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Alan Watts - The Way of Waking Up

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What does it mean, to awaken? A short movie (w/ English CC) narrated by Alan Watts.. "So then, here's the drama. My metaphysics, let me be perfectly frank with you, are that there is the central Self, you could call it God you could call it anything you like. And its all of us. Its playing all the parts of all beings whatsoever everywhere and anywhere. And its playing the game of hide and seek with itself. It gets lost, it gets involved in the farthest out adventures but in the end it always wakes up, and comes back to itself. And when you're ready to wake up, you're gonna wake up. And if you're not ready your gonna stay pretending that you're poor little me." Thanks to Mark Watts for permission to put this up: http://alanwatts.com/ Video created by Christopher (Tao & Zen on Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/TaoZen2012 For those who would like to hear Alan Watts speak without any background music, a second version of this video can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCbHg243-AE with background music by Kitaro- "Endless Water" and "Tree" from his album "Ki".... Both songs can be heard at full volume here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIs9ecuD0Q0 Recommended reading - The Joyous Cosmology, by Alan Watts http://www.psychedelic-library.org/JCBODY.HTM

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Supposing you say, I feel guilty.', 'start': 224.952, 'duration': 7.703}, {'end': 236.196, 'text': 'Christianity makes you feel guilty for existing.', 'start': 233.715, 'duration': 2.481}, {'end': 242.798, 'text': 'That somehow the very fact that you exist is an affront.', 'start': 239.297, 'duration': 3.501}, {'end': 246.62, 'text': 'You are a fallen human being.', 'start': 244.259, 'duration': 2.361}], 'summary': 'Christianity induces guilt for existing, making one feel like a fallen human being.', 'duration': 35.214, 'max_score': 211.406, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/7blUYJm6i-c/pics/7blUYJm6i-c211406.jpg'}, {'end': 383.949, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 314.501, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 319.821, 'text': "You've got to fulfill this requirement, this requirement, this requirement, this requirement, then we'll let you in.", 'start': 314.501, 'duration': 5.32}, {'end': 324.542, 'text': 'And so you go, you go through the mill.', 'start': 321.582, 'duration': 2.96}, {'end': 337.687, 'text': "Why? 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all beings and engages in the game of hide and seek, ultimately waking up and coming back to itself.', 'Individuals who are ready to wake up are on the path of self-realization, while those not ready continue to pretend to be someone they are not.', 'The function of a guru is to guide individuals in realizing their true selves by questioning their intentions and directing them to look within to find the answers to their existential inquiries.']}, {'end': 457.725, 'start': 178.427, 'title': 'The illusion of guilt and awakening', 'summary': "Discusses the illusion of guilt and the concept of awakening, emphasizing that individuals create elaborate systems to delay their awakening by feeling they need to pay a price for it, while also highlighting the humor in the realization of one's true self.", 'duration': 279.298, 'highlights': ["Individuals create elaborate systems to delay their awakening by feeling they need to pay a price for it, as they won't wake up until they've made it 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