Alan Watts

{"id":264578681,"title":"Alan Watts Sampler","handle":"alan-watts-sampler","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnjoy this Alan Watts sampler, with one selection from each of the 16 talks from our new, never before released series of recordings from this entertaining and provocative master. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlan Watts discusses the fundamental attitudes that run through all religions or 'ways of liberation', as the Far Eastern disciplines might better be described. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning Time:  30 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: Digital Download \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/139456696\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/139456804\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/139456868\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2014-04-01T11:15:00-04:00","created_at":"2014-03-13T14:24:06-04:00","vendor":"Alan Watts","type":"Audio Program","tags":["2014","Audio Program","free offering","mp3","religion","spirituality"],"price":495,"price_min":495,"price_max":495,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":614266033,"title":"Digital Download","option1":"Digital Download","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"wattssamplerDD","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Alan Watts Sampler - 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{"id":207653537,"title":"Four Ways to the Center with Alan Watts","handle":"four-ways-to-the-center-with-alan-watts","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlan Watts discusses the fundamental attitudes that run through all religions or 'ways of liberation', as the Far Eastern disciplines might better be described. \u003cbr\u003eBy following these practices to the extremes of repentance, rebellion, and resignation, one may be freed from the endless cycles of reincarnation which perpetuate the human condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning Time: 3 hours, 4 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: Digital Download 978-1-61544-574-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/128529507\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/128529743\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/131278245\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/131278248\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2014-03-29T22:25:00-04:00","created_at":"2014-01-08T12:50:59-05:00","vendor":"Alan Watts","type":"Audio Program","tags":["Audio Program","mp3","religion","spirituality"],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":2495,"compare_at_price_min":2495,"compare_at_price_max":2495,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":472052701,"title":"Digital Download","option1":"Digital Download","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"574DD","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Four Ways to the Center with Alan Watts - 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{"id":189147257,"title":"The Power of Space and Reincarnation with Alan Watts","handle":"the-power-of-space-with-alan-watts","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpace is considered to be nothingness by many.  But after all it is the background in which we see everything.  It is against space and within the dimension of time that we experience everything we experience.  Space and time are the two basic dimensions of our world but are uncommonly illusive.  We can say they are our way of thinking of the universe as being a system of patterns.  And our awe at the vastness of space may be man's astonishment at himself.  We reconsider our position as an \"insignificant\" speck in the vastness of the universe.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRunning Time: 3.3 hrs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN Digital Download: \u003cspan\u003e978-1-61544-575-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.betterlisten.com\/collections\/alan-watts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAuthor Bio and Links\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/128531288\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/128531455\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/128531653\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","published_at":"2014-03-29T22:26:00-04:00","created_at":"2013-12-06T01:17:43-05:00","vendor":"Alan Watts","type":"Audio Program","tags":["Audio Program","mp3","religion","spirituality"],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":2495,"compare_at_price_min":2495,"compare_at_price_max":2495,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":433598309,"title":"Digital Download","option1":"Digital Download","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"575DD","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Power of Space and Reincarnation with Alan Watts - 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{"id":188855361,"title":"Thusness with Alan Watts","handle":"thusness-with-alan-watts","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlan Watts discusses the word \u003cem\u003etathata\u003c\/em\u003e, which is translated from the Sanskrit as \"suchness\" or \"thusness.\" The term is used in Mahayana Buddhism to suggest how things look to a Buddha, to one who has experienced enlightenment or liberation and is, therefore, called a \u003cem\u003eTathagata\u003c\/em\u003e - one who comes (and goes) thus.  Watts shares the sense of this nonsense in Buddhist philosophy, and its practical demonstration in Zen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning Time: \u003cspan\u003e3 hours, 12 minutes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN Digital Download: 978-1-61544-576-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/128534302\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/131274667\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/131274665\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/131274666\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","published_at":"2014-03-29T22:26:00-04:00","created_at":"2013-12-05T15:11:01-05:00","vendor":"Alan Watts","type":"Audio Program","tags":["Audio Program","mp3","religion","spirituality"],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":433011869,"title":"Digital Download","option1":"Digital Download","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"576DD","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Thusness with Alan Watts - 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{"id":189145669,"title":"Reality, Art and Illusion with Alan Watts","handle":"reality-art-illusion-with-alan-watts","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 20.45pt; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlan Watts discusses the Indian philosophy of the world as maya -- under its multiple meanings as illusion, art, magic, creative power, measure, etc. Various techniques in the arts are used to illustrate the delicate and vibrational character of the material world, and to suggest a new approach to the old philosophy that the universe is \"mind\" only.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 20.45pt; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning Time: 3 hours, 31 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN Digital Download: 978-1-61544-577-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.betterlisten.com\/collections\/alan-watts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAuthor Bio and Links\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/131280039\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/131280041\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/131280044\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/131280042\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","published_at":"2014-03-29T22:25:00-04:00","created_at":"2013-12-06T01:13:14-05:00","vendor":"Alan Watts","type":"Audio Program","tags":["Audio Program","mp3","religion","spirituality"],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":433595641,"title":"Digital Download","option1":"Digital Download","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"577DD","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Reality, Art and Illusion with Alan Watts - Digital Download","public_title":"Digital Download","options":["Digital Download"],"price":1995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":-78,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"858964004868"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/alanwatts-reality2.jpg?v=1527053862"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/alanwatts-reality2.jpg?v=1527053862","options":["Title"],"content":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; 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