Like a yoga practice, rivers inspire journeys and contemplation. They encourage us to think about where we are heading, where we have been, and to take a seat (an asana) to enjoy the beauty of the place where we are right now.
Every object and being in the universe is a jar overfilled with wisdom and beauty, a drop of the Tigris that cannot be contained by any skin.
From Jelaluddin Rumi's "The Gift of Water"
Translated by Coleman Barks