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> [The Universe is the game of the self, which plays hide and seek forever and ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-watts/the-universe-is-the-game-of-the-self-which-plays-hide-and-seek/)

[Alan Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-watts/)

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> [The very desire to seek spiritual enlightenment is in fact nothing but the grasping tendency of the ego itself, and thus the very search for enlightenment prevents it. The 'perfect practice' is therefore not to search for enlightenment but to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-wilber/the-very-desire-to-seek-spiritual-enlightenment-is-in-fact-nothing/)

[Ken Wilber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-wilber/)

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