British Quotes
348 quotes in this collection
"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. This spiritual wisdom still echoes across modern mindfulness practices."
-- Alan Watts"No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart. An enduring thought on the nature of reality."
-- Alan Watts"The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- 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 profound reflection from the modern mystic."
-- Alan Watts"Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be. This encapsulates the essence of Eastern philosophy."
-- Alan Watts"This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. A quiet truth behind the illusion of the ego."
-- Alan Watts"You are an aperture through which the universe is looking and exploring itself. Let this profound wisdom guide your meditation."
-- Alan Watts"Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth. A timeless observation that challenges our Western conditioning."
-- Alan Watts"Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. Words of awakening and existential clarity."
-- Alan Watts"Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun. An enduring thought on the nature of reality."
-- Alan Watts"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. This powerful statement invites us to simply be."
-- Alan Watts"What you are basically, deep, deep down, far, far in, is simply the fabric and structure of existence itself. This spiritual wisdom still echoes across modern mindfulness practices."
-- Alan Watts"The only real 'you' is the one that comes and goes, manifests and dies, and therefore is not a 'you' at all. A profound reflection from the modern mystic."
-- Alan Watts"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. This encapsulates the essence of Eastern philosophy."
-- Alan Watts"Life is like music for its own sake. We are living in an eternal now, and when we listen to music we are not listening to the past, we are not listening to the future, we are listening to an expanded present. A quiet truth behind the illusion of the ego."
-- Alan Watts"Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes. Let this profound wisdom guide your meditation."
-- Alan Watts"Peace can be made only by those who are peaceful, and love can be shown only by those who love. Words of awakening and existential clarity."
-- Alan Watts"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 powerful statement invites us to simply be."
-- Alan Watts"If you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time. A timeless observation that challenges our Western conditioning."
-- Alan Watts"Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself. An enduring thought on the nature of reality."
-- Alan Watts"The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive. This spiritual wisdom still echoes across modern mindfulness practices."
-- Alan Watts"There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- Alan Watts
