Faith Quotes
To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.
"To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float."— Alan Watts
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Meaning of this quote
Water becomes a metaphor for trust: frantic attempts to clutch at support can interfere with ease and responsiveness. The comparison is philosophical, not swimming instruction.
Key takeaway:
Notice where excessive control is increasing your tension.
Origin of the quote
Preserved in the Alan Watts Electronic University collection The Works.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedExact wording is preserved on the collection page; the individual original recording and date are not specified there.
