The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts — Season 1, Episode 7: Work & Play
Reality, Talk, Documentary, Comedy • 342 min • 1 season, 12 episodes • ★ 10.0/10
Episode synopsis
Alan Watts swirls an orange on a string and shoots an arrow high into the air before explaining why the art of living is being paid to play - and to the extent that we feel compelled to work and survive, life becomes a drag.
About The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts
The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts video series was recorded in 1971 above Muir Woods, California, and in 1972 aboard the ferryboat the SS Vallejo in Sausalito. Produced by his son Mark and directed by long-time archivist Henry Jacobs, the series explores core philosophical themes that spawned over Watts' career.