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Once again, we are reminded that awakening, or enlightenment is not the property of Buddhism, any more than Truth is the property of Christianity. Neither the Buddha nor the Christ belongs exclusively to the communities that were founded in their names. They belong to all people of goodwill, all who are attentive to the secret which lives in the depths of their breath and their consciousness. (14).JeanYves Leloup
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If we come from the water, I conclude that we come from different kinds of it. I will meet a person and in his eyes see an ocean, deep and never ending; then I will meet another person and feel as though I have stepped into a shallow puddle on the street, there is nothing in it. Or maybe some of us come from the water, and some of us come from somewhere else; then it's all a matter of finding those who are the same as us.C. Joybell C.
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Drift beautifully on the surface, and you will die unbeautifully in the depths.Richard Ellmann
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You need to lose yourself and disappear in the depths of the repetitions? Find a coast and watch the repetitive waves! Soon your mind vanishes away and when your mind disappears you disappear!Mehmet Murat Ildan
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The desert and the ocean are realms of desolation on the surface. The desert is a place of bones, where the innards are turned out, to desiccate into dust. The ocean is a place of skin, rich outer membranes hiding thick juicy insides, laden with the soup of being. Inside out and outside in. These are worlds of things that implode or explode, and the only catalyst that determines the direction of eco-movement is the balance of water. Both worlds are deceptive, dangerous. Both, seething with hidden life. The only veil that stands between perception of what is underneath the desolate surface is your courage. Dare to breach the surface and sink.Vera Nazarian
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The Master doesn't try to be powerful;thus he is truly powerful. The ordinary man keeps reaching for power;thus he never has enough. The Master does nothing, yet he leaves nothing undone. The ordinary man is always ding things, yet many more are left to be done.[…] Therefore the Master concerns himself With the depths and not the surface, With the fruit and not the flower.[…] Teaching without words, Performing without actions: That is the Master’s way.[…] The Master arrives without leaving, Sees the light without looking, Achieves without doing a thing.[…] The Master is above the people, And no one feels oppressed. She goes ahead of the people, And no feels manipulated. The whole world is grateful to her. Because she completes with no one, No one can complete with her. .Lao Tzu
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The beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.Unknown
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Writing is all at once an exploration of what is, and what is not. Of the known, and the unknown. A journey into the depths of self, and all of humankind.Madelaine Standing
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We are all bodies of water, guarding the mystery of our depths, but some of us have more to guard than others.Deborah Smith
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Trying to keep up appearances is a signal of decay on the inside. Beware shallow living–in yourself and in others. It is only in the depths that life can thrive.Vironika Tugaleva
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What lies behind the innocent looks? What lies behind the kind words? What lies behind the gentle smiles? Do not remain on the surface of the things; go behind them so that you can compare the seen with the unseen, the surface with the depth to find out whether they are the same or not!Mehmet Murat Ildan
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For those who wander in the depths, there is nothing deep!Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Only by glaring into the depths of ones own reflection can we find our true selves. It is here where the mirrored voices of our souls speak and can be heard.Paul Morabito
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Already this sun was pouring its wrath into the blue Indian ocean where swordfish and marlin cruised like silver-blue attenuated warheads in their green-gold depths...Mike Bond
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Laisha had got a glimpse of the vast ocean that lay before her. She could either eatch it recede from her sight or plunge into it. It was not possible to take the risk of plunging headlong into the ocean. No one viewed the ocean to be drowned into it. Everyone caught only a glimpse of it, exulted in having got this farand returned home with renewed zest. The knowledge that the ocean existed was overwhelming enough. One could wallow in the idea that there was indeed a further possibility, but one merely desisted. it was not right to acknowledge that one was also frightened of it.Anuradha Bhattacharyya