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To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

Alan Watts
Inspirational, Trust, Faith
"The Essence of Alan Watts". Book by Alan Watts, 1977.

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.

Alan Watts
Inspiring, Faith, Letting Go

You know that if you get in the water and have nothing to hold on to, but try to behave as you would on dry land, you will drown. But if, on the other hand, you trust yourself to the water and let go, you will float. And this is exactly the situation of faith.

Alan Watts
Faith, Letting Go, Hands
Alan Watts (2011). “Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life: Collected Talks: 1960-1969”, p.67, New World Library

Faith...is letting go and trusting oneself to the unknown.

Alan Watts
Faith, Letting Go, Oneself

Faith is a state of openness or trust.

Alan Watts
Faith, States, Openness
Alan Watts (1977). “The essence of Alan Watts”, Celestial Arts Publishing Company

How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes, such enchanted musical instruments as the ears, and such fabulous arabesque of nerves as the brain can experience itself anything less than a god.

Alan Watts
Inspiring, Faith, Eye
"The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are". Book by Alan Watts, 1966.

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