Just So | Free Book
From the luminary and prophetic Alan Watts, an invitation to
embrace pleasure, play, and connection in our ever-evolving
world
“If you were God,” asked Alan Watts, “what kind of
universe would you create? A perfect one free of suffering and
drama? Or one filled with surprise and delight?”
From the
1950s to the 1970s, Eastern spiritual philosophies sparked in the
West profound new ways of perceiving ourselves, the mysteries of
reality, and the unfolding destiny of humanity. And through his live
gatherings and radio talks, Alan Watts was at the forefront—igniting
astonishing insights into who we are and where we're heading.
Based
on a legendary series of seminars, Just So illuminates three
fascinating domains: money versus real wealth, the spirituality of a
deeper materialism, and how technology and spirituality are both
guiding us to ever greater interconnection in the universe that we
find ourselves in.
Along the way, readers will explore
many other themes, at turns humorous, prescient, and more relevant
today than ever. What unfolds is a liberating view of humanity that
arises from possibility and the unpredictable—perfect and “just so,”
not in spite of its messy imperfections, but because of
them.
Book highlights:
1. Going With
• Theology and the Laws of Nature
• Thinking Makes It So
•
Everything Is Context
• Going With
• What We Mean by
Intelligence
• Ecological Awareness
• Of Gods and
Puppets
2. Civilizing Technology
• The
Problem of Abstractions
• We Need a New Analogy
• Working
with the Field of Forces
• Trust
• Synergy and the One
World Town
• Privacy, Artificiality, and the Self
• Groups
and Crowds
3. Money and Materialism
• The
Material Is the Spiritual
• Money and the Good Life
• True
Materialism
• Wiggles, Seriousness, and the Fear of Pleasure
•
The Failure of Money and Technology
• The Problem of Guilt
4. In Praise of Swinging
• Rigidity and Identity
• Now Is Where the World
Begins
• Are We Going to Make It?
• Polarization and
Contrast
• No Escape
5. What Is So of Itself
• Spontaneity and the Unborn Mind
• Relaxation,
Religion, and Rituals
• Saving the World
About the Author
Alan Watts
Alan Watts (1915–1973)
For spiritual
seekers of many generations, Alan Watts earned a reputation as one of
the most accessible—and entertaining—interpreters of Eastern
philosophy in the West. Beginning at age 16, when he wrote an article
for the journal of the Buddhist Lodge in London, Watts would develop
an audience of millions who were enriched through his books,
recordings, radio broadcasts, and public talks. In all, Alan Watts
wrote more than 25 books, including such classics as
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are and
This Is It: and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience.
For more information, visit alanwatts.org.
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