Alan Watts On Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life

Join Alan Watts in this episode of Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life on Man And Nature. Is it man against nature, nature against man or should they all work together?

Alan Watts presents an explanation of the East Indian idea of maya: the division of the world into separate things and events is a work of human thought and not a fact of nature. Watts examines the disastrous consequences of confusing thought with fact.

Join Alan Watts in this episode of Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life on Time. Rethink how you view time and plan for what's next in this piece about the now.

Join Alan Watts in this episode of Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life on The Void. Could there be freedom in emptiness and answers in absolution?

One who talks all the time can never hear what others say. And one who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. Alan Watts examines the value of silent-mindedness or the practice of meditation in Hinduism and Buddhism.

Join Alan Watts in this episode of Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life on Death. Explore the true definition of death as well as rebirth.

Join Alan Watts in this episode of Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life on Recollection. Examine the idea of individualism and the challenges it presents.

Alan Watts reveals his research resources for the series of Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life thus far, and he answers questions about points in the previous programs. He recommends books for further study.

Alan Watts discusses the Hindu, Buddhist and Taoist ideas about physical and moral pain, emphasizing the art of accepting pain by ridding it of its contextual associations.

Join Alan Watts in this episode of Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life on Nonsense. Explore life without the harsh definitions of purpose placed on modern life throughout the world.

Join Alan Watts in this episode of Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life on On Being Vague. Could there be more kindness, a softening, in the world with more vague and less concrete approaches?

Alan Watts speaks on the contrast between organic and legalistic views of the order of nature, the former being based on visual pattern intelligence and the latter on verbal conventions.

Watts explores the contrast between organic and mechanical world views and the difference between the growing process and the making process, and he explains why one corresponds to a democratic principle and the other to a monarchical hierarchy.

Join Alan Watts in this episode of Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life on The Life of Zen. Take a brief glimpse into the conversations and joy between guru and apprentice.

Join Alan Watts in this episode of Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life on Zen in Painting. Examine the most basic of maneuvers: a brushstroke.

Join Alan Watts in this episode of Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life on Zen In Gardens And Architecture. Learn from his extensive experience in incorporating nature's elements in intentional design.

Join Alan Watts in this episode of Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life on Zen in Fencing and Judo. Enjoy a fascinating glimpse into the history of these disciplines.

Alan Watts brings his expertise to bear in this presentation of Mahayana Buddhist and traditional Christian world views (he was once an Episcopal priest), and how to bring the two together.