Alan Watts
Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.708 |
| Birthday | 1915-01-06 |
| Place of Birth | Chislehurst, Kent, England, UK |
| Also Known As |
1972
Conversation with Myself
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Alan Watts talks about our perception of the world, and how we derive metaphysics from it. Watts recorded this video in 1971 as a pilot for a public t...
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Conversation with Myself
1973
Work as Play
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Alan Watts discusses the Western dichotomy of work and play, and explains that when you take the play out of work life becomes joyless drudgery.
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Work as Play
1971
The Art of Meditation
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This VHS video includes two short documentaries by Elda Hartley. In the first, THE ART OF MEDITATION, Alan Watts gives us techniques and advice for me...
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The Art of Meditation
2016
Zen Dog
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Trapped by daily routine, a man experiences complete freedom by dreaming himself across the country in a psychedelic Volkswagen with the guiding words...
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Zen Dog
1969
Flow of Zen
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Alan Watts illustrates in this elegant meditation on Buddhism the nature of reality using the paradigm of flowing water. It is one of his best. "The w...
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Flow of Zen
2020
Until There Was Nothing
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A philosophical video and art exploration of the Earth's passage through a black hole.
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Until There Was Nothing
1994
Zen: The Best of Alan Watts
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A memorial anthology of Alan Watt's work. Watts (1915-1973), who held both a master's degree in theology and a doctorate of divinity, is best known as...
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Zen: The Best of Alan Watts
1969
Zen and Now
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Gently experimental film introducing Zen concepts, narrated by Alan Watts.
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Zen and Now
1968
Buddhism, Man and Nature
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Visualizes the mood of Buddhism as the oneness of man and nature. Includes commentary by Alan Watts.
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Buddhism, Man and Nature
2017
Everything
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It's a simulation of reality where you can see the world from everything's point of view - it's kind of a philosophy project in the form of a game. Th...
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Everything
1972
Time and the More It Changes
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Taped by his son shortly before Watts' death, this program captures the noted philosopher/mystic's ideas on the meaning of time and change, if they ha...
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Time and the More It Changes
2018
Play
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A dance music theatre piece that evokes the world of childhood and its careless pleasures. But beyond pure entertainment, this performance contemplate...
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2024
The Monkey Conflict
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