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Philosophical literature4 quotes
The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless. — Alan Watts · 1982Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. — Alan Watts · 1957Whether we like it or not, change comes, and the greater the resistance, the greater the pain. — Alan Watts · 1995Zen is a liberation from time. For if we open our eyes and see clearly, it becomes obvious that there is no other time than this instant, and that the past and the future are abstractions without any concrete reality. — Alan Watts · 1957Religious literature4 quotes
The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless. — Alan Watts · 1982Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. — Alan Watts · 1957Whether we like it or not, change comes, and the greater the resistance, the greater the pain. — Alan Watts · 1995Zen is a liberation from time. For if we open our eyes and see clearly, it becomes obvious that there is no other time than this instant, and that the past and the future are abstractions without any concrete reality. — Alan Watts · 1957