I used to listen to his talks to fall asleep. It brought me good vibes.
I´ve read a book of him and it was pretty ok.
Do you like his talks? Do they resonate with you in any way?
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I’m not interested in Buddhism, Taoism, or Hinduism and that’s what he writes and lectures about
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In short, yes.
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Never heard of him.
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I listened to some of his talks, seems pretty knowledgable about psychology. Taught me about how making pleasure your highest calling sends you to a self made hell.
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The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus said that the pursuit of pleasure was the meaning of life, but I think the pleasures of simple, nourishing food, friendship, were the types of pleasure he meant. The Romans probably changed his philosophy to mean unbridled self indulgence.
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My brother really likes him. He doesn’t really do it for me. I prefer my philosophy to be more physically observable.
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I enjoyed his book on Zen. His other works seem well thought out and informative.
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What about the man?
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Oh yes. He has great insight and perspective.
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I like listening to Alan Watts. I think he has a soothing voice.
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I tried listening to his talks because a friend asked me to. They also made me fall asleep, although not for good reasons. He’s not my cup of tea.
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Toward the end of his life, he called himself “a philosophical entertainer”.
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He was entertaining, you can´t deny that. Great speeches imo, from a “college talk” view. I´ve had professors with way less skills on that.
Man… now that I´m getting into listening to him again I enjoy almost everything he has to say.
The only thing I don´t agree with is the “letting go” or “don´t try” part of his talks: Somehow we should end up mastering something when we don´t try anymore…
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