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.
…in two. And so we have nature grace which, when it got into western theology through a famous fellow by the name of Peter the chancellor in Paris, it was like a function in calculus. It was never a thought there's nature there's grace. It was look…
…sometimes came home and imitated his mannerisms and my mother would look at me in a severe way and say: Alan That's not you, that's Peter. So she was concerned to give me an identity and when I did terrible things she said: it's not like you to do a…
…to, and you came home imitating the mannerisms of that other child and your mother said to you: johnny, johnny that's not you that's Peter. And you felt a little bit ashamed because somehow you had let her down. She wanted you to be you, her child, and…
…felt a little bit ashamed because somehow you had let her down. She wanted you to be you, her child, and not Mrs Jones's child, Peter. And so in many ways we are all taught this for example, the main thing that we are all taught in childhood is that…
…home imitating that child's mannerisms, you bugged your mother because she didn't know who you were. You said: johnny that's not you that's Peter and made you feel guilty about that. But then you see what they do to you. I've just explained the system of…
…Lao Tzu and the tao and with incisive political comment. He was tougher politically when he was younger and with that droll lord Peter Whimsy and with his truly astonishing erudition. And at 8: 30 an eye would flick to the clock and at exactly one…
…incense on top of a tomb and began to pound it with a mortar, a task which occupied him for several hours. Suddenly saint Peter appeared on the scene in the guise of a beggar and asked him what he was doing. Making bread was the reply. Saint Peter…
…sometimes came home and imitated his mannerisms and my mother would look at me in a severe way and say Alan That's not you, that's Peter. So she was concerned to give me an identity. And when I did terrible things she said it's not like you to do a…
…is to make art look like nature. And so the highest reach of western technique comes with people like the Great Flemish masters Peter De hooch and Van Dyck and Van Eyck and so on who represent what you might call the peak of photographic realism, which…
…makes his confession? The formula is: I confess to god almighty the blessed Mary ever virgin, blessed John the baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Paul and all the saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed by my fault by my own…
…that human beings should use, he was carrying around with him a great dictionary. And one day he went to call on saint Peter and or perhaps saint Peter Didn't live then it may have been the archangel Gabriel and he unfortunately left the dictionary in a…
…he was carrying around with him a great dictionary. And one day he went to call on saint Peter and or perhaps saint Peter Didn't live then it may have been the archangel Gabriel and he unfortunately left the dictionary in a taxi which was waiting for…
…television, and we get an image of ourselves. When I was a little boy I remember I had a friend up the street called Peter, and I admired Peter very much. Sometimes I came home and I imitated Peter's Behavior and my mother said to me: Alan That's not…
…an image of ourselves. When I was a little boy I remember I had a friend up the street called Peter, and I admired Peter very much. Sometimes I came home and I imitated Peter's Behavior and my mother said to me: Alan That's not you that's Peter,…
…Peter very much. Sometimes I came home and I imitated Peter's Behavior and my mother said to me: Alan That's not you that's Peter, because you see she was giving me an image of myself and when I did anything terrible she said: Alan, It's just not…
…have to do. It unilaterally. I mean you have to do it uniformly for everyone. You can't say, well John is the lord god and Peter Isn't, ha uh, but as a result of this you see, we all feel like strangers in the world, disconnected from it all, that…
…on a new name, and the character of that name is usually a divine name. He becomes instead of Joe doakes, brother, Peter, taking the name of Peter the apostle. Instead of being Mr Mukhopadhyaya in India, he comes krishnananda, the name of Krishna and…
…the character of that name is usually a divine name. He becomes instead of Joe doakes, brother, Peter, taking the name of Peter the apostle. Instead of being Mr Mukhopadhyaya in India, he comes krishnananda, the name of Krishna and bliss. He takes a…
…home imitating that child's mannerisms, you bugged your mother because she didn't know who you were, said johnny that's not you that's Peter, and made you feel guilty about that. But then you see what they do to you. I've just explained the system of…
…they gave him the name of one of the archetypal angels or disciples, so that you were no longer, say, laertius, you became Peter, and Peter is one of the nobodies, the great nobodies you see. So I've noticed recently I've met a few young people who…
…him the name of one of the archetypal angels or disciples, so that you were no longer, say, laertius, you became Peter, and Peter is one of the nobodies, the great nobodies you see. So I've noticed recently I've met a few young people who have abandoned…
…asked him bread will he give him a stone? The answer is yes, ha, that's what you've got. It's no joke that when Peter acknowledged jesus as the Christ, he said: thou art Peter, which in Greek means stone, Petros petrified thou art Peter and upon this…
…answer is yes, ha, that's what you've got. It's no joke that when Peter acknowledged jesus as the Christ, he said: thou art Peter, which in Greek means stone, Petros petrified thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my church. As I've explained,…
…joke that when Peter acknowledged jesus as the Christ, he said: thou art Peter, which in Greek means stone, Petros petrified thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my church. As I've explained, jesus was a great utterer of koans and this was one…
…build my church. As I've explained, jesus was a great utterer of koans and this was one of the best kephas. In Hebrew, Peter means the same thing: rock, and the good disciple is always the rock upon which the church founders. The church is one…
…and push and ginger. There's a little poem by h v Morton thought that troubled a businessman during a sleepless night, supposing that st Peter at the door finds pep and push and ginger all aboard. Well now in that sense then I think a widespread use of…
…to and you came home imitating the mannerisms of that other child and your mother said to you: johnny, johnny that's not you that's Peter. And you felt a little bit ashamed because somehow you had let her down. She wanted you to be you, her child, and…
…felt a little bit ashamed because somehow you had let her down. She wanted you to be you, her child, and not Mrs Jones's child, Peter. And so in many ways we are all taught this. For example, the main thing that we are all taught in childhood is that…
…imitate some other child's behavior, everybody points the finger and says you're not being true to yourself, johnny that's not you that's Peter. And so you learn to stay Peter or to stay johnny. But of course you're not either, because this is just the…
…everybody points the finger and says you're not being true to yourself, johnny that's not you that's Peter. And so you learn to stay Peter or to stay johnny. But of course you're not either, because this is just the image of you. It's as much of you…