The English philosopher Alan Watts inspired during his lifetime by his talent to introduce Eastern philosophies to Westerners. Through his simple and easy to understand explanations, he managed to reach thousands. One of his most famous quotes is the following: "Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone." - Alan Watts He used...
As with many other topics, Alan Watts had a very interesting view on dealing with pain. One should not close oneself in front of the pain, but go with it and observe it. We'll take a look at exactly how that works in this article. Each of us will have experienced pain at one time or another in our...
When I find myself in turbulent times, I often wish that life would go a little more my way - that it would bring fewer surprises or that there wouldn't be so many stones in your path. However, it is precisely these stones, or rather the removal of these stones, that one grows....
If this isn't your first visit to our blog, or if you're already interested in philosophy, you've probably come across the school of stoic philosophy before. But what does stoic mean anyway? In this post, we'll get to the bottom of that question. The stoic philosophy can be traced back to Zeno of Kition....
English philosopher and speaker Alan Watts is considered one of the most influential mediators between Eastern and Western worldviews, and his views have fascinated me for years. I return to his lessons regularly. This little excerpt in particular has a lot of meaning for me. It may be short, but it shows very powerfully how much misunderstanding exists in our...
Since we will be focusing more on this philosopher this month, it is inevitable to talk about Alan Watts' view of the meaning of life. In this post we will deal with a quote from Watts that hits the nail on the head: "The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be...
Alan Watts is in the eyes of many the most important philosopher of the 20th century. He brought various philosophies from the Far East to the Western world. Through his eloquence, he managed to explain these philosophies in a way that everyone could understand. But who was Alan Watts really? How did he become who he was? In this article, we will...
Philosopher and orator Alan Watts was one of the leading mediators between Eastern and Western philosophy. His works are still very popular today, as his way of expression makes it easy to get started, especially for philosophy beginners. This passage from one of his lectures deals with the concept the vicious circle of worry and how we escape it. Watts' describes the...
I think most of us feel rushed a lot these days. Some even permanently. I definitely used to be one of the latter. The result is often that we run out of energy faster than we would like and we can't devote ourselves to things the way we would like to. The Roman...
There are many well-known quotes from Marcus Aurelius, the famous Stoic philosopher. However, there are also lesser known quotes that are of great concern to me and, in my opinion, carry important messages. We will take a closer look at one of these quotes in this article. "Today I have escaped from fear. Or no, I have discarded it, for it....
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