Alan Watts

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel read more

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

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

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

The size of the universe depresses many people, but not me, I'm delighted at it

The size of the universe depresses many people, but not me, I'm delighted at it

Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they read more

Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they are born heirs to them.

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.