Ep. 37 – Reality, Art and Illusion

Inviting listeners to question the nature of reality, consciousness, and perception, Alan Watts explores the limits of what the mind can truly know.

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This time on Being in the Way, Alan Watts explains:

Solipsism and how it subtly shapes modern human consciousness
The philosophical case for idealism and the nature of reality as mind-dependent
Relativity and how things exist for the purpose of other things
The mind as a mirror and the illusion of an objective, external viewpoint
Considering how the spiritual world affects the material world
The enduring philosophical question: What exists when no one is observing?
The Four Buddhist Inconceivables and the limits of conceptual thought

"Being is always being for something; it is, in other words, relational. The sun is light for eyes. Eyes are organs of vision for a mind. If there are no eyes, the sun gives forth no light. If there are no nerve ends it gives forth no heat. If there are no muscles, nothing is heavy.” –Alan Watts

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