A beautiful metaphor:

This is the way

So to enjoy the spectacle and the view?  

Be the sea lion.

Be the sea! 

Be both 

I still prefer to be the sea  
https://youtu.be/BqGPXwQDSNY

And this is why we practice Jhana!  

https://youtu.be/iUR6fNZeyy4

I was using the original video I posted here as a visual to show, well, to show how we can overcome the ups and downs of life (the big waves) through our practice. We can learn how the waves work, how they interact with us, and eventually dance among them without letting them rule us (the sea lions).

I know  

and it is romantic  

until it isn't  

and then some  

I know  

and it is romantic  

until it isn't  

and then some  

I know  

and it is romantic  

until ... 

...

...

 

Too much coffee?

5th day off nicotine! it's getting ugly  

I feel like a sea lion chased by a pack of Orcas!  

I quit smoking several times. the last time for good. The main date to get through is about a week out. After that, the cravings get a lot easier to handle and eventually they go away. Just like a meditation practice, eh?

Hang in there! You can do this.

Is "this is the way" a Mandolorian reference? 

Of course!

I have spoken.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dumA6TvyoRU

Should I take from this topic/post/video that you practice to be reincarnated as sea lions to ride waves?

Sounds cool

I was hoping you would all practice to become sea lions surfing on waves