You didn't come into this world. You came out of it, like a wave from the ocean. You are not a stranger here.
As the ocean 'waves', the universe 'peoples'. Every individual is an expression of the whole realm of nature.
You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean.
Relax into the current. The river knows the way to the sea.
The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.
The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.
The ocean does not boast of its depth; the shallow brook alone babbles.
Inspiration is a slender river of light flowing from the boundless ocean above.
Our thoughts are not our own; we are part of an immense mental ocean.
What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean.
The ocean takes in all rivers without overflowing; maintain such spacious calm in your leadership.
The frog in the well cannot conceive of the ocean, for it is limited by the narrowness of its domain.
Give up to grace. The ocean takes care of each wave till it gets to shore.
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