Alan W. Watts Quotes

But This Must Not Be Confused With Our Usual Ideas Of The Practice Of "unselfishness," Which Is The Effort To Identify With Others And Their Needs While Still Under The Strong Illusion Of Being No More Than A Skin-contained Ego. Such "unselfishness" Is Apt To Be A Highly Refined Egotism, Comparable To The In-group Which Plays The Game Of "we're-more-tolerant-than-you." The Vedanta Was Not Originally Moralistic; It Did Not Urge People To Ape The Saints Without Sharing Their Real Motivations, Or To Ape Motivations Without Sharing The Knowledge Which Sparks Them.

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