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I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that

I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is. – Alan Watts

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So then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself. – Alan Watts

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But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be. – Alan Watts

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Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes. – Alan Watts

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