The River of Life

The river is the esoteric symbol of life's force. As our life force flows, it shows us how our attachments keep us hung up on the bank, or a boulder, or a tree branch along the way. When we look within, we see what stops that river from flowing, from becoming one with life's ocean and eternal bliss. All of the personalities we know and material objects we are clinging to keep us holding tightly to the banks of life's river. The river still flows on, but we do not flow with it. We are fighting against life's currents when we allow ourselves to become attached. When we take time to think of how our experiences in life show us how often we cling to the banks of life's river by attaching ourself to people and possessions, we may even notice that some of our attachments are things we don't even like! We are attached to objects, values, schedules, habits, memories, even likes and dislikes. We become caught up because we do not stop to realize that those experiences are just our conception of a boulder or a tree branch, and that we can let go at any time, and flow in the river of life to merge with the ocean of eternal bliss. Namaste