Alan Watts Quote - If, then, my awareness of the past and future makes me less aware of the present, I must begin to wonder whether I am actually living in the real world.

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If, then, my awareness of the past and future makes me less aware of the present, I must begin to wonder whether I am actually living in the real world.

"If, then, my awareness of the past and future makes me less aware of the present, I must begin to wonder whether I am actually living in the real world."

— Alan Watts

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Author: Alan Watts
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