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Without meditation you do not know the secrets of life, you know only the surface of life.

The surface of life is like the waves on the ocean. It is what you see first, it’s tumultuous and ever-changing, vibrant, and captivating. But these waves, as bewitching as they are, are merely the expressions of deeper currents and vast expanses underneath.

To live without meditation is to ride these waves on a tiny boat, at the mercy of the winds and the storms, without understanding the depths below. You see the sun gleam on the surface, you feel the spray of salt on your skin, but the true majesty of the ocean lies in the profound quietness beneath, the world of silence that can only be experienced by diving deep.

Meditation is that deep dive. It is the practice of stillness, of reaching below the choppy waves of your immediate thoughts, emotions, and the sensory bombardment of the external world. In the depths of meditation, you encounter the subtleties and the profound mysteries of existence. You find a silence so dense that it speaks louder than the cacophony of life’s surface. Here, in this silence, lies the secret of life.

The secrets of life are the universal truths, the eternal principles, and the depth of your own being. In that depth, you realise your connection to all that is. You see not with the eyes but with the understanding that you and the universe are not two; you are one. This is where true creativity, joy, and peace flourish.

To only know the surface is to live without this understanding, and thus to experience life only partially. When you meditate, you are connecting with life at its most fundamental level. You learn the language of your own existence, and you start to see that each wave on the surface is born of the depths – as are you.

Remember, the surface of life is cluttered with events, things to do, places to go, but when you close your eyes and look within, you find that you contain universes, endless expanses, and infinite potential. The dive is frightening only until you take it. Once you do, you will wonder how you ever lived only skimming the surface.