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Alan Watts Quotes

If, then, my awareness of the past and future makes me less aware of the present, I must begin to wonder whether I am actually living in the real world Picture Quote #1

Just as money is not real, consumable wealth, books are not life. To idolize scriptures is like eating paper currency Picture Quote #1

Real travel requires a maximum of unscheduled wandering, for there is no other way of discovering surprises and marvels, which, as I see it, is the only good reason for not staying at home Picture Quote #1

There was a young man who said though, it seems that I know that I know, but what I would like to see is the I that knows me when I know that I know that I know Picture Quote #1

Philosophy is man’s expression of curiosity about everything and his attempt to make sense of the world primarily through his intellect Picture Quote #1

When a man no longer confuses himself with the definition of himself that others have given him, he is at once universal and unique Picture Quote #1

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We are all as much extraordinary phenomena of nature as trees, clouds, the patterns in running water, the flickering of fire, the arrangement of the stars and the form of a galaxy Picture Quote #1

A holy person is someone who is whole; who has, as it were, reconciled his opposites Picture Quote #1

The power of memories and expectations is such that for most human beings, the past and the future are not as real, but rather more real than the present Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be Picture Quote #1

As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil Picture Quote #1

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Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Western religions are more concerned with behavior, doctrine, and belief than with any transformation of the way in which we are aware of ourselves and our world Picture Quote #1

What we need to realize is that there can be, shall we say, a movement, a stirring among people, which can be organically designed instead of politically designed Picture Quote #1

It is the seeker, who understands there is more than what meets the eye, who is not afraid and makes the choice to go into the unknown. The process of awaking has begun, the discovery is underway Picture Quote #1

We must see that consciousness is neither an isolated soul nor the mere function of a single nervous system, but of that totality of interrelated stars and galaxies which makes a nervous system possible Picture Quote #1

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If we live, we live; if we die, we die; if we suffer, we suffer; if we are terrified, we are terrified. There is no problem about it Picture Quote #1

When you get free from certain fixed concepts of the way the world is, you find it is far more subtle, and far more miraculous, than you thought it was Picture Quote #1

Life exists only at this very moment, and in this moment it is infinite and eternal, for the present moment is infinitely small; before we can measure it, it has gone, and yet it exists forever Picture Quote #1

The sense of wrong is simply failure to see where something fits into a pattern, to be confused as to the hierarchical level upon which an event belongs Picture Quote #1

To be free from convention is not to spurn it but not to be deceived by it Picture Quote #1

Everyone has love, but it can only come out when he is convinced of the impossibility and the frustration of trying to love himself Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

What you are basically, deep, deep down, far, far in, is simply the fabric and structure of existence itself Picture Quote #1

There was never a time when the world began, because it goes round and round like a circle, and there is no place on a circle where it begins. Look at my watch, which tells the time; it goes round, and so the world repeats itself again and again Picture Quote #1

You are the big bang, the original force of the universe, coming on as whoever you are Picture Quote #1

When we look for things there is nothing but mind, and when we look for mind there is nothing but things Picture Quote #1

We have somehow conned ourselves into the notion that this moment is ordinary. This now moment, in which I’m talking and you’re listening, is eternity Picture Quote #1

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If, then, my awareness of the past and future makes me less aware of the present, I must begin to wonder whether I am actually living in the real world (Alan Watts Quotes) Just as money is not real, consumable wealth, books are not life. To idolize scriptures is like eating paper currency (Alan Watts Quotes) Real travel requires a maximum of unscheduled wandering, for there is no other way of discovering surprises and marvels, which, as I see it, is the only good reason for not staying at home (Alan Watts Quotes) There was a young man who said though, it seems that I know that I know, but what I would like to see is the I that knows me when I know that I know that I know (Alan Watts Quotes) Philosophy is man’s expression of curiosity about everything and his attempt to make sense of the world primarily through his intellect (Alan Watts Quotes) When a man no longer confuses himself with the definition of himself that others have given him, he is at once universal and unique (Alan Watts Quotes) We are all as much extraordinary phenomena of nature as trees, clouds, the patterns in running water, the flickering of fire, the arrangement of the stars and the form of a galaxy (Alan Watts Quotes) A holy person is someone who is whole; who has, as it were, reconciled his opposites (Alan Watts Quotes) The power of memories and expectations is such that for most human beings, the past and the future are not as real, but rather more real than the present (Alan Watts Quotes) 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 Quotes) Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be (Alan Watts Quotes) As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil (Alan Watts Quotes) Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way (Alan Watts Quotes) 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 Quotes) Western religions are more concerned with behavior, doctrine, and belief than with any transformation of the way in which we are aware of ourselves and our world (Alan Watts Quotes) What we need to realize is that there can be, shall we say, a movement, a stirring among people, which can be organically designed instead of politically designed (Alan Watts Quotes) It is the seeker, who understands there is more than what meets the eye, who is not afraid and makes the choice to go into the unknown. The process of awaking has begun, the discovery is underway (Alan Watts Quotes) We must see that consciousness is neither an isolated soul nor the mere function of a single nervous system, but of that totality of interrelated stars and galaxies which makes a nervous system possible (Alan Watts Quotes) If we live, we live; if we die, we die; if we suffer, we suffer; if we are terrified, we are terrified. There is no problem about it (Alan Watts Quotes) When you get free from certain fixed concepts of the way the world is, you find it is far more subtle, and far more miraculous, than you thought it was (Alan Watts Quotes) Life exists only at this very moment, and in this moment it is infinite and eternal, for the present moment is infinitely small; before we can measure it, it has gone, and yet it exists forever (Alan Watts Quotes) The sense of wrong is simply failure to see where something fits into a pattern, to be confused as to the hierarchical level upon which an event belongs (Alan Watts Quotes) To be free from convention is not to spurn it but not to be deceived by it (Alan Watts Quotes) Everyone has love, but it can only come out when he is convinced of the impossibility and the frustration of trying to love himself (Alan Watts Quotes) 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 Quotes) What you are basically, deep, deep down, far, far in, is simply the fabric and structure of existence itself (Alan Watts Quotes) There was never a time when the world began, because it goes round and round like a circle, and there is no place on a circle where it begins. Look at my watch, which tells the time; it goes round, and so the world repeats itself again and again (Alan Watts Quotes) You are the big bang, the original force of the universe, coming on as whoever you are (Alan Watts Quotes) When we look for things there is nothing but mind, and when we look for mind there is nothing but things (Alan Watts Quotes) We have somehow conned ourselves into the notion that this moment is ordinary. This now moment, in which I’m talking and you’re listening, is eternity (Alan Watts Quotes)

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