Just as the ocean is waving so each one of us is a waving of the whole cosmos, the entire works, all there is.
Alan WattsIt is obvious that the only interesting people are interested people, and to be completely interested is to have forgotten about "I".
Alan WattsIf the universe is meaningless, so is the statement that it is so. If this world is a vicious trap, so is its accuser, and the pot is calling the kettle black.
Alan WattsIf to enjoy even an enjoyable present we must have the assurance of a happy future, we are โcrying for the moon.โ We have no such assurance. The best predictions are still matters of probability rather than certainty, and to the best of our knowledge every one of us is going to suffer and die. If, then, we cannot live happily without an assured future, we are certainly not adapted to living in a finite world where, despite the best plans, accidents will happen, and where death comes at the end.
Alan Watts