Alan Watts was America's most loving teacher, our devoted guide, Rinpoche of the wild west. He is more or less responsible for any main-stream modern interest in eastern philosophy and religion in Europe or America. I love him for his untamed lucidity, his majik-mind-compass... he could begin on the distinct trail of one thought or question, then wander way off-road following seemingly disconnected and vague paths, and then quite naturally arrive at a conclusion both profound and simple... often deceptively simple. He wrote with such clarity that his words seem to form in my mind before I read them on the page... I could go on and on...
Below is an audio clip of a lecture he gave (in the 70's, maybe). This is ripped from a longer podcast from alanwattspodcast.com a site run by his son that posts posthumous lectures weekly. The pseudo-oriental music at the beginning of this clip was their mistake not mine, try to forget about it fast and focus on his majik.
No comments:
Post a Comment