"I've been searching for years for the ideal place. And I've come to the realization that the only way to find it is to be it."
- Alan Wattslaw-of-attraction , Alan Watts , art-of-allowing , being , deliberate-creation , manifestation , vibration , within-yourself
"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance."
- Alan Wattsinspiring , Alan Watts , change , cheerful , dance , eagerness , enjoy , enthusiasm , euphoria , life-is-short , ready , spontaneous
"There is nothing wrong with you at all"
- Alan Wattsinspiring , spiritual , Alan Watts , flaws , ignore-haters , imperfect , perfection , self-esteem , self-love , self-image , what-others-think
"The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves."
- Alan Wattsspiritual , Alan Watts , alive , all-is-well , just-be , life , purpose , relax , simplicity , slow-down
"The 'you' who you think you are does not exist"
- Alan Wattsspiritual , Alan Watts , awakening , ego , illusion , neti-neti , who-am-i , who-you-are
"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 Wattslaw-of-attraction , spiritual , Alan Watts , amazing , awareness , be-the-witness , beauty , eyes , glory , music , perception , universe , wonder
"Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone"
- Alan Wattsspiritual , Alan Watts , calmness , clarity , confusion , empty-mind , meditation , mind , quietness , stillness , water
"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 Wattsspiritual , Alan Watts , celebration , focus , joy , life , moments , now , play , present , secret , work
"Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun."
- Alan Wattsspiritual , Alan Watts , creator , detachment , fun , god , relax , suffering