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Alan W. Watts Quotes: To practice with an end in view is to have one eye on the practice and the other on the end, which is lack of concentration, lack of sincerity.
         

To practice with an end in view is to have one eye on the practice and the other on the end, which is lack of concentration, lack of sincerity.


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To practice with an end in view is to have one eye on the practice and the other on the end, which is lack of concentration, lack of sincerity.
         



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This page presents the quote "To practice with an end in view is to have one eye on the practice and the other on the end, which is lack of concentration, lack of sincerity.". Author of this quote is Alan W. Watts. This quote is about concentration, practice, zen,.