Commune with Jeff Krasno
476. Alan Watts: Visionary Thinking, Human Potential, and Counterculture with Mark Watts
August 22, 2023 · 1 hr 19 min
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Learn how Alan Watts brought Eastern philosophy to the West and shaped a generation's thinking.
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In this episode
- How Alan Watts became central to the human potential movement
- Why his ideas resonated so deeply in the 1950s and 1960s
- What his teachings on Taoism, Buddhism, and Zen still offer today
- The story behind his archive and the legacy his family preserves
About this episode
In this episode, we delve into the life and work of Alan Watts – a visionary thinker and lecturer who played a pivotal role in introducing Eastern philosophy to the Western world. Alan’s son, Mark Watts discusses how Alan’s teachings resonated with the cultural climate of the 1950s and '60s and how he became an influential figure in the human potential movement and counterculture.Check out Alan Watts’ new Commune course Paths of Liberation to explore key concepts of Taoism, Buddhism, and Zen. You can watch for free at onecommune.com/paths.
In this episode we cover:
0:04:02 – Mark's Bio
0:09:32 – Alan's Bio
0:31:32 – The Mysterious Circumstances of Alan's Passing
0:35:32 – Foreshadowing Trends and Tech
0:57:32 – Consciousness
1:00:32 – Laughter
1:08:02 – Alan's Archive
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