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  • By: Alan Watts
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Alan Watts discusses the word tathata, which is translated from the Sanskrit as "suchness" or "thusness." The term is used in Mahayana Buddhism to suggest how things look to a Buddha, to one who has experienced enlightenment or liberation and is, therefore, called a Tathagata - one who comes (and goes) thus. Watts shares the sense of this nonsense in Buddhist philosophy, and its practical demonstration in Zen.
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Very good!

I wish there were more Alan Watts talks on Audible. This was great. He was truly ahead of his time.

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Horrible editing, background noices, damaged

Better listen need to fix their audio files, this is the second when a damaged record, background voices ruin the whole experience. Otherwise Alan watts performance and stories are always good, cannot listen more than 10 minutes from this edition.

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Love AW but terrible recording

Save yourself the credit, the audio recording and coughing with long pauses is terrible , could have been so much better

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