Focusing on cosmic balance, Alan Watts outlines the fundamentals of Taoism and how to skillfully interfere with our environment. Hosted by Mark Watts. Find the full Zen and the Art of the Controlled Accident series of talks at play.alanwatts.org. You can subscribe to the Being in the Way Podcast with Alan Watts on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app! Proudly presented by the Be Here Now Network, home of official podcasts from thought leaders like Ram Dass, Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield and more! This time on Being in the Way, Alan Watts shares a lecture on: - The philosophy of Taoism - Taoism as the flow of things / the course of nature - The pervasive illusion of separateness and seeing it within our language - How we only experience the world bit-by-bit - A transformation of our everyday consciousness into oneness - How we are all indestructible beyond the ego - Life as a game of yin and yang, crests and troughs - The fundamental idea of mutual arising - How everything we do interferes with our environment - Learning how to interfere skillfully This series is brought to you by the Alan Watts Organization and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation. Visit Alanwatts.org for full talks from Alan Watts. “We are not ordinarily aware of how we’re aware, and as a result of that, we don’t understand our connection with the world, and we don’t understand what our real self is. We get anxious; we’re afraid that death may be the end of us. This is, of course, the purest superstition, because everybody is indestructible.” – Alan Watts ================ Alan Watts: Zen and the Art of the Controlled Accident – Being in the Way Podcast Ep. 32 - https://youtu.be/ol4jt4Wlyjs Alan Watts – Being in the Way – Ep. 32 – Zen and the Art of the Controlled Accident - https://beherenownetwork.com/https://beherenownetwork.com/alan-watts-being-in-the-way-ep-32-zen-and-the-art-of-the-controlled-accident/ ================ Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfg Follow Be Here Now Network: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeHereNowNetwork Twitter: https://twitter.com/beherenownet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beherenownetwork ================ Be Here Now Network Podcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance. Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more! Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: https://beherenownetwork.com/