If you have ever seen the ocean when it is completely calm you know how powerful is the feeling of peace. It is not just because it is calm but also because it is so immense. The immensity and the stillness are overwhelming and for a moment we are drawn into the motionless peace. We might feel joy and wonder emerging from deep within.
A moment like this can bring a simple but profound realization: the only thing that stands between us and bliss is the mind's constant occupation with our thoughts, our life situation and who we think we are. If we could be still like a calm sea we would know heaven’s secrets.
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