The One Ability Awakened People Have That Terrifies Others - Alan Watts

Have you ever felt a strange distance between yourself and the world around you? Perhaps you’ve noticed that while everyone else is rushing to label, judge, and categorize, you find yourself simply… watching. It can be lonely to see the "naked reality" of things when everyone else is so deeply invested in the collective fictions of society. If you’ve ever felt like your clarity is a burden or that your peace makes others uneasy, know that you aren’t losing your mind—you are finally finding it.

In this profound talk, Alan Watts explores the one particular ability of awakened people that "absolutely terrifies ordinary consciousness": the capacity to see things exactly as they are. Without the constant noise of mental commentary or the desperate need for psychological certainty, the awakened individual becomes immune to traditional forms of manipulation and social pressure. By simply existing in a state of genuine freedom, you illuminate the "cages" others have built for themselves—not through malice, but through the power of clear seeing.

This video is an invitation to embrace the space between stimulus and response and to make friends with the beautiful, honest mystery of "not knowing".

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