A True Yunatic
Some minds don’t just think – they flow, ripple and radiate. Alan Watts, the British philosopher and Zen storyteller, brought Eastern wisdom to the Western world not as doctrine, but as playful insight. Through lectures, books and that unmistakable voice, he helped generations let go of control and dive into the dance of existence.
He didn’t preach from a mountaintop. He sat beside you – grinning, curious, a little mischievous – and asked, “What if life isn’t a journey… but a song?” Watts reminded us that the present moment is not a stepping stone – it’s the whole show.
“You are the universe experiencing itself.” – Alan Watts
The Inner Child
Watts’s inner child was a laughing sage – part monk, part magician. He loved paradoxes, tea and turning logic inside out. That child never tired of the question “Who are you really?” – and never settled for easy answers.
He kept that wonder alive by refusing to take himself – or the cosmos – too seriously. He believed joy was a form of wisdom.
Tribbles
Watts’s tribbles were waves of awakening:
- Bridge between worlds – Watts translated Eastern philosophy into music for the Western ear.
- The Way of Zen – A clear, poetic intro to Zen Buddhism for the Western mind.
- The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are – A mind-expanding reminder that we are not separate from the universe.
- Hundreds of recorded talks – On everything from death to desire, ego to ecstasy. Still listened to daily by seekers around the world.
Connected with the Yuniverse
Watts didn’t study the universe – he dissolved into it. He saw life not as a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be danced with. To him, spirituality was not escaping the world – it was waking up inside it.
Is He Spiritual?
His spirituality was rooted in presence, humor and radical acceptance. He invited you not to follow him, but to remember yourself.
Alan Watts reminds us that the goal of life isn’t to arrive – It’s to laugh, breathe and let go – again and again.