{"id":71932,"date":"2022-06-18T06:10:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T10:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=71932"},"modified":"2022-06-27T01:06:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T05:06:48","slug":"life-is-not-complicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=71932","title":{"rendered":"Life is NOT Complicated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">We build much of our life on assumptions. Alan Watts has a beautiful way of dismantling those assumptions, letting us down gently, and then painting a new vision on a new foundation. Although Alan Watts passed away nearly 50 years ago, his words continue to make sense in a time when common sense is lacking. I am currently working with Alan Watts&#8217; son on a graphic novel to illustrate the wisdom of Alan Watts. If there are specific Alan Watts speeches you love and would like to see in the book, please send them my way (Email info@afterskool.net). And if you want to help support this venture, please consider supporting After Skool on Patreon. Thank you. <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=comments&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU1KM2FLTWNubG4xU2VYMExOVmJkQ2RQUDE5d3xBQ3Jtc0tuN0w5Vnl0bzBkTElYTzQzREVNdUdQc0VtUFpDT2p5SVFMZnprY285U3lJVDR2XzhzY1o5Y3hPby13RGxQNW9wc2EwOGNXSVV2cXRjM01GeEZ2UTVKWVdkNjFvZE9QaHV1U2ozM1VHSEVydV9pTy0wWQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2FAfterSkool&amp;stzid=Ugzh5UqqLpYJZBHyUgN4AaABAg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/AfterSkool<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/03K4inVyWGc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Follow the Alan Watts Organization: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">YouTube: <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC3wxPA1Sph--HxKGdOGVjrg\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC3wx&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Facebook: <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVZiSlJvTVFieC13V3dVakNTemE3ZE5hUTJBZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuRjlpSzVLSEFfNWNUQkN5OEhfVUEwbm5HaXdqT1VJejhVbkZiazdNUExGYldnZFhFTkFkSmNDUV8yM0VTTTQwX3Exb3BBdjY5a2xfbW9GdmdHTTNQOTh1LVZObzdvVFYyWndJMW1VZEh0d1pDdFNfQQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Falanwattsofficial&amp;v=03K4inVyWGc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alanwattsoff&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Instagram: <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3ZGTUlCYXhxYUNhTXozeUxxU3NiWnE0d2NCd3xBQ3Jtc0tsaXRVYV9iSV9fSExIS0hrbER6QmRhT3hoU3kxajZOamNEMUE5YWRkN2ZVQk82N1V2YXpudU1CUm5iU05Lc2Rna0pVSzhqUTg4TUJCTXJiMzlsN0RMRnhiQmVKZDl3MEZ2RlZZNGJGTjlQUkN0TGFSMA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Falanwattsorg%2F&amp;v=03K4inVyWGc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanwattsorg\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Full lectures found at: <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTlBX3BIZDdGRkJtMnBWa05IRV9od2pVQUdLUXxBQ3Jtc0tsbGowaVFnNGkwT3NUbloyQmZjaVBpTkdVRGZtWkVTRWdEWEF2MnZBS1NMZ3lwWl9EbHpON0FvZXVvcUY0ZlhWVHpwSWZJazVUUGVaemQzUmdMYnMtTnI2alExWDhjbmlwLWE0c1p1QWlJby1HUTVPWQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alanwatts.com%2F&amp;v=03K4inVyWGc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.alanwatts.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Speech licensed from: <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWpSaUhGa09iTm1oYTNvVVNZdFBidGVNUE5iUXxBQ3Jtc0tuTTVBeE16ZG9Qb0lrc0VTcjB2N3FQelRTMmN6Z2hpbFg4Wl9ySHYzejlmeWtiQlNXWGljeXhRZ0lzUGk3VHJDM2dSaTFTSk5LdS16U3pwd3lmcWpOVy1oUG1acDVkNGdITzR3UWhZSVJ2dHYzRXBwaw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fmindsetdrm.com%2F&amp;v=03K4inVyWGc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/mindsetdrm.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Get the After Skool Kid&#8217;s Book &#8211; Why Don&#8217;t Country Flags Use The Color Purple? 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