Alan Watts explains the background of Mahayana Buddhism and yoga's underlying philosophy, the Indian religion of Hinduism. Most things in Mahayana veer away from what the historical Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama or Shakyamuni, the "Sage of the Scythians") yoga are based on ancient Sanskrit Vedic texts, the Upanishads, which are part of Vedanta, the culmination of the Vedas.
Two recent episodes of Something's Happening on Sunday mornings (archive.kpfk.org), January 10 and 17, 2021 were of Alan Watts exploring Mahayana beliefs derived from Hinduism -- "The Fundamentals of Eastern Philosophy." Listen free for 90 days from the broadcast date.
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