INTRODUCTION

Waters of Akshara is Boundless and Inexhaustible Waters of the Endless. Manifesting as Cosmic Consciousness, They pour Their Essence upon us in streams, endowing us with a sense of presence and awareness of existence.

We know that we are! We sense life and experience its facets. However, the fullness of life is only possible when there is complete awareness of oneself. Following this awareness comes the restoration of lost wholeness, and the small pool transforms into the Ocean – into the Boundless and Inexhaustible Waters of Akshara!

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Two frogs, through carelessness, jumped into a jug of sour cream. No matter what they did, their attempts to escape were not successful. One of the frogs accepted its fate, stopped struggling, and drowned in the thick sour cream. The other frog, however, chose a different path, and continued to make attempts and actively tried to escape. Gradually, from its active movements, the sour cream began to churn into butter. When a lump of butter finally formed, the frog pushed off it and jumped out of the jug.

This story about frogs maybe fictional, but it is a good lesson for anyone striving for self-realization. If one's intentions are pure and your heart is filled with determination, then nothing is impossible. Sometimes it happens like this, it seems – that's it!.. The end! But unexpected support, coming from nowhere and felt like a warmth surging from within, makes you move on and on. You eventually notice that there is something. That in the thick sour cream of uncertainty there is something reliable and full of Strength. Along with the feeling of Strength comes accomplishment.

I once happened to see a similar story with my own eyes.

Seeking a cue or some kind of sign, I decided to take a walk in nature. With a firm Intention, I set off on my journey. My feet carrying me where they needed to go. I walked past people's gardens, all the way to the forest. I didn't seem to notice anything special around me, but as I walked through the forest, closer to the river, I noticed a fallen tree from a distance. I stepped closer and looked. It was clear that beavers had been hard at work. Although I had never seen anything like it before, it wasn't difficult to guess who had done it. There were teeth marks left on the trunk. The tree was quite thick, so I was amazed by the amount of work these animals had done. I was so fascinated by their work that I even forgot about the "intention" with which I had set out on my walk.

There were many fallen trees all around. It turned out that these were also the work of beavers. The trees were so skillfully processed that it seemed that special equipment must have been used.

One particular tree caught my eye from the very beginning. It stood out from the others that the beavers had worked on because it had fallen onto a lower tree and was hanging beautifully there. Yes, the beavers were not lucky! So much work had been done, and all for nothing! The beavers were not destined to use this tree or the fruits of their labor. It hung too high for them. Looking at this tree, I began to understand something. And suddenly, it dawned on me! Despite the setback, the beavers had not abandoned their work. The lack of results did not stop them. Moreover, it never even crossed the beavers' minds that they might not complete it, or give up their work and say, "We don't want to be beavers anymore. We want to do something else. We want to be like squirrels or moose."

Without pride, without a sense of their own importance, beavers act according to their dharma, and despite setbacks, they always achieve their goals. Their unwavering determination and lack of self-reflection inevitably lead them to success.

Thus, the invisible Teacher gave me a sign and a hint, for which I went for a walk. Nature revealed its wisdom, and I thanked It for a wonderful lesson.

If we are attentive, we can receive all the necessary lessons ourselves. The Universe is constantly sending us its signals. Just as a radio receiver tunes in to a certain frequency, so can we read from the Universe everything we need. We can place an equal sign between ourselves and It (Universe), for everything that exists is a part of our Selves, just as we are a part of Everything.

Any thoughts, ideas, or creative conceptions seem to emerge from nowhere, yet they exist primordially. Therefore, what we create does not belong only to us, it rightfully belongs to everyone. And the best thing we can do is to be a transmitter and messenger of the Infinite.