Reply To: Spiritual atheist.

[Kuba Adamów]

…and if, just if, Alan Watts does not get through (he may not—I, personally, do get him, but I’m weird :)) on the topic of transcendence, here’s the quote from another great mind of his time who might have more impact:

“Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend.”

That was Bruce Lee, paraphrasing old tao and zen masters (you’ll find the very same analogy in Bernardo Bertolucci’s ‘Little Buddha’, too). Now, you just don’t argue with Bruce Lee, right?