An Antidote to the Age of Anxiety: Alan Watts on Happiness and How to Live with Presence
What keeps us from happiness? Watts argues...
“There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity. But the contradiction lies a little deeper than the mere conflict between the desire for security and the fact of change. If I want to be secure, that is, protected from the flux of life, I am wanting to be separate from life. Yet it is this very sense of separateness which makes me feel insecure. To be secure means to isolate and fortify the “I,” but it is just the feeling of being an isolated “I” which makes me feel lonely and afraid. In other words, the more security I can get, the more I shall want.
To put it still more plainly: the desire for security and the feeling of insecurity are the same thing. To hold your breath is to lose your breath. A society based on the quest for security is nothing but a breath-retention contest in which everyone is as taut as a drum and as purple as a beet.“
Acclaimed philosopher Alan Watts shows us how—in an age of unprecedented anxiety—we can find fulfillment by embracing the present and living more fully in the now.
Alan Wilson Watts (1915 - 1973) was a British philosopher, writer, speaker and one of the pioneers in spreading Eastern wisdom to the West.
Drawing on a wide variety of traditions (such as Chinese philosophy, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and modern science) Watts synthesizes the main teachings that allow the individual to find himself with his deep nature.
With great lucidity of thought and simplicity of language, Watts presents answers to the fundamental misunderstanding, the central mystery of existence, the reality of who we are.
As a great interpreter of Eastern disciplines, Watts spread that our conception of ourselves is a myth; the entities we call “separate things“ being merely aspects or characteristics of the same unit.
..............................................................................
This channel has the purpose of contributing to the elevation of our consciousness٭
I will be immensely grateful if you subscribe 🔔,
like, comment, share and especially
if it has improved you in some way!
Thanks a lot for your supporting!
Infinite blessings for you!
With love and gratitude,
@soulcosmic
1 view
157
43
5 months ago 00:10:01 1
An Antidote to Dissatisfaction
5 months ago 00:15:02 3
How Communists Made Unbreakable Glass
5 months ago 00:02:21 1
Turn Up the Heat With Tayla & Grace: Sizzling Sexy Model Mashup Video
5 months ago 00:20:35 1
Крымский мост может не пережить 9 мая
5 months ago 00:04:56 1
Both Sides, Now Parody (I’ve Looked at Clowns) Song w/ Funny Lyrics, Joni Mitchell
5 months ago 00:03:37 1
Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (Original Spoken Intro Version) ABC Records 1967, 1970
5 months ago 00:04:20 2
Disturbed - Feeding the Fire [Official Audio]
5 months ago 00:06:34 1
Why Quantum Mechanics Is an Inconsistent Theory | Roger Penrose & Jordan Peterson
5 months ago 00:22:30 1
🇷🇺’Russia is the antidote to Western pathologies’: American rocker Alex Carlin 🎸🤘
5 months ago 00:02:35 1
The Reason for Almost All Mental Illnesses - Prof. Jordan Peterson
5 months ago 00:03:57 5
Anderson .Paak - Bubblin (Official Video)
5 months ago 01:52:58 1
The Assault on Faith, Family, & Science | Dr. Phil | EP 430
5 months ago 11:54:58 1
Soothing jazz music to relieve stress
5 months ago 00:27:53 1
Worn Wear: a Film About the Stories We Wear | Presented by Patagonia
5 months ago 00:03:56 1
Jordan Peterson - Describes Women’s Hottest Sexual Fantasy
5 months ago 00:31:45 10
Psychologist debunks 8 myths of mass scale | Todd Rose
5 months ago 00:06:55 1
A Message to Someone With Suicidal Thoughts
5 months ago 00:04:20 1
Disturbed - Feeding The Fire - Lyrics Video
6 months ago 00:02:20 1
With gold-coloured Trump statue, conservatives show fealty to former president
6 months ago 01:40:56 1
Metal Gear (1987) MSX2 - Full Game 100% Complete Walkthrough Gameplay
6 months ago 00:01:01 1
Is this you? | Jordan Peterson
6 months ago 01:01:08 1
Chris Luno - Berlin Cabrio Sunset Mix (@chrisluno)
6 months ago 00:27:01 1
Jordan Peterson’s Life Advice Will Change Your Future (MUST WATCH)