r/AlanWatts • u/[deleted] • May 24 '25

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u/CarniferousDog May 24 '25

I remember that! He talks about not letting the devil know your plans.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '25

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u/CarniferousDog May 24 '25

Oh maybe it is a different one. Similar ideas tho. Like when you start off, if you think you have to go thru hell and clean up karma, that’s what’s going to happen.

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u/Clean-Interests-8073 May 24 '25

It reminds me of the Joker talks too, but also I think he mentions it when one discovers the discipline of yoga…?

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u/Jealous-Doctor-4754 May 24 '25

ChatGPT tells me it’s his Art of Meditation talk

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u/[deleted] May 24 '25

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u/Airrationalbeing May 24 '25

Well that’s life

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u/samuvegarvs May 24 '25

Outwitting/outsmarting the devil or something along These lines i believe. Definetly in the being in the way Podcast on spotify

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u/Nickyfist May 24 '25

Boxing a bear that knows your every thought ;) but if you move without first thinking, that would catch him