River of Consciousness

“He looked lovingly into the flowing water, into the transparent green, into the crystal lines of its wonderful design. He saw bright pearls rise from the depths, bubble swimming on the mirror, sky-blue reflected in them. The river looked at him with a thousand eyes – green, white, crystal, sky-blue. How he loved this river, how it enchanted him, how grateful he was to it! It seemed to him that whoever understood this river and its secrets would understand much more, many secrets, all secrets.” 
- Herman Hesse in ‘Siddhartha’