Water Cannot Wet It, Fire Cannot Burn It, August 28, 2009
The Universe has Its own pace: It’s very slow and lightning fast at the same time. So in the end it doesn’t matter whether you do a little or you do a lot. Running fast, you won’t be able to overtake It. The hottest fire won’t burn It — It’s just beyond the edge of that fire. In that pinpoint essence of Consciousness, you can dump the whole ocean and It won’t get wet; It stays dry. Water cannot wet It and fire cannot burn It.
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