Ep. 18 – The Unpreachable Religion

Alan Watts Being in the Way

Be Here Now Network / Love Serve Remember Foundation

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

4.9 • 748 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Exploring modern culture as actually anti-materialistic, Alan tackles matters of sedentariness, sensuousness, isolation, work, play, God, and sexuality.

Host, Mark Watts, returns to introduce another thought-provoking talk from his father, Alan Watts. In this powerful lecture—one of his earlier field recordings, entitled ‘The Unpreachable Religion,’—Alan turns our common idea of modern materialism on its head.

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