Clyde Lee Dennis here, and today in our seven good minutes extra segment.

We're exploring this profound truth.

Beneath the surface of every storm lies an ocean of perfect stillness.

And this stillness is not separate from you. It is you.

This understanding challenges our most basic assumptions about who we are.

We often identify ourselves with our thoughts, our emotions,

our reactions to circumstances. We think we are the storm, the worry, the excitement, the fear,

the anticipation. But this wisdom points to something deeper, something that remains unchanged,

regardless of what's happening on the surface.

Imagine standing at the edge of the ocean during a fierce storm.

The waves crash violently. The wind howls.

Everything seems chaotic and turbulent.

But if you could dive deep enough beneath those waves, you'd find a place of complete stillness. The storm exists. It's real,

but it doesn't penetrate to the depths. That deep ocean remains perfectly calm, perfectly still,

completely unaffected by the surface turbulence. This is exactly what exists within you.

Your thoughts may race, your emotions may surge, your circumstances may feel overwhelming,

but beneath all of that activity lies your essential nature, pure awareness, perfect stillness,

unshakable peace.

This isn't something you need to achieve or create.

It's something you need to remember and return to.

In practical terms, this means that no matter how chaotic your day becomes, no matter how

overwhelming your challenges feel, you always have access to this deep stillness.

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