

Podcast 622 – “Nirvana Is Where You Are”
Sep 9, 2019
Alan Watts discusses interesting topics such as the concept of nirvana and its relationship to ordinary life, the significance of accepting mortality, the illusion of the separate self, and the importance of the void in Buddhism. The podcast also explores the resistance to death in Western society and the connection between language doubling and anxiety.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
The Pursuit of Nirvana: Seeking Permanence in a Changing World
04:11 • 8min
Embracing Mortality
12:10 • 6min
The Resistance to Death
18:02 • 12min
The Illusion of the Separate Self
29:36 • 10min
The Doctrine of Pragneya Para Meita
39:36 • 18min
Language Doubling and the Connection to Anxiety and Death
57:28 • 3min
The Concept of the Void in Buddhism
01:00:06 • 7min