Recently, I've been looking more into the philosophical lectures and writings of Alan Watts. One of my favorite chill songs (Dreams by n u a g e s) featured excerpts from one of his lectures on the nature of consciousness. I'm not quite sure why his rhetoric is resonating so heavily with me at the moment, but I'm enjoying the discovery of new perspectives all the same.
I've included my favorite excerpt, and perhaps you'll find something in it as well. ❤
ιғ yoυ awaĸen ғroм тнιѕ ιllυѕιon, and yoυ υnderѕтand тнaт вlacĸ ιмplιeѕ wнιтe, ѕelғ ιмplιeѕ oтнer, lιғe ιмplιeѕ deaтн — or, ѕнall ι ѕay deaтн ιмplιeѕ lιғe. yoυ can ғeel yoυrѕelғ, noт aѕ a ѕтranger ιn тнe world... noт aѕ ѕoмeтнιng нere on proвaтιon. noт aѕ ѕoмeтнιng тнaт нaѕ arrιved нere вy ғlυĸe. вυт yoυ can вegιn тo ғeel yoυr own eхιѕтence, aѕ aвѕolυтely ғυndaмenтal. wнaт yoυ are вaѕιcally deep, deep down..ғar, ғar ιn.. ιѕ ѕιмply тнe ғaвrιc and ѕтrυcтυre oғ eхιѕтence ιтѕelғ.
