“[W]hen "the rule of law" becomes absolutized and everything is done by the book or the computer, people call out in desperation for the intervention of a reasonable human being.” — Alan W. Watts Copy Share Image
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“[T]he question "What is everything?" has no meaning, even though it seems to be profound. [...] The point is, perhaps, that I am not… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share Image
“In knowing the world we humanize it, and if, as we discover it, we are astonished at its dimensions and its complexity, we should… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share Image
“Who wants to serve in a police vice squad, spending hours peeking into men’s johns to detect acts of homosexuality? Who wants a job… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share Image
“[T]he world as described is included in but is not the same as the world as it is. As a way of contemplation, it… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share Image
“[S]een as a whole the universe is a harmony or symbiosis of patterns which cannot exist without each other.” — Alan W. Watts Copy Share Image
“The Book I am thinking about would not be religious in the usual sense, but it would have to discuss many things with which… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share Image
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“The human organism has the same kind of innate intelligence as the ecosystems of nature, and the wisdom of the nerves and senses must… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share Image
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