The Second Apocalypse

Miscellaneous Chatter => Philosophy & Science => Topic started by: Francis Buck on August 17, 2019, 08:58:31 am

Title: Alan Watts - The Nature of God
Post by: Francis Buck on August 17, 2019, 08:58:31 am

Because there's never a bad time for Alan Watts, unless you're some kind of square.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLg4AV60uWY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLg4AV60uWY)

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Title: Re: Alan Watts - The Nature of God
Post by: sciborg2 on August 23, 2019, 09:13:49 pm

Really interesting stuff, loved the references to Kali-as-Void-as-God(dess).

Still chewing on it, will try to say something worthwhile...

Title: Re: Alan Watts - The Nature of God
Post by: H on August 23, 2019, 09:53:32 pm

Quote from: sciborg2 on August 23, 2019, 09:13:49 pm

Really interesting stuff, loved the references to Kali-as-Void-as-God(dess).

Still chewing on it, will try to say something worthwhile...

As I am want, I see much of the Hegelian notion of "determinate negation" in there.  Void, not as nothing in-itself, but rather the negation of Being.  Being, negated, give you the "living" principle of Becoming.  Being, negated and so the negation, negated by Being; the process is Becoming.