When a man no longer confuses himself with the definition of himself t…

Alan Watts
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When a man no longer confuses himself with the definition of himself that others have given him, he is at once universal and unique. He is universal by virtue of the inseparability of his organism from the cosmos. He is unique in that he is just this organism and not any stereotype of role, class, or identity assumed for the convenience of social communication. ✨ Alan Watts (2017). Psychotherapy East & West, p.7, New World Library
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