essay
by ALAN W. WATTS
How are we to heal the split between “I” and “me,” the brain and the body, man and nature, and bring all the vicious circles which it produces to an end? How are we to experience life as something other than a honey trap in which we are the struggling flies? How are we to find security and peace of mind in a world whose very nature is insecurity, impermanence, and unceasing change? All these questions demand a method and a course of action. At the same time, all of them show that the problem has not been understood. We do not need action — yet. We need more light.
Light, here, means awareness — to be aware of life, of experience as it is at this moment, without any judgments or ideas about it. In other words, you have to see and feel…