This week we discuss 'The Wisdom of Insecurity' by Alan Watts. A seminal book of his that is an exploration of the law of reversed effort in a human's quest for psychological security and our efforts to find spiritual and intellectual security in religion and philosophy.

Hope you enjoy.

Will & Luke

00:00 Introductions

01:50 The Law of Reversed Effort

05:00 The Age of Insecurity (anticipation of pleasures and avoidance of pains perpetuates suffering) (Our inability to enjoy the present moment)

12:00 The 'I' we refer to (treating life as play) (perspective change)

14:30 How we try numb our negative experiences (how we repress pleasure when we try to repress pain)

18:45 The Wisdom of the Body (and it's interaction with the mind)

27:55 How we symbolise aspects of life as a barrier to experience

34:50 Being aware (and how we perpetuate pain)

39:45 The mind as a sponge and the transitory nature of life (more on labelling and the natural flow to life and experience)

45:00 The transformation of life (making choices and decisions)

50:15 The role and practice of morality 55:30 Final reflections

Find the book at: https://alanwatts.org/ This specific episode can also be heard/seen on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUgj_-sUzVw

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