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Out of Your Mind
- Narrated by: Alan Watts
- Length: 14 hrs and 22 mins
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Summary
In order to come to your senses, Alan Watts often said, you sometimes need to go out of your mind. Perhaps more than any other teacher in the West, this celebrated author, former Anglican priest, and self-described spiritual entertainer was responsible for igniting the passion of countless wisdom seekers to the spiritual and philosophical delights of Asia and India.
Now, with Out of Your Mind: Essential Listening from the Alan Watts Audio Archives, you are invited to immerse yourself in 12 of this legendary thinker's pinnacle teaching sessions about how to break through the limits of the rational mind and begin expanding your awareness and appreciation for the Great Game unfolding all around us.
Whether you're completely new to Alan Watts or familiar with his work, here is a rare opportunity to experience him at his best, improvising brilliantly before a live audience on Out of Your Mind: Essential Listening from the Alan Watts Audio Archives.
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- Head Coach
- 20-12-16
Very accessible way into Zen thought
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, because i had such a deep experience listening to Watts talking. Years ago I read some of his books which were clear and helpful but seemed a bit quirky. Having now listened (twice) to 14 hours of him explaining Eastern thought in real depth I realise he was a deeply wise person who was really effective at putting across the unexplainable. On these 50 year old tapes he speaks directly to me today.
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Just now and again he makes a remark that would have seemed normal in 1966 but seems a bit non PC today. These came as a surprise because it reminded me that he wasn't in the room with me!
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- Wayne Flint
- 24-09-16
Excellent overall view of man and his mind
I think many of us have come across snippets of Alan Watts lectures on YouTube. I got this on offer and finished it in a few days when doing some very manual labour. Having been interested in mental health though volunteer work and chats with various people I'm so glad I listened to this book.
His valuable insights into Hinduism, Buddhism, meditation and the various stages of mankind and how the mind works and in particular how simple life can be for all those people lost in mind confusion.
Invaluable asset which cuts through a lot of mind-twaddle that ony leads people into more confusion.
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- Tim Ganfield
- 13-04-21
Best book of all time
This knowledge is unmatched. 10/10 recommended. You will not find this knowledge anywhere else.
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- Lisa Harris
- 27-09-21
Excellent
Brilliant book. Very spiritual and explains well.. If your trying to work life out ? This may help
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- Sarah C
- 21-01-20
Excellent, very calming
Really enjoying it, not far in. Would be great if the chapters were titled, like many recordings here it's just.. chapter 1, chapter 2 etc, not helpful. Alan and the readings are fantastic!
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- Josh
- 19-06-20
Essential for life
Alan Watts changed my life. One of the best antidotes for modern anxieties that I am sure we all feel.
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- GenKaan
- 26-02-16
Spiritual, fun, and enlightening
What was one of the most memorable moments of Out of Your Mind?
His description of chaos and order. How everything can look like either of them and when you change perspective you will see the opposite, go even further in the same direction and you will again see the first. Never thought about how one has to have the other, how oppositions are essential for either to exist. It can be a coincidence that almost everything in the universe come in pairs
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The bit about how a net is holes tied together with string and the fact that the holes is an important thing. Had to pause and think about that for a few minutes before going on. Funny yet brilliant
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Alan is a very charismatic speaker and does not seem to take himself so serious. Lots of the things he spoke about hit close to home for me personally. Im very interested in the "ego" and how it effect us while going on with our daily lives. The talks shed a lot of light on the subject and made me think more about who I am, what I think, and why I think the way I do. Have to admit I kinda thought that the "me" was something carried around "in this bag of flesh"
His view of life and death was really in line with my personal beliefs, helping me to define more clearly what I think will go on when this life ends. In order to have something that is called life we have to have death, and in for me to have my life someone else have to give up theirs. Something I in the end have to give up for someone else. Death truly implies life
This is one of the few books Im 100% sure I will go back and listen to again. Will recommend this to anyone who wants a new perspective of life, or who questions what they have been influenced to think life really is
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- Abraham
- 14-08-18
Profound beyond measure (coming from a sceptic)
listen, let is soak in, listen again, let it soak in, understand your true nature
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- Tom Sierko
- 02-09-20
I recommend to any Alan Watts lovers
A great compilation of Alan Watts' lectures, much deeper and more comprehensive than anything found on YouTube.
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- Daniel Shepherd
- 06-01-21
Should be on the school curriculum
Life changing insights and perspectives that will help you live life to the fullest and die happy
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