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Alan Watts Lectures and Essays

Alan Watts Lectures and Essays

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Alan Watts Podcast About Alan Watts is one of the most widely read philosophers of the 20th century. In addition to his 28 books, Alan Watts delivered hundreds of public lectures and seminars the recordings of which have been preserved in the archives of the Electronic University. Donate Your donations will go directly to this podcast to keep it going. Note: Supporters will be listed on the website. Store Purchase Alan Watts audio collections on CD in Audio and MP3 formats available on the AlanWatts.com store. Go to Store The Essential Lectures The Entire Podcast Series: 48 Lectures, 21 Hours of Audio! The entire podcast series lectures in their original length and quality, at your fingertips to play anytime anywhere! The Meditative Series 12 New Lectures, 10 Hours of Audio 12 new lectures never heard on the podcast or in the other apps, hand selected by Mark Watts. The Seminar Series 16 New Lectures, 10 Hours of Audio 16 new lectures never heard on the podcast or in the other apps, hand selected by Mark Watts.

string tree In the past I've had people request instructions on how to recreate the string tree I made in my living room. While I don't have a full tutorial, I do have enough to get you going so you can hopefully recreate this fun project at home. Here's the tree in my living room that started all the trouble: I apologize in advance for the quality of the photos, when I took them my camera's screen had died- so I could take pictures but I couldn't really aim or anything or be sure the photo had come out. Start by putting pushpins into the wall in the general shape of the tree you're hoping to create. I generally have a photo of a tree printed out to give me a basic guide as to the shape I'm going for. Any good drawing teacher will tell you that the rules of trees are thus: Don't be too symmetrical or regular with the branches, trees are not ladders.Generally odd numbers of things look better than evenDon't try to make it too perfect. Other pointers I would give you would be: Don't be too linear.

Home Hegel - History of Philosophy Inaugural Address Prefatory Note Introduction A. 1. a. 2. a. 3. a. B. 1. a. 2. a. 3. a. C. 1. Introduction A. 1. B. 1. Introduction Section OneFirst Period, from Thales to Aristotle Chapter I: First Period, First Division The first extends from Thales to Anaxagoras, from abstract thought which is in immediate determinateness to the thought of the self-determining Thought. Introduction A. Chapter II: First Period, Second Division The second division comprises the Sophists, Socrates, and the followers of Socrates. Introduction A. Chapter III: First Period, Third Division The third division, which deals with Plato and Aristotle, is found in Greek science where objective thought, the Idea, forms itself into a whole. A. B. Section Two Second Period, Dogmatism and Scepticism Introduction A. Section Three Third Period, The Neo-Platonists Introduction A. Table of Contents for Part Two Introduction Section One: Arabian Philosophy Section Two: The Scholastics Section Three: The Revival of the Sciences A.

Om Mani Padme Hum: The Meaning of the Mantra in Tibetan Buddhism Glimpsing a Few More Facets of the Mantra There are many ways to understand the meaning of the mantra. Here are a few of them: The Transformation of Speech [An excerpt from The Dharma, by Kalu Rinpoche, from a chapter on The Four Dharmas of Gampopa. ] "The second aspect of transformation [of confusion into wisdom] concerns our speech. Mere words, which have no ultimate reality, can determine our happiness and suffering. In the Vajrayana context, we recite and meditate on mantra, which is enlightened sound, the speech of the [Bhodisattva of Compassion], the union of Sound and Emptiness. At first, the Union of Sound and Emptiness is simply an intellectual concept of what our meditation should be. One of the disciples was very diligent, though his realization was perhaps not so profound. When the two disciples went to their lama to indicate they had finished the practice, he said, 'Oh, you've both done excellently. The Powers of the Six Syllables "Behold! H.H. top of page

Alan Watts Vault : Lecture on Zen Once upon a time, there was a Zen student who quoted an old Buddhist poem to his teacher, which says: The voices of torrents are from one great tongue, the lions of the hills are the pure body of Buddha. 'Isn't that right?' he said to the teacher. It would be, of course, much better, if this occasion were celebrated with no talk at all, and if I addressed you in the manner of the ancient teachers of Zen, I should hit the microphone with my fan and leave. Because if I allow you to leave here this evening, under the impression that you understand something about Zen, you will have missed the point entirely. Now then, if one must try to say something about what Zen is, and I want to do this by way of introduction, I must make it emphatic that Zen, in its essence, is not a doctrine. That in this universe, there is one great energy, and we have no name for it. So it is Zen that, if I may put it metaphorically, *Jon-Jo said 'the perfect man employs his mind as a mirror.

How To Transfer a Photograph to Canvas Home Hacks | Apartment Therapy DC Previous image Next image I recently returned home from a long vacation and 800 or so photos later, I vowed that this trip my pictures would make it off my computer. While I'm still working on the album, I decided it would also be fun to display a few of my photos in an unconventional way, but without spending a lot of money. Aside from the linen canvas boards, this project was fabricated with materials I had on hand. What You Need MaterialsPhotographIron-on transfer paperLinen artist canvas boardCotton or linen fabric (slightly bigger than the size of your photo)Contrasting thread Multipurpose Adhesive (I used 3M Super 77 which is photo safe and works on fabric)Photo Protectant (I used Krylon Preserve It! ToolsComputer and printerImage editing softwareScissors or shearsSewing machine or needleIronHard surface or cutting board (do not use an ironing board!) Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Images: Kimberly Watson

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