Alan Watts

"The only real danger is not being yourself."

"If you desire to control others you must first control yourself."

"All the problems of the world stem from a sense of separation."

"Technology is a way of organizing the universe so that man doesn't have to experience it."

"The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done, we can see it, understand it, and change."

"A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play."

"The only way to avoid tension is to let go of your attachment to the outcome."

"What if you suddenly realized that you were not separate from the universe?"

"The person who is controlled by his thoughts acts out his thoughts in his behavior."

"Music is like the imagination. Both of them can be about anything."

"You don't sing to become better singers. You sing because it's a delight."

"The art of life is knowing how to believe lies."

"Everything is a play, but that doesn't mean it isn't serious."

"You are the big here and now, looking out through two small holes in your face."

"The universe is fundamentally playful. There is nothing serious going on."

"Letting go is simply returning everything back to God."

"Your problems stem from not being yourself."

"The greatest deception is thinking you know yourself."

"If you make a mistake, there's no point in trying to hide it. They'll find out anyway."

"Accept everything that happens. Love everything that happens."

"The only valid church is the church of your mind."

"Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth."

"Stop fighting, struggling with everything. Stop the resistance."

"The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling of how reality ought to be."

"In the measure that I love you, I do not compare you with anybody."

"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of."

"The real secret of life is the ability to enjoy things."

"I owe my solitude to the fact that I know myself."

"The self is not made; it is discovered."

"No valid plans for the future can be made by men who have no capacity for living now."