Why the End of Awakening Becomes a New Beginning? – Alan Watts

Sometimes awakening doesn’t feel like a breakthrough. It feels like a collapse — the quiet undoing of everything you thought you were. And yet, within that collapse, a new beginning whispers to you. This video explores that paradox: how the very end of awakening becomes the doorway you were searching for all along.
In this gentle reflection, we explore why true awakening is not a single moment of clarity but an ongoing cycle of shedding, softening, returning. You’ll hear why the self you try so hard to fix was never the one that needed saving, and how the deeper intelligence of life unfolds only when you stop trying to control the unfolding.
We’ll walk through the subtle shift from striving to allowing — from forcing meaning to receiving it — and why every spiritual dead-end is actually a quiet invitation to step into a more honest way of being. This message invites you to see your inner experience not as a problem but as a path.
This is a complete guide to understanding the strange, cyclical nature of awakening — how endings reveal beginnings, how loss reveals truth, and how surrender becomes the doorway to a self you never expected but always sensed.
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Disclaimer:
This video is created for education and inspiration. It is not psychological, medical, or therapeutic advice. All ideas are shared with respect and fall under fair use for commentary and personal growth.
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