Alan Watts
Alan Wilson Watts
1915-1973 • British-American
ZenTaoismPerennial Philosophy
British philosopher who interpreted Eastern philosophy for Western audiences. His lectures and books made Zen accessible to millions.
Key Works
- The Way of Zen
- The Book
- Lectures
- Out of Your Mind
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Quotes by Alan Watts
112 quotes“Things are as they are because they could not be otherwise.”
acceptanceThe Way of Zen
“The way is the way.”
taoTao: The Watercourse Way
“Trust the river of your life.”
trustTao: The Watercourse Way
“Do not stop the river of yourself.”
flowTao: The Watercourse Way
“The Way is doing nothing and leaving nothing undone.”
wu-weiTao: The Watercourse Way
“What is reality? It is whatever's happening — right now.”
realityOut of Your Mind
“The universe is a magnificent practical joke.”
playOut of Your Mind
“You cannot be the perceiver of perception.”
awarenessThe Book
“Stop the search. The seeker is what is sought.”
seekingOut of Your Mind
“To be fully alive, fully here, is to be fully nowhere else.”
presenceThe Wisdom of Insecurity
“Awareness has no center, no edges, no inside or outside.”
awarenessOut of Your Mind
“In every breath, the whole of life is renewed.”
breathThe Way of Zen
“The future never comes; the past has never been.”
nowThe Book
“To be what you already are is the only freedom worth having.”
freedomOut of Your Mind
“Stop and look. There is so much more here than thought.”
presenceOut of Your Mind
“Awareness is what you are, not what you do.”
awarenessOut of Your Mind
“The art of living is the art of allowing.”
allowingThe Wisdom of Insecurity
“Letting go is the highest discipline.”
letting-goTao: The Watercourse Way
“There is no place to go. There is only here.”
presenceThe Book
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