“I walk on foot and yet I’m riding on the back of an ox. Empty handed, and yet a spade is in my hand. When I cross the bridge, the bridge flows and the water is still. That is the feeling.”

— Alan Watts

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That isn't Alan.

Its Fu Daishi 傅大士 and its a fundamental koan in the Rinzai curriculum.

Correct. Alan is quoting that olde zen poem. The “that is the feeling” part is Alan’s own embellishment

What!?!

Nothing is still something.