10 Alan Watts Quotes about happiness

Alan Watts was a British-born, naturalised American theosopher, writer, and speaker, who dedicated his life’s work to making the teachings of the Eastern philosophies accessible to the folks in the West. The brilliant, sharp, and above all, highly amusing Zen Buddhist was a natural orator, and of all the great thinkers from recent decades, I truly wish I’d had the good fortune to hear him speak in public.

Feed your mind

I don't know about your reading habits, but I'm what is commonly known as a 'dipper'. That is to say that I tend to dip in and out of books, reading several in parallel. This approach might not work for all, but it does for me these days, especially since most of my reading tends to be nonfiction as I power through title after title on my newfound quest to learn to live and to love.

You have five minutes left to live

If you found out you had five minutes left to live, what would be on your list of death bed regrets?

Have you even thought about it? I won't blame you if you haven't. After all, thinking and talking about death is morbid, right? I suppose it's also a little bit scary. Perhaps, before reading on, take five minutes and write yours down now?