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Alan Watts Quotes

Basically, there is simply nothing to worry about, because you yourself are the eternal energy of the universe Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Of course, you can’t force your mind to be silent. That would be like trying to smooth ripples in water with a flatiron. Water becomes clear and calm only when left alone Picture Quote #1

The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple Picture Quote #1

Many people never grow up. They stay all their lives with a passionate need for external authority and guidance, pretending not to trust their own judgment Picture Quote #1

The real you is not a puppet that life pushes around, the real deep down you is the whole universe Picture Quote #1

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The sound of the rain needs no translation. In music one doesn’t make the end of the composition the point of the composition... Same way in dancing, you don’t aim at one particular spot in the room... The whole point of dancing is the dance Picture Quote #1

You must not be afraid of playing wrong notes. Just forget it, play it wrong! But play! Picture Quote #1

However much I may be impressed by the difference between a star and the dark space around it, I must not forget that I can see the two only in relation to each other, and that this relation is inseparable Picture Quote #1

Buddha’s doctrine: Man suffers because of his craving to possess and keep forever things which are essentially impermanent... this frustration of the desire to possess is the immediate cause of suffering Picture Quote #1

Take a deep breath and tell us your deepest, darkest secret, so we can wipe our brow and know that we’re not alone Picture Quote #1

We have a strange anxiety in us; that if we don’t interfere then it won’t happen. Now that’s the root of an enormous amount of trouble Picture Quote #1

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You can make any human activity into meditation simply by being completely with it and doing it just to do it Picture Quote #1

Once you’ve learned to think you can’t stop. And an enormous number of people devote their lives to keeping their minds busy and feel extremely uncomfortable with silence Picture Quote #1

Zen is a way of liberation, concerned not with discovering what is good or bad or advantageous, but what is Picture Quote #1

Conscious attention is a designed function of the brain which scans the environment for any trouble making changes. If you identify yourself with your trouble shooter, then naturally you define yourself as being in a perpetual state of anxiety Picture Quote #1

Meditation is the way in which we come to feel our basic inseparability from the whole universe, and what that requires is that we shut up Picture Quote #1

Enlightenment or awakening is not the creation of a new state of affairs but the recognition of what already is Picture Quote #1

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Enlightenment remains unrealized so long as it is considered as a specific state to be attained, and for which there are standards of success Picture Quote #1

A living body is not a fixed thing, but a flowing event, like a flame or a whirlpool Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

It takes time for an acorn to turn into an oak, but the oak is already implied in the acorn Picture Quote #1

What would you like to do if money were no object? How would you really enjoy spending your life? Picture Quote #1

You’re not something that’s a result of the big bang. You’re not something that is a sort of puppet on the end of the process. You are still the process. You are the big bang, the original force of the universe Picture Quote #1

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The truth is revealed by removing things that stand in its light, an art not unlike sculpture, in which the artist creates, not by building, but by hacking away Picture Quote #1

You will begin to realize that if you contemplate long enough on the leaf of the flower, that it involves the whole universe Picture Quote #1

If you want to stay in a state of illusion, stay in it. But you can always wake up Picture Quote #1

What was it like to wake up after having never gone to sleep? That was when you were born Picture Quote #1

Where does my fist go when I open up my hand? Where does my lap go when I stand up? Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Basically, there is simply nothing to worry about, because you yourself are the eternal energy of the universe (Alan Watts Quotes) 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 Quotes) Of course, you can’t force your mind to be silent. That would be like trying to smooth ripples in water with a flatiron. Water becomes clear and calm only when left alone (Alan Watts Quotes) The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple (Alan Watts Quotes) Many people never grow up. They stay all their lives with a passionate need for external authority and guidance, pretending not to trust their own judgment (Alan Watts Quotes) The real you is not a puppet that life pushes around, the real deep down you is the whole universe (Alan Watts Quotes) The sound of the rain needs no translation. In music one doesn’t make the end of the composition the point of the composition... Same way in dancing, you don’t aim at one particular spot in the room... The whole point of dancing is the dance (Alan Watts Quotes) You must not be afraid of playing wrong notes. Just forget it, play it wrong! But play! (Alan Watts Quotes) However much I may be impressed by the difference between a star and the dark space around it, I must not forget that I can see the two only in relation to each other, and that this relation is inseparable (Alan Watts Quotes) Buddha’s doctrine: Man suffers because of his craving to possess and keep forever things which are essentially impermanent... this frustration of the desire to possess is the immediate cause of suffering (Alan Watts Quotes) Take a deep breath and tell us your deepest, darkest secret, so we can wipe our brow and know that we’re not alone (Alan Watts Quotes) We have a strange anxiety in us; that if we don’t interfere then it won’t happen. Now that’s the root of an enormous amount of trouble (Alan Watts Quotes) You can make any human activity into meditation simply by being completely with it and doing it just to do it (Alan Watts Quotes) Once you’ve learned to think you can’t stop. And an enormous number of people devote their lives to keeping their minds busy and feel extremely uncomfortable with silence (Alan Watts Quotes) Zen is a way of liberation, concerned not with discovering what is good or bad or advantageous, but what is (Alan Watts Quotes) Conscious attention is a designed function of the brain which scans the environment for any trouble making changes. If you identify yourself with your trouble shooter, then naturally you define yourself as being in a perpetual state of anxiety (Alan Watts Quotes) Meditation is the way in which we come to feel our basic inseparability from the whole universe, and what that requires is that we shut up (Alan Watts Quotes) Enlightenment or awakening is not the creation of a new state of affairs but the recognition of what already is (Alan Watts Quotes) Enlightenment remains unrealized so long as it is considered as a specific state to be attained, and for which there are standards of success (Alan Watts Quotes) A living body is not a fixed thing, but a flowing event, like a flame or a whirlpool (Alan Watts Quotes) 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 Quotes) It takes time for an acorn to turn into an oak, but the oak is already implied in the acorn (Alan Watts Quotes) What would you like to do if money were no object? How would you really enjoy spending your life? (Alan Watts Quotes) You’re not something that’s a result of the big bang. You’re not something that is a sort of puppet on the end of the process. You are still the process. You are the big bang, the original force of the universe (Alan Watts Quotes) The truth is revealed by removing things that stand in its light, an art not unlike sculpture, in which the artist creates, not by building, but by hacking away (Alan Watts Quotes) You will begin to realize that if you contemplate long enough on the leaf of the flower, that it involves the whole universe (Alan Watts Quotes) If you want to stay in a state of illusion, stay in it. But you can always wake up (Alan Watts Quotes) What was it like to wake up after having never gone to sleep? That was when you were born (Alan Watts Quotes) Where does my fist go when I open up my hand? Where does my lap go when I stand up? (Alan Watts Quotes) 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 Quotes)

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