Here is the speech: "A person who thinks all the time, has nothing to think about except thoughts. So, he looses touch with reality, and lives in a world of illusions. By thoughts I mean specifically, chatter in the skull. Competeral compulsive repetition of words, of reckoning and calculating. I'm not saying that thinking is bad, like everything else its useful in moderation. A good servant with a bad master. And all so called civilized peoples, have increasingly become crazy and self-destructive, because through excessive thinking they have lost touch with reality. That's to say, we confuse signs, words, numbers, symbols, and ideas, with the real world. Most of us would rather have money than tangible wealth. And a great occasion somehow spoiled for us and less photographed... And to read about it the next day in the news paper, is oddly more fun for us than the original event. This is a disaster. Or as a result of confusing the real world of nature with mere signs such as, bank balances and contracts, we are destroying nature. We are so tied up in our minds that we've lost our senses, time to wake up. What is reality? Obviously no one can say, because it isn't words, it isn't material that's just an idea. It isn't spiritual, thats also an idea, a symbol. Reality is this..." -Alan Watts Note: This took so long to write, but its so worth it. Has to be one of my most favorite speeches of all time.

I don't care what others say . In my opinion music enhances the experience 10×

That late night drifting through the internet and overthinking brought me here and I don't wanna leave, thank you for this masterpiece, your choice of music was perfect for his speech and really gives it magnitudes more emotion and meaning ❤♥️♥️♥️♥️

Before I get another comment regarding this... I DEEPLY apologize for the music being louder than Alan Watts voice- I made this video two years ago and I had no expectations of it acquiring viewers; as someone in the comments has said, it ultimately depends on the setup you have when listening to this video, for me, I can hear the words & the music perfectly fine- rather, I could. Back when I made the video everything was fine, obviously since time has passed, I've acquired a different setup and sound system, so I can sympathize with your guys' complaints. Again, I'm sorry that the video is disappointing to many, but at the same time there's nothing I can do now.

The balance of music to speech is spot on. It makes you listen closer to Alan Watts and increase your attention span. nexa = genius

Idk why everyone is complaining, I like the loud music with the eerie feeling of the background message of Alan Wyatt.

My favorite part is that he uses simple words and even sometimes stutters so this really shows that it's coming form his heart, that it wasn't scripted. Nowadays everything is scripted, planned because people are scared of saying something wrong, but, In reality, the mind and the heart creates the the best speeches. The best quotes the best everything. Everyone is scared of going against someone's opinion. The mind only speaks its belief, it's thoughts, it's opinions. You shouldn't care what others think, the only Important thing is to agree with what you think. Going against you brains opinion is destroying the whole point of consciousness. Don't be scared, because the mind creates the best thoughts. Creating new opinions can be done, but not when your not sure of it. -Me 2023

Thank you for this. I've been needing this. This last few years has been traumatic and I catch myself overthinking quite often. Listening to this feels like a break between all this chaos.

This hits the nail of my entire life right now right on the proverbial head

This is still my all time favorite speech from Alan Watts. This speech originally brought me to tears and was the basis of my transmutation. I began a better life after hearing his words. Self betterment began that day. Soo many years ago.

Thank you for this man. Music in the background is great. Played this 4 times - call me crazy but dealing with severe overthinking right now and this is saving me.

Been sprinting too long felt good to sit back and listen to this in solitude

Love this speech. thank you for sharing this post. plus the music adds a beautiful vibe to it. So thank you again for this post. 🫶🏿🫶🏿🫶🏿🫶🏿✨

Thank you, been looking for something like this for a long time.

This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my KZfaq channel 6 months ago about self development. Now I have 461 subs and > 100 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.

What a legend, sitting here listening to recording after recording of Alan watts opens my mind to things I would have never thought of

Love O come, O come, Emmanuel in the background.

Reality is patterns and art....

All these problems can be solved from a metaphysical way. It’s in our minds all of us.

Very very much appreciated thnk you for the post

Im having a tremendous time lately, i needed these words. This isnt overthinking anymore, those are facts, and I need to stay sane, i seek wellness. And these words works. These words are not "you're so dumb and stupid" so can motivate me, THIS motivates me.

Good soul food

I think the music in the background shouldn't be as loud, takes away from the actual message. I do love a light ambience of music behind his talks, this is just a bit much hard to focus on the words

the music is just too simply high of a level. Makes it harder to just listen to the words.

Most of us have a problem whether it’s ocd, bipolar, or adhd. Most of us can not treat these issues because each of us have one or the other but if we teach each other how to love and care and heal one another then the world will be at peace and not in the bad way. We just shouldn’t die or kill this planet we need to save this planet because the planet being gone would be the destruction of many things maybe the universe in itself. So we all need to stop at our own tracks at a certain point because torturing the world is worse than torturing yourself. Loving yourself can only make you love the world just as much. That’s why I love myself so deeply and the ones around me.

i would kill for a version of this where the music is changed to a slowed and reverb of mice on venus

Good for late night studying

ur beautiful music with these words👑

Damn nyx, upload it complete please, with that music omg

This is beautiful but I wish I could hear it properly

Friendly reminder from Alan Watts "go touch grass"

Lovely. :)

So I will follow the way I see is fit and what it is making me feel. I will transform myself to be the greatest my words transform my thoughts. And my thoughts transform my words in other words I transform my reality because I know which words to say and which words to act on. I know how to live life in a better way and that’s by making myself joyful and to love life. Not hate it that only brings chaos.

12:00 goosebumps

I think many poeple dont have the right equipment to listen to this. I can hear everything clearly while vibing on the music. Thats what makes it beter. Perhaps everyone hearing is different or maybe im overthinking again. Because why am i writing this comment cause it has no point at all. Hmm most be overthinking

Hope this reaches you and helps quiet the sound. It gets kinda loud up there some times.

feel that!!! but where is the speech without music?????

good vid CC FTW

Turn the music down and the voicerecording up (no music at all would be best)

I think a lot of people are trying to protect me but I’m not allowing them to and I think a lot of people are tired of dying and fighting over me and for me I think this world is getting tired of me. This world just wants peace but that’s exactly what I want too. I just don’t want to die for them or at all. I don’t think anyone would.

this video has helped a lot nexa

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Would anyone know the title of the lecture(s) in this video?

nice video but the music is too loud

What the name of the first song please?

Dont think. Feeeeeeeeeeeeel - Bruce Lee

jesus is king and jesus is real. i love you all

*what is reality?*

What I meant was that I can't hear some of Alan's words because of the music. Just overthinking, I guess.

Can anyone link me the original without the deafening music?

😔😔😔

When you realise internet was made without internet

I tuned out twice thinking about other things. Bad…

Almost feels as if I’m being stalked and my thoughts are being manipulated by this man who’s speaking in this video we are listening to called “overthinking” by Alan Watts. It sounds as if this man is trying to make me sound like whatever he thinks of me and I don’t know if that’s good or bad, but I don’t like how he laughs at a certain person or thing with the ones around him. Makes me feel as if he really is against me. Because it almost seems as if he’s laughing at my very thoughts and my very being because I do think Jesus is great and good and tried to be perfect for this world.

Virgo trait

Why did you add music to this great talk……

I love Alan Watts, but the music is too loud and I hardly understand.

I can barely hear him :,(

The music is painful.

Music is so loud Holy shit

The music drowns out the speaker.

omg is that “your name”… the movie?

Why laugh at the face of the person who’s trying to save you? Who’s trying his hardest to stop you from ruining your life and everyone around you?

The music is too loud to hear Alan.

A blind Ali like my father? Or did u mean a blind alley. Because my dad was whatever he wanted to be and he chose the worst for his family. Good thing I follow the right course I don’t follow my dad the way he lives his life I see what’s right and what’s wrong and I choose the best every time for myself and that is why I’m selfish I know what to do and say everytime. Your laughing is just stupid at this point it’s like training for me teaches me how to toughen up. Cause I was trained at a very young age for this day. I was taught not to be what you want. I was taught to be good and great.

I'm the 100th comment

Hard to hear what Alan is saying in this video.

Anybody can become like Jesus because Jesus was great and was good he did everything he could to be perfect for the world and to get the world to be perfect but that wasn’t enough to not get him killed… Jesus loved the world more than he loved himself so that’s why he did everything he could to stop the world from ending itself. He wanted the greatest for his own world that God created for him to fix but even when God became him that wasn’t enough. So God chose to crucify him to end the reality that the world created for them. For God and Jesus combined this world was hell but God and Jesus tried to make it heaven. To make everybody lay down their guns and to not kill and hurt one another.

Nailed it. I do not have the capacity to change anything, even myself. And again yep, the real "I" is dead. Mr. Watts aptly explains the distinction between body and soul (mind, will, and emotions), but misses while explaining the "real I" as part of the soul. The real "I" is our spirit. Easy to miss cuz our spirit is dead. We can do nothing to awaken our spirit. Only Jesus can. Jesus did not come to make bad things good. He came to bring dead things to life. Call out to Jesus to awaken your spirit and all things will become alive and you will have a new beginning.

where can i get this moving wallpaper

I really wanted to hear this, but the music is way too obtrusive and made it impossible to hear his words.

Turn the fucking ambient music up i can almost hear him talking

It's impressive to say so much yet nothing at the same time Giving a whole story with absolutely nothing in it

Whoever put music over this has a big ego.

The music is really annoying.