river, n.Definitions

The River is a thing in which we always see the image of the ungraspable phantom of life.

The River is road which moves, and which carries us whither we desire to go.

The River taught us how to listen with a silent heart, with a waiting open soul.

The River teaches. Most of all it teaches how to pay close attention with a quiet heart, with a waiting, opened soul, without passion, without a wish, without judgement, without an opinion.

The River is everywhere at the same time . . . Everywhere and the present only exist for it, not the shadow of the past, nor the shadow of the future.

The River teaches us that there is no such thing as time for it is everywhere at the same time, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at the current, in the ocean and in the mountains, everywhere and that the present only exist for it, not the shadow of the past nor the shadow of the future.

The River is a place that renews our spirit, connects us with our past, and links us directly with the flow and rhythm of the natural world.

The River teaches us all, if we will listen, including that it is good to strive downwards, to sink, to seek the depths.