Quote – The Symbol and Reality

 

“The common error of ordinary religious practice is to mistake the symbol for the reality, to look at the finger pointing the way and then to suck it for comfort rather than follow it.”

~ Alan Watts, 1915-1973, Speaker and Writer on Eastern Philosophy

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