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June reads.
Review:
The Storytelling Animal: It’s a vegan cookie of a read. Light, sweet and kinda ok.
The Wisdom of Insecurity: Yes! Aged well and provided me with an unexpected insightful perspective on religion.
Damascus Nights: Yeeeees! I’ve always loved middle eastern storytelling. This is a delicious one.
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“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan W. Watts (The Wisdom of Insecurity)
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“You have to get away from all that madness for a while because we become insane, we get confused with our roles, as being who we really are. Man is not his role. Man is something deeper than that. So, go into the forest or some place ALONE in nature, all by yourself, and find out who you really are! And when you no longer confuse yourself with your particular temporary body, but identify with the entire process of nature and the whole cosmos… When death comes, what a funny thing that will happen. Death comes, and will find no one to kill.”— Alan Watts
“Hope is what keeps you going, but hope keeps you focused on the future, and this continued focus perpetuates your denial of the Now and therefore your unhappiness.” — Eckhart Tolle
Alan Watts on “Nothingness”
The ancient Chinese parable of a farmer as told by Alan Watts
Once upon a time there was a Chinese farmer whose horse ran away. That evening, all of his neighbors came around to commiserate. They said, “We are so sorry to hear your horse has run away. This is most unfortunate.” The farmer said, “Maybe.”
The next day the horse came back bringing seven wild horses with it, and in the evening everybody came back and said, “Oh, isn’t that lucky. What a great turn of events. You now have eight horses!” The farmer again said, “Maybe.”
The following day his son tried to break one of the horses, and while riding it, he was thrown and broke his leg. The neighbors then said, “Oh dear, that’s too bad,” and the farmer responded, “Maybe.”
The next day the conscription officers came around to conscript people into the army, and they rejected his son because he had a broken leg. Again all the neighbors came around and said, “Isn’t that great!” Again, he said, “Maybe.”
The whole process of nature is an integrated process of immense complexity, and it’s really impossible to tell whether anything that happens in it is good or bad — because you never know what will be the consequence of the misfortune; or, you never know what will be the consequences of good fortune.
“There is a price to be paid for every increase in consciousness. We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.”
- Alan Watts
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“You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.”~ Alan Watts
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Whale Fantasia
Alan Watts, 3 sirens, and 3 humpback whales dance together.
“What you are basically deep deep down, far, far in, is simply the fabric and structure of existence itself”- Alan Watts
Love this poetic take by the philosopher Alan Watts on our inseparable connection to the Universe.
“Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.” - Alan W. Watts
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“You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.” – Alan Watts
PhotographerHaitong Yu recently captured this breathtaking view of the Milky Way above the Simatai section of China’s Great Wall.
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“Being grateful teaches you to see everything in a positive way. Constantly show your appreciation to benefit both you and others”
Invest your energy, attention and time in developing yourself. When you begin to develop yourself, you will have more control over your life.
Keep repeating what you desire, as if you already have it, to increase the chance of creating the outcome you envision.
“Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.”
Alan Watts
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”— Alan Watts
“You don’t have to be Eloise and Abelard to be in love.”
Alan Watts
