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Alan Watts Quotes

For Taoism concerns itself with unconventional knowledge, with the understanding of life directly, instead of in the abstract, linear terms of representational thinking Picture Quote #1

Idolatry is not the use of images, but confusing them with what they represent, and in this respect mental images and lofty abstractions can be more insidious than bronze idols Picture Quote #1

For eternally and always there is only now, one and the same now; the present is the only thing that has no end Picture Quote #1

But we try to pretend, you see, that the external world exists altogether independently of us Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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There is no coming toward it or going away from it; it is, and you are it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

We are not clear as to the role in life of these chemicals; nor are we clear as to the role of the physician. You know, of course, that in ancient times there was no clear distinction between priest and physician Picture Quote #1

As a human being it is just my nature to enjoy and share philosophy. I do this in the same way that some birds are eagles and some doves, some flowers lilies and some roses Picture Quote #1

How could you say the best form of government is a republic if you think the universe is a monarchy? Picture Quote #1

And although our bodies are bounded with skin, and we can differentiate between outside and inside, they cannot exist except in a certain kind of natural environment Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

So the bodhisattva saves all beings, not by preaching sermons to them, but by showing them that they are delivered, they are liberated, by the act of not being able to stop changing Picture Quote #1

Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they are born heirs to them Picture Quote #1

I would suggest that today, we know about as much concerning the human mind as we knew about the galaxy in 1300 Picture Quote #1

If we are unduly absorbed in improving our lives we may forget altogether to live them Picture Quote #1

The moralist is the person who tells people that they ought to be unselfish, when they still feel like egos, and his efforts are always and invariably futile Picture Quote #1

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You are something that the whole world is doing just as when the sea has waves on it Picture Quote #1

Just as the ocean is waving so each one of us is a waving of the whole cosmos, the entire works, all there is Picture Quote #1

Wars based on principle are far more destructive... the attacker will not destroy that which he is after Picture Quote #1

You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean Picture Quote #1

What the devil is the point of surviving, going on living, when it’s a drag? But you see, that’s what people do Picture Quote #1

The more we struggle for life as pleasure, the more we are actually killing what we love Picture Quote #1

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The greater part of human activity is designed to make permanent those experiences and joys which are only lovable because they are changing Picture Quote #1

The most strongly enforced of all known taboos is the taboo against knowing who or what you really are behind the mask of your apparently separate, independent, and isolated ego Picture Quote #1

There is always something taboo, something repressed, unadmitted, or just glimpsed quickly out of the corner of one’s eye because a direct look is too unsettling. Taboos lie within taboos, like the skin of an onion Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Billions of years ago you were a big bang. But now you’re a complicated human being. And then we cut ourselves off. And don’t feel that we’re still the big bang. But you are Picture Quote #1

To perceive that form reveals the void, and to see that the void reveals form, is the secret for the overcoming of death. To the extent that one is unaware of space, one is unaware of one’s own eternity - it’s the same thing! Picture Quote #1

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For Taoism concerns itself with unconventional knowledge, with the understanding of life directly, instead of in the abstract, linear terms of representational thinking (Alan Watts Quotes) Idolatry is not the use of images, but confusing them with what they represent, and in this respect mental images and lofty abstractions can be more insidious than bronze idols (Alan Watts Quotes) For eternally and always there is only now, one and the same now; the present is the only thing that has no end (Alan Watts Quotes) But we try to pretend, you see, that the external world exists altogether independently of us (Alan Watts Quotes) 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 Watts Quotes) 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 (Alan Watts Quotes) There is no coming toward it or going away from it; it is, and you are it (Alan Watts Quotes) 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 Quotes) We are not clear as to the role in life of these chemicals; nor are we clear as to the role of the physician. You know, of course, that in ancient times there was no clear distinction between priest and physician (Alan Watts Quotes) As a human being it is just my nature to enjoy and share philosophy. I do this in the same way that some birds are eagles and some doves, some flowers lilies and some roses (Alan Watts Quotes) How could you say the best form of government is a republic if you think the universe is a monarchy? (Alan Watts Quotes) And although our bodies are bounded with skin, and we can differentiate between outside and inside, they cannot exist except in a certain kind of natural environment (Alan Watts Quotes) 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 (Alan Watts Quotes) So the bodhisattva saves all beings, not by preaching sermons to them, but by showing them that they are delivered, they are liberated, by the act of not being able to stop changing (Alan Watts Quotes) Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they are born heirs to them (Alan Watts Quotes) I would suggest that today, we know about as much concerning the human mind as we knew about the galaxy in 1300 (Alan Watts Quotes) If we are unduly absorbed in improving our lives we may forget altogether to live them (Alan Watts Quotes) The moralist is the person who tells people that they ought to be unselfish, when they still feel like egos, and his efforts are always and invariably futile (Alan Watts Quotes) You are something that the whole world is doing just as when the sea has waves on it (Alan Watts Quotes) Just as the ocean is waving so each one of us is a waving of the whole cosmos, the entire works, all there is (Alan Watts Quotes) Wars based on principle are far more destructive... the attacker will not destroy that which he is after (Alan Watts Quotes) You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean (Alan Watts Quotes) What the devil is the point of surviving, going on living, when it’s a drag? But you see, that’s what people do (Alan Watts Quotes) The more we struggle for life as pleasure, the more we are actually killing what we love (Alan Watts Quotes) The greater part of human activity is designed to make permanent those experiences and joys which are only lovable because they are changing (Alan Watts Quotes) The most strongly enforced of all known taboos is the taboo against knowing who or what you really are behind the mask of your apparently separate, independent, and isolated ego (Alan Watts Quotes) There is always something taboo, something repressed, unadmitted, or just glimpsed quickly out of the corner of one’s eye because a direct look is too unsettling. Taboos lie within taboos, like the skin of an onion (Alan Watts Quotes) 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 Quotes) Billions of years ago you were a big bang. But now you’re a complicated human being. And then we cut ourselves off. And don’t feel that we’re still the big bang. But you are (Alan Watts Quotes) To perceive that form reveals the void, and to see that the void reveals form, is the secret for the overcoming of death. To the extent that one is unaware of space, one is unaware of one’s own eternity - it’s the same thing! (Alan Watts Quotes)

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