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Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Aesthetics is really a much better approach to

Aesthetics is really a much better approach to ethics than theology is. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: I am basically an eternal existence momentarily and

I am basically an eternal existence
momentarily and perhaps needlessly
terrified by one half of itself.. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: When one speaks of awakening, it means de-hypnotizatio

When one speaks of awakening, it means de-hypnotizatio n; coming to your senses. But of course to do that, you have to go out of your mind. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: To play so as to be relaxed and

To play so as to be relaxed and refreshed for work is not to play, and no work is well and finely done unless it, too, is a form of play. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Try to imagine what it will be like

Try to imagine what it will be like to go to sleep and never wake up ... now try to imagine what it was like to wake up having never gone to sleep. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: But we must not suffer over the suffering.

But we must not suffer over the suffering. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: A holy person is someone who is whole;

A holy person is someone who is whole; who has, as it were, reconciled his opposites. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Only words and conventions can isolate us from

Only words and conventions can isolate us from the entirely undefinable something which is everything. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Just as money is not real, consumable wealth,

Just as money is not real, consumable wealth, books are not life. To idolize scriptures is like eating paper currency. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: What is real, if you have decided to

What is real, if you have decided to live in the dimension of space and time, is muscle and nerve. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: There is no coming toward it or going

There is no coming toward it or going away from it; it is, and you are it. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Everybody is fundamentally the ultimate reality ...

Everybody is fundamentally the ultimate reality ... — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Read Theodore Schwenk's marvelous book Sensitive Chaos (London,

Read Theodore Schwenk's marvelous book Sensitive Chaos (London, Rudolph Steiner Press, 1965), — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: When you find out that there was never

When you find out that there was never anything in the dark side to be afraid of ... Nothing is left but to love. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: The biggest ego trip going is getting rid

The biggest ego trip going is getting rid of your ego — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without

We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Beyond positive and negative, what is Reality?

Beyond positive and negative, what is Reality? — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: It seems obvious that the universe is a

It seems obvious that the universe is a system which, by means of living bodies, becomes aware of itself - up to a point. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: To go out of your mind at least

To go out of your mind at least once a day is tremendously important. By going out of your mind, you come to your senses. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: I assume that maybe you are not serious,

I assume that maybe you are not serious, but sincere. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: But my dear man, reality is only a

But my dear man, reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: How could you say the best form of

How could you say the best form of government is a republic if you think the universe is a monarchy? — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: But to me nothing - the negative, the

But to me nothing - the negative, the empty - is exceedingly powerful. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: But the attitude of faith is to let

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Zen is a way of liberation, concerned not

Zen is a way of liberation, concerned not with discovering what is good or bad or advantageous, but what is. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Sex is no longer a serious taboo. Teenagers

Sex is no longer a serious taboo. Teenagers sometimes know more about it than adults. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: For me, being literate and articulate is a

For me, being literate and articulate is a form of judo, of overcoming the [system] by its own method. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Nobody believes in God like an atheist: "There

Nobody believes in God like an atheist: "There is no God, and I am His prophet. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Our view of reality is like a chart

Our view of reality is like a chart of the sea - the truer it is, the less likely we will become lost. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Running away from fear is fear; fighting pain

Running away from fear is fear; fighting pain is pain; trying to be brave is being scared — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: My death will be the disappearance of a

My death will be the disappearance of a particular pattern in the water. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: The person who is constantly anxious is the

The person who is constantly anxious is the person who is resisting the flip-flopability of things. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: If a man seeks the Buddha, that man

If a man seeks the Buddha, that man loses the Buddha. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Is in vain that doctors prolong life if

Is in vain that doctors prolong life if we spend the extra time being anxious to live still longer. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: You are the big bang, the original force

You are the big bang, the original force of the universe, coming on as whoever you are. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Basically, there is simply nothing to worry about,

Basically, there is simply nothing to worry about, because you yourself are the eternal energy of the universe. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: If you are ready to wake up, you

If you are ready to wake up, you are going to wake up. If you're not you are going to stay pretending that you are just a poor little me ... — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: We usually don't look. We overlook.

We usually don't look. We overlook. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: [A] certain amount of "sitting just to sit"

[A] certain amount of "sitting just to sit" might well be the best thing in the world for the jittery minds and agitated bodies [...]. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: The habitual dualist's solution to the problem of

The habitual dualist's solution to the problem of dualism: to solve the dilemma by chopping off one of the horns. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: A paradox is only a truth standing on

A paradox is only a truth standing on its head to attract attention. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Everyone is the fabric and structure of existence.

Everyone is the fabric and structure of existence. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: I find that the sensation of myself as

I find that the sensation of myself as an ego inside a bag of skin is really a hallucination. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: They are enlightened who join in this play

They are enlightened who join in this play knowing it as play, for people suffer only because they take as serious what the gods made for fun. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Faith ... is letting go and trusting oneself

Faith ... is letting go and trusting oneself to the unknown. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: How can a republic be the best form

How can a republic be the best form of government if the universe, heaven and hell are all a monarchy? — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Essays in Zen Buddhism

Essays in Zen Buddhism — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Hurrying and delaying are alike ways of trying

Hurrying and delaying are alike ways of trying to resist the present. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Like words, memories never really succeed in "catching"

Like words, memories never really succeed in "catching" reality. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: I too realize that the less I preach

I too realize that the less I preach the more likely I am to be heard. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a

A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a student of Buddhism tries to unlearn something daily. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: For there is never anything but the present,

For there is never anything but the present, and if one cannot live there, one cannot live anywhere. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: What you are basically, deep, deep down, far,

What you are basically, deep, deep down, far, far in, is simply the fabric and structure of existence itself. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: There is no way of making a hedge

There is no way of making a hedge grow like pruning it. There is no way of making sex interesting like repressing it. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: When we look for things there is nothing

When we look for things there is nothing but mind, and when we look for mind there is nothing but things. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Parts exist only for purposes of figuring and

Parts exist only for purposes of figuring and describing, and as we figure the world out we become confused if we do not remember this all the time. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: What will happen to me when I die

What will happen to me when I die is, after all, like asking what happens to my fist when I open my hand — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Black implies white self implies other

Black implies white self implies other — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: All that you see out in front of

All that you see out in front of you is how you feel inside your head. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Actually, the world is not complex. It is

Actually, the world is not complex. It is the task of trying to figure it out with words or numbers that is complex. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: LSD is simply an exploratory instrument like a

LSD is simply an exploratory instrument like a microscope or telescope, except this one is inside of you instead of outside of you. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Buddhism has in it no idea of there

Buddhism has in it no idea of there being a moral law laid down by somekind of cosmic lawgiver. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: You can't figure out the Universe, especially if

You can't figure out the Universe, especially if you're using figures to figure it. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: If you can't meditate in a boiler room,

If you can't meditate in a boiler room, you can't meditate. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Do you have any control over being conscious?

Do you have any control over being conscious? Do you know how you will? — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Salvation and sanity consist in the most radical

Salvation and sanity consist in the most radical recognition that we have no way of saving ourselves. This — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: But at any rate, the point is that

But at any rate, the point is that God is what nobody admits to being, and everybody really is. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Where do I begin and end in space?

Where do I begin and end in space? I have relations to the sun and air which are just as vital parts of my existence as my heart. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: We identify in our exerience a differentiation between

We identify in our exerience a differentiation between what we do and what happens to us. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Just as true humor is laughter at oneself,

Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge
of oneself. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: The mind's the standard of the man.

The mind's the standard of the man. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Any systems approaching perfect self-control also approaches perfect

Any systems approaching perfect self-control also approaches perfect self-frustration. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: We tend to regard ourselves as puppets of

We tend to regard ourselves as puppets of the Past, driven along by something that is always behind us. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: What do you desire? What makes you itch?

What do you desire? What makes you itch? What sort of a situation would you like? — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Indeed, the power of words has gone to

Indeed, the power of words has gone to man's head in more than one way. To define has come to mean almost the same thing as to understand. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: People become concerned with being more humble than

People become concerned with being more humble than other people. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: I have suggested that behind almost all myth

I have suggested that behind almost all myth lies the mono-plot of the game of hide-and-seek. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Nets, grids, and other types of calculus.

Nets, grids, and other types of calculus. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: There is nothing at all that can be

There is nothing at all that can be talked about adequately, and the whole art of poetry is to say what can't be said. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: The religious idea of God cannot do full

The religious idea of God cannot do full duty for the metaphysical infinity. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: If you insist on being determined by the

If you insist on being determined by the past that's your game, but the fact of the matter is it all starts right now. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: You can't live at all unless you can

You can't live at all unless you can live fully now. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: We all need to go out of our

We all need to go out of our minds at least once a day.
When we go out of our minds we quickly come to our senses. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Thought is a means of concealing Truth.

Thought is a means of concealing Truth. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: The question is not what I should do

The question is not what I should do in the future to get it, but rather, what am I presently doing that prevents me from realizing it right now? — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: We must be careful that the business we

We must be careful that the business we build does not become mere busyness. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: To remain caught up in ideas and words

To remain caught up in ideas and words about Zen is, as the old masters say, to stink of Zen. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: No amount of anxiety makes any difference to

No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: The role of the Guru is to show

The role of the Guru is to show the person that he already has what he is looking for. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: I owe my solitude to other people.

I owe my solitude to other people. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: For eternally and always there is only now,

For eternally and always there is only now, one and the same now; the present is the only thing that has no end. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: The Universe is the game of the self,

The Universe is the game of the self, which plays hide and seek forever and ever. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: That society is strong and viable which recognizes

That society is strong and viable which recognizes its own provisionality. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: Don't hurry anything. Don't worry about the future.

Don't hurry anything. Don't worry about the future. Don't worry about what progress you're making. Just be entirely content to be aware of what is. — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: The morning glory which blooms for an hour

The morning glory which blooms for an hour differs not at heart from the giant pine, which lives for a thousand years. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: You are an aperture through which the universe

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself. — Alan W. Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan Watts: The whole point of Zen is to suspend

The whole point of Zen is to suspend the rules we have superimposed on things and to see the world as it is — Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quotes By Alan W. Watts: To "know" reality you cannot stand outside it

To "know" reality you cannot stand outside it and define it; you must enter into it, be it, and feel it. — Alan W. Watts