“Nobody believes in God like an atheist: 'There is no God, and I am His prophet.” — Alan W. Watts Atheist Copy Share Image
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“Chuang-tzu: ‘‘The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror; it grasps nothing; it refuses nothing; it receives, but does not keep.” — Alan W. Watts Mirror Copy Share Image
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“nirvana, must of necessity happen by itself. It not only cannot but must not be induced by trying and willing, since anything… — Alan W. Watts Necessity Copy Share Image
“The human organism has the same kind of innate intelligence as the ecosystems of nature, and the wisdom of the nerves and… — Alan W. Watts Biology Copy Share Image
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“In certain natures, the conflict between social convention and repressed spontaneity is so violent that it manifests itself in crime, insanity, and… — Alan W. Watts Crime Copy Share Image
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“[L]ife is a system of geological and biological cooperation. Certainly, the system contains fights: birds against worms, snails against lettuce, and spiders… — Alan W. Watts Natural enemies Copy Share Image
“The energy and material which we have all squandered on making war since even 1914 could have warmed, fed, and clothed everyone… — Alan W. Watts Patriotism Copy Share Image
“The concepts of health and sickness, good and evil, better and worse, have the same use and relation to life as those… — Alan W. Watts Courage Copy Share Image
“[E]very individual is a unique manifestation of the Whole, as every branch is a particular outreaching of the tree. To manifest individuality,… — Alan W. Watts Identity Copy Share Image
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“To abandon the idea of separation from and submission to God has always been feared as a threat to morals, but there… — Alan W. Watts Chain of command Copy Share Image
“[T]he question "What is everything?" has no meaning, even though it seems to be profound. [...] The point is, perhaps, that I… — Alan W. Watts Curiosity Copy Share Image
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“To cut a long story short, thus far the contribution of logical philosophy to metaphysics has been entirely negative. The verdict seems… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share Image
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