Riding the
Waves
But the wave
(appearing to be apart from the ocean) seems to have a course of its own,
taking turns and dips that you did not expect, sometimes getting larger,
getting smaller, in places where you were not prepared to makes changes.
By now you
have either crashed back into the ocean from where you came; you have lost your footing and been tossed to
and fro out of control like a cork on a stormy sea; or perhaps you have flowed
gently to shore having ridden the wave without fear.
Whatever means
it took, it is sure you became aware of the power of the sheer and ever present
totality that you are a part. There will
be a looking back in awe at the immense horizon of life from which you just came,
having passed through the stages of longing, expectations, trials and
tribulations, failures and successes, and finally, the need to control the
outcome.
From the
ocean the waves always return, and in this way: from the all-inclusive oneness
which is called by many names, you, the individual, returns and becomes one
with all that is, thus realizing that you were actually never alone and apart.
The world
can seem like this: filled with trepidation, beset with fears, a struggle for
survival. Like the wave, the world is
not a thing apart from you. The wave is to
the ocean as you are to the world.
Distinctions are imaginary.
Know this
and understand. Be accepting, be kind, and
be fearless. The world is none other
than a reflection of your beliefs. See
if this is not so. Without looking back
at your memories in order to steer a course through your life, step into the
world minute by minute not burdened by past events or future uncertainties or
desires. Ride the waves, your personal challenges, with
full trust that there is a greater presence than personal will that directs the
flow of events.
Your part is to let go
of any personal control - as the wave cannot control the ocean, so your beliefs
and concepts have no bearing on outcome except to either reject or accept, thus
giving you countless opportunities to be quiet, accepting, at peace with life.
Be at peace
with whatever happens. Know that you are
at the right place at the right time, and it is NOW. This is It.
The world will direct your course according to your ideas – be it gently
or be it tumultuously. Let concepts
fall away. Be free of them and know what
real freedom is: freedom to be what you always already are.
Suddenly,
you realize that at first it was you that thought you could ride the wave; in
order to do this you became one with the wave; thus you understood that the
wave was always the ocean. You
laugh.
You are free
at last from being the doer, the wave, or the ocean.
