Alan Watts Quotes about Water

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As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil.

As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil.

Alan Watts

Freedom, Water, Leaving

Alan W. Watts (2011). “The Way of Zen”, p.157, Vintage

Of course, you can’t force your mind to be silent. That would be like trying to smooth ripples in water with a flatiron. Water becomes clear and calm only when left alone.

Alan Watts

Water, Mind, Trying

You can't get wet from the word 'water.'

Alan Watts

Water, Wet

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

This is what Zen means by being detached—not being without emotion or feeling, but being one in whom feeling is not sticky or blocked, and through whom the experiences of the world pass like the reflections of birds flying over water.

Alan Watts

Mean, Reflection, Water

Alan Watts (1973). “This is It, and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience”, Vintage

The harder we try to catch hold of the moment, to seize a pleasant sensation..., the more elusive it becomes... It is like trying to clutch water in one's hands - the harder one grips, the faster it slips through one's fingers.

Alan Watts

Hands, Water, Trying

As the fish doesn't know water, people are ignorant of space. Consciousness is concerned only with changing and varying details; it ignores constants-especially constant backgrounds. Thus only very exceptional people are aware of what is basic to everything.

Alan Watts

Space, People, Water

Alan Watts Quotes about Water

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