📚 Watts Alan – The Universe Experiencing Itself
01. The One Thing Everyone Should Learn

07. Living as Life Itself

A reflection on what it means to dissolve the illusion of separation and live as life itself — seeing work, relationships, and challenges as expressions of the same flow.

1984-10-13 • 3 min read

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Living as Life Itself

> "You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself."

All along, we have been circling one simple truth:

You are not separate from life.

You are not a visitor here.

You are life, living itself through this unique point of view called you.

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Beyond the Illusion

The illusion of separation makes you feel small — as if you are just one fragile individual in a world too big to handle.

It makes you believe you are standing on the outside, looking in.

But when the illusion fades, a deeper reality shines through:

You are not standing outside of life.

You are standing as life.

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The Shift in Perspective

When this is seen, everything changes:

  • Work is no longer just “what you do” — it becomes part of the dance of existence.
  • Relationships are not just “connections” — they are life recognising itself in different forms.
  • Even challenges stop being enemies — they are simply new shapes the flow takes on its way through you.
  • This does not mean life becomes easy.

    But it does become lighter.

    Because you are no longer carrying it.

    It is carrying you.

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    Practicing the Reality

    Living as life itself does not require withdrawing from the world.

    It asks only one thing: that you remember.

    Remember when you feel overwhelmed.

    Remember when you are lost in thought.

    Remember when you are scrolling endlessly, chasing something undefined.

    Pause.

    Breathe.

    Notice: life is already happening, perfectly, here and now.

    You do not need to add anything.

    You only need to be what you already are.

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    A Daily Reminder

    Try this small practice:

    The next time you step outside, stop for just one moment.

    Look at the sky, the trees, the passing people.

    Say silently: “This is me, in another form.”

    It may sound strange.

    But if you let it sink in, you will feel something soften — the border between you and the world dissolves, and you find yourself at home everywhere.

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    The Essence

    So the one thing everyone should learn is not a technique, a belief, or a philosophy.

    It is simply this recognition:

    > "You are not in life.

    You are life, living as you."

    And once you see this, the search is over.

    Because what you were looking for has been here all along — looking through your very eyes.