Ep. 24 – Myth of Myself

<p>This time on the Being in the Way Podcast, Alan Watts delves into questions of identity, purpose and buying into the ‘Myth of Myself’.</p><p><strong>Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/alan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>betterhelp.com/</strong></a><a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/?go=true&amp;transaction_id=10258b0f6a2e5ccb045682cc927b61&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=281&amp;utm_medium=Desktop&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=ramdass&amp;not_found=1&amp;gor=start" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>alan</strong></a></p><p>In this episode, Alan Watts explores:</p><ul><li>The question of our own identity and our place in the world</li><li>Myths of the self handed down through history</li><li>Viewing ourselves and the world with a “floodlight consciousness” – rather than the narrow “spotlight consciousness” we are taught to see the world through</li><li>How we are not born into this world, but grow out of it – “In the same way an apple tree apples, the Earth peoples.”</li></ul><p><strong>“The most fascinating problem in the world is who am I? What do you feel when you say the word I? I myself?</strong></p><p><strong>This problem has fascinated me for many years. Most Western people locate their ego inside their heads. This is the ordinary average conception of what is oneself.” – Alan Watts</strong></p><p>This series is brought to you by the Alan Watts Organization and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation. Visit https://Alanwatts.org for full talks from Alan Watts.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>