Crossing the ocean of life
senses in a dream-like state. All our precious time is spent gathering knowledge of the outer world. We take this world to be all there is, and focus our efforts on caring for body and mind's needs and desires.
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Only through teachings of the saints and mystics do we realise that this world is not our true home, and we are not the body or the mind.
Our true essence is spirit or soul. The soul is a part of God that migrated away from God aeons ago and yearning to return to its Source. This human existence is the opportunity for our soul to find its way back. The journey to return home is the journey of the spirit, or what is known as the spiritual journey.
Meditation is the mechanism for embarking on and advancing on this journey. For success in this endeavour, we need more than self-help books or demonstrations of the meditation technique. We need to experience for ourselves the treasures that lie within. As we meditate, our soul connects with the love and light of God and is nourished, giving it strength.
We must make a sincere and earnest effort, and meditating regularly and diligently, so that we can take steady steps Godward. It's important to remember that life is short, and time does not wait for anyone. It is our responsibility to seize the breaths we have been given so that our soul can cross the great ocean of
