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I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.

~Alan Watts

Topics: Exist Future Illusions Past Past And Future Present Real Realized Which

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Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.

~Alan Watts

Topics: Actually Command Feel Love Love Is Never Ours Pretend Which You

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You are that vast thing that you see far, far off with great telescopes.

~Alan Watts

Topics: Far Great Off See Thing Vast You

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Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.

~Alan Watts

Topics: Know Only Reality You

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Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

~Alan Watts

Topics: About Confuse Does God Just Peel Potatoes Spirituality Thinking While Zen

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You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean.

~Alan Watts

Topics: Continuous Much Ocean Physical Universe Wave You

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So then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself.

~Alan Watts

Topics: Complete Defined Everything Impossible Loving Other Realization Relationship Self Than Then Without Yourself

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Saints need sinners.

~Alan Watts

Topics: Need Saints Sinners

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The myths underlying our culture and underlying our common sense have not taught us to feel identical with the universe, but only parts of it, only in it, only confronting it - aliens.

~Alan Watts

Topics: Alien Common Common Sense Confronting Culture Feel Identical Myths Only Our Parts Sense Taught Underlying Universe Us

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But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.

~Alan Watts

Topics: Attitude Become Faith Go Let Go Might Open Out Truth Turn Whatever

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Philosopher

Born: January 6th, 1915

Died: November 16th, 1973

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