“You can’t calm the ocean by forcing the wave,” he said. My teacher was such a kind man; soft spoken and filled with sagely wisdom. Never forced, and yet – his offering was always there.

Throughout my life, I have read books, attended lectures – watched countless ‘life guidance’ presentations. And yet, there was nothing more real than this elderly man sitting across from me – smiling gently as he shared his heart reflections.

“The wave can not be forced,” he said again. “In order to find peace, we must be still.”

Each of us has needs, my loves. And, even with the best of intentions, those needs are often levied upon our spiritual practice. At first, by way of hopeful intention – “I want to be a better person.” Though, eventually – those needs become the center point of our vision.

As such, we may begin to force expectation… model it into what we believe to be ‘the way.’ In doing so, we introduce an air of self-limitation. We forget that it is only through boundlessness, that we may begin to know bliss.

As Osho once wrote, “Be – don’t try to become.” And likewise in turn remembering, the higher the wave the deeper the wake.

A little something to consider, my loves.

In peace…

Namaste❤️