"We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain."

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Insight & Reflection

Words carry weight, and Alan Watts's insight into wisdom is no exception. It serves as a gentle reminder that amidst the chaos of modern life, timeless wisdom still holds the power to guide our decisions and clarify our values.

About Alan Watts

Alan Wilson Watts was a British and American writer, speaker, and self-styled "philosophical entertainer", known for interpreting and popularising Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu philosophy for a Western audience.

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"Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes."

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"Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations."

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"It is a subtle truth that a life well-lived leaves an aroma of kindness long after the sun has set — an essential principle for the reflective life."

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