"Better to live a short life doing what you love to do than a long life doing something that makes you miserable." ~Alan Watts
"Enlightenment or awakening is not the creation of a new state of affairs but the recognition of what already is." ~Alan Watts
"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." ~Alan Wilson Watts
"Lack of awareness of the basic unity of organism and environment is a serious and dangerous hallucination. For in a civilization equipped with immense technological power, the sense of alienation between man and nature leads to the use of technology in a hostile spirit—to the 'conquest' of nature instead of intelligent co-operation with nature." ~Alan Watts
"Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone." ~Alan Watts
"Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command." ~Alan Watts
"The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves." ~Alan Watts
"The only way to make sense of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." ~Alan Watts
"The question 'what shall we do about it' is only asked by those who do not understand the problem. If a problem can be solved at all, to understand it and to know what to do about it are the same thing. On the other hand, doing something about a problem which you do not understand is like trying to clear away darkness by thrusting it aside with your hands. When light is brought, the darkness vanishes at once. This applies particularly to the problem.” ~Alan Watts
"The sound of the rain needs no translation." ~Alan Watts
“There will always be suffering. But we must not suffer over the suffering.” ~Alan Watts
“Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
"This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play." ~Alan W. Watts
"The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves." ~Alan Watts
"The only way to make sense of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." ~Alan Watts
"The question 'what shall we do about it' is only asked by those who do not understand the problem. If a problem can be solved at all, to understand it and to know what to do about it are the same thing. On the other hand, doing something about a problem which you do not understand is like trying to clear away darkness by thrusting it aside with your hands. When light is brought, the darkness vanishes at once. This applies particularly to the problem.” ~Alan Watts
"The sound of the rain needs no translation." ~Alan Watts
“There will always be suffering. But we must not suffer over the suffering.” ~Alan Watts
“Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
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"This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play." ~Alan W. Watts
“When you find out that there was never anything in the dark side to be afraid of … Nothing is left but to love.”
~Alan Watts
"When you realize that you have come to your wit’s end, you can begin meditation. Or meditation happens, and that happening is simply the watching of what is, of all the information conveyed to you by your exterior and interior senses, and even the thoughts that keep chattering on about it all. You don’t try to stop those thoughts, you just let them run as if they were birds twittering outside, and they will eventually become tired and stop. But don’t worry about whether they do or don’t. Just simply watch whatever it is that you are feeling, thinking, or experiencing – that’s it. Just watch it, and don’t go out of your way to put any names on it. This is really what meditation is." ~Alan Watts
"You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself." ~Alan W. Watts
"You yourself are the eternal energy which appears as this Universe. You didn’t come into this world; you came out of it. Like a wave from the ocean." ~Alan Watts
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BIO
Alan Watts (1915-1973) was a philosopher, prolific writer, and speaker. He wrote over twenty books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, and the pursuit of happiness, relating his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religions and philosophies.
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"When you realize that you have come to your wit’s end, you can begin meditation. Or meditation happens, and that happening is simply the watching of what is, of all the information conveyed to you by your exterior and interior senses, and even the thoughts that keep chattering on about it all. You don’t try to stop those thoughts, you just let them run as if they were birds twittering outside, and they will eventually become tired and stop. But don’t worry about whether they do or don’t. Just simply watch whatever it is that you are feeling, thinking, or experiencing – that’s it. Just watch it, and don’t go out of your way to put any names on it. This is really what meditation is." ~Alan Watts
"You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself." ~Alan W. Watts
"You yourself are the eternal energy which appears as this Universe. You didn’t come into this world; you came out of it. Like a wave from the ocean." ~Alan Watts
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BIO
Alan Watts (1915-1973) was a philosopher, prolific writer, and speaker. He wrote over twenty books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, and the pursuit of happiness, relating his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religions and philosophies.
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