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Change And Materialism

Change And Materialism

Just as nothing or organism exists on its own, it does not act on its own. The total interrelationship between all things.

The more things changes, the more they are the same. Change is in some ways an illusion, for we are always at a point of uncertainty where any future can occur.

America’s reputation for materialism is unfounded. Pleasures are not material but symbols for pleasure—attractively packaged, but inferior in content.

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Alan Watts condenses eastern philosophy and spiritual teachings, providing insights in the language that the west understands.

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The Philosophy Of Alan Watts

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