Come to Rest in the Silent Depths of Being

Sink down through all layers of experience and come to rest in being. Imagine a particle of water, on the tempestuous surface of the ocean, sinking down through waves and currents, coming to rest in the silent depths of the ocean. Withdraw attention from the tempestuous surface of your mind to sink through all layers of feeling and sensation and come to rest in the silent depths of being, losing all mental agitation and coming to rest in open, empty, luminous peace. This is known in the east as self-enquiry, or the way of knowledge. In the west it is known as practicing the presence of God, or the path of devotion. Feel yourself as the one being, the container in which everything lives and moves and has its existence. This eternal truth expresses itself as kindness, compassion and joy. Pledge your life as an expression of these qualities inherent in the absolute.