[Thespiritexpress] Allen Watts

[D. Sangraal]

WOW Judy. Thank you for sharing this profound experience.
D.❣️

On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM Judy Mayhan via Thespiritexpress <
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> So enjoy these comments on Allen Watts...I was honored to be on the Bill
> long ago where he spoke along with a great variety of fellow spiritual
> leaders..It was called THE MEETING OF THE WAYS..SanFrancisco..I forget
> where it was held, and I haven't a clue as to why I was asked..
>
> Anyway, when it was his turn, he came out alone to the sound of conches
> being blown and sat himself down on the floor and told us all to simply
> sing our song...No one had the slightest idea how to respond...Slowly, from
> one corner of the place to another we all tried...
> As for himself, he simply scatted joyously  with something only he knew..
> .After some time, everyones confidence grew a bit, and  got a bit
> louder...no one was singing the same thing mind you...He got up and said
> something like "See..That's all it takes to find perfect harmony, don't you
> agree?"
>  He must have said more then that , but I was too amazed at what had just
> happened that I don't remember..I do believe he might have been a bit
> tipsy...
>    I have found his cassettes tapes that surfaced later of his talks on
> his Ferryboat so meaningful thru the years from time to time..and I still
> look him up once in a while on youtube where he has left a wealth of
> Himself that always leaves one with something meaningful to ponder
>
>
>
>
> At 11:23 AM 8/18/2025, you wrote:
>
> 1968 ~ every Sunday on TV ~ he would walk out to a blackboard in Golden
> Gate Park explaining/expounding/delighting us.
>
> With his chalk stick ~ writing out his thoughts/ideas so clearly ~ ~~~
> never forget it.
>
> His book the Way of Zen ~ was the first spiritual teaching that really
> made me laugh that Aha! laugh.
>
>  ~ 🙠🌟
>
>
> On Aug 18, 2025, at 10:11 AM, Gidley Gidley via Thespiritexpress <
> thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
>
> An extraordinary quote. going to Satsang on Allen Watts houseboat in
> Sausalito (an old ferry) in the mid 60s with a handful of seekers was, in
> retrospect, a priceless gift.
>  He lives on in and out of time.
> Thanks for this one.
>
> On Aug 18, 2025, at 09:54, rnadeau via Thespiritexpress <
> thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
>
> 
> â­•ï¸ ~~ I remember listening to Allen Watts being broadcast on KPFA
> (Berkeley)
>
> in the early '70’s every Sunday morning with a group of friends, whilst
> being
>
> being in a discussion, doing yoga stretching exercises and a brief
> meditation~.
>
> ~This “idea of forgiving…  is presented in A Course In Miracles as
> well~.
>
> ~ As we shall see expanded in our studies of* “The Kybalion†*-
> Hermetic teaching…
>
> The basics of liberation and personal sovereignty that is foundational in
> all
>
> major religions ~ yet so easily misinterpreted. If view outside the
> restrictions
>
> of religious order one discovers the flavor of Spiritual essence that
> religions
>
> have attempted to co-op'd.
>
> ~This idea of forgiving the past, if applied to one’s self holds
> enormous potential
>
> for self liberation by releasing the shackles of self depravation, blame
> and shame~.
>
> Only Love
>
>
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