From Alan Watts: “A man does not really begin to be alive until he has lost himself, until he has released the anxious grasp which he normally holds upon his life, his property, his reputation and position.”
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Quote of the day 05/16/24
From Alan Watts: “And people get all fouled up because they want the world to have meaning as if it were words… As if you had a meaning, as if you were a mere word, as if you were something that could be looked up in a dictionary. You are meaning.”
Quote of the day 05/15/24
From Alan Watts: “Much of the secret of life consists in knowing how to laugh, and also how to breathe.”
Quote of the day 05/14/24
From 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
Quote of the day 05/13/24
From Alan Watts: “Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.”
Quote of the day 05/12/24
From 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.”
Quote of the day 05/11/24
From Dogen: “When you ride in a boat and watch the shore, you might assume that the shore is moving. But when you keep your eyes closely on the boat, you can see that the boat moves. Similarly, if you examine many things with a confused mind, you might suppose that your mind and natureContinue reading “Quote of the day 05/11/24”
Quote of the day 05/10/24
From Dogen: “When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots, but just paint Spring. To paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots is to paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – it is not yet painting Spring.”
Quote of the day 05/09/24
From Dogen: “No matter how bad a state of mind you may get into, if you keep strong and hold out, eventually the floating clouds must vanish and the withering wind must cease.”
Quote of the day 05/08/24
From Dogen: “Do not be concerned with the faults of other persons. Do not see others’ faults with a hateful mind. There is an old saying that if you stop seeing others’ faults, then naturally seniors and venerated and juniors are revered. Do not imitate others’ faults; just cultivate virtue. Buddha prohibited unwholesome actions, butContinue reading “Quote of the day 05/08/24”
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