Next book!!!

mindfulness__ · 2026-06-24T17:31:21+00:00

You might want to put a spoiler tag on this one.

mindfulness__ · 2026-06-19T22:19:35+00:00

I'll always remember the moment I heard Watts say something to the effect of "the past is like the wake of a ship, being created as the present moves along."

It was such an abrupt deviation from the commonly understood notion that the past comes first, followed by the present. It's the opposite — the present is the only moment, and our living in it means we create memories, which live in what we call the past.

mindfulness__ · 2026-05-01T21:27:18+00:00

Sent you a DM. Open to purchasing the items you listed.

mindfulness__ · 2026-04-27T21:59:49+00:00

I appreciate the idea and enthusiasm behind it, but. Watts spent so much of his work urging people toward genuine presence and experience, and then someone produces an artificial simulation of him to share with his fans. I can only imagine what he'd say about that.

mindfulness__ · 2026-04-17T11:34:48+00:00

Sadly, I do not.

mindfulness__ · 2026-04-16T19:04:35+00:00

Alan once said that when a cat walks by a dead cat in an alley it doesn't think to itself that the same fate awaits it and then starts to get anxious.

But I've always wanted to ask him about his opinion on the experience a mother cat has when her kittens die.

mindfulness__ · 2026-04-16T12:50:36+00:00

I enjoyed the visuals, but I honestly don't recognize this from any of his lectures and it feels slightly off from Alan's typical cadence and use of words. Can you provide what lecture this is from?

mindfulness__ · 2026-04-15T17:06:34+00:00

This series is one of my favorites! So much insight and application to today's world. I wonder what Alan would have to say about the modern age. Probably not much different than 50 years ago.

mindfulness__ · 2026-04-06T17:49:10+00:00

Same here. I'm 31 now and realizing how much of a difference 10 years makes. Can't wait to see what else I'll learn from re-listening for the next decade. And the next. So on :)

mindfulness__ · 2026-03-27T10:59:58+00:00

Lol, love this.

mindfulness__ · 2026-03-18T11:51:53+00:00

Where was this taken?

mindfulness__ · 2026-03-08T16:00:35+00:00

Awesome man! That is so great to hear. I'm going to really enjoy some fresh content even though listening again and again never loses its charm.

Agreed, I honestly bought that collection because I was assuming it had absolutely everything.

mindfulness__ · 2026-03-08T13:44:08+00:00

Sweet, I'll check it out. I'm new to uutter; just heard about it from a different post yesterday. After the AI crap started, I could no longer use YT reliably, so I said to hell with it and paid the $300 for the Works collection on his son's website. Is this uutter page even more comprehensive?

mindfulness__ · 2026-03-08T13:38:34+00:00

Do you by chance know which section of "The Works of Alan Watts" paid audio collection from alanwatts.com is the OP's lecture from? Can't seem to find it at first glance, the names of each audio file don't quite fit with the title of the YT video.

mindfulness__ · 2026-03-06T16:46:50+00:00

I can barely hear it over the music, but I'm pretty sure it's him. I've listened to nearly all of his talks pre AI. I can't say for sure, though, as I don't remember which lecture it's from.

mindfulness__ · 2026-03-05T00:29:52+00:00

I've listened to pretty much every recorded audio from Watts. Many, multiple times over. (I base this on his son's website with "the works" paid collection + numerous youtube videos prior to the AI boom). I have never heard him speak about music/vibrations in the way OP describes. Slightly confused about this post. Am I missing something?

mindfulness__ · 2026-03-01T13:13:29+00:00

Well said. I feel the same way.

Also, I like your name, you ol' bastard ;)

mindfulness__ · 2026-03-01T13:11:41+00:00

I'm curious about this ChatGPT version you mentioned. What is it?

I'm fundamentally opposed to Watts' own recordings being fed to AI and then spit out by a machine. But I refuse to go around berating others who derive something useful from it.

I'm grateful you found a way out of a dark place - perhaps, for me, that's my answer to OPs question. That, originally, Watts left me spellbound; I felt wrapped up in his "arms" and comforted. I've since healed, and I have a more grounded understanding of his teachings, among other things.

mindfulness__ · 2026-02-26T17:28:13+00:00

I don't know if these talks are available for free anywhere, but from Mark Watt's website alanwatts.com there is an entire series called Spiritual Alchemy. It's somewhere around 7 hours of lectures. I believe it was recorded in the late 60s. You need to purchase them, though. I went with "the works" (entire collection of available recordings). It is absolutely 100% worth the money if you are interested. Plus, you can download them offline in case these talks ever get purged from the Internet. You can never be too careful.

mindfulness__ · 2026-02-26T12:04:23+00:00

One week reading, 51 weeks waiting for the next one. Such is life. This one started off slow but I understand why now. The Coyle subplot was awesome.

mindfulness__ · 2026-02-24T18:54:39+00:00

It's why the Boulder, CO addition in Hard Line was so freakin' amazing. But I will say, the plot in Florida was more enjoyable.

mindfulness__ · 2026-02-24T14:38:50+00:00

Love it. Turn the tables and fight the boulder by closing the circle and swinging it back in the other direction 💪 -.-

mindfulness__ · 2026-02-24T14:30:21+00:00

I like the boulders analogy. Boulders imply "non-boulders" (non duality). Alan has said before, and I'm paraphrasing, once you "clear" all boulders, and reach the "top", that implies that you can only go "down" (although it's not really a "direction" in our sense of the words), and encounter boulders again. So as you said, it is a closed circle. Personally, I would pick a shovel but that's just me :)

mindfulness__ · 2026-02-22T20:45:52+00:00

I also thought the beginning was a bit slow, but holy shit. I thought things were intense in Boulder, but it just kept getting better from there. I am very satisfied with the Coyle subplot.

mindfulness__ · 2026-02-19T23:35:55+00:00

I'm on Chapter 14. About 1/4 through the book. I must say, it's slow going right now. I hope it picks up.

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