Zen emphasizes immediate action. When anything is to be done, it should be done immediately without thinking it over in advance. - Alan Watts
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Zen emphasizes immediate action. When anything is to be done, it should be done immediately without thinking it over in advance.
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Alan Watts
Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was an English philosopher, writer, speaker, and expert in comparative religion.
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