c/alan-watts
The largest collection of talks by Alan Watts — the British-American philosopher who made Eastern wisdom accessible through witty and profound teachings.
…before he left England, Didn't he? Yes that book comes about the same time as ilis in Gaza and that was when he knew Gerald Hurd first. Now what prompted him to move to the United States? Well he was traveling you remember, first of all he lived in…
…traveling you remember, first of all he lived in Italy a long time and then in Italy the fascist regime came about and Gerald Hurd moved to America and somehow this whole group of englishmen moved here and then he was here naturally for his eyesight, he…
…him a great deal in overcoming this blindness and the climate, and they went to live in the desert. But I think that Gerald Hurd was quite did give the incentive to move here and leave Europe. So it was primarily just his interest in Gerald Hurd and…
…think that Gerald Hurd was quite did give the incentive to move here and leave Europe. So it was primarily just his interest in Gerald Hurd and the group around him yes and what was happening in Italy and in Germany and so on that made him in England.…
…corporation, the brains of the air force, has of all things philosophers on its staff. Bell Telephone has hired even Gerald Hurd as a consultant. And especially in the advertising world, the new type of conference called the brainstorm is spreading like…
…some people felt to be a catastrophic change in his literary career. To a large extent probably under the influence of Gerald Hurd, he changed from being a brilliant, witty and highly cynical novelist to a person with a profound interest in the spiritual…
…just before he left England Didn't he? That book comes about the same time as ilis in Gaza and that was when he knew Gerald Hurd first yes now what prompted him to move to the United States? Well he was traveling you remember. First of all he lived…
…traveling you remember. First of all he lived in Italy a long time and then in Italy the fascist regime came about and Gerald Hurd moved to America and somehow this whole group of englishmen moved here and then he was here naturally for his eyesight. He…
…a great deal yes, in overcoming this blindness and to climb and then they went to live in the desert. But I think that Gerald Hurd was quite did give the incentive to move here and leave Europe. So it was primarily just his interest in Gerald Hurd and…
…think that Gerald Hurd was quite did give the incentive to move here and leave Europe. So it was primarily just his interest in Gerald Hurd and the group around him yes and what was happening in Italy and in Germany and so on that made him in England.…