Alan Watts Being in the Way

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Jun 2, 2021
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INSIGHT

The Illusion of Time

  • The present moment is the only reality, not a fixed self moving through time.
  • Our sense of continuous identity is an illusion, like a barber pole's stripes seeming to move upward.
ANECDOTE

Ripples in a Pond

  • Alan Watts uses the analogy of a pebble creating ripples in a pond.
  • The waves appear to move outward, but the water itself only moves up and down.
INSIGHT

The Buddhist Perspective

  • Our perceived journey through time is an illusion, according to this philosophical viewpoint.
  • Buddhists emphasize that suffering and actions exist, but not a fixed self who experiences or performs them.
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