British Quotes
348 quotes in this collection
"To understand music, you must listen to it. But so long as you are thinking, 'I am listening to this music,' you are not listening. This spiritual wisdom still echoes across modern mindfulness practices."
-- Alan Watts"The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- Alan Watts"We do not 'come into' this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree. This encapsulates the essence of Eastern philosophy."
-- Alan Watts"A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a student of Buddhism tries to unlearn something daily. A quiet truth behind the illusion of the ego."
-- Alan Watts"There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity. Let this profound wisdom guide your meditation."
-- Alan Watts"Words can be communicative only between those who share similar experiences. Words of awakening and existential clarity."
-- Alan Watts"The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless. A timeless observation that challenges our Western conditioning."
-- Alan Watts"If you cannot trust yourself, you cannot even trust your mistrust of yourself. An enduring thought on the nature of reality."
-- Alan Watts"Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command. This powerful statement invites us to simply be."
-- Alan Watts"Technology is destructive only in the hands of people who do not realize that they are one and the same process as the universe. This spiritual wisdom still echoes across modern mindfulness practices."
-- Alan Watts"Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- Alan Watts"You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean. A profound reflection from the modern mystic."
-- Alan Watts"Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way. This encapsulates the essence of Eastern philosophy."
-- Alan Watts"But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be. Let this profound wisdom guide your meditation."
-- Alan Watts"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. Words of awakening and existential clarity."
-- Alan Watts"No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart. A quiet truth behind the illusion of the ego."
-- Alan Watts"The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. This powerful statement invites us to simply be."
-- Alan Watts"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. A timeless observation that challenges our Western conditioning."
-- Alan Watts"You are an aperture through which the universe is looking and exploring itself. This spiritual wisdom still echoes across modern mindfulness practices."
-- Alan Watts"Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be. An enduring thought on the nature of reality."
-- Alan Watts"This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. A profound reflection from the modern mystic."
-- Alan Watts"Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth. This encapsulates the essence of Eastern philosophy."
-- Alan Watts"Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- Alan Watts
