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Want to feel Secure? Breathe!
These words from Alan Watts resonate in these uneasy changing times. “There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity.But the contradiction lies a little deeper than the mere conflict between the desire for security and the fact of change. If I want to…
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Alan Watt’s Inspiration on Grasping
“So here’s the problem. I come and say to the teacher, ‘Teach me not to grasp.’ He says ‘Why do you want to know?’ And he shows you that the reason you want to stop grasping is that it’s a new form of grasping.” Grasping is part of the human experience. We reach out for…
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Inspiration – Join the Dance
This is a re-post from December 2016. No matter the dance that comes along, join in and be a part of the future as it unfolds. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. – Alan Watts I love this message ……
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Want to feel Secure? Breathe!
“There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity. But the contradiction lies a little deeper than the mere conflict between the desire for security and the fact of change. If I want to be secure, that is, protected from the flux of life,…
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Inspiration – Accepting the Whole of our Experience
“The real reason why human life can be so utterly exasperating and frustrating is not because there are facts called death, pain, fear, or hunger. The madness of the thing is that when such facts are present, we circle, buzz, writhe, and whirl, trying to get the “I” out of the experience. We pretend that…
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Wanting to Feel Secure in an Insecure World
“There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity. But the contradiction lies a little deeper than the mere conflict between the desire for security and the fact of change. If I want to be secure, that is, protected from the flux of life,…
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The Secret of Happiness – Alan Watts
A re-post this morning for all of us who could do with seeing a bigger perspective. oo0O0oo I do admire Alan Watts and his edgy take on our awakening to what is real and what matters. Don’t hold on too hard. Learn to let go and let be. Be curious, open and enjoy this lip…
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* Inspiration – Join the Dance
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. – Alan Watts I love this message … especially as we move into a new era that is sure to bring about many changes here in the US. What we resist only persists… and…
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* Alan Watts – Why Your Life Is Not A Journey
Originally posted on Evolutionary_Mystic Post: Living a soulful life in the moment Too often we blunder through life like automatic robots, waking up to our morning coffees then soldiering on to work, only to return home again to follow the same ritual in the morning once again. Are we really spending time doing things that…
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The right attitude
Originally posted on Mindfulbalance: This is the real secret of life to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play Alan Watts photo vatobob
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* Waking Up From Our Illusions – Alan Watts
Originally posted on Creative by Nature: “This is IT! So you don’t need to do anything at all… It’s just the way it is. What’s required is a sort of act of super relaxation.. It’s not just letting go. It’s being with yourself as you are without altering anything.” ~Alan Watts “When you look for your…
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