William Temple

9 mentions across 7 talks in Alan Watts

More from William Temple

Silent Minds, True Awareness1 mention

…value real wealth, status more than material prosperity, and generally speaking, we eat the menu instead of the dinner. William Temple, archbishop of canterbury once said Christianity is the only truly materialistic religion, in that it loves material because…

A Contemplative Social Ritual [Eastern and Western Zen]2 mentions

…choir master in England, Sir walford Davies, was rehearsing a choir in the presence of the archbishop of canterbury, who was then William Temple, a great theologian. And this was a raw choir that didn't really know much about singing, and he gave them a…

…sang it very well. And he turned to the archbishop and said: your grace, that's good theology isn't it? And it obviously was, because William Temple told me the story. So then we get to what is in India called the use of mantra, and that is the chant.…

An Aquarian Age Religious Service (WBAI)1 mention

…sang it very well and he turned to the archbishop and said: your grace, that's good theology isn't it? And it obviously was because William Temple told me the story. So then we get to what is in India called the use of mantra, and that is the chant.…

Relevance of Oriental Philosophy [Philosophies of Asia]1 mention

…Christian Tradition and in the Jewish One would say that the lord god is the greatest materialist because you know, as William Temple once said, god is interested in many other things than religion. Were god only interested in religion the world would…

Introduction to a Contemplative Ritual [Zen and Meditation]2 mentions

…choir master in England, Sir walford Davies, was rehearsing a choir in the presence of the archbishop of canterbury, who was then William Temple, a great theologian. And this was a raw choir that didn't really know much about singing, and he gave them a…

…sang it very well and he turned to the archbishop and said: your grace, that's good theology isn't it? And it obviously was because William Temple told me the story. So then we get to what is in India called the use of mantra, and that is the chant.…

On Taoism [Ways of Liberation]1 mention

…clearer. So when you sing, you mustn't force your voice. Once upon a time a great choir master was in the presence of William Temple, one time archbishop of canterbury, teaching a group of slum children how to sing, and he asked them first to sing some…

Four Ways to the Center [Comparative Religion]1 mention

…in it and so you see for this reason, materialism is a dirty word. You shouldn't be a materialist although William Temple very wisely said once that Christianity is the most materialistic religion. But that is true theoretically. Judaism is an equally…