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Ep. 27 – Love Of Waters

Alan Watts Being in the Way

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Life's Duality: Pleasure Entwined with Pain

The existence of life inherently involves a cycle of consumption and destruction, where pleasure and pain coexist. Sea birds and fish operate within this cycle without philosophical contemplation, simply experiencing life in its raw form. In contrast, humans, endowed with reflective consciousness, grapple with the implications of survival that necessitate the destruction of other lives. This sensitivity leads to a conflict between the inherent joys of life and the moral dilemmas surrounding it, prompting a perception of existence as a flawed arrangement rather than a divine design.

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