Alan Watts Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

Alan Watts quotes and sayings page 4 (deceased philosopher born on Jan 6, 1915). Here's quote # 31 through 40 out of the 48 we have for him.

“The myths underlying our culture and underlying our common sense have not taught us to feel identical with the universe, but only parts of it, only in it, only confronting it - aliens.”

“Saints need sinners.”

“The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention.”

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

“And although our bodies are bounded with skin, and we can differentiate between outside and inside, they cannot exist except in a certain kind of natural environment.”

“The reason we want to go on and on is because we live in an impoverished present.”

“Faith is a state of openness or trust.”

“The religious idea of God cannot do full duty for the metaphysical infinity.”

“The moralist is the person who tells people that they ought to be unselfish, when they still feel like egos, and his efforts are always and invariably futile.”