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Consciousness Quote by Alan Watts

“Our normal sense of the person as a lonely island of consciousness, is a dramatic illusion based on theological imagery.” quote by Alan Watts — Download Open image

“Our normal sense of the person as a lonely island of consciousness, is a dramatic illusion based on theological imagery.”

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