From “The Silent Mind” recording in the 1959 ‘Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life’ TV series on KQED-TV in San Francisco CA.
In this talk Alan Watts explores the art of effortless perception, showing how we strain to see, hear, and think—when in reality, clarity comes from letting go. Through powerful metaphors like a heron watching the water and “the menu is not the meal”, he reveals how overthinking separates us from life, while stillness brings us back to reality.
Meditation isn’t about escaping—it’s about seeing clearly. By quieting the endless mental chatter, we stop mistaking thought for experience and reconnect with the world as it is. Watts’ wisdom reminds us that peace isn’t something to achieve—it’s already here. 🌿🔮
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“Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Alan Watts had the rare gift of ‘writing beautifully the un-writable’. Watts begins with scholarship and intellect and proceeds with art and eloquence to the frontiers of the spirit. A fascinating entry into the deepest ways of knowing.” — Los Angeles Times
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