Seraphim Rose on Alan Watts

Seraphim Rose was an American hieromonk in the Eastern Orthodox tradition of Christianity and former student of the perennially popular expositor of Asian religion: Alan Watts. This is his story with Watts and his final evaluation of both the man and the philosophy he articulated. The bulk of the script for this video (from around minutes 5-13) comes directly from “Father Seraphim Rose: His Life and Works” by Hieromonk Damascene. 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Rose Before Watts 02:57 Encountering Watts 05:41 Studying Under Watts 07:35 Changing View of Watts 09:26 Finding a True Teacher 11:08 Looking Back on Watts 13:17 Epilogue #alanwatts #religion #orthodox #christian #jesus