"All water is alive, but by virtue of its very movement it is infused with additional power and strength. Life is motion, vibration and change, just as the water of a rive is constantly changing from second to second. When we meditate on rivers, our conscousness merges with that of the waters; freed from the artificial self-imposed constraints of time and space, we encounter that which cannot be measured. The Sen patriach Hui Neng taught his disciples that the far bank across the ever-flowing river was paramita, awaiting our awareness of its presence"
from John Archer - The Wisdom of Water
"Many freshwater springs well up from the ocean floor, reaching the surface of the sea with a fountain-like dome. People living in the Greek Islands used to row out to swim in their pristine water and take barrels of it home to drink"