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Ep. 8 – Man and Nature

Alan Watts Being in the Way

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The Ultimate Reality of the Universe Is the Self

This is an indian theory, east indian nature, not as an artifact, but as drama. Basic to all hindo thought is the idea that the world is maya. That is a sanscrit word which means many things. It means magic, illusion, art, play. All the world's a stave. And in the hindoo idea, there is the ultimate reality of the universe is the self, which they call brahman, or atman. Everything that pens happens on the self. Like you say, it's on me. The drinks to night are on mei. Or like we say when you hear the radio, it'm on the speaker. You

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