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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

”A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts.” Alan Watts

I think it’s just a reminder of the pointlessness of overthinking. I find it poignant because I spend a lot of time lost in rumination, myself

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Alan Watts is so fun. He used words like that monk lady in the marvel movies that slaps people out of their bodies.

He’s masterful with words. So masterful he makes it look easy.

So many teachers like “beyond this point words fail”, and they’ve got a good point, but Watts goes “let me give it a shot” and then conveys things in words that can take years to grasp through the brute force method of direct perception.

People shit on words, and with very good reason, but they are the chutes and ladders that make enlightenment in a single lifetime possible if one’s lucky enough to have a teacher like Watts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Yes!

"Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way." Alan Watts