The question is to know the entire ocean, you just have to know one drop of water. Somewhere from a deeply philosophically angle, there is truth to it, but you won’t know the depth of the ocean from a drop. To know that depth, the plumbness of the ocean, you have to take a dive. Each individual is a drop and we are so focussed on ourselves most of the time especially with these self-help books that teach you that you must live fully, you must live for yourself, you must be happy , you must not care about other people, you must not think about what they are thinking and so on. All these false affirmations don’t take you too far.

To know the ocean somewhere perfect stillness of the mind is needed. If I am looking at a reef and there are beautiful creatures swimming underneath, the stones and the sight to behold but I can’t see if (a) the water is muddy and (b) it’s being stirred. I need the stillness of the water to be able to see what Is underneath.

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