Watts developed an extensive audio library of nearly 400 talks and wrote more than 25 books during his lifetime, including his final volume, Tao; the Watercourse Way. Alan died in his sleep in November of 1973 after returning from an intensive international lecture tour.
KEY MOMENTS IN THIS PODCAST:
00:00 – Part 1: BUDDHISM
02:32 – What is Buddhism
04:15 – Meaning of Self
05:11 – Who is the Buddha
06:45 – The States in Buddhism
09:34 – Buddhahood
10:12 – Part 2: TIBETAN BUDDHISM
10:40 – Escaping Samsara
12:10 – Meaning of Nirvana
13:35 – Buddhist view of the Universe
16:34 – What is God
18:52 – Our Reality
19:52 – Dualities Joke
21:52 - Part 3: UNDERSTANDINGS BUDDHISM
22:02 - Dialogues of the Buddha
23:20 – Deep Understandings of Buddhism
25:05 – Buddhism’s Starting Assumption
26:12 – Who Am I
29:00 – Playing Hide & Seek
29:45 – The Illusion of Difference
33:05 – Part 4: THE TWO SCHOOLS OF BUDDHISM
33:20 – Mahayana Scriptures
38:55 – Eternal Wisdom
39:40 – Historical Evolution of Buddhism
41:28 – We Are All Buddha’s
43:30 – the end of religion
45:18 – Divine Unity
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This is the Full Part 1 of The Wisdom of the Mountains Series of lectures
Hello and welcome to the audio download section and in this Lecture Alan Watts discusses the Tibetan Buddhism
Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker
He was a British philosopher, writer and speaker, who held both a Master's in Theology and a Doctorate of Divinity. He was well known for his research on comparative religion, and was best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Asian philosophies for a Western audience.
He wrote over 25 books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, higher consciousness, the meaning of life, concepts and images of God and the non-material pursuit of happiness. In his books he relates his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religion and philosophy.
In his lectures he talks about Zen, Meditation, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pantheism, Christianity, Religious naturalism, Taoism, and Theology, Personal identity, Higher Consciousness, Aesthetics, Cultural criticism, and Public ethics.
Overall Alan Watts developed an extensive audio library of nearly 400 talks and wrote more than 25 books during his lifetime, including his final volume, Tao; the Watercourse Way. Alan died in his sleep in November of 1973 after returning from an intensive international lecture tour.
KEY MOMENTS IN THIS PODCAST:
00:00 – Part 1: BUDDHISM
02:32 – What is Buddhism
04:15 – Meaning of Self
05:11 – Who is the Buddha
06:45 – The States in Buddhism
09:34 – Buddhahood
10:12 – Part 2: TIBETAN BUDDHISM
10:40 – Escaping Samsara
12:10 – Meaning of Nirvana
13:35 – Buddhist view of the Universe
16:34 – What is God
18:52 – Our Reality
19:52 – Dualities Joke
21:52 - Part 3: UNDERSTANDINGS BUDDHISM
22:02 - Dialogues of the Buddha
23:20 – Deep Understandings of Buddhism
25:05 – Buddhism’s Starting Assumption
26:12 – Who Am I
29:00 – Playing Hide & Seek
29:45 – The Illusion of Difference
33:05 – Part 4: THE TWO SCHOOLS OF BUDDHISM
33:20 – Mahayana Scriptures
38:55 – Eternal Wisdom
39:40 – Historical Evolution of Buddhism
41:28 – We Are All Buddha’s
43:30 – the end of religion
45:18 – Divine Unity
And thank you for not passing up the opportunity to support my work financially in a big way. Your support is very much appreciated.
If you like the Audio, please SUBSCRIBE to receive updates 👍, comment and share. Stay safe.
This is the Full Part 1 of The Wisdom of the Mountains Series of lectures
Hello and welcome to the audio download section and in this Lecture Alan Watts discusses the Tibetan Buddhism
Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker
He was a British philosopher, writer and speaker, who held both a Master's in Theology and a Doctorate of Divinity. He was well known for his research on comparative religion, and was best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Asian philosophies for a Western audience.
He wrote over 25 books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, higher consciousness, the meaning of life, concepts and images of God and the non-material pursuit of happiness. In his books he relates his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religion and philosophy.
In his lectures he talks about Zen, Meditation, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pantheism, Christianity, Religious naturalism, Taoism, and Theology, Personal identity, Higher Consciousness, Aesthetics, Cultural criticism, and Public ethics.
Overall Alan Watts developed an extensive audio library of nearly 400 talks and wrote more than 25 books during his lifetime, including his final volume, Tao; the Watercourse Way. Alan died in his sleep in November of 1973 after returning from an intensive international lecture tour.
KEY MOMENTS IN THIS PODCAST:
00:00 – Part 1: BUDDHISM
02:32 – What is Buddhism
04:15 – Meaning of Self
05:11 – Who is the Buddha
06:45 – The States in Buddhism
09:34 – Buddhahood
10:12 – Part 2: TIBETAN BUDDHISM
10:40 – Escaping Samsara
12:10 – Meaning of Nirvana
13:35 – Buddhist view of the Universe
16:34 – What is God
18:52 – Our Reality
19:52 – Dualities Joke
21:52 - Part 3: UNDERSTANDINGS BUDDHISM
22:02 - Dialogues of the Buddha
23:20 – Deep Understandings of Buddhism
25:05 – Buddhism’s Starting Assumption
26:12 – Who Am I
29:00 – Playing Hide & Seek
29:45 – The Illusion of Difference
33:05 – Part 4: THE TWO SCHOOLS OF BUDDHISM
33:20 – Mahayana Scriptures
38:55 – Eternal Wisdom
39:40 – Historical Evolution of Buddhism
41:28 – We Are All Buddha’s
43:30 – the end of religion
45:18 – Divine Unity
And thank you for not passing up the opportunity to support my work financially in a big way. Your support is very much appreciated.
If you like the Audio, please SUBSCRIBE to receive updates 👍, comment and share. Stay safe.