Ep. 8 – Man and Nature

Alan Watts Being in the Way

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Being In The Way, Taoism, Self-improvement, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality, Alan Watts, Buddhism, Society & Culture, Education, Tao, Spirituality, Dao, Eastern Philosophy, Zen

4.9 • 748 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In this intimate session, Alan Watts shares distinctive philosophical vantage points outlining humankind's relationship to nature.

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Welcoming listeners into a seminar session from SMU in 1965, Mark introduces the pivotal Alan Watts lecture, 'Man and Nature,' which he describes as one of his father's most engaging talks, positively focused on ecology and our relationship with the natural world and ecosphere.

This series is made in partnership with the Alan Watts Organization. Discover the official Alan Watts archive at alanwatts.org

Today's talk comes from the Tao of Philosophy from Mark's specially curated Alan Watts Essential Lectures Collection

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1:51.8	This is the Alan Watts podcast with Mark Watts.
1:55.7	So far in this podcast, we've listened to workshops that were recorded at Eslin Institute
2:00.3	on the Big Surcoast,
2:01.8	starting with some recordings on Taoism that I made in the late 60s and early 70s.
2:07.4	Then we went on to his big hall public lectures. These are talks that were given in front of
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