"How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes, such enchanted musical instruments as the ears, and such fabulous arabesque of nerves as the brain can experience itself anything less than a god."
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Quotes by Alan Watts
Alan Watts was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, renowned for his ability to articulate Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born on January 6, 1915, in Chislehurst, England, Watts became a prominent voice in the 20th century, blending concepts from Zen Buddhism, Taoism, and psychology. His prolific writings, including "The Way of Zen," and his captivating lectures inspired countless individuals to explore deeper existential questions. Watts' legacy endures through his teachings, which continue to resonate in modern discussions of spirituality and self-awareness.
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"To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float."
Alan Watts"But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be."
Alan Watts"No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now."
Alan Watts"I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is."
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"No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now."
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"The reason we have poverty is that we have no imagination. There are a great many people accumulating what they think is vast wealth, but it's only money... they don't know how to enjoy it, because they have no imagination."
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"So then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself."
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"Religion is not a department of life; it is something that enters into the whole of it."
Alan Watts"Technology is destructive only in the hands of people who do not realize that they are one and the same process as the universe."
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"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance."
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