"The more we try to live in the……" — Alan Watts
"The more we try to live in the world of words, the more we feel isolated and alone, the more all the joy and liveliness of things is exchanged for mere certainty and security. On the other hand, the more we are forced to admit that we actually live in the real world, the more we feel ignorant, uncertain, and insecure about everything."
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347 Quotes by Alan Watts
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The sound of the rain needs no translation.
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You can't figure out the Universe, especially if you're using figures to figure it.
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If my happiness at this moment consists largely in reviewing happy memories and expectations, I am but dimly aware of…
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To be alive spiritually man must have union with God and must be conscious of it. Apart from this union…
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We usually don't look. We overlook.
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