"We are living in a culture entirely..." - Quote by Alan Watts
We are living in a culture entirely hypnotized by the illusion of time
More by Alan Watts
“I want ... to consort with people whose emotions are not ... cold and standoffish.”
“If you can't meditate in a boiler room, you can't meditate.”
“When you feel that you are a lonely, put-upon, isolated little stranger confronting all this, you are under the influence of an illusory feeling, because the truth is quite the reverse. You are the whole works, all that there is, and always was, and always has been, and always will be.”
More on Time
“Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.”
“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.”
“In art, there is neither past nor future. The art that is not in the present will never be.”
More on Illusion
“I realized that if I was going to achieve anything in life I had to be aggressive. I had to get out there and go for it... I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it's an illusion to me.”
“Every man looks out for himself, and he has the happiest life who manages to hoodwink himself best of all.”
“Happiness is a fata morgana. the only way to not end up unhappy is to not long for happiness.”