Alan Watts

I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what read more

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.

Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.rn

Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.rn

We are at war between consciousness and nature, between the desire for permanence and the fact of flux. It is read more

We are at war between consciousness and nature, between the desire for permanence and the fact of flux. It is ourself against ourselves.

How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes,
such enchanted musical instruments as the read more

How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes,
such enchanted musical instruments as the ears, and such fabulous
arabesque of nerves as the brain can experience itself anything less than
a god.

I owe my solitude to other people.

I owe my solitude to other people.