An analogy for the relationship between the surface self and deeper consciousness is the ocean and its surface waves: the ripple is the surface identity, the ocean is the deeper consciousness; awakening is when the ripple recognizes its identity with the ocean.
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Eckhart TolleEvidence Quote
“my usual analogy which probably you've heard me say mentioned quite a few times the ocean the surface of the ocean the way for the ripple is the surface eye and the ocean the depth of the ocean is the deep eye”
Created: 8/13/2026, 9:52:45 AM
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