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Life is like music for its own sake. We are living in an eternal now, and when we listen to music we are not listening to the past, we are not listening to the future, we are listening to an expanded present.
"Life is like music for its own sake. We are living in an eternal now, and when we listen to music we are not listening to the past, we are not listening to the future, we are listening to an expanded present."— Alan Watts
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Meaning of this quote
Music illustrates a present that includes rhythm and sequence rather than a single frozen instant.
Key takeaway:
Engage with the unfolding experience instead of only anticipating its end.
Origin of the quote
Play and Survival; passage discussing music and the experienced present.
Who actually said this?
Transcript supports the music comparison, but the supplied opening and sentence structure are edited.
