Alan Watts

You are a function of what the whole universe is doing in the same way that a wave is a function of what the whole ocean is doing.

Join the dance.

If you really understand Zen, you can use any book, even the dictionary, because the sound of the rain needs no translation.

Try to imagine what it will be like to go to sleep and never wake up… now try to imagine what it was like to wake up having never gone to sleep.

The art of living… is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are. They are frank in admitting this and are willing to pay for such talents.

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

I do believe I am special. My special gift is my vision, my commitment, and my willingness to do whatever it takes.

When the mind is perfectly clear, what is is what we want.

The basis of peace should be a world federation.

I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.

A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache.

Join the dance.

Man is a comparative being. Substandard things must go before super-standard things can come.

The more a man knows, the more he forgives.

The less you know, the more you believe.

Stupidity is the deliberate cultivation of ignorance.

No American ought to be compelled to strike for his rights. He ought to receive them naturally, easily, as a matter of course.

Isn’t it amazing how easily you can cheat yourself out of the right choices by convincing yourself that you “deserve” the wrong ones? It’s highly illogical when you think about it. You deserve a better life, you deserve better health, and you deserve to lose weight.