10-13-2009, 04:06 PM
Here's a link on the site that will let you download the last four podcasts for free. Also I suspect if you tune in to the feed via iTunes you may be able to get more of them.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/alanwatts
He's a prominent philosopher who died in the 70's. He specialized in bridging the gap between western and eastern cultures primarily. Not so much in telling the West that they needed to be more like the East, but an embracing of both. One of his more famous books is called 'The way of Zen'. The reason I like him so much is because his ideas come across (to me at least) as simple, elegant, and fundamental truths about the world we live in, consciousness, and other related matters. On top of this he is a wonderful speaker who was quick to insert humor in to his lectures. It would have been a real joy for me to have met him, of course I wasn't born until after he had died. Alas...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/alanwatts
He's a prominent philosopher who died in the 70's. He specialized in bridging the gap between western and eastern cultures primarily. Not so much in telling the West that they needed to be more like the East, but an embracing of both. One of his more famous books is called 'The way of Zen'. The reason I like him so much is because his ideas come across (to me at least) as simple, elegant, and fundamental truths about the world we live in, consciousness, and other related matters. On top of this he is a wonderful speaker who was quick to insert humor in to his lectures. It would have been a real joy for me to have met him, of course I wasn't born until after he had died. Alas...