Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Full remastered talk now streaming at play.alanwatts.org/explore-free and in App. (More Links in Bio)

Listen for free as the Being in the Way Episode 30, or listen to the entire newly release 7 part series, TAO for NOW.

In this talk, Alan explores the difference between symbolic reality and true experience. Emphasizing the importance of being fully present with all your senses, without getting caught up in mental labels and concepts.

Key points you’ll discover:
✨ Cultivating total sensory awareness in meditation
🥰 Experiencing life directly, free from self-concepts
☯️ Recognizing the limitations of the symbolic world
🥀 Finding true joy beyond material possessions
🏵️ Letting go of guilt and embracing the present
📿 Exploring Eastern vs. Western spiritual approaches
🔮 Why intention matters for a fulfilling life
🪦 The Taoist concept of letting go of the ego
✨ Engaging all your senses to experience the world anew

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“Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Alan Watts had the rare gift of ‘writing beautifully the un-writable’. Watts begins with scholarship and intellect and proceeds with art and eloquence to the frontiers of the spirit. A fascinating entry into the deepest ways of knowing.” — Los Angeles Times

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