The expansion of perception is an eternal, endless journey. Whatever path you choose—meditation, observing nature, serving others, noticing and deeply appreciating the beautiful moments of life daily, creating beautiful art, music or poetry, striving towards healthy living, loving… The more your perception expands, the more exquisitely delicious your life becomes.
Imagine that you have never had any sense other than smell… And then suddenly, standing in the midst of breathtaking nature, you gain sight. And then, some time later, in addition to seeing, you begin to hear the song of birds… What ecstasy that would be! Bliss is all the greater when you have deeply longed for something or experienced some deprivation before. Expanding perception and discovering life is a work that feeds you. Your ability to continuously explore and take joy in these discoveries is endless. It has no end.
Sometimes, I think of life as an endless corridor, one you walk along, with walls lined with doors you have never opened—whether due to lack of interest, time, or awareness… Then, suddenly, you open one, and on the other side, a vast, sunlit, fascinating world unfolds—filled with people bustling about, doing their thing, and from their world, another immense corridor stretches into the distance… “Why has no one ever told me that this all exists?!”
That same exclamation and sense of wonder struck me in Mexico when I dipped my head underwater while snorkeling and found myself swimming side by side with whale sharks and giant manta rays. They were so enormous that I could have fit into their mouths.
Diving headfirst into life—fearlessly, without holding back—that is what we came here for.
