Alan Watts Being in the Way

Ep. 13 – Psychology of Mystical Experience

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May 18, 2022
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INSIGHT

Unified Mysticism

  • Seemingly conflicting religious experiences, like perceiving God as distant or immanent, might be different expressions of the same thing.
  • Similar to how extreme cold and heat both manifest as pain, diverse mystical experiences could share a common core.
INSIGHT

The Reality of Death

  • We live with the awareness of our mortality, especially in a time of global crises.
  • Confronting the idea of death, rather than avoiding it, is essential for understanding life.
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The Interplay of Form and Emptiness

  • Just as stars are defined by the space around them, form and emptiness are inseparable.
  • This is the core of mystical understanding: the unity of opposites.
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