Strip naked and drown
Your obstacle is not the water, but the weight of your pride.
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We have reached the shore. Now we seek a bridge, a boat, a rope, a stranger to help us cross the water?
There is no bridge, no boat, no rope, no stranger to carry us. The only way is by surrendering.
But we’re hesitant, worried about jumping in because we can’t swim. That’s the least of our worries.
Our obstacle is not the water, it’s the weight of our pride.
Look at ourselves, we haven’t even taken off our golden earrings, or our diamond necklace, or stripped our clothes.
If we attempt to enter wearing these clothes and jewellery, they will keep us afloat and prevent us from drowning.
So we must enter the water completely naked.
To reach the depths where paradoxes unite, we must first surrender. Sink to the bottom. We must drown. For in drowning, we will learn to breathe without breath.
So, do not worry about losing your dignity because you’re naked. Remember, Adam and Eve were cast out of the garden because they realised their nakedness.
Do not fear the icy water’s shock nor the deep blue darkness. The cold will cleanse your worldliness. The darkness will open the eyes of your heart to see more clearly than ever.
Do not worry about losing your possessions; you swim to where treasures never decay. Where thieves cannot enter and steal.
So strip naked.
Shed your ego and vanity.
Give up your heart, and exchange it for the Eternal. How else will you receive an immortal heart that beats to the rhythm of heaven?
Drown now.
Swallow the living water, let it fill up your lungs!
Drink this water and you will never thirst. It will become a spring of water within.
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