Alan Watts
English-born philosopher and writer on Eastern thought (1915 to 1973); author of The Wisdom of Insecurity (1951).
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Running from fear is fear, fighting pain is pain, trying to be brave is being scared
Running away from fear is fear, fighting pain is pain, trying to be brave is being scared.
archive.orgSaid c. 1951This on korrents
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Running from fear is fear, fighting pain is pain, trying to be brave is being scared
Running away from fear is fear, fighting pain is pain, trying to be brave is being scared.
The Wisdom of Insecurity (Pantheon, 1951) Said c. 1951
If happiness always depends on the future, we chase it until we and the future vanish
If happiness always depends on something expected in the future, we are chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever eludes our grasp, until the future, and ourselves, vanish into the abyss of death.
The Wisdom of Insecurity (Pantheon, 1951) Said c. 1951
The meaning and purpose of dancing is the dance
The meaning and purpose of dancing is the dance.
The Wisdom of Insecurity (Pantheon, 1951) Said c. 1951
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