[Zen] is primarily a way of liberation for those who have mastered the disciplines of social convention, of the conditioning of the individual by the group. Zen is a medicine for the ill effects of this conditioning, for the mental paralysis and anxiety which come from excessive self-consciousness.
—Alan Watts, The Way of Zen
[禅]主要是对掌握社会习俗纪律的人的解脱方式。禅是一种治疗这种调理不良效应的药物，它是由过度的自我意识产生的精神麻痹和焦虑。
Alan Watts，禅宗之道
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