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What we have to discover is that there is no safety, that seeking is painful, and that when we imagine that we have found it, we don’t like it.
"What we have to discover is that there is no safety, that seeking is painful, and that when we imagine that we have found it, we don’t like it."— Alan Watts
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Meaning of this quote
The pursuit of complete certainty can become a source of distress and dissatisfaction.
Key takeaway:
Make practical preparations while accepting that certainty has limits.
Origin of the quote
The Wisdom of Insecurity (1951).
Who actually said this?
Reproduced text reads seeking it is painful; supplied title omits it.
Source:
The Wisdom of Insecurity
