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La cultura de la contracultura

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En este lúcido libro, Watts examina, paso a paso, la historia de las rebeliones de la conciencia, centrándose particularmente en aquellas que nacieron contra los líderes espirituales. Watts halla las raíces del movimiento de la contracultura en las antiguas tradiciones tribales y los pueblos chamánicos de Asia, Siberia y las Américas.

110 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

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Alan W. Watts

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Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker, who held both a Master's in Theology and a Doctorate of Divinity. Famous for his research on comparative religion, he was best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Asian philosophies for a Western audience. He wrote over 25 books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, higher consciousness, the meaning of life, concepts and images of God and the non-material pursuit of happiness. In his books he relates his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religion and philosophy.

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23 reviews1 follower
April 9, 2015
Published after his death and edited by his son, this is a fine example of Alan's work. Touching on subjects of mysticism and morality, the smell of burnt almonds, time, philosophy of nature, and being god. I've never read anyone who can explain such complicated matters and make them as joyful, humorous, and terrifying as he does. I'd say he blessed me with the grace of god, but I'd be assuming that I attained something that I've always had and never been able to grasp. Here's to a celebration of preparation for death.
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294 reviews77 followers
June 8, 2018
"Quello di cui ci si deve rendere conto, però, è che lo spazio è una funzione essenziale delle cose che si trovano in esso. In fin dei conti, non è possibile avere stelle separate senza che vi sia uno spazio che le separi. Se viene eliminato lo spazio, vengono eliminate anche le stelle. E viceversa: non esisterebbe in nessun modo lo spazio se in esso non si trovassero dei corpi fisici. Di conseguenza, i corpi nello spazio e lo spazio intorno ai corpi sono i due aspetti di un unico continuum. Tra di loro intercorre la stessa relazione che esiste tra il davanti e il dietro: non c'è l'uno senza l'altro. Appena ci rendiamo conto che gli intervalli di spazio e di tempo uniscono e connettono, capiamo anche che non possiamo definire noi stessi come un lampo di coscienza che si produce in mezzo a due oscurità eterne. Questo è il modo comune e corrente in cui noi occidentali intendiamo la nostra esistenza: siamo convinti di essere niente nella tenebra che precede la nascita, così come siamo convinti di tornare a essere niente nella tenebra eterna che succede alla morte."

"Noi occidentali concepiamo il mondo come un manufatto messo assieme da un grande tecnico, il Creatore. Per gli induisti, invece, il mondo non è stato affatto creato. Lo vedono come una rappresentazione: come tale, non è creato, ma rappresentato. Dio viene concepito come l'attore supremo, il sé cosmico che interpreta tutte le diverse parti simultaneamente. In altre parole, noi tutti, così come gli uccelli, le api, i fiori, le rocce e le stelle, siamo una recita messa in scena da Dio, che finge di essere tutte queste cose, attraverso le molte eternità, per intrattenere sé stesso."
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August 22, 2022
Good, big thoughts, but I really can’t take grand overarching statements right now. He makes v good and interesting points, but writes as though he’s certain he’s correct, which I don’t like. Also the grand statements like ‘Chinese people believe X and therefore don’t Y’ felt too broad and reductive for a whole group of people, kinda rubbed me up the wrong way. Good read though
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January 23, 2024
I liked this book. The author has some strong opinions and I really like that. Many of the ideas are things that we sometimes take for granted and it’s nice to have a book like this one that comprises all those ideas.
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August 14, 2007
I'm reading this book, The Culture of Counter-Culture concurrently with Buddhism without Beliefs and The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them. The connecting theme is buddhism. Is there a way to happiness?

I didn't select any of these titles. They just sort of appeared recently during my visits to bookstores. Sometimes this just happens.
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