More by Alan Watts
Just as in the retina there are myriads of little nerve endings, we are the nerve endings of the universe.
Ways of Liberation: Essays and Lectures on the Transformation of Self (1983)
God is not something in Hindu mythology with a white beard that sits on a throne, that has royal perogatives.
The Nature of Consciousness; also published as What Is Reality? (1989)
Every one of us is marvellous and complicated and interesting and gorgeous just as we are.
Out of Your Mind: Tricksters, Interdependence, and the Cosmic Game of Hide-and-Seek (2017)
In other words, what exists, reality itself is gorgeous, it is the fullness of total joy.
The Nature of Consciousness; also published as What Is Reality? (1989)
This is the real secret of life—to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.
The Essence of Alan Watts (1977)
The more we struggle for life (as pleasure), the more we are actually killing what we love.
The Wisdom of Insecurity (1951)
A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality, and lives in a world of illusion.
Alan Watts Teaches Meditation (1992)
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
The Wisdom of Insecurity (1951)
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