Guest guest Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 The sequence of various pleasures and pains are like peaks and troughs in the waves of the ocean. The waves are numerous and endless, having varying amplitudes and frequencies. The ocean is, in fact, an archetypal image reflecting the basic problem of human existence (samsara sagara in Sanskrit), with many meanings. One such meaning relates to the delusion in identifying the self with ocean wave, which is tossed and turned relentlessly by the tide of time. Wisdom lies in discovering the vastness, immensity, and stillness in the depths of the ocean, and this enables one to deal effectively with the ego-ripples on the surface with detachment and responsibility. The ripples will always be there, but one is no longer entrapped by the belief that the ripples constitute the totality of the one’s existence. http://360./josongeorge5 http://360./josongeorge5 " Beyond the real experience is not the mind, but the self, the light in which everything appears...the awareness in which everything happens. " Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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