Alan watts letting go

“Be open to truth... Alan Watts via @SimpleReminders #SimpleReminders”

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, philosopher, author, and lecturer Alan Watts (1915–1973) popularized Zen Buddhism and other Eastern philosophies for the counterculture of the 1960s. Today, new generations are finding his writings and lectures online, while faithful followers worldwide continue to be enlightened by his teachings. The Collected Letters of Alan Watts reveals the remarkable arc of Watts’s …

Alan Watts

Happiness is strange; it comes when you are not seeking it. When you are not making an effort to be happy, then unexpectedly, mysteriously, happiness is there, born of purity, of a loveliness of being. Jiddu Krishnamurti A few months ago, I came across The Backwards Law from Alan Watt’s teachings and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck. I thought it would be helpful to add these laws to my blog since they have helped me broaden my […]