And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, of holding on. Alan Watts attitudebeliefcling Change image and share on social
No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now. Alan Watts capacityfuturelive Change image and share on social
The reason we want to go on and on is because we live in an impoverished present. Alan Watts impoverishlivepresent Change image and share on social
We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain. Alan Watts painpleasuresensitive Change image and share on social
Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations. Alan Watts arrangebadlycomparison Change image and share on social
To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float. Alan Watts drownfaithfloat Change image and share on social
And although our bodies are bounded with skin, and we can differentiate between outside and inside, they cannot exist except in a certain kind of natural environment. Alan Watts bodybounddifferentiate Change image and share on social
So what is discord at one level of your being is harmony at another level. Alan Watts discordharmonylevel Change image and share on social
Omnipotence is not knowing how everything is done; it's just doing it. Alan Watts knowomnipotence Change image and share on social
If you study the writings of the mystics, you will always find things in them that appear to be paradoxes, as in Zen, particularly. Alan Watts findmysticparadox Change image and share on social