Friday
Jun132008
Video - Alan Watts' philosophy on Life and Existence
Friday, June 13, 2008 at 8:34AM
I had never heard of Alan Watts before, but I came across this collection of his thoughts compiled by Trey Parker and Matt Stone of Southpark fame.
According to Wikipedia:
His ideas and viewpoints are really interesting. He proposes thoughts on things that you sort of take for granted.
I especially like how he thinks it's odd that we view ourselves as separate from the rest of world, in the same way that it would be odd for an apple to view itself as somehow completely separate from the tree, when it's actually a derivative of the tree.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE5M8743a1s]
According to Wikipedia:
Alan Wilson Watts (January 6, 1915 – November 16, 1973) was a philosopher, writer, speaker, and student of comparative religion. He was best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Asian philosophies for a Western audience.
His ideas and viewpoints are really interesting. He proposes thoughts on things that you sort of take for granted.
I especially like how he thinks it's odd that we view ourselves as separate from the rest of world, in the same way that it would be odd for an apple to view itself as somehow completely separate from the tree, when it's actually a derivative of the tree.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE5M8743a1s]
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