alanbwt on Nostr: “Satori is release from one’s habitual state of tenseness, of clinging to false ...

“Satori is release from one’s habitual state of tenseness, of clinging to false ideas of possession. The whole rigid structure which is man’s usual interpretation of life suddenly drops to pieces, resulting in a boundless freedom, and the test of true Satori is that he who experiences it has not the slightest doubt as to the completeness of his release.”

— Alan Watts, The Spirit of Zen