In this new, technological age, Alan Watts explains how seeing reality via only one perspective can lead to a fragmented view of the world; instead, he encourages listeners to adopt both the analytical and the organic.&nbsp;This series is brought to you by the Alan Watts Organization and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation. Visit <a href="https://alanwatts.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alanwatts.org</a> for full talks from Alan Watts.Today’s episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at <a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/alan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">betterhelp.com/alan</a> and get on your way to being your best self.In this episode, Alan Watts dives into:<ul><li>Living in an age of technology in a culture obsessed with rational control&nbsp;</li><li>How someone can easily be obstructed by their own cautiousness</li><li>The problem of human ecology and how one should best relate to their environment</li><li>Considering what our idea of heaven is and what desires we truly want&nbsp;</li><li>The western model of the universe (intellectual, architectural, mechanical)&nbsp;</li><li>Reductive thinking: seeing&nbsp; the world through a net and making everything into a comprehensible, geometrical unit</li><li>The fundamental difference between a mechanism and an organism&nbsp;</li><li>How understanding the world through only conscious attention can lead to seeing everything as parts rather than the whole picture</li><li>Combining the academic, analytical mind with the organic, ‘gooey’ mind&nbsp;</li></ul>“Go to the science of medicine. You get a specialist who really understands the function of the gall bladder. He studied gall bladders ad infinitum, and he really thinks he knows all about it. But, whenever he looks at a human being, he sees them in terms of the gall bladder.” – Alan WattsSee Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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