Religion is not a department of life; it is something that enters into the whole of it.

Quote by Alan Watts

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But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far...

But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far...

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...

I owe my solitude to other people.

I owe my solitude to other people.

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...

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

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

You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave...

You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave...

But my dear man, reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.

But my dear man, reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.

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...

And although our bodies are bounded with skin, and we can differentiate between outside and...

And although our bodies are bounded with skin, and we can differentiate between outside and...

Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to...

Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to...

Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make...

Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make...

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...

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...

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...

Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.

Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.

So what is discord at one level of your being is harmony at another level.

So what is discord at one level of your being is harmony at another level.

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity...

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity...

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...

Change the overall conviction that you can't do anything, and you will be able to...

Change the overall conviction that you can't do anything, and you will be able to...

Understanding any concept or subject only means bringing, implementing and showing change either in self...

Understanding any concept or subject only means bringing, implementing and showing change either in self...

The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what...

The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what...

Divorce the past to marry the present and be blessed with a lovely child of...

Divorce the past to marry the present and be blessed with a lovely child of...