Then, you will just fly and play with the Swan!

Until you see the Swan flying, you do not realize that you too are a Swan. You are a Swan, who for some reason, fell into the water, and forgot you can fly. You are just tumbling this way and that way, struggling to survive, thinking that you are a fish. This is the truth. (His) Story of Paramahamsa Understand one important thing: whether the fish are jumping and moving the reflection, or they are feeling that the reflection is loving and compassionate and hugging them, or they feel that everything is just business and hating it, or if they look a little deep and find out the reality of the Swan, throughout all of these stages, the Swan does not even bother. He is not even touched. He is neither touched nor bothered! That is the beauty! His reflection falls on the lake for only one purpose: with the hope that maybe a few fish will look up; that's all! Maybe a few fish will look up...

In the first level, when you jump and say that he is compassionate, you are a fish, and the reflection is also a fish. If you jump out and say, 'No, no, it is not as we think; it is all just foolishness, marketing...' again, you are a fish and he is also just one more fish. In the third level, when you look at the reflection and say, 'No, no, this is not a fish,' then, you are not a fish and He is also not a fish. He is a reflection and you are also a reflection of the reflection. That is why you are able to feel that it is something else. Then, in the fourth level, when you look up, He is a Swan and you are also a Swan! Along with your transformation, you will feel the higher experiences of Him. And by seeing the higher experiences of Him, your transformation will happen further; both are closely connected. When you see the divinity in an idol, it is the first level. When you see the divinity in a living human being, in the Guru or Master, it is the next level, and it is called Guru Bhakti - devotion to the Guru. You will see that Guru Bhakti suddenly leads to Atma Bhakti - devotion to the Self! The Guru just turns the devotion that you have on him towards yourself and says, 'What is inside this system, is inside that system as well. 'Tat tvam asi' - You are That!' The reflection of the Swan happens everywhere for the one reason that maybe a few fish will look up. But understand one thing, these rituals, rites, temples, ashrams, everything is for service, for the public. You should remember only one thing, do not forget to see the Swan. Some fish are so busy collecting pebbles to add to the height of the temple, they forget to look up and see the Swan. Early morning, the Swan may no longer be there; only empty water will remain. They will be stuck with the memorial they built. The Swan would have disappeared. (His) Story of Paramahamsa All you need to do is look up! Look up at the real Swan instead of being caught in its reflection! Just look up and you can simply see that you are also not a fish; you also have wings and you also can fly just like the Supreme Swan or Paramahamsa. You are Him. Before the Swan disappears, do not forget to look up and see the Swan. Sometimes, people just play around and miss. They forget to look up and see the Swan, thinking that it is going to be there forever. So, do not miss... If you can meditate on this one story, I tell you, you will be liberated this moment! If you can, keep your focus only on this one understanding, just like a Zen koan. Remember, you have never happened as you think you have; whatever you think as you is not you. The root of you is non-existence meaning nirvana. Just imagine, to protect something which is non-existent, you are torturing yourself so much. The stream is flowing; if the fish is trying to push the stream, or if the fish tries to stop the stream, will the stream even know about it? Whether you try to become enlightened or you take on a stand against enlightenment, God doesn't even know anything about it. (His) Story of Paramahamsa