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The waves get dejected and reflect:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat have we gained by all this pomp, show and din? At the end we have dissolved into nothing.\u201d With dismay and pain they ask God:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is it so\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>God replies:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh waves, \u00a0why do you despair? Even if you are destroyed, you become one with the ocean and are transformed into waves again. \u00a0If you look upon yourself as the ocean and not as a wave there is no destruction, pain or end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When we consider ourselves not as a drop of water but as the ocean itself and love all created things of this world, we become indestructible, infinite and\u00a0immortal. When we find divinity in love, our life is fulfilled. We should not remain as waves but become the mighty \u00a0ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Translated by : Sharada Jayagovind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Series of discourse by H.H. Shreemajjagadguru Shankaracharya Shree Shree Raghaveshwara Bharathi Mahaswamiji. Oh Wave Become The Ocean &nbsp; Strong and big, the mighty waves of the ocean touch the skies. \u00a0They gain speed, strength and traverse towards the shore. Once they reach the edge of the ocean, they die down quietly and are destroyed. 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