Remembering Alan Watts

Nothing inspires me more than the word of Alan Watts. I remember the first time hearing one of his seminars on mp3. It was on the topic of meditation. His style is very unique - peppy and funny, but at the same time very focussed and refined. What he had to say was very different from other speakers who usually tend to focus a lot on the 'benefits' of meditation than the real practice . Its sad to see that most people have not heard of this great philosopher and his works...


Some of my favorite Alan Watts quotes ...


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


“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.”


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


“Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.”