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Ep. 8 – Man and Nature

Alan Watts Being in the Way

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Don't Trust Yourself

In the chinese philosophy of nature, nature has no boss. There is no principle that forces things to behave the way they do. It is a completely democratic theory of nature. Most westerners don't trust nature because it comes out with weeds and insects. And above all, you can't trust human nature - if you don't hold a club over yourself, you'll go out and rape your grandmother.

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