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Ep. 13 – Psychology of Mystical Experience

Alan Watts Being in the Way

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The Aspect of the Universe Which Does Not See Itself

The aspect of the universe which is aware of itself, does not see itself. In other words, you can't look at your eyes with your eyes. You can't observe yourself in the act of observing. And that therefore creates, on the back side of all observation a blank spot - behind your eyes. That's the unknown. We always get this vision of experience into one half known, one half unknown.

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