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  • Out of Your Mind

  • By: Alan Watts
  • Narrated by: Alan Watts
  • Length: 14 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (5,601 ratings)

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Out of Your Mind

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In order to come to your senses, Alan Watts often said, you sometimes need to go out of your mind. Perhaps more than any other teacher in the West, this celebrated author, former Anglican priest, and self-described spiritual entertainer was responsible for igniting the passion of countless wisdom seekers to the spiritual and philosophical delights of Asia and India.

Now, with Out of Your Mind: Essential Listening from the Alan Watts Audio Archives, you are invited to immerse yourself in 12 of this legendary thinker's pinnacle teaching sessions about how to break through the limits of the rational mind and begin expanding your awareness and appreciation for the Great Game unfolding all around us.

Whether you're completely new to Alan Watts or familiar with his work, here is a rare opportunity to experience him at his best, improvising brilliantly before a live audience on Out of Your Mind: Essential Listening from the Alan Watts Audio Archives.

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Another great book

This book is as amazing as other Alan Watts books. However, if you already purchased "You're it" then this book is very very similar with identical talks.

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Life changing contemplation!

Would you consider the audio edition of Out of Your Mind to be better than the print version?

Alan Watts is a voice we should all hear in schools, in universities, and temples. A brilliant mind and an enlightened being.

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will listen to 100 times

O o o o o m. m m m m m m m m m manni pad me hmmm

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Cup filled

I love listening to Mr. Watts. Such a fancy human being he was with such a delightful way with words. great audiobook.

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Out of Your Mind To Expand Your Nothingness

Alan Watts opened my mind to the universe. I want to listen to this 1000 times more. I can only hope that you have this same experience.

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Mind blowing.

Thought before listening that it might be outdated but it wasn't. Think Eckhart Tolle with more colorful style. Not better or worse. Different and excellent.

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Very good

Very eye opening. Life changing if you are ready and can empty your cup and take it all in.

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Zen from a Western perspective

I was thrilled to find this collection of lectures. I'd listen to Alan Watts on YouTube but the audio quality was not good. How could I have lived so long and not been exposed to this wonderful free thinker and questioner of everything.

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great perspective lost in today's modern world

loved it... a great perspective lost in today's modern world....a great way to reconnect to what is important.

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Nice to meet you, Mr. Watts!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Out of Your Mind?

His explanation of non-duality

What aspect of Alan Watts’s performance would you have changed?

These are old recordings and there is a lot of background noise on them. However, I am glad they were recorded and glad I got to hear him in his own voice!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

My extreme reaction was that some of the core principles sounded so much sounded like A Course in Miracles, which was written 15 years later!

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