Words can be communicative only between those who share similar experiences.
ALAN WATTSWe do not “come into” this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree. As the ocean “waves,” the universe “peoples.” Every individual is an expression of the whole realm of nature, a unique action of the total universe.
More Alan Watts Quotes
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You didn’t come into this world. You came out of it, like a wave from the ocean. You are not a stranger here.
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Genuine love comes from knowledge, not from a sense of duty or guilt.
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A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a student of Buddhism tries to unlearn something daily.
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The morning glory which blooms for an hour differs not at heart from the giant pine, which lives for a thousand years.
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The clash between science and religion has not shown that religion is false and science is true. It has shown that all systems of definition are relative to various purposes, and that none of them actually ‘grasp’ reality.
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Only doubtful truths need defense.
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Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.
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It’s better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, than a long life spent in a miserable way.
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Normally, we do not so much look at things as overlook them.
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The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.
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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.
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The relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself.
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Just as money is not real, consumable wealth, books are not life. To idolize scriptures is like eating paper currency.
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When we attempt to exercise power or control over someone else, we cannot avoid giving that person the very same power or control over us.
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If one were to live for endless ages, to live for the future would be to miss the point everlastingly.
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