“With whichever vessel you go to the ocean you can get only that much water. If it is merely a cup, you will get a cup of water. If it is a bucket, you will get a bucket. Empty yourself of everything else and you can loot the whole ocean!” Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi, speaking on Guru’s grace.
Listen, I will tell you a secret : the greatest treasure is within you!
Throw away all your worldly baubles and make space for that which is most precious, the priceless gift of Grace.
Why is this gift the most valuable? Is it because it grants immortality and infinite joy?
Or because it bestows upon you that deep and perfect peace that is beyond all understanding?
It is because it reveals the astounding truth of who you really are: God dwells within you as you!
In this infinite universe, there is only One that is the source and the substance of all that exists.
You are that One.
Only remember: this same truth applies universally to every living creature.
So treat all life with deep love and respect.
All that you see is sacred.
All that exists is pervaded by the Divine.
Live accordingly, and all will be well.
Let the mind become still.
The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return.
They grow and flourish and then return to the source.
Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
The way of nature is unchanging.
Knowing constancy is insight.
Not knowing constancy leads to disaster.
Knowing constancy, the mind is open.
With an open mind, you will be openhearted.
Being openhearted, you will act royally.
Being royal, you will attain the divine.
Being divine, you will be at one with the Tao.
Being at one with the Tao is eternal.
And though the body dies, the Tao will never pass away.”
Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching.
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