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Alan W. Watts Quotes: Like love, the light or guidance of truth that influences us exists only in living form, not in principles or rules or expectations or advice, however widely circulated
         

Like love, the light or guidance of truth that influences us exists only in living form, not in principles or rules or expectations or advice, however widely circulated


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The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.



No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.



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.

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.



You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.



Hurrying and delaying are alike ways of trying to resist the present.

Hurrying and delaying are alike ways of trying to resist the present.



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.

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.



Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.



Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.



The source of all light is in the eye.

The source of all light is in the eye.





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Be harsh with yourself at times.

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