"I know that if you jump into the stream you will be able to swim, because swimming is a natural phenomenon. One need not learn It. I’m not talking about the outer stream and swimming; there you may be drowned. I am talking about the stream of the inner consciousness, the stream of consciousness – if you jump into it.
And that’s what is meant, that is the parallel story that you have to decode. You naturally know. Have you ever seen any fish learning to swim?

Once Mulla Nasruddin was caught fishing somewhere that fishing was prohibited. The inspector came suddenly and he was caught red-handed: he was just hauling in a fish. He immediately threw the fish back and sat there, undisturbed. The inspector was standing there. He asked, 'What are you doing, Mulla?' Mulla said, 'I am teaching this fish to swim.'

Now, no fish needs to be taught swimming. The fish is born there, swimming is like breathing. Who has taught you breathing?
There is no need to be afraid; if you are ready to trust, to jump into the stream of your consciousness, you will know how to swim. At the most, it can happen that you may drift a long way before a fisherman hauls you up. You can at the most drift, that’s all. You cannot be drowned. You belong to consciousness, you are part of that stream." Osho