Enjoy a Zen Weekend

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“We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.”

-Alan Watts

Alan Watts was a well known British philosopher, known for popularizing Zen Buddhism and Eastern philosophy in the West. The author of over 25 books, he played a crucial role in integrating Eastern and Western thought. His work helped people see themselves as an essential interconnected part of the universe, not as a “skin-encapsulated ego."

Although he passed in 1973, Watts' inspiring talks continue to energize the mind while helping to calm fear and anxiety. Enjoy some of our favorites!

Have you ever run into challenging opinions that are coming from people you thought you respected, and you just couldn’t understand how they could feel that way? While intellectually we may understand that diversity of opinion is to be expected, and even respected, in a democratic society, we may also struggle with feeling attacked or diminished by the politics and perspectives of others. How do we overcome these feelings of alienation and separation while allowing for those perspectives we may find hurtful and still respecting the other person?

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