wonderful Alan , thought that people who completely immersed themselves
in the game and became , of the game , were the bravest of souls , allowing God
to experience every possible state of being . I spent the first half of my life doing exactly that .
so I forgot and lost the essence of awareness , becoming depressed and contemplating suicide …
consciously disentangling from many , not all , aspects of the game , enabled me to remember
who , or rather what , I truly am … it is all about balance , in everything you choose to play .
as you can see , G , I am still very much alive and commenting… a game I really Love .

you are encouraging me and that counts too. you mentioned that people are “mired in the Maya.” if you assert that this life that we experience is a game, are you implying that they should not play the game? if I understand correctly, what Alan Watts suggested regarding the game nature of existence is that, in order for the game to be fun, we have to take it seriously. but if we take it too seriously, we are also in risk. I cannot state this with certainty, but, attempting to quit the game is a form of death. Which we will experience anyway? I’m sorry that this message may have been unhelpful.