Re-familiarizing us with Zen traditions, Alan Watts inspires listeners to move beyond going through the motions of practice.Today’s episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/alan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">betterhelp.com/</a><a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/beherenow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">alan</a>&nbsp;and get on your way to being your best&nbsp;self.In this episode of Being in the Way, Alan Watts explains:<ul><li>Our lack of awareness of the basic structure of the world</li><li>The world itself as meaningless (non-symbolic)</li><li>Realizing fundamental energy and Zen as the religion of no religion</li><li>The metaphysical in terms of the everyday</li><li>The composition of Zen practice</li><li>How westerners are bothered by ritual and splendor</li><li>How Buddhism has degenerated over the years</li><li>A re-familiarization with Buddhism for modernity</li></ul>This series is brought to you by the Alan Watts Organization and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation. Visit&nbsp;<a href="https://alanwatts.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alanwatts.org</a>&nbsp;for full talks from Alan Watts.“There is this tremendous problem, unless the Buddhist tradition is to go down the drain completely, of re-familiarizing the Japanese with what it’s all about. Over the years it has degenerated into going through the motions and into being something which is just a kind of magic.”&nbsp;– 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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