But we try to pretend, you see, that the external world exists altogether independently of us.

Quote by Alan Watts

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But at any rate, the point is that God is what nobody admits to being,...

But at any rate, the point is that God is what nobody admits to being,...

The more we try to catch hold of the present moment the more elusive it...

The more we try to catch hold of the present moment the more elusive it...

So the bodhisattva saves all beings, not by preaching sermons to them, but by showing...

So the bodhisattva saves all beings, not by preaching sermons to them, but by showing...

You don't look out there for God, something in the sky, you look in you.

You don't look out there for God, something in the sky, you look in you.

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever...

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever...

What the devil is the point of surviving, going on living, when it's a drag?...

What the devil is the point of surviving, going on living, when it's a drag?...

The difficulty for most of us in the modern world is that the old-fashioned idea...

The difficulty for most of us in the modern world is that the old-fashioned idea...

Omnipotence is not knowing how everything is done; it's just doing it.

Omnipotence is not knowing how everything is done; it's just doing it.

So then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself...

So then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself...

And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, of holding...

And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, of holding...

Really, the fundamental, ultimate mystery -- the only thing you need to know to understand...

Really, the fundamental, ultimate mystery -- the only thing you need to know to understand...

Technology is destructive only in the hands of people who do not realize that they...

Technology is destructive only in the hands of people who do not realize that they...

We could say that meditation doesn't have a reason or doesn't have a purpose. In...

We could say that meditation doesn't have a reason or doesn't have a purpose. In...

You are that vast thing that you see far, far off with great telescopes.

You are that vast thing that you see far, far off with great telescopes.

Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.

Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move...

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move...

No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just...

No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just...

The myths underlying our culture and underlying our common sense have not taught us to...

The myths underlying our culture and underlying our common sense have not taught us to...

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen...

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen...

Buddhism has in it no idea of there being a moral law laid down by...

Buddhism has in it no idea of there being a moral law laid down by...