In Search of The Miraculous Vol 1

In Search of the Miraculous Vol 1
Talks given from 2/5/70 to 31/7/70

Original in Hindi
CHAPTER 1
!ndalini " T#e $lee%ing $er%ent
2 &a' 1(70 am in
) do not kno* *#' 'o! #ave +ome #ere, Per#a%s 'o! too- do not kno*, &ost of !s
live in s!+#
a *a' t#at *e are not a*are *#' *e are living- *#ere *e are going and *#', .e do
not ask of
o!rselves- /.#'0/ .#en o!r *#ole life is s%ent *it#o!t asking t#ese 1asi+
2!estions it is no *onder
if 'o! all #ave +ome *it#o!t kno*ing t#e %!r%ose of 'o!r +oming, &a'1e a fe* of
'o! kno* it- 1!t
t#e %ossi1ilit' is ver' small,
.e live and *alk and see and #ear in s!+# a state of slee%- in s!+# a state of dee%
!n+ons+io!sness
t#at *e fail to see t#at *#i+# is, .e fail to #ear t#at *#i+# is said- and *e fail to
+ome in +onta+t *it#
and e3%erien+e t#at *#i+# s!rro!nds !s from all sides " *it#in and *it#o!t, $o it is
no *onder if 'o!
#ave +ome #ere !nkno*ingl'- !na*are,
.e do not kno* *#' *e are alive, And *e are not a*are of *#at *e do " so m!+#
so t#at *e are
not +ons+io!s even of o!r 1reat#ing,
4!t ) *ell kno* *#' ) am #ere, And t#at5s *#at ) *ant to s#are *it# 'o!,
&an5s 2!est +ontin!es t#ro!g# lives- and it is after t#e endeavor of +o!ntless lives
t#at #e gets a
glim%se of *#at *e +all 1liss or %ea+e or tr!t# or 6od or moks#a or nirvana " +all it
*#at 'o! like-
alt#o!g# t#ere is no *ord t#at +an sa' it, One attains to it after man' man' lives,
And all t#ose
*#o seek it t#ink t#at t#e' are going to en7o' +om%letel' after t#e' #ave fo!nd it8
1!t t#e' are ver'
mistaken, T#e' 9nd after attainment t#at it is 7!st t#e 1eginning of a ne* la1or- a
ne* !ndertaking-
t#at t#ere is no resting,
2
CHAPTER 1. KUNDAINI ! THE SEEPIN" SERPENT
:ntil 'esterda' t#e' strove #ard to 9nd it8 no* t#e' are r!s#ing a1o!t to s#are it
*it# ot#ers, )f it *as
not so- 4!dd#a *o!ld not #ave visited o!r to*ns- &a#avira *o!ld not #ave kno+ked
at o!r doors
and C#rist *o!ld not #ave +alled on !s, After +oming in +onta+t *it# t#e s!%reme- a
ne* kind of
*ork 1egins, )n fa+t- *#atsoever is signi9+ant in life 1rings great 7o' and 1liss *#en
'o! 9nd it- 1!t
it is m!+# more 7o'o!s and 1lissf!l *#en 'o! s#are it *it# ot#ers, One *#o is
1lessed *it# 1liss or
6od 1e+omes restless to s#are it *it# ot#ers, ;!st as a <o*er on 1looming
1road+asts its fragran+e-
or as a +lo!d rains or a *ave r!s#es to em1ra+e t#e seas#ore " similarl'- *#en
some1od' 9nds
somet#ing of t#e 1e'ond- #is so!l t#irsts to rea+# ever'*#ere *it# its fragran+e and
s%read it,
) am a*are a1o!t me- *#' ) am #ere, And t#is meeting of o!rs +an 1e meaningf!l if
'o! too are #ere
for t#e same reasons- and if 'o! and ) meet ea+# ot#er at t#e same %lane,
Ot#er*ise- as it often
#a%%ens- t#ere +an 1e no meeting *#atsoever even t#o!g# *e are +rossing ea+#
ot#er5s %at#s, )f
'o! are not #ere for t#e same reasons as ) am- t#ere *ill 1e no meeting %oint
1et*een !s in s%ite of
o!r living in s!+# +lose %#'si+al %ro3imit',
) *o!ld like 'o! to see t#at *#i+# ) no* see, )t is so near t#at it is ama=ing #o* 'o!
don5t see it, And
man' times ) s!s%e+t t#at 'o! #ave deli1eratel' +losed 'o!r e'es and ears,
Ot#er*ise #o* +o!ld
'o! miss it0 ;es!s #as said again and again t#at %eo%le #ave e'es 1!t t#e' don5t
see and t#e' #ave
ears 1!t t#e' don5t #ear, >ot onl' t#e 1lind are 1lind and t#e deaf are deaf- even
t#e' are 1lind and
deaf *#o #ave 1ot# e'es and ears T#at is *#' 'o! don5t see and #ear and feel t#at
*#i+# is so near
and *#i+# s!rro!nds 'o! from ever'*#ere, .#at is t#e matter0
:ndo!1tedl' t#ere is some small o1str!+tion in t#e *a' of 'o!r vision, )t is-
#o*ever- not a 1ig
o1str!+tion, )t is like a s%e+k of d!st t#at gets in t#e e'e and o1str!+ts t#e vie* of a
*#ole mo!ntain,
;!st a tin' s%e+k of d!st +an 1lind 'o!r e'es, ?ogi+ *ill sa' t#at it s#o!ld 1e a #!ge
t#ing t#at
o1str!+ts t#e vie* of a mo!ntain, Arit#meti+ *ill sa' t#at t#e t#ing t#at %revents
'o! from seeing a
mo!ntain m!st 1e somet#ing 1igger t#an t#e mo!ntain itself, 4!t in realit' t#e
s%e+k of d!st is a
ver' small t#ing and so are o!r e'es, 4!t 1e+a!se t#e d!st +overs t#e e'es t#e
mo!ntain is +overed
and t#!s made invisi1le to t#e e'es,
$imilarl'- *#at o1str!+ts o!r inner vision is not somet#ing as 1ig as a mo!ntain- it is
1!t a little d!st,
And it is *#at #as made !s 1lind to realit', 4e+a!se of a tin' o1str!+tion all t#e
tr!t#s of life remain
#idden from !s,
Certainl'- ) am not talking a1o!t t#e %#'si+al e'es *it# *#i+# *e see t#ings, T#is
+reates great
+onf!sion, Remem1er *ell t#at in e3isten+e onl' t#at tr!t# is meaningf!l for !s for
*#i+# a sensitivit'
is +reated *it#in !s to re+eive it- to gras% it- to a++e%t it and to live it, )f ) #ave no
ears- ) +annot
#ear even t#e roar of t#e sea *#i+# is so lo!d and %o*erf!l, Even if t#e o+ean
+ontin!es to roar for
eternit' ) +an never #ear it, ;!st for la+k of ears t#e roar of t#e o+ean *ill 1e *asted
on me, And
even if t#e s!n a%%ears at m' doorste% ) +annot see #im if ) #ave no e'es, And
similarl' if ) don5t
#ave #ands ) +annot to!+# an'one- #o*soever ) ma' *is# to to!+# #im,
T#ere is so m!+# talk a1o!t 6od and 1liss@ t#ere are an' n!m1er of s+ri%t!res in t#e
*orld- millions
of %eo%le are %ra'ing and singing #'mns in tem%les and +#!r+#es and mos2!es- 1!t
in s%ite of it all
it does not seem t#at *e #ave an' +onta+t *it# 6od or t#at *e see #im- #ear #im-
feel #is #eart1eat
in o!r 1eing, )t seems to 1e not#ing more t#an em%t' talk, &a'1e *e +ontin!e to
talk a1o!t 6od
in t#e 1elief t#at t#ro!g# talking *e +an eit#er 9nd #im or 1elie t#e e3%erien+e of
#im, 4!t not#ing
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 3 Os#o
*ill #a%%en if t#e deaf talk for lives a1o!t m!si+al notes and t#e 1lind talk for
eternit' a1o!t lig#t, )t
is %ossi1le- #o*ever- t#at t#e' *ill fall vi+tim to t#e ill!sion t#at t#e' are not deaf
and 1lind, T#ro!g#
talking a1o!t t#em- t#e' +an +ome to 1elieve t#at t#e' kno* *#at so!nd is and
*#at lig#t is,
Tem%les and +#!r+#es and mos2!es t#at *e #ave 1!ilt all over t#e eart# #ave
s!++eeded in +reating
t#is ill!sion- t#is de+e%tion, Peo%le sitting in and aro!nd t#em %ossess not#ing 1!t
ill!sions, At t#e
most t#e' +an 1elieve in 6od- 1!t t#e' +annot kno* #im, And 1elieving is not *ort#
more t#an
talking, .e +an 1elieve if t#e talk is +onvin+ing eno!g#, )f someone arg!es for+ef!ll'
and %roves t#e
e3isten+e of 6od and *e fail to %rove t#at #e is not- t#en *e feel defeated and *e
1egin to a++e%t
6od, 4!t 1elieving is not kno*ing, Ho*soever *e +onvin+e t#e 1lind man a1o!t t#e
e3isten+e of
lig#t- #e +annot kno* lig#t and #e +annot see,
) am #ere *it# t#e !nderstanding t#at kno*ing is %ossi1le,
:ndo!1tedl' t#ere is a +enter inside !s *#i+# is l'ing dormant " a +enter *#i+#
on+e in a great *#ile
a ris#na +omes to kno* and 1egins to dan+e in e+stas'- *#i+# a ;es!s +omes to
kno* and +ries
from t#e +ross- /Bat#er- forgive t#em for t#e' kno* not *#at t#e' are doingC/
Certainl' a &a#avira
+omes to kno* of t#is +enter- and 1e+a!se of t#is +enter a 6a!tam $idd#art#a
1e+omes 4!dd#a "
t#e a*akened one, De9nitel' t#ere is a +enter " an e'e- an ear " *#i+# is l'ing
aslee%, And ) am
#ere es%e+iall' to #el% 'o! to a*aken t#is +enter,
Here is an ele+tri+ 1!l1 s#edding lig#t on !s all, )f 'o! +!t t#e *ire t#at +onne+ts it
*it# t#e %o*er
#o!se it *ill +ease s#edding lig#t- alt#o!g# t#e 1!l1 *ill remain t#e same, )f t#e
ele+tri+ +!rrent fails
to rea+# t#e 1!l1- t#ere *ill 1e darkness in t#e %la+e of lig#t #ere, )t is t#e same
1!l1 t!rned ina+tive
sin+e t#e +!rrent is not %assing t#ro!g# it, And *#at +an t#e %oor 1!l1 do if t#e
+!rrent does not
rea+# it0
T#ere is a +enter inside ea+# one of !s t#ro!g# *#i+# 6od is kno*n- 1!t 1e+a!se
t#e life for+e does
not rea+# t#at +enter it is l'ing dormant- ina+tive- aslee%, Even if 'o!r e'es are
normal and #ealt#'-
t#e' *ill 1e !seless if t#e life for+e does not rea+# and a+tivate t#em,
A 'o!ng *oman *as 1ro!g#t to me 1' #er relatives, $#e #ad fallen in love *it#
some 'o!ng man,
.#en #er famil' +ame to kno* of it- t#e' +ame in t#e *a' of t#eir meeting ea+#
ot#er and t#e'
ere+ted a *all 1et*een t#em " a real *all, .e #ave 'et to +reate a good *orld- in
*#i+# no *alls
*ill 1e raised 1et*een a %air of lovers, T#e famil' sto%%ed all +on ta+ts 1et*een t#e
girl and #er
1o'friend, T#e girl 1elonged to a res%e+ta1le famil' and #er lover lived ne3t door
and t#e' !s!all'
sa* ea+# ot#er from t#e roofto%s of t#eir #o!ses, $o literall' a *all *as ere+ted to
%revent t#eir
meeting,
And t#e da' t#e *all *as ere+ted t#e 'o!ng *oman s!ddenl' *ent 1lind,
)n t#e 1eginning t#e %arents *ere s!s%i+io!s8 t#e' t#o!g#t s#e *as %retending
1lindness, T#e'
1erated #er and t#reatened to 1eat #er, 4!t 1lindness is not +!red 1' t#reats, T#en
do+tors *ere
+ons!lted *#o said t#at #er e'es *ere oka'- 1!t t#e' also said t#at s#e *as not
l'ing8 s#e *as reall'
!na1le to see, T#e' said t#at t#e' +o!ld not do an't#ing in t#e matter8 it *as a kind
of %s'+#ologi+al
1lindness, T#e life for+e #as sto%%ed rea+#ing #er e'es- it #as 1een 1lo+ked, T#at is
*#' s#e *ent
1lind- alt#o!g# not#ing *as %#'si+all' *rong *it# #er e'es,
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 E Os#o
T#en s#e *as 1ro!g#t to me, ) tried to !nderstand t#e *#ole t#ing, ) asked #er *#at
#ad reall'
#a%%ened- if an't#ing #ad #a%%ened to #er at t#e mind5s level, Re+alling #er stor'
s#e said- /&'
mind t#en said t#at t#ere *as no !se for t#e e'es if t#e' +annot see t#e one t#e'
*ere meant to
see, )t is 1etter t#e' +eased to see at all, A single t#o!g#t #a!nted m' mind t#e
*#ole da' *#en t#e
*all *as ere+ted- and it *as t#at ) *as going 1lind, Even in slee% ) dreamed t#at )
#ad gone 1lind,
4e+a!se if m' e'es *ere denied t#e %rivilege of seeing t#e ver' %erson *#o
delig#ted t#em- *#o
meant ever't#ing to t#em- t#en it *as good t#at t#e' lost t#eir %o*er of sig#t,/
T#e 'o!ng *oman5s mind #ad +onsented to #er 1lindness- and so t#e life for+e
sto%%ed going to #er
e'es, T#e e'es are m good s#a%e- t#e' +an see- 1!t t#e energ' *it# *#i+# t#e' see
#as +eased to
rea+# t#em,
T#ere is a +enter of o!r 1eing- #idden *it#in !s- *#ere 6od is kno*n- *#ere *e get
a glim%se of
tr!t# and *#ere *e relate *it# t#e %rimordial energ' of life, )t is t#is +enter from
*#ere t#e +elestial
m!si+ is #eard- a m!si+ t#at is +reated *it#o!t t#e #el% of an' instr!ments- and
from *#ere s!+#
fragran+e 1e+omes availa1le *#i+# is not of t#is eart#- *#i+# is ineFa1le, )t is again
t#is ver' +enter
*#i+# kno*s no 1ondage *#atsoever and *#i+# is t#e door to freedom- a1sol!te
freedom, And it
is- t#is +enter t#at leads !s to t#e 1e'ond *#i+# #as no frontiers- *#i+# is a limitless
and in9nite
e3%anse- *#i+# kno*s no sorro* and *#i+# is not#ing 1!t 1liss and more 1liss and
more 1liss8
not#ing 1!t a1o!nding 1liss,
4!t o!r life for+e does not rea+# t#at +enter- it is im%eded some*#ere on its *a' to
it- some*#ere
2!ite +lose to it,
)t is ne+essar' to !nderstand t#is t#ing ver' +learl'- 1e+a!se *#at ) +all meditation
is going to 1e o!r
!tmost eFort for t#ese t#ree da's " to rea+# t#e life for+e to t#at +enter *#ere t#e
<o*er +an 1loom-
t#e lam% +an 1e lig#ted- t#e e'e- t#e t#ird e'e +an o%en and t#e s!%er sense +an
1e availed, )t is
t#is +enter from *#ere a fe* #ave seen tr!t# or 6od or *#atsoever 'o! +all it- and
from *#ere all
#ave a rig#t to see it,
4!t it is not ne+essar' for a seed- 7!st 1e+a!se it is a seed- to 1e+ome a tree, Ever'
seed is entitled
to 1e a tree- 1!t t#e' don5t 1e+ome, Alt#o!g# t#e seed #as t#e %otential to 1e a
tree- it is also
ne+essar' to so* it and to fertili=e it, )t is ne+essar' for t#e seed to 1reak !%- to
disintegrate and to
die as a seed so t#at it +an 1e+ome a tree, Onl' t#at seed is transformed into a tree
*#i+# is read'
to disintegrate and disa%%ear into t#e soil, And if *e look at t#e tree and t#e seed
toget#er- %la+ed
side 1' side- it is diG+!lt to 1elieve- #o* a tin' seed +o!ld t!rn into a large tree, )t
seems im%ossi1le,
)t seems im%ossi1le- #o* a little seed is trans formed into a large tree, .e #ave
al*a's #ad t#is
feeling *#enever *e looked at men like ris#na or 4!dd#a, $tanding near ris#na
*e felt t#at it
*as im%ossi1le to 1e like #im, $o *e said- /Ho! are 6od- and *e are 7!st ordinar'
%ersons8 *e
+annot 1e like 'o!, Ho! are an avatar- an in+arnation- and *e are 7!st %ett' %eo%le
*#o +an onl'
+ra*l an'#o*, )t is not in o!r %o*er to 1e like 'o!,/ .#enever a 4!dd#a or a
&a#avira #as +rossed
o!r %at#- *e to!+#ed t#eir feet and said- /Ho! are a teert#ankara- an in+arnation- a
son of 6od- and
*e are ver' ordinar' %eo%le,/ )f a seed +o!ld s%eak it *o!ld sa' t#e same t#ing to
t#e tree- /Ho! are
6od and ) am an ordinar' seed8 #o* +an ) 1e like 'o!0/ Ho* +an a seed 1elieve t#at
a large tree is
#idden in it0
4!t it is a fa+t t#at *#at is a large tree toda' *as on+e a tin' seed- and t#e tin'
seed of toda' *ill
t!rn into a large tree tomorro*,
)n9nite %ossi1ilities lie #idden *it#in ea+# of !s, 4!t so long as *e are not a*are of
t#em- no
s+ri%t!res and no godmen- #o*ever lo!dl' t#e' sa' it- +an %rove t#eir e3isten+e,
And it is as it
s#o!ld 1e- 1e+a!se it is s#eer de+e%tion to 1elieve *#at *e don5t kno*, )t is 1etter
for !s to sa' t#at
*e don5t kno* t#at 6od is,
4!t it is e2!all' tr!e t#at a fe* %ersons #ave kno*n 6od, And a fe* ot#ers #ave
kno*n t#em- and
t#eir *#ole lives #ave 1een transformed t#ro!g# it8 t#e' #ave seen +elestial <o*ers
1looming all
aro!nd t#em, 4!t *e +annot #ave it 7!st 1' *ors#i%%ing t#em, :nfort!natel'-
religions #ave sto%%ed
*it# *ors#i%%ing, 4!t #o* +an a seed 1e+ome a tree 1' *ors#i%%ing it0 And a river
+annot 1e+ome
an o+ean #o*ever m!+# it *ors#i%s t#e o+ean, And #o*ever m!+# an egg *ors#i%s
t#e 1ird it
+annot s%read its *ings in t#e sk', T#e egg *ill #ave to +ra+k its s#ell8 it *ill #ave to
disa%%ear as
an egg 9rst, .#en- for t#e 9rst time- a +#i+k +omes o!t of its s#ell it +annot imagine
t#at it +an <',
$eeing 1irds on t#e *ing it +annot 1elieve t#at it too +an <', Even as its mot#er
<ies- even as t#e
mot#er !rges it on to <'- it la+ks +on9den+e- it feels s#ak', )t sits on t#e edges of
t#e 1o!g# and
gat#ers +o!rage, Ho* +an one *#o #as never kno*n <'ing 1elieve t#at it +an <'
and go on a long
7o!rne' in t#e vast sk'0
) kno* *ell t#at for t#ese t#ree da's 'o! too are going to sit on t#e edges of t#e
%ine trees #ere and
*onder if a 7o!rne' into t#e !nkno*n is %ossi1le, Ho*soever lo!dl' ) !rge 'o! to
7!m%- to lea%- to
<'- 'o! *ill not 1elieve t#at <'ing is %ossi1le, Ho* +an t#e 1irds t#at #ave never
1een on t#e *ing
1elieve t#at <'ing is %ossi1le0 T#ere is no *a' 1!t to take a 7!m%, Bor on+e 'o! *ill
#ave to lea%
*it#o!t kno*ing *#at it is, )t #as to 1e a lea% in t#e dark- to 1egin *it#,
$ome1od' *ants to learn s*imming, He *ill not 1e *rong if #e sa's t#at #e *ill not
ste% into t#e river
*it#o!t #aving learned s*imming, )t so!nds rig#t and logi+al " #o* +an #e ste% into
*ater 1efore
#e kno*s #o* to s*im0 4!t t#e tea+#er *ill sa' t#at #e +annot learn s*imming
*it#o!t entering t#e
river, And t#is dis+!ssion a1o!t s*imming +an go on *it#o!t end, .#at is t#e
sol!tion0 T#e trainer
*ill insist on #is entering into t#e *ater 9rst8 ot#er*ise s*imming *ill not 1e
%ossi1le, And #e is rig#t,
)n fa+t- learning 1e gins *it# ste%%ing into t#e river, Ever'1od' kno*s s*imming8
t#e' do not #ave
to learn it, )f 'o! #ave learned s*imming t#en 'o! kno* t#at it #as not to 1e
learned, Ever'1od'
kno*s s*imming- 1!t #e does not kno* #o* to s*im met#odi+all', Ho! get t#e
met#od- t#e kna+k
of it- onl' after 'o! #ave entered t#e river, )n t#e 1eginning 'o! t#ro* !% 'o!r
#ands and feet in a
#a%#a=ard manner- and as 'o! go on- as 'o! %ersevere- 'o! do it skillf!ll',
Ever'one kno*s #o* to
t#ro* !% one5s #ands and feet- 1!t *#en 'o! %ra+ti+e for a*#ile it 1e+omes
met#odi+al, $o t#ose
*#o kno* *ill sa' t#at s*imming is not a learning- it is a remem1ering,
$o t#ose *#o kno* sa' t#at t#e e3%erien+e of 6od is a remem1ering, )t is not
somet#ing *#i+# *e
are going to learn toda', T#e da' *e *ill +ome to kno* it *e *ill e3+laim- /He'- so
t#is is s*immingC
.e +o!ld #ave done it an'time- *e kne* it, 4!t *e never gat#ered +o!rage to take
t#e 7!m%- *e
7!st ke%t #anging on t#e 1ank of t#e river,/ $te%%ing into t#e *ater is ver'
ne+essar'- and as soon
as one is inside it t#e *ork 1egins,
T#e +enter ) am talking a1o!t is #idden in o!r 1rain, )f 'o! ask t#e 1rain s%e+ialists
t#e' *ill sa'
t#at onl' a ver' small %ortion of t#e 1rain is a+tive8 a ma7or %art remains ina+tive-
and it is diG+!lt to
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 I Os#o
sa' *#at is #idden in t#at ma7or %art, Even a geni!s !ses a ver' small %art of #is
1rain " t#e rest
remains dormant and !n!sed, T#e 1rain is t#e a1ode of *#at *e +all t#e
s!%ersense- or t#e si3t#
sense- or t#e t#ird e'e, T#is +enter is +losed and dormant- and on+e it is o%ened *e
s#all see life in
man' ne* dimensions, &atter *ill disa%%ear and 6od *ill a%%ear8 form *ill 1e lost
and t#e formless
*ill 1e revealed8 t#e 9g!re *ill vanis# and t#e 9g!reless *ill 1e kno*n8 deat# *ill
+ease to 1e and
t#e door to t#e deat#less *ill o%en, 4!t t#e +enter from *#ere it is seen is +losed at
t#e moment,
Ho* to a+tivate t#at +enter0
As ) said- t#e lig#t 1!l1 remains ina+tive so long as t#e ele+tri+ +!rrent does not
rea+# it, Ho! rea+#
t#e +!rrent and t#e 1!l1 *ill 1e alive, T#e 1!l1 is al*a's *aiting for t#e +!rrent to
rea+# it, 4!t t#e
ele+tri+ +!rrent +annot a%%ear on its o*n- even if it is ra+ing t#ro!g# t#e *ire8 it
needs t#e 1!l1 too,
4ot# t#e +!rrent and t#e 1!l1 are e2!all' needed for t#e lig#t to 1e+ome manifest,
T#e lifeJfor+e is
*it#in !s- 1!t it +annot manifest itself !nless it rea+#es t#at +enter *#i+# +an make
manifestation
%ossi1le,
.e are alive onl' in name, Do 'o! t#ink t#at 7!st 1reat#ing is life0 Do 'o! t#ink t#at
digesting food
is life0 Does life onl' +onsist of going to 1ed in t#e nig#t and leaving it in t#e
morning0 )s it life t#at
a +#ild gro*s into 'o!t# and old age and t#en dies0 Does life +om%rise onl' 1irt#
and deat#0 Or is
it 7!st leaving a fe* +#ildren 1e#ind oneself0
>o- even ma+#ines +an do it, )f not toda'- tomorro* t#e ma+#ines are going to do it,
C#ildren *ill
1e 1orn in test t!1es, C#ild#ood- 'o!t# and old age are me+#ani+al %ro+esses,
.#en a ma+#ine is
made- it %asses t#ro!g# its 'o!t# and old age, Ever' ma+#ine #as its +#ild#ood-
'o!t# and old age,
Even *#en 'o! 1!' a *at+# it +omes *it# a g!arantee t#at it *ill r!n for ten 'ears
or so, T#e *at+#
*ill 1e 'o!ng and old and t#en die, Ever' ma+#ine is 1orn- it lives and it dies, $o
*#at *e ordinaril'
+all life is not#ing more t#an a ma+#ine,
?ife is a ver' diFerent t#ing,
)f t#is dead 1!l1 does not kno* of t#e ele+tri+ +!rrent- it *o!ld t#ink t#at- as it is- is
life, .#en a
g!st of *ind %!s#es it a1o!t it *ill sa'- /) am alive 1e+a!se ) am 1eing %!s#ed
a1o!t,/ T#e 1!l1 *ill
take it to 1e its life, 4!t *#at *ill t#e 1!l1 sa'- if it +an s%eak- *#en t#e ele+tri+
+!rrent rea+#es it for
t#e 9rst time0 )t *ill sa'- /)t is 7!st indes+ri1a1leC ) don5t kno* *#at it is t#at #as
#a%%ened to me,
:ntil a moment ago ) *as 9lled *it# darkness- and no* it is all lig#t and t#e ra's are
<o*ing in all
dire+tions,/ .#at *o!ld a seed sa' t#e da' it gro*s into a tree0 )t *o!ld sa'- /)
don5t kno* *#at #as
#a%%ened to me, )t +annot 1e said, ) *as a tin' seedling- and no* ) don5t kno* *#at
#as #a%%ened
to me, And it is e2!all' diG+!lt to sa' t#at it #as #a%%ened t#ro!g# me,/
T#erefore- t#ose *#o reali=e 6od do not sa' t#at t#e' t#emselves #ave reali=ed-
t#e' onl' sa' t#at
t#e' don5t 9nd an' +onne+tion 1et*een *#at t#e' #ad 1een and *#at t#e' #ave
1e+ome, T#e' sa'-
/>o* it is all lig#t *#ere it *as all darkness 1efore, .e *ere all t#orns8 no* *e are
all 1looming
<o*ers, T#en *e *ere fro=en *it# deat#- no* *e are <o*ing *it# life, >o- no-/ t#e'
*ill sa'- /*e
#ave not reali=ed- *e #ave not reali=ed,/ T#ose *#o kno* *ill sa'- /)t is all #is
gra+e8 it #as #a%%ened
to !s t#ro!g# #is gra+e and not t#ro!g# o!r eForts,/
4!t it does not mean t#at eFort #as no %la+e, )t is tr!e t#at *#en 'o! reali=e 6od
'o! feel t#at it is
#is gra+e- 1!t to rea+# to t#at gra+e- a 7o!rne' of great eFort is needed, And *#at is
t#at eFort0
)n one sense t#e eFort is small- 1!t in anot#er sense it is ver' great, )t is small in
t#e sense t#at
t#e +enter is not ver' far, T#e distan+e 1et*een t#e %la+e *#ere t#e energ' is
stored and t#e s%ot
*#ere t#e e'es o%en *it# *#i+# 'o! see life is not m!+#, )t is #ardl' a distan+e of
t*o or t#ree feet,
After all- *e are onl' 9ve to si3 feet in #eig#t, $o o!r *#ole life str!+t!re is limited
*it#in 9ve to si3
feet8 t#e *#ole set !% is +on9ned in t#is small area,
T#e s%a+e *#ere t#e life for+e is stored is like a k!nda- a %ool near t#e se3 +enter8
t#at is *#' t#e
energ' is kno*n as k!ndalini- as if it is a k!nda or %ool of *ater, Anot#er reason it is
+alled k!ndalini
is t#at it looks like a snake +oiled and slee%ing, )f 'o! #ave seen a slee%ing ser%ent
'o! kno* #o*
it lies in +oils *it# its #ood on to%, 4!t if 'o! dist!r1 t#e slee%ing ser%ent it *ill *ake
!%- !n+oil and
raise its #ood !%, T#is energ' is +alled k!ndalini also 1e+a!se t#e %ool of lifeJfor+e-
or t#e seed of
life is %re+isel' lo+ated near t#e se3 +enter and it is from #ere t#at life e3%ands in all
dire+tions,
)t *ill 1e good to remem1er t#at t#e small %leas!re t#at *e derive from se3 is not
t#e %leas!re of se3-
it reall' +omes from t#e vi1rations arising in t#e %ool of vital energ' along *it# se3,
T#e slee%ing
ser%ent is slig#tl' moved 1' t#e se3 a+t and *e +onsider it to 1e t#e *#ole %leas!re
of life, .e
are not at all a*are of *#at #a%%ens *#en t#e *#ole ser%ent is a*akened and it
travels a+ross o!r
entire 1eing and rea+#es t#e !ltimate +enter in t#e 1rain, .e are +om%letel'
!na*are of it,
.e live on t#e 9rst ste% of t#e ladder of life, T#ere are ot#er ste%s- greater ste%s-
t#at lead to
6od, T#e small distan+e of t*o to t#ree feet t#at is t#ere in o!r 1od' is in anot#er
sense a ver' 1ig
distan+e8 it is t#e distan+e 1et*een nat!re and 6od- 1et*een matter and so!l-
1et*een slee% and
*akef!lness- 1et*een deat# and immortalit', T#at distan+e is ver' long, 4!t t#ere is
also a small
distan+e inside o!r 1eing *#i+# *e +an traverse in meditation,
)f 'o! #ave to a*aken t#e energ' t#at is l'ing aslee% in 'o!- 'o! s#o!ld kno* *ell
t#at it is not
less dangero!s t#an tr'ing to dist!r1 and a*aken a slee% ing ser%ent, )n fa+t-
dist!r1ing a slee%ing
ser%ent is not t#at dangero!s, )t is not dangero!s 1e+a!se in t#e 9rst %la+e ninet'
seven %er+ent of
snakes are not %oisono!s at all, $o 'o! +an easil' %la' *it# ninet' seven o!t of a
#!ndred snakes8
t#e' are #armless, And if ever someone dies from t#eir 1ite- #e dies not 1e+a!se of
t#e 1ite reall'-
1!t 1e+a!se of t#e t#o!g#t of 1eing 1itten 1' a snake, T#ese snakes are not
%oisono!s- so ninet'
seven o!t of a #!ndred snakes do not kill an'1od'- alt#o!g# man' %eo%le die of
t#eir 1ite, T#e'
die 1e+a!se of t#eir 1elief t#at one #as to die after 1eing 1itten 1' a snake, And
*#en a 1elief
gri%s an'one- it 1e+omes a realit', Pla'ing *it# reall' %oisono!s snakes too- is not
so dangero!s-
1e+a!se at t#e *orst t#e' +an de%rive 'o! of 'o!r 1od', 4!t %la'ing *it# t#e
k!ndalini %o*er- *#i+#
) am talking a1o!t- is dangero!s indeed8 t#ere is not#ing more dangero!s t#an t#is,
>o danger +an
1e greater t#an t#is, 4!t *#at is t#e danger0
T#is too is a kind of deat#, )f t#e energ' *it#in is a*akened- 'o! *ill die as 'o! are
rig#t no* and
a totall' ne* individ!al *ill 1e 1orn " an individ!al t#at 'o! never *ere 1efore
a*akening, And it is
t#is fear t#at %revents %eo%le from 1e+oming religio!s, )t is t#e same fear *#i+#- if
it gri%s a seed-
%revents it from 1e+oming a tree, >o* t#e greatest danger fa+ing a seed is t#at it
*ill 1e 1!ried in
t#e soil- it *ill 1e treated *it# *ater and man!re and t#en it *ill die as a seed, )t is
again t#e same
danger t#at fa+es an egg *#en it gro*s and 1reaks its s#ell, T#en it #as to die as an
egg so t#at it
1e+omes a 1ird, )n t#e same *a' *e are in t#e %re+eding state of somet#ing 'et to
1e 1orn, .e are
like an egg *#i+# is going to 1e+ome a 1ird, 4!t *e take t#e egg to 1e ever't#ing
and nestle do*n
in it,
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 K Os#o
.#en t#is energ' *ill rise- 'o! *ill 1e no more8 t#ere is no *a' for 'o! to s!rvive,
And if 'o! get
frig#tened- 'o!r fate *ill 1e *#at a1ir des+ri1es in a 1ea!tif!l +o!%let, a1ir #as
said a 1ea!tif!l
t#ing, He sa's- /He alone fo!nd it *#o so!g#t it 1' diving dee% in t#e sea, 4!t )
%roved m'self a fool
as ) ke%t sitting on t#e seas#ore- alt#o!g# ) #ad 1een t#ere seeking,/ .#en
someone asked a1ir
*#' #e remained sitting- #e said- /He alone fo!nd it *#o so!g#t it 1' diving dee% in
t#e sea, 4!t )
%roved m'self a fool as )- afraid of 1eing dro*ned- ke%t sitting on t#e seas#ore,/
.#oever #as fo!nd it #as done so 1' seeking it in t#e de%t#s, .#at is essential is a
readiness to 1e
dro*ned- a readiness to disa%%ear, )f it #as to 1e said in one *ord " t#o!g# it is not
a #a%%' *ord
" it is deat#- readiness for deat#, And #e *#o *ill 1e afraid of 1eing dro*ned *ill of
+o!rse s!rvive-
1!t #e *ill onl' s!rvive as an egg8 #e *ill never 1e+ome a 1ird on t#e *ing, He *#o
*ill fear 1eing
dro*ned *ill of +o!rse s!rvive- 1!t #e *ill onl' s!rvive as a seed8 #e *ill never
1e+ome a tree !nder
*#ose s#ade t#o! sands of travelers ma' rela3, 4!t is it *ort#*#ile to s!rvive as a
seed0 )t *o!ld
1e *orse t#an deat# reall',
$o t#ere is great danger, T#e danger is t#at t#e %erson t#at ) *as till 'esterda' *ill
not s!rvive8
*#en t#e energ' *ill 1e a*akened it *ill totall' transform me, >e* +enters *ill 1e
a*akened- a ne*
individ!alit' *ill emerge- ne* e3%erien+es *ill #a%%en " ever't#ing *ill 1e ne*, )f
'o! are %re%ared
for t#e ne* t#en 'o! m!st gat#er +o!rage to %art *it# t#e old,
4!t t#e old #as gri%%ed !s so 9rml' in ever' *a'- it #as fettered !s so strongl'- t#at
t#e vital energ'
+annot raise its #ead- +annot rise !%*ard,
T#e 7o!rne' to 6od is reall' a 7o!rne' into in se+!rit', 4!t t#e <o*ers of life and
1ea!t' onl' 1loom in
inse+!rit', $o ) s#o!ld tell 'o! a fe* im%ortant t#ings a1o!t t#is 7o!rne'- and a fe*
not so im%ortant,
Birst- ) #o%e t#at *#en *e meet #ere tomorro* morning and start on a 7o!rne' of
a*akening t#e life
for+e- 'o! *ill stake ever't#ing and *it##old not#ing, T#is is not going to 1e a small
gam1le, He
alone *ill *in *#o stakes #is all, )f 'o! *it##old even a little 'o! *ill lose it, )t is not
%ossi1le for a
seed to save a %art of itself as a seed and allo* t#e rest to 1e+ome a tree, )f t#e
seed dies- it dies
totall'- and if it saves itself it does so totall', T#ere is not#ing like a %artial deat#, $o
if 'o! *it##old
even a 1it of 'o!rself t#e *#ole la1or *ill 1e *asted, Please let go of 'o!rself
+om%letel'- totall',
&an' times- as one #olds 1a+k in t#e slig#test- ever't#ing is lost,
) #ave #eard t#at *#en gold mines *ere dis+overed in Colorado for t#e 9rst time-
t#e *#ole of
Ameri+a r!s#ed t#ere, >e*s #ad s%read t#at if 'o! 1!' a %ie+e of land 'o! *ill 9nd
gold t#ere,
Peo%le started 1!'ing land in Colorado, A m!ltiJmillionaire sold o!t #is *#ole
%ro%ert' and 1o!g#t
an entire #ill in Colorado *it# t#e mone', And #e installed #!ge ma+#ines to mine
gold, .#ile small
%eo%le *ere 1!s' mining gold on t#eir tin' 1its of land- t#is man staked large s+ale
mining on a
*#ole mo!ntain *it# t#e #el% of #ig# te+#nolog',
He and #is men *orked #ard- 1!t t#ere *as no tra+e of gold, And t#en #e %ani+ked-
1e+a!se #e
#ad staked #is entire fort!ne on t#is advent!re, He *as so m!+# s+ared t#at #e told
#is famil' t#at
t#e' *ere r!ined, He #ad s2!andered #is entire fort!ne and gold *as no*#ere to 1e
seen,
T#en #e advertised in t#e ne*s%a%ers t#at #e *anted to sell #is #ill- along *it# all
t#e ma+#ines and
instr!ments of mining, His famil' mem1ers said- /4!t *#o is going to 1!' t#em0
Ever'1od' #as
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 ( Os#o
+ome to kno* t#at t#e mo!ntain #as no gold and t#at 'o! #ave *asted millions for
not#ing, He *ill
1e a madman *#o *ill agree to 1!' it,/ 4!t t#e man said- /.#o kno*s0 T#ere ma'
1e anot#er like
me,/
And a 1!'er reall' +ame for*ard, T#e m!ltiJmillionaire felt like *arning t#e %erson
*#o #ad oFered
to 1!' #is #ill t#at #e *as in for a mad advent!re, 4!t #e +o!ld not gat#er +o!rage-
1e+a!se of t#e
t#o!g#t of t#e +onse2!en+es if t#e #ill *as not sold, $o t#e #ill *as at last sold, 4!t
after t#e deal
*as +om%leted #e told t#e 1!'er- /Ho! seem to 1e a real madman, Don5t 'o! see
t#at ) am selling
t#e #ill after it #as r!ined me0/ T#e ot#er man said- /Ho! +annot sa' #o* life is
going to 1e, &a'1e
t#ere *as no gold as far as 'o! d!g t#e #ill- 1!t #o* +an 'o! sa' t#at t#ere is no
gold even *#ere
'o! did not dig0/ And t#e m!ltiJmillionaire nodded #is #ead sa'ing- /T#at ) +annot
sa',/
And t#e *onder #a%%ened- as it #a%%ens some times, T#e gold mine *as fo!nd 7!st
one foot
1elo* t#e s!rfa+e *#ere t#e %revio!s o*ner #ad left oF digging, T#e %revio!s
o*ner *as no* t*i+e
as misera1le *#en #e learned t#at t#e *#ole #ill *as f!ll of gold, He visited t#e ne*
o*ner and
+ongrat!lated #im on #is good l!+k, 4!t t#e man said- /)t is not a 2!estion of good
l!+k, Ho! did not
give of 'o!rself totall' to it, Ho! t!rned 1a+k 1efore 'o! #ad done eno!g# digging,
Ho! s#o!ld #ave
gone dee%er,/
T#ings like t#is #a%%en ever' da' in life, ) kno* an' n!m1er of %eo%le *#o go to
9nd 6od " 1!t t#e'
don5t go t#e *#ole lengt# or t#e' don5t give of t#em selves *#oll' to it- and fa+e
disa%%ointment,
&an' times t#e' miss t#e divine 1' 7!st an in+#8 *#en 6od *as onl' an in+# a*a'-
t#e' t!rned 1a+k,
And at times ) see +learl' #o* a seeker t!rns 1a+k *#en #e #ad almost made it,
$o remem1er t#at 'o! *ill not s%are 'o!rself even a 1it and t#at 'o! *ill stake 'o!r
all, And do *e
#ave m!+# reall' t#at *e +an %a' for 6od0 4!t *e are miserl' even in t#is, >o-
miserliness *ill not
do, T#ere is no %la+e for t#e miser at t#e door of t#e di vine, T#ere *e *ill #ave to
stake ever't#ing,
)t is not t#at *e #ave m!+# t#at *e +an give, .#at *e #ave is not t#e 2!estion, T#e
2!estion is
*#et#er or not *e #ave staked o!r all, 4e+a!se as soon as *e stake o!r all *e
to!+# t#e +enter
*#ere t#e life for+e resides and from *#ere it 1egins to move !%*ard, 4!t *#' do )
insist on a total
stake0
)n fa+t- it is onl' *#en *e #ave %ressed all o!r energ' into meditation t#at t#ere
arises t#e need for
t#e reserves of energ' l'ing in t#e reservoir- to *ake !% and +ome to o!r aid, )t is
onl' t#en t#at t#e
life for+e 1egins to rise- and not 1efore, :ntil t#en it lies aslee% in t#e k!nda- in t#e
%ool, $o long as
t#ere is even a %art of o!r o*n energ' left !n!sed- *e #ave to de%end on it, T#e
reserve for+es in
!s +ome to 1e !sed onl' *#en *e #ave no energ' left, )t is onl' t#en t#at life for+e
is needed, T#e
+enter is a+tivated onl' *#en *e #ave staked o!r all, Onl' t#en it 1e+omes !rgent
to dra* energ'
from t#e reservoir- from t#e +enter- not ot#er*ise,
Bor e3am%le- ) ask 'o! to r!n and 'o! 1egin to r!n, T#en ) ask 'o! to r!n *it# all
'o!r strengt# and
'o! r!n *it# added strengt#, )n realit' 'o! #ave not 'et %!t all 'o!r strengt# into
r!nning- alt#o!g#
'o! t#ink t#at 'o! are r!nning *it# all 'o!r strengt#, Tomorro* 'o! #ave to take
%art in a long
r!nning +om%etition- and t#en 'o! 9nd t#at 'o! are r!nning faster t#an 1efore- t#at
'o!r s%eed #as
in+reased, )t is 1e+a!se of t#e +om%etition t#at 'o! r!n *it# f!ll energ', 4!t even
t#is is not total,
Tomorro* some1od' %!rs!es 'o! *it# a g!n in #is #and- and 'o! r!n *it# t#e
greatest s%eed ever,
Even 'o! are s!r%rised- 'o! did not kno* t#at 'o! +o!ld r!n so fast, >o* 'o! are
r!nning for 'o!r
life, .#ere is t#is energ' +oming from0 T#is energ' too- is 'o!r o*n energ' t#at
*as l'ing aslee%
in 'o!,
4!t even t#is energ' is not eno!g# for meditation, Even *#en 'o! r!n for 'o!r life-
1eing %!rs!ed
1' a g!nman- 'o! are not r!nning *it# 'o!r entire mig#t, )n meditation 'o! *ill
need to stake m!+#
more t#an t#is, Ho! *ill #ave to stake 'o!r !tmost, And t#e moment 'o! to!+# t#e
%oint *#ere 'o!r
entire energ' is %ressed into a+tion- 'o! *ill 9nd t#at 'o! are +onne+ted *it# some
ot#er energ'-
t#at some #idden energ' *it#in 'o! #as started *aking !%,
Bor s!re- 'o! *ill e3%erien+e t#e a*akening of t#is e3traordinar' energ', )t is like
'o! #ave s!ddenl'
+onta+ted some ele+tri+ +!rrent, Ho! *ill feel t#at some energ' *it#in 'o!- l'ing lo*
at t#e se3
+enter- #as started rising !%*ard, T#is energ' is #ot like a laming 9re- and at t#e
same time it is
+ool like t#e morning 1ree=e, )t is like a #ars# %ri+k of t#orns and at t#e same time it
is as soft as a
<o*er,
And man' t#ings *ill #a%%en *#en t#at energ' *ill 1e rising !%*ard, Please don5t
*it##old 'o!rself
at an' %oint *#en t#e energ' is moving !%*ard, ?et go of 'o!rself +om%letel'- like a
man leaves
#imself in t#e #ands of t#e river and 7!st <oats *it# its +!rrent, )n s#ort- /let go/ is
t#e ke',
>o* t#e se+ond t#ing, Birst 'o! #ave to stake 'o!r all8 and *#en as a res!lt of t#is
total stake
somet#ing #a%%ens to 'o!- t#en 'o! #ave to leave 'o!rself f!ll' in t#e #ands of t#at
/somet#ing/,
T#is is t#e se+ond t#ing, ?et go of 'o!rself8 7!st <oat as one <oats on t#e s!rfa+e of
t#e *ater, ;!st
<oating, Ho! s#o!ld 1e read' to go *#eresoever t#e +!rrent of t#e river takes 'o!, )t
is tr!e t#at
to a +ertain e3tent *e #ave to %rovoke it- 1!t *#en t#e energ' is a*akened- *e
#ave 7!st to leave
o!rselves in its #ands- *e #ave to let go of o!rselves, Hig#er for+es #ave taken
over- *e need not
*orr' an'more, .e #ave to 7!st <oat,
And t#ird- *it# t#e !%*ard rise of t#is energ' man' t#ings *ill #a%%en, Please see
t#at 'o! don5t get
s+ared *#en t#e' #a%%en- 1e+a!se ne* e3%erien+es are frig#tening, .#en a +#ild
is 1orn- *#en #e
+omes o!t of #is mot#er5s +o=' *om1- #e gets frig#tened, Ps'+#ologists +all it a
tra!ma- a tra!mati+
e3%erien+e- an e3%erien+e *#i+# a +#ild *ill never forget- *#i+# *ill #a!nt #im for
t#e *#ole of #is
life, T#e +#ild5s fear of t#e ne* 1egins *it# #is 1irt#8 1e+a!se #e #ad lived in
+om%lete se+!rit' in t#e
mot#er5s *om1 for nine mont#s, He #ad no *orries *#atsoever8 #e did not #ave to
1reat#e- or eat
or +r' or do an't#ing for #im self8 t#e mot#er did ever't#ing, T#e +#ild *as in a
state of a1sol!te rest
and +omfort, Coming o!t of t#e mot#er5s *om1 #e en+o!nters a ne* and strange
*orld altoget#er,
T#is is t#e 9rst s#o+k of life- and it is #ere- at t#e ver' doorste% of life t#at fear gri%s
#im,
T#at is *#' ever'1od' fears t#e ne*8 t#e' +ling to t#e old and fear t#e ne*, )t is t#e
9rst e3%erien+e
of o!r life t#at t#e ne* %!ts !s in great tro!1le, &ot#er5s *om1 *as a m!+# 1etter
%la+e t#an
t#is *orld, T#at is *#' most of o!r +ontrivan+es t#at *e !se in dail' living are
fas#ioned after t#e
mot#er5s *om1, O!r +!s#ions- sofas- +ars- living rooms are all modeled after t#e
mot#er5s *om1,
.e tr' to make t#em as +o=' and +omforta1le as t#e *om1- 1!t *e do not reall'
s!++eed, $o t#e
9rst e3%erien+e after +oming from mot#er5s *om1 is one of fear of t#e ne*,
T#e e3%erien+e of t#e a*akening of t#e k!ndalini- t#e %rimordial energ'- is a ne*
e3%erien+e greater
t#an t#e +#ild5s- 1e+a!se *#ile t#e +#ild1irt# #a%%ens onl' at t#e level of t#e 1od'-
t#e a*akening of
t#e k!ndalini #a%%ens at t#e level of t#e so!l, )t is t#erefore- a totall' ne* 1irt#, )t is
for t#is reason
t#at *e +all #im a 1ra#min *#o goes t#ro!g# t#is e3%erien+e, 1ra#min is #e *#o is
t*i+e 1orn, He
is also +alled d*i7 " one *#o is t*i+e 1orn,
$o *#en t#at energ' a*akens- a se+ond 1irt# #a%%ens, )n t#is 1irt# 'o! are 1ot# "
'o! are t#e mot#
er and 'o! are t#e +#ild, Ho! alone are 1ot# toget#er, T#erefore 'o! *ill #ave to go
t#ro!g# do!1le
s!Fering " t#e %ains of +#ild1irt# and t#e tra!ma of inse+!rit'- toget#er, Bor t#is
reason it +an 1e
a frig#tening e3%erien+e, A%art from t#e tra!ma of inse+!rit' 'o! *ill also #ave to
go t#ro!g# t#e
%ains of +#ild1irt# as t#e mot#er does- 1e+a!se #ere 'o! are t#e mot#er and t#e
+#ild +om1ined in
one, Ho! are 1orn- 1!t t#ere is no se%arate mot#er and t#ere is no se%arate +#ild,
Ho! are taking
1irt#- and 'o! are also giving 1irt#8 'o!r 1irt# is #a%%ening t#ro!g# 'o!, $o t#e
%ains +an 1e ver'
severe and intense,
) #ave re+eived +om%laints t#at someone +ries and s+reams and s#o!ts d!ring
meditation and t#at
#e s#o!ld 1e restrained from doing so, >o- let #im +r' and s+ream and s#o!t, He
alone kno*s
*#at is #a%%ening to #im in #is inside, A *oman is +r'ing *#ile giving 1irt# to a
+#ild and anot#er
*oman- *#o #as never kno*n +#ild1irt#- +omes along and sa's- /.#' do 'o! +r'
and s+ream0 )f
t#e +#ild is taking 1irt#- let #im, .#' *ee% and groan0/ $!+# a *oman +an sa' so-
1e+a!se s#e
#as never gone t#ro!g# t#e %angs of +#ild1irt#, &en *ill never kno* t#e %ains
*#i+# *omen #ave
to 1ear d!ring +#ild1irt#, T#e' +annot even t#ink of it8 t#ere is no *a' for t#em to
#ave a feel of it,
4!t in meditation men and *omen are alike8 in a sense t#e' all are going to 1e
mot#ers, T#e' are
going to give 1irt# to t#e ne*, $o %ain and ang!is# need not 1e s!%%ressed, )t is not
ne+essar' to
restrain someone if #e falls and rolls on t#e gro!nd and s+reams and s#o!ts,
.#atever #a%%ens
s#o!ld 1e allo*ed to #a%%en freel', ?et go of it8 don5t s!%%ress it, An' kinds of
e3%erien+es are
%ossi1le, $omeone ma' feel t#at #e is levitating- and anot#er ma' feel t#at #e is
e3%anding- and
'et anot#er ma' feel t#at #e is s#rinking, Diverse kinds of ne* e3%erien+es are
%ossi1le8 ) need not
en!merate t#em, &an' t#ings +an #a%%en8 an't#ing ne* +an #a%%en- and ea+#
one5s e3%erien+e
*ill 1e diFerent, $o one need not *orr' and get s+ared,
And if an'1od' #as somet#ing to sa' #e s#o!ld see me at noon and talk to me
individ!all', Don5t
dis+!ss it among 'o!rselves, And t#ere is a reason for not dis+!ssing it among
'o!rselves, )t
is not ne+essar' t#at *#at #a%%ens to one s#o!ld #a%%en to ot#ers too, And if 'o!
s#are 'o!r
e3%erien+es *it# someone *#o did not #ave t#e same e3%erien+es #e *ill la!g#
and sa' t#at 'o!
are +ra=', Ever' man is #is o*n meas!re8 t#at is *#' ever'one t#inks t#at #e is
rig#t and ot#ers are
*rong, Even if t#e ot#er %erson does not la!g# at 'o!- #e *ill tell 'o! distr!stf!ll'
t#at #e did not
e3%erien+e an't#ing like it,
T#is e3%erien+e is so %ersonal and s!17e+tive t#at it is 1etter not to dis+!ss it *it#
an' ot#er %erson,
One s#o!ld not +on9de even in one5s *ife or #!s1and- 1e+a!se no t*o %ersons are
ver' +lose and
intimate in t#is res%e+t, And in t#is res%e+t no one +an !nderstand t#e ot#er easil'8
!nderstanding
is so diG+!lt in t#is +ase, An'one +an sa' t#at 'o! are +ra=', ?et alone 'o!- t#e' *ill
not s%are a
;es!s and a &a#avira, T#e da' &a#avira stood naked on t#e road- #e m!st #ave
1een de+lared
mad, &a#avira kne* *#at it meant to #im to 1e naked- 1!t #e *as de+lared mad,
)t is- t#erefore- ne+essar' t#at 'o! don5t dis+!ss it *it# ot#ers, &oreover- as soon as
'o! s%eak to
an'one- #e is not going to #ave t#e *isdom to kee% 2!iet8 #e *ill immediatel' sa'
somet#ing, And
t#is /somet#ing/ +an +ome in t#e *a' of 'o!r e3%erien+e itself, His remarks +an
*ork as s!ggestions
and it +an 1e an o1sta+le in t#e *a' of 'o!r ne* e3%erien+e, $o *#at ever #a%%ens
to 'o!- 'o!
s#o!ld dis+!ss it *it# me dire+tl'- and not *it# an'one else, ) am #ere so t#at 'o!
+an dis+!ss 'o!r
%ro1lems *it# me,
4efore 'o! +ome #ere for meditation tomorro* morning- 'o! +an take some li2!ids
like tea and milk-
1!t no solid food, Don5t eat 'o!r 1reakfast, Tea- milk or an' li2!id +an do, )f one +an
do *it#o!t tea
and milk also- it *o!ld 1e 1etter8 it *ill make t#e *ork on meditation easier, And
'o! s#o!ld rea+#
#ere 9ve min!tes 1efore t#e s+#ed!led time- 7@30 a,m,
4et*een 7@30 and K@30 *e *ill #ave a dis+!ssion if ne+essar', ) #ave de+ided on a
dis+!ssion rat#er
t#an a dis+o!rse- 1e+a!se a dis+o!rse is a ver' im%ersonal aFair, )n dis+o!rse 'o!
don5t seem to 1e
talking to an'1od'8 it is like talking to t#e *inds, $o 'o! *ill sit ver' +lose to me
tomorro* morning-
and not at a distan+e, 4e as +lose to me as %ossi1le, And 'o! +an ask an' 2!estions
on *#at ) #ave
said toda' and *e *ill dis+!ss t#em for an #o!r, And t#en *e *ill sit for meditation
1et*een K@30
and (@30,
Remem1er t#at 'o! +ome to meditation *it# an em%t' stoma+# " *it#o!t taking
an' solid food, )f
'o! +an do even *it#o!t li2!idit *o!ld 1e 1etter, 4!t don5t for+e 'o!rself to 1e
#!ngr'8 if 'o! +annot
fast- t#en take somet#ing like tea or milk,
Also remem1er t#at 'o! +ome in loose +lot#es and %ro%erl' 1at#ed, >o one s#o!ld
+ome *it#o!t
1at#ing8 1at#ing is a m!st, And t#e +lot#es s#o!ld 1e as loose as %ossi1le- s#o!ld
not 1e tig#t at
all- not even at t#e *aistline, Along *it# t#e rest of t#e 1od'- t#e *aistline too-
s#o!ld #ave loose
9ttings, And *#ile sitting for meditation kee% 'o!r *#ole 1od' loose and rela3ed,
Even o!r +lot#es #ave done a lot of mis+#ief at t#e level of o!r 1od' mind8 t#e'
#ave +reated an'
n!m1er of o1sta+les, .#en some energ' 1egins to rise !%*ard t#e +lot#es %!t
o1sta+les in its *a'
at vario!s levels,
Anot#er im%ortant t#ing to remem1er is t#at 'o! s#o!ld go into silen+e a #alf #o!r
1efore meditation
*ill 1egin, $ome friends- *#o +an- s#o!ld o1serve silen+e for t#ese t#ree da's t#at
*e are #ere,
T#e' s#o!ld 1e in +om%lete silen+e, And ot#er friends s#o!ld see to it t#at t#e' are
not dist!r1ed in
t#eir silen+e, T#e greater t#e n!m1er of %eo%le going into silen+e- t#e 1etter, And it
*o!ld 1e good
if one +o!ld 1e silent t#ro!g#o!t t#e +am% time, >ot#ing *o!ld 1e 1etter,
)f 'o! +annot go +om%letel' silent- t#en see t#at 'o! s%eak as little as %ossi1le, :se
as fe* *ords as
%ossi1le- as 'o! do in telegra%#i+ messages, .#ile sending messages 1' telegra%#
'o! do *it# t#e
mini m!m n!m1er of *ords " sa' ten or eig#t *ords " 1e +a!se 'o! #ave to %a' for
ea+# *ord, Even
in life 'o! #ave to %a' for ever' *ord t#at 'o! sa'8 *ords are reall' +ostl', $o t#ose
*#o +annot go
into +om%lete silen+e s#o!ld do *it# t#e minim!m n!m1er of s%oken *ords,
)n t#e same *a'- !se of t#e sense organs s#o!ld 1e red!+ed to t#e minim!m, Bor
e3am%le- !se
'o!r e'es less and less, .#en !sing t#em lo*er t#e sig#t to t#e eart# or raise it
!%*ard and see t#e
sk', .at+# t#e sea, 4!t as far as men and *omen are +on+erned see as little of
t#em as %ossi1le,
4e+a!se most of o!r mental asso+iations are formed of #!man fa+es- not of trees-
+lo!ds and seas,
?ook at t#e trees and t#e +lo!ds and t#e seas8 t#e' don5t give rise to an' t#o!g#ts
in 'o!, H!man
fa+es- on t#e ot#er #and- immediatel' stir all kinds of t#o!g#ts in 'o!r mind, .#ile
*alking- lo*er
'o!r ga=e and kee% it +on9ned to a distan+e of fo!r feet from 'o!, And kee% 'o!r
e'es onl' #alf
o%en so t#e' +on+entrate on t#e ti% of 'o!r nose, T#at is eno!g#, And #el% ot#ers
t#at t#e' see and
#ear as little as %ossi1le,
T#ings like radios and transistors s#o!ld 1e s#!t do*n8 t#e' s#o!ld not 1e !sed
d!ring t#e +am%,
And don5t allo* ne*s%a%ers to enter t#e +am%!s,
T#e more rest 'o! let 'o!r senses #ave- t#e 1etter, T#e more rest 'o! #ave t#e
more energ'
'o! +onserve- *#i+# +an 1e !sed in meditation8 ot#er*ise 'o! *ill e3#a!st
'o!rselves, &ost of
!s are e3#a!sted and s%ent- like s%ent +artridges, .e s%end o!rselves +om%letel'
in t*ent' fo!r
#o!rs8 *e save not#ing, .#at little *e save d!ring t#e nig#t5s slee%- *e start
s2!andering rig#t
after leaving t#e 1ed in t#e morning, 6oing t#ro!g# t#e ne*s%a%ers and listening to
t#e radio- t#e
s2!andering 1egins, .e #ave no idea of *#at +onservation of energ' means- #o* a
lot of energ'
+an 1e +onserved,
&editation *ill need m!+# energ', $o if 'o! don5t +onserve it- 'o! *ill soon get tired
and e3#a!sted,
$ome %eo%le tell me t#at t#e' tire after an #o!r5s meditation, 4!t it is not
meditation t#at is
res%onsi1le for it, T#e real reason is t#at 'o! #ave s2!andered all 'o!r energ' and
t#at 'o! live
on t#e %oint of e3#a!stion, Ho! #ave no idea t#at 'o! s%end energ' *#en 'o! 7!st
fo+!s 'o!r e'es
and see a t#ing, .#en 'o! t!ne 'o!r ears to #ear somet#ing 'o! again s%end
energ', Even *#en
'o! t#ink- energ' is 1eing s%ent, And energ' is also s%ent *#en 'o! s%eak,
.#atever *e do- it
+osts energ', )n t#e nig#t- #o* ever- *e save some energ'- 1e+a!se ot#er a+tivities
are s!s%ended
" alt#o!g# a little energ' is s%ent even in dreaming, 4!t t#is is a diFerent t#ing, A
little energ' is
saved in t#e nig#t #o*ever- and t#at is #o* *e feel fres# in t#e morning,
$o for t#ese t#ree da's 'o! #ave to +onserve energ' so t#at it ma' 1e *#oll' !sed
for meditation,
) am giving 'o! all t#ese instr!+tions so t#at for t#e +oming t#ree da's ) ma' not
#ave to sa' t#em
again,
.e #ave on o!r s+#ed!le an #o!r of silen+e in t#e afternoon8 d!ring t#at #o!r t#ere
*ill 1e no talk,
D!ring dis+o!rse ) +omm!ni+ate *it# 'o! t#ro!g# *ords8 d!ring t#e #o!r 1et*een
t#ree and fo!r )
*ill +omm!ni+ate *it# 'o! t#ro!g# silen+e, $o all of 'o! *ill 1e %resent #ere 1' 3
%,m,8 no one *ill
+ome after t#ree, Peo%le +oming late *ill 1e a kind of dist!r1an+e8 t#e' *ill 1e reall'
#armf!l, ) *ill
1e sitting #ere- 1!t *#at *ill 'o! do 1et*een t#ree and fo!r0
T*o t#ings #ave to 1e ke%t in mind, One@ t#at ea+# one of 'o! *ill sit at a %la+e
from *#ere ) +an
1e seen, >ot t#at 'o! #ave to look at me- 1!t 'o! m!st 9nd a %la+e for 'o!rself
from *#ere ) +an 1e
visi1le, T#en 'o! *ill +lose 'o!r e'es, )f an' of 'o! %refer to kee% 'o!r e'es o%en-
'o! +an do so,
4!t it *o!ld 1e good if 'o! kee% 'o!r e'es +losed,
T#is #o!r of silen+e *ill 1e 7!st a *aiting for t#e !nkno*n, Ho! don5t kno* *#o *ill
+ome- and 'et
#e *ill +ome, Ho! don5t kno* *#at 'o! *ill #ear- and 'et 'o! *ill #ear, Ho! don5t
kno* *#at 'o! *ill
see- and 'et 'o! *ill see, Ho! *ill sit silentl' for an #o!r- 7!st a*aiting t#e !nkno*n
g!est *#om 'o!
#ave never seen and #eard, Ho! ma' sit or lie do*n as 'o! *o!ld like, 4!t 1e
re+e%tive- 1e+ome
re+e%tivit' itself- for a *#ole #o!r, 4e %assive- 1!t re+e%tive to t#at *#i+# is- or is
going to #a%%en,
?et it 7!st #a%%en, 4e %assive 1!t alert and a*aiting- *akef!ll' a*aiting, And
t#ro!g# silen+e ) *ill
tr' to +omm!ni+ate to 'o! *#at ) #ave to sa', Ho! ma'- %er#a%s- !nderstand
t#ro!g# silen+e *#at
'o! don5t !nderstand t#ro!g# *ords,
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 1E Os#o
Again at nig#t ) *ill ans*er an' 2!estions t#at 'o! ma' #ave to ask, And t#en again
an #o!r of
meditation *ill follo*,
.e are- t#!s- going to #ave nine sittings in t#e +o!rse of t#ree da's, And rig#t from
tomorro* morn
ing 'o! s#o!ld 1egin e3erting 'o!r all so t#at 1' t#e nint#- t#e last sitting- 'o! *ill
#ave reall' e3erted
'o!r all,
4!t *#at are 'o! going to do in 'o!r s%are #o!rs0
Ho! #ave to 1e silent, A lot of tro!1le is removed 7!st 1' avoiding +onversations,
T#ere is t#e 1ea+#-
go and lie do*n on t#e 1ea+# and listen to t#e *aves, Even at nig#t t#ose of 'o!
*#o +an s#o!ld
go to t#e 1ea+# *it# 'o!r 1edding and slee% 2!ietl' on t#e sands, Ho! +an slee%
!nder t#e trees
as *ell, 4!t 1e alone- don5t form gro!%s of friends and families, )t is 7!st %ossi1le
t#at a fe* %eo%le
*ill form gro!%s and fool aro!nd, ee% a*a' from t#em and live alone, no* t#at
for t#ese t#ree
da's ea+# one of 'o! is all alone #ere, 4e+a!se if 'o! are going to meet *it# 6od-
'o! +an onl' go
alone8 no one *ill *alk *it# 'o!, Ea+# one of 'o! s#o!ld kno* t#at 'o! are t#e
lonel' %ilgrim and
'o! #ave to go it alone, )t is a 7o!rne' of t#e alone to t#e alone, $o 1e alone " alone
to t#e greatest
e3tent,
And no* remem1er t#is last instr!+tion@ don5t gr!m1le- don5t +om%lain a1o!t
an't#ing, $to%
+om%laining for t#ree da's, Don5t gr!m1le if t#e food is 1ad, Don5t gro!+# if
mos2!itoes 1ite 'o! at
nig#t, Bor t#ree da's let t#ere 1e total a++e%tan+e of all t#at ma' #a%%en,
&os2!itoes *ill of +o!rse
gain somet#ing- 1!t 'o! *ill gain more- m!+# more, )f t#e food is not rig#t it *ill
#arm 'o!r 1od' a
little- 1!t it *ill #arm 'o! a lot if 'o! gr!m1le a1o!t it, And t#ere are reasons for it "
a +om%laining
mind is never at %ea+e, O!r +om%laints are %ett'- 1!t *#at *e lose is too m!+#, $o
don5t gr!m1le8
for t#ree da's kno* it +learl' t#at 'o! *ill not gr!m1le at all, .#at is- is, Ho*soever
it is- is, A++e%t
it a1sol!tel', T#en t#ese t#ree da's *ill 1e *onderf!l, )f for t#ese t#ree da's 'o!
sta' a1ove %ett'
matters- if 'o! a++e%t ever't#ing as it is and delig#t in it- t#en 'o! *ill +ease to
#ave an' +om %laints
for t#e rest of 'o!r life, 4e+a!se t#en 'o! *ill kno* #o* %ea+ef!l and 7o'o!s it is to
live *it#o!t
gr!dging,
Bor t#ree da's give !% all %ett' matters,
)f 'o! #ave an' 2!estions 'o! +an 1ring t#em tomorro* morning, And *#en 'o! ask
a 2!estion-
remem1er t#at it is somet#ing of +ommon interest, Ho! +an ask an't#ing t#at
+omes from 'o!r #eart
and mind and t#at 'o! t#ink to 1e ne+essar',
) told 'o! *#' ) am #ere, ) don5t kno* *#' 'o! are #ere8 1!t ) *ill meet 'o!
tomorro* morning in
t#e #o%e t#at 'o! are #ere for t#e same reasons as ) am, Ordinaril' o!r #a1its are
ver' !gl', Even
*#en a 4!dd#a a%%ears at o!r door *e feel like telling #im to go a*a'- 1e+a!se *e
ass!me t#at
ever'one +omes to ask for somet#ing, $o *e forget t#at- and *#en someone +omes
to give *e tell
#im too to go a*a', T#!s a grave mistake is made, A grave mistake indeedC ) #o%e
t#at 'o! *ill not
make t#e same mistake,
T#ese t#ree da's 'o! #ave to +reate a milie! #ere so t#at somet#ing real +an
#a%%en, And it is
%ossi1le, And it de%ends on ea+# one of 'o! to +reate s!+# a milie!, )n t#ree da's
t#is entire forest
of %ines +an 1e +#arged *it# m'sterio!s energies, All t#e trees- ea+# grain of sand-
t#e o+ean and
t#e air- +an 1e 9lled *it# a ne* life for+e, And all of !s +an +oo%erate in its +reation,
And remem1er- no1od' s#o!ld %!t o1str!+tions in its *a', >o one *#o is #ere
s#o!ld 1e 7!st an
onlooker, And dro% all fear of *#at ot#ers *ill sa', T#en alone *e +an rea+# t#e
s!%reme, And t#en
'o! *ill not #ave to re%eat a1ir5s *ords- and 'o! +an sa'- /) did not fear and ) took
a 7!m%,/
) am gratef!l to 'o! for #aving silentl' #eard me *it# s!+# love, ) 1o* do*n to 6od
d*elling in ea+#
one of 'o!, Please a++e%t m' sal!tation,
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 1I Os#o
CHAPTER 2
&atter and 6od are One
3 &a' 1(70 am in
T#e !niverse is an e3%ansion of energ'- and life is t#e +r'stalli=ation of it, .#at *e
see as matter-
*#at *e see as stone- is also energ', .#at is seen as life- *#at is e3%erien+ed as
t#o!g#t- *#at
is felt like +ons+io!sness is also a trans formation of energ', T#e *#ole +osmos "
*#et#er it is t#e
*aves of t#e sea or t#e %ine trees of t#e forest or t#e grains of sand or t#e stars in
t#e skies or t#at
*#i+# is *it#in !s " all are manifestations of t#e same energ' in in9nite forms and
*a's,
)t is diG+!lt to sa' *#ere *e 1egin and *#ere *e end, )t is e2!all' diG+!lt to sa'
*#ere o!r 1od'
ends, T#e 1od' *#i+# *e take to 1e o!r limit is not limited in itself, )f t#e s!n- *#o is
a #!ndred
million miles a*a'- +ools do*n- *e *ill instantl' free=e to deat#, T#is means t#at
t#e s!n is ever
%resent in o!r 1eings- #e is a %art of o!r 1odies, As soon as #e *ill lose #is #eat *e
*ill %eris#, T#e
#eat of t#e s!n is t#e #eat of o!r 1odies,
T#ere is an o+ean of air +!rrents all aro!nd !s from *#i+# *e dra* o!r vital energ' "
t#e life 1reat#,
)f it +eases to 1e availa1le to !s *e *o!ld die immediatel', .#ere does t#e 1od'
end0 )f 'o!
investigate f!ll' t#en t#e *#ole !niverse is o!r 1od', O!r 1od' is limitless and
in9nite, And if 'o!
sear+# rig#tl'- 'o! *ill 9nd t#at t#e +enter of life is ever'*#ere and it is e3%anding
ever'*#ere,
4!t to kno* it- to e3%erien+e it- it is essential t#at *e o!rselves 1e+ome energ' t#at
is tremendo!sl'
alive,
.#at ) +all meditation is anot#er name for freeing in ever' *a' t#e <o* of energ'
t#at #as gotten
1lo+ked !% *it#in !s, $o *#en 'o! enter into meditation t#e #idden energ' ma'
a*aken *it# s!+#
for+e t#at it gets +onne+ted *it# t#e energ' on t#e o!tside, 4!t as soon as t#is
+onne+tion is
17
CHAPTER #. MATTER AND "$D ARE $NE
esta1lis#ed *e 1e +ome like tin' leaves <oating in t#e in9nite o+ean of *inds, T#en
o!r se%arate
e3isten+e is lost and *e 1e+ome one *it# t#e immeas!ra1le,
.#at is it t#at is kno*n after 1eing one *it# t#e immeas!ra1le0 :% to no* man #as
tried in ever'
*a' to sa' it- 1!t it +o!ld not 1e said, a1ir sa's- /) sear+#ed for #im and sear+#ed
a good deal,
And in t#e +o!rse of t#e sear+# itself ) lost m'self, He *as fo!nd for s!re- 1!t onl'
*#en ) *as no
more, .#o +an no* sa' *#at it is t#at is fo!nd0 And #o* to sa' it0/
.#at a1ir said on #aving t#is e3%erien+e for t#e 9rst time #e s!1se2!entl'
+#anged, .#en for t#e
9rst time #e e3%erien+ed 6od- #e said@ )t seems t#at t#e dro% #as entered into t#e
o+ean, His o*n
*ords are@
/$ear+#ing on and on- O m' friend-
a1ir lost #imself,
A dro% merged in t#e o+ean8
#o* +an it 1e fo!nd again0/
a1ir lost #imself in t#e +o!rse of t#e sear+#, T#e dro% merged into t#e o+ean8 so
#o* +an it 1e re
+overed0 4!t #e +#anged it later- and t#e +#ange is ver' signi9+ant, He said later
t#at *#at #e #ad
said 1efore *as *rong- #e *as mistaken to sa' so, )t *as not t#e +ase of t#e dro%
entering t#e sea-
1!t t#e sea itself #ad entered into t#e dro%, )f t#e dro% #ad merged in t#e o+ean
t#ere *as a +#an+e
of re+alling it- 1!t re+over' *as far more diG+!lt *#en t#e o+ean #ad merged into
t#e dro%, And in
t#e +ase of t#e dro% entering t#e o+ean- t#e dro% *o!ld #ave said some t#ing a1o!t
it, 4!t it *as
no* so diG+!lt to sa' an' t#ing *#en t#e sea itself #ad merged in t#e dro%, $o #e
said later@
/$ear+#ing on and on- m' friend-
a1ir lost #imself,
T#e sea merged in t#e dro%-
so #o* +an it 1e fo!nd again0/
)t *as a mistake to sa' earlier t#at dro% #ad merged in t#e sea,
)t is not t#at *#en *e sim%l' remain as vi1rations of energ' *e enter t#e o+ean of
energ'8 it is 7!st
t#e ot#er *a' a1o!t, .#en *e 1e+ome 7!st trem1ling vi1rations- live vi1rations of
energ'- t#e o+ean
of energ' enters !s, )n fa+t it is ver' diG+!lt to sa' *#at #a%%ens, 4!t it does not
mean t#at *e are
not a*are of t#at *#i+# #a%%ens, )t is good to remem1er t#at an e3%erien+e and t#e
e3%ression of
it don5t al*a's go #and in #and, .#at *e kno* *e +annot sa', O!r +a%a+it' to kno*
is in9nite- 1!t
t#e +a%a+it' of *ords is ver' limited,
?et alone great e3%erien+es- even small ones +annot 1e e3%ressed in *ords, Even if
) #ave a #ead
a+#e ) +annot sa' it, )f m' #eart a+#es *it# love it +annot 1e des+ri1ed, T#ese-
#o*ever- are minor
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 1K Os#o
e3%erien+es, $o *#en 6od #imself des+ends on !s it is a1sol!tel' diG+!lt to %!t it
into *ords, 4!t
*e kno* it nonet#eless- and kno* it for +ertain,
4!t to kno* it- it is essential for !s to sim%l' 1e+ome- in ever' *a'- vi1rations of
energ' and not#ing
more " as if *e are a tem%est- a storm- a 1oiling fo!ntain of energ', ?et !s vi1rate
*it# s!+# intensit'-
let ever' 91er of o!r 1eing- ever' 1eat of o!r #eart and o!r ever' 1reat# 1e 9lled
*it# s!+# insatia1le
t#irst- s!+# %ra'erf!lness and a*aiting t#at *e 1e+ome t#irst itself- *e 1e+ome
%ra'er and a*aiting
itself, ?et o!r ver' 1eing disa%%ear, )n t#at moment alone a meeting *it# t#e divine
takes %la+e,
And t#is meeting does not take %la+e o!tside of !s- 1!t inside- as ) said 'esterda',
T#e slee%ing ser%ent- t#e slee%ing +enter is *it# in !s, And it is from t#is slee%ing
+enter t#at t#e
energ' rises !%*ard and s%reads all over,
A seed is l'ing in t#e soil8 t#en a <o*er 1lossoms o!t, To +onne+t t#e <o*er and t#e
seed t#e tree
#as to 1!ild a tr!nk 1et*een t#em and send fort# 1ran+#es aro!nd it, T#e <o*er is
#idden in t#e
seed8 it does not +ome from *it#o!t, 4!t to make it manifest a +onne+ting tr!nk is
ne+essar', T#e
tr!nk- #o*ever- stems from t#e seed itself- as does t#e <o*er, )n t#e same *a' t#e
seed for+e is
l'ing *it#in !s, )t needs a tr!nk to rise- and t#e tr!nk- too- is *it#in !s,
T#e ro!te t#ro!g# *#i+# t#e seed for+e travels !%*ard and rea+#es t#e <o*er lies
ver' +lose to *#at
*e kno* as o!r s%ine, T#is <o*er #as 1een +alled 1' vario!s names, T#ose *#o
#ave e3%erien+ed
it sa' it is like a t#o!sand %etaled lot!s, $omet#ing <o*ers- somet#ing 1lossoms in
o!r 1rain- as if a
t#o!sandJ%etaled lot!s #as 1lossomed,
4!t for its 1lossoming it is ne+essar' t#at t#e energ' rises from t#e 1ase and
rea+#es t#e s!mmit-
t#e +enter in t#e 1rain, And *#en t#is energ' *ill 1egin to as+end- it *ill s#ake 'o!r
*#ole 1eing like
an eart# 2!ake, T#is 2!aking #as not to 1e sto%%ed8 rat#er 'o! s#o!ld +oo%erate
*it# it, Ordinaril'
*e *o!ld like to restrain it, &an' %eo%le +ome and tell me t#at t#e' are afraid of
*#at is going to
#a%%en to t#em in meditation, 4!t if 'o! are afraid- no %rogress *ill 1e %ossi1le,
Bear is t#e most
irreligio!s state of mind, T#ere is no greater sin t#an fear, )t is %er#a%s t#e 1iggest
ro+k aro!nd o!r
ne+k to %!ll !s do*n,
And o!r fears are strange- and ver' %ett' at t#at, $ome %eo%le +ome and tell me
t#at t#e' are afraid
of *#at %eo%le aro!nd !s *ill sa', Bear of %eo%le aro!nd 'o! is s!+# t#at it +an
%revent 'o! from
meeting 6odC
T#e +ivili=ed man #as sto%%ed la!g#ing f!ll'8 #e #as also sto%%ed +r'ing, T#ere is
#ardl' an' feeling
or emotion *#i+# #e e3%erien+es dee%l', He al*a's stands o!tside of ever' s!+#
sit!ation8 #e is
al*a's in a state of lim1o, He is afraid as #e la!g#s, He is afraid as #e +ries, As far
as men
are +on+erned- t#e' #ave +om%letel' sto%%ed +r'ing, T#e' #ave no idea t#at +r'ing
is one of t#e
dimensions of life- a signi9+ant %art of life,
.e #ave no idea t#at one *#o +annot *ee% and +r' is missing somet#ing vital and
1asi+ in #is life8
a %art of #is life is 1lo+ked forever- and t#at %art *ill #ang #eav' on #im like a ro+k,
T#ose *#o *ant to enter t#e domain of energ'- t#ose *#o *ant to go on a
%ilgrimage to t#e tem%le
of t#e s!%reme energ'- t#e' *ill #ave to s#ed all fear- and if t#e 1od' 1egins to
trem1le and s#ake
or 1egins to dan+e- allo* it to #a%%en *it# ease and s%ontaneit',
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 1( Os#o
Ho! *ill 1e s!r%rised to kno* t#at all t#e te+#ni2!es of 'ogi+ asanas " 1od' %ost!res
" *ere
dis+overed a++identall' in meditation- in t#e vario!s states of meditation, )t is not
t#at someone
+reated t#em t#ro!g# t#inking and deli1eration, T#e' *ere not +reated
inde%endentl', )n t#e state
of meditation t#e 1od' took diFerent %ositions 9rst- and t#en t#e' *ere re+ogni=ed
as 'ogi+ %ost!res,
And grad!all' an asso+iation 1et*een t#e 1od' and mind *as revealed *#i+# said
t#at *#en t#e
mind is in a %arti+!lar state- t#e 1od' follo*s it *it# a %arti+!lar %ost!re of its o*n,
And t#en it *as
form!lated- t#at if t#e 1od' is %!t in a %arti+!lar %osition t#e mind *ill follo* it 1'
entering into a
+orres%onding state of its o*n,
.e kno* t#at *#en *e feel like +r'ing *it#in- o!r e'es are 9lled *it# tears, )t
follo*s from it t#at if
o!r e'es are 9lled *it# tears *e *ill +r' *it#in, T#e' are t*o ends of t#e same
%#enomenon, .#en
*e are angr' o!r 9sts +len+# instin+tivel'8 *#en *e are angr' o!r teet# gnas# and
e'es redden on
t#eir o*n, As anger rises *it#in !s o!r #ands on t#e o!tside rise immediatel' to #it
someone5s #ead,
And *#en love visits !s- t#en 9sts don5t +len+#- teet# don5t gnas# and e'es do not
redden " on t#e
ot#er #and somet#ing else #a%%ens *#en *e are in love, )n t#e state of love even if
t#e 9sts are
+len+#ed- t#e' rela3 and o%en instin+tivel'8 t#e gnas#ing teet# loosen and rela3-
and t#e red e'es
1e+ome normal and 2!iet, ?ove #as its o*n *a's,
)n t#e same *a' t#e 1od' #as its o*n *a's in diFerent states of meditation,
Tr' to !nderstand it in t#is *a', )f 'o! dist!r1 a %arti+!lar %osition of t#e 1od'- t#e
+orres%onding
state of t#e mind *ill soon 1e dist!r1ed a++ordingl', Or if some1od' asks 'o! to 1e
angr' *it#o!t
t#e 9sts +len+#ing- *it#o!t t#e teet# gnas#ing and e'es redJdening- +an 'o! 1e
angr'0 Ho! sim%l'
+annot 1e angr', Ho* +an 'o! e3%ress anger *it#o!t t#e +oo%eration of its
+orres%onding 1odil'
organs0 Ho! +annot 1e angr' if 'o! are asked to do so *it#o!t letting it aFe+t 'o!r
1od' in an' *a',
$imilarl'- if someone asks 'o! to love *it#o!t letting 'o!r e'es 1e 9lled *it# love5s
eli3ir- *it#o!t
letting its *aves %ass t#ro!g# 'o!r #ands- *it#o!t 'o!r #eart1eat 2!i+kening-
*it#o!t 'o!r 1reat#
1eing an' diFerent " in s#ort- *it#o!t 'o!r 1od' e3%ressing 'o!r love in an'
manner- 'o! *ill sa'-
/E3+!se me- it is ver' diG+!lt8 ) sim%l' +an not do it,/
$o if d!ring meditation 'o!r 1od' 1egins to t!rn and t*ist in a %arti+!lar *a' and if
'o! tr' to %revent
it- 'o! *ill damage t#e inner state of meditation and t#en it +annot make an'
#ead*a',
All t#e 'ogi+ asanas- 1odil' %ost!res- #ave 1een made availa1le to men t#ro!g#
diFerent states of
meditation, )n t#e same *a' t#e 'ogi+ m!dras- or *#at *e +all gest!res- *ere
develo%ed t#ro!g#
meditation, Ho! m!st #ave +ome a+ross man' kinds of 4!dd#a stat!es *earing
diFerent 'ogi+
m!dras, T#ese m!dras also +ame into 1eing t#ro!g# some %arti+!lar state of t#e
mind, And
s!1se2!entl' a *#ole s+ien+e of m!dras *as develo%ed, >o* it +an 1e said from
'o!r e3terior-
from 'o!r 1odil' m!dras " %rovided 'o! are not a+ting and 'o! are allo*ing 'o!rself
to 1e taken
over 1' meditation, )t is #a%%ening to 'o! internall',
T#erefore %lease see t#at 'o! don5t +ome in t#eir *a' or tr' to sto% t#em,
&' !nderstanding is t#at dan+e- in t#e 1eginning- *as 1orn o!t of meditation, And )
t#ink all t#at
is signi9+ant in life #as #ad its origin in meditation, &eera did not #ave to go
an'*#ere to learn
dan+ing, Peo%le are mistaken if t#e' t#ink t#at &eera fo!nd 6od t#ro!g# dan+ing,
&eera 1!rst into
dan+ing *#en s#e fo!nd 6od, T#e fa+t is ot#er*ise@ no one 9nds 6od t#ro!g#
dan+ing- 1!t one
+an dan+e if #e 9nds 6od, .#at +an a dro% do 1!t dan+e *#en a *#ole o+ean
enters into it0 .#at
+an a 1eggar do 1!t dan+e *#en #e s!ddenl' +omes !%on a treas!re of in9nite
*ealt#0
4!t man #as 1een so m!+# +r!s#ed and +ri%%led 1' +ivili=ation t#at #e +annot
dan+e, &'
!nderstanding is t#at if *e #ave to make t#e *orld on+e again religio!s- it *o!ld 1e
ne+essar'
to regain t#e nat!ral state of man5s life " #is s%ontaneit'- #is ease,
$o *#en meditative energ' rises and 'o!r *#ole 1eing 1egins to dan+e- don5t
o1str!+t 'o!r 1od'-
don5t s!%%ress 'o!r 1odil' movements, Ot#er*ise all %rogress *ill 1e arrested- and
t#at *#i+# *as
going to #a%%en *ill not #a%%en, And *e are a fear stri+ken %eo%le, .e sa'- /)f )
1egin to dan+e
*#at *ill m' *ife sa' *#o is #ere0 .#at *ill m' son sa' *#o is sitting ne3t to me0/
.e sa'- /)f )
dan+e *#at *ill m' #!s1and t#ink of me0 He *ill sa' t#at ) #ave gone mad,/ )f t#is
fear is t#ere- no
%rogress in t#e inner 7o!rne' is %ossi1le,
A%art from 1odil' %ost!res and gest!res " asanas and m!dras " man' ot#er t#ings
#a%%en,
) kno* a %erson *#o is a t#inker, He #as visited an' n!m1er of saints and
sann'asins- monasteries
and as#rams, He +ame to me a1o!t si3 mont#s ago, He said t#at t#o!g# #e
!nderstood ever't#ing-
not#ing #a%%ened, ) said to #im t#at #e #imself did not allo* t#ings to #a%%en, He
1e+ame %ensive
on #earing it- and t#en said- /T#is #ad not o++!rred to me 1efore, Per#a%s 'o! are
rig#t, 4!t on+e
) #ad taken %art in a meditation led 1' 'o! and ) #eard someone +r'ing *#i+# made
me *ar', ) sat
!%tig#t lest ) *ee% too, ) *as afraid of *#at %eo%le *o!ld sa',/
) said to #im- /.#at #ave 'o! to do *it# %eo%le0 .#o are t#ese %eo%le *#o are
after ever'1od'0
T#e' *ill not save 'o! from deat# *#en 'o! *ill +ome to deat#5s door, And t#e' *ill
not s#are 'o!r
miser' *#en 'o! *ill 1e in miser', And t#e' *ill not lig#t 'o!r %at# *#en 'o! *ill
lose it in t#e dark,
4!t t#e' r!s# to o1str!+t *#en 'o!r o*n lam% is a1o!t to 1e lit, .#o are t#ese
%eo%le after all0
.#o is #e reall' *#o +omes to 1lo+k 'o!r *a'0 He is none ot#er t#an 'o!, Ho! t!rn
'o!r o*n fears
into 5%eo%le5, Ho! %ro7e+t 'o!r o*n fears all aro!nd 'o!,/
He t#en said- /)t is 7!st %ossi1le, 4!t ) *as reall' afraid *#en ) sa* someone +r'ing-
and ) 1e+ame
!%tig#t lest some s!+# t#ing #a%%ened to me too,/ ) said to #im- /Ho! go to a
solitar' %la+e for a
mont# and let go of 'o!rself and let *#atever #a%%ens #a%%en,/ He said- /.#at do
'o! mean to
sa'0/ And ) e3%lained- /)f 'o! feel like !ttering fo!r letter *ords- do it, )f 'o! feel like
s#o!ting- +r'ing
and s+reaming- let it #a%%en, )f 'o! feel like dan+ing- dan+e- and if 'o! feel like
r!nning- t#en r!n,
And in +ase 'o! feel like going +ra='- go reall' +ra=' for a mont#,/ He inter7e+ted- /)
+annot,/ .#en
) asked *#'- #e said- /)f ) do as 'o! sa'- if ) let go of m'self +om%letel'- if ) 1e+ome
nat!ral and
s%ontaneo!s- ) am afraid ) ma' reall' go mad,/
) said to #im- /)t *ill make no diFeren+e *#at soever if 'o! kee% 'o!r madness
s!%%ressed8 it is
t#ere, )t *ill go if 'o! allo* it to e3%ress itself- and it *ill remain *it# 'o! forever if
'o! s!%%ress it,/
All of !s #ave s!%%ressed m!+#, .e #ave not allo*ed o!rselves to +r' and la!g#8
*e #ave not al
lo*ed o!rselves to r!n and %la' and dan+e eit#er, .e #ave s!%%ressed ever't#ing,
.e #ave +losed
all o!r doors from inside- and *e #ave 1e+ome o!r o*n %risoners and g!ards, .e
*ill #ave to o%en
all o!r doors and *indo*s if *e *ant to go o!t and meet 6od, 4!t t#en fear *ill
assail !s- 1e+a!se
all t#at *e #ave s!%%ressed *ill s!rfa+e, )f 'o! #ave s!%%ressed tears t#e' *ill
s!rfa+e- and if 'o!
#ave s!%%ressed la!g#ter- it *ill +ome !%, ?et t#em +ome o!t- and let t#em 1e
*as#ed a*a',
.e are #ere- in t#is solitar' %la+e- so t#at fear of %eo%le *ill not aFe+t !s, And t#ese
%ine trees *ill
not 1e oFended- t#e' *ill not sa' a t#ing, Rat#er t#e' *ill 1e %leased *it# 'o!, And
t#e *aves of
t#e o+ean too *ill not take an' oFense, T#e' are not afraid of an't#ing, T#e' roar
*#en t#e' feel
like roaring and t#e' go to slee% *#en t#e' *ant to slee%, And so also t#ese sands
#ere *ill #ave
no o17e+tion *#atsoever,
?et go of 'o!rselves +om%letel' and let *#atsoever #a%%ens inside 'o! #a%%en,
Don5t resist, Dan+e
if 'o! feel like dan+ing- and s#o!t if 'o! feel like s#o!ting, )f 'o! feel like r!nning-
t#en r!n, And even
fall do*n if 'o! feel like falling, ?et go of 'o!rself in ever' *a', And if 'o! do so 'o!
*ill s!ddenl'
9nd t#at some energ' inside 'o! #as 1eg!n as+ending in a s%iral form- some for+e
#as 1eg!n to
*ake !%, And 'o! *ill also 9nd t#at all t#e +losed doors #ave 1eg!n to give *a', Do
not let an' fears
assail 'o! in t#at moment, 4e totall' one *it# t#at inner movement- *it# t#e dan+e
of t#at +ir+!lar
energ'8 lose 'o!rself into t#em +om%letel', T#en t#e t#ing ma' #a%%en,
)t #a%%ens easil', 4!t 'o! are not read' to let go, And it is strange t#at ver' small
t#ings im%ede
'o!- *it##old 'o!, T#e da' 'o! *ill rea+# and look 1a+k 'o! *ill 7!st la!g# at t#e
%ett' t#ings t#at
'o! allo*ed to +ome in 'o!r *a', )t *o!ld #ave 1een oka' if t#e' *ere somet#ing
1ig- 1!t t#e' *ere
reall' %ett' t#ings,
)f an' of 'o! #ave to ask an' 2!estions- ask and *e *ill dis+!ss t#em for a *#ile,
T#en *e *ill sit
for meditation, Ho! +an %!t an' 2!estions t#at 'o! #ave,
L!estion 1
A BR)E>D A$$@ )B EAERHTH)>6 )> >AT:RE )$ P:RPO$E?E$$- .HH &A> A?O>E
$HO:?D
?)AE .)TH A P:RPO$E0
:ndo!1tedl'- if 'o! +an give !% all %!r%oses- t#ere +an 1e no greater %!r%ose t#an
t#is, )f 'o! +an
1e nat!ral- it is of t#e #ig#est,
4!t man #as 1e+ome so !nnat!ral t#at 7!st to ret!rn to nat!re #e *ill need to #ave
a %!r%ose "
%!r%ose to 1e nat!ral, T#is is !nfort!nate, And *#at ) am sa'ing is 7!st t#is@ give !%
ever't#ing-
let go, 4!t- at t#e moment- %!r%oses #ave gri%%ed !s so %o*erf!ll' t#at even giving
t#em !% *ill
#ave to 1e t!rned into a %!r%ose, .e *ill #ave to give t#em !%- and to give t#em !%
*e *ill #ave to
make eForts- alt#o!g# giving !% needs no eForts, .#at eForts are involved if 'o!
#ave to give !%
somet#ing0
)t is tr!e t#at t#ere is no %!r%ose an'*#ere, 4!t *#'0 T#e reason is not t#at nat!re
is %!r%oseless8
t#e reason is t#at *#at is- is- and t#ere is no %!r%ose 1e side it- o!tside of it,
A <o*er #as 1loomed, )t #as not 1loomed for an'one- nor #as it 1loomed for 1eing
sold in t#e market,
)t #as not 1loomed so t#at a %asser 1' ma' sto% and en7o' its fragran+e, >eit#er
#as it 1loomed to
*in a gold medal or a de+oration like %admas#ree, T#e <o*er #as 7!st 1loomed-
1e+a!se 1looming
is its o*n 7o', 4looming is t#e %!r%ose of 1looming8 it is its o*n signi9+an+e, $o 'o!
+an sa' t#at it
#as 1loomed *it# o!t an' %!r%ose, And a t#ing +an onl' 1loom f!ll' if it 1looms
*it#o!t an' %!r%ose-
1e+a!se *#ere t#ere is a %!r%ose t#ere is ne+essaril' some im%ediment,
)f a <o*er #as 1loomed for some %asser 1' to see it- t#en *#at *ill #a%%en if t#ere
is no %asser 1'
to see0 )n t#at +ase t#e <o*er *ill not 1loom8 it *ill *ait for t#e %asser 1' to +ome,
4!t if a <o*er
ref!ses for a long time to 1loom- it is 7!st %ossi1le it ma' not 1loom even *#en t#e
%asserJ1' +omes,
4e+a!se 1' t#en t#e #a1it of not 1looming- t#e #a1it of remaining en+losed *ill
#ave 1e+ome too
strong,
A <o*er 1looms f!ll' 1e+a!se it #as no %!r%ose *#atsoever,
&an s#o!ld 1e like t#is, 4!t t#e diG+!lt' *it# man is t#at #e #as +eased to 1e
nat!ral- #e #as
1e+ome !tterl' !nnat!ral, And if #e #as to go 1a+k to #is nat!ralness- #is
s%ontaneit'- t#is going
1a+k *ill again 1e a %!r%ose,
.#en ) talk a1o!t %!r%ose it is like t#isJ )f 'o! #ave a t#orn in 'o!r foot- it #as to 1e
taken o!t *it#
t#e #el% of anot#er t#orn, >o* someone +omes to me and sa's- /T#ere is no t#orn
in m' foot- so
*#' s#o!ld ) take it o!t0/ ) *o!ld tell #im- /$in+e t#e 2!estion does not arise *#'
s#o!ld 'o! %!t t#e
2!estion at all0/ T#e 2!estion sim%l' does not arise- as t#ere is no t#orn in t#e foot,
4!t in +ase it is
t#ere- anot#er t#orn *ill 1e ne+essar' to take it o!t,/
T#e friend ma' also sa' t#at sin+e one t#orn *as s!+# %ain *#' s#o!ld ) ask #im to
%!s# anot#er
into #is foot0 )t is tr!e t#at t#e 9rst t#orn is +a!sing %ain- 1!t it +annot 1e taken o!t
*it#o!t t#e ot#er,
Of +o!rse- 'o! #ave to see t#at 'o! don5t lodge t#e se+ond t#orn in 'o!r <es# o!t of
a sense of
gratit!de to it- t#at it *as good eno!g# to #el% 'o! get rid of t#e 9rst one, T#at
*o!ld 1e #armf!l,
On+e t#e t#orn is o!t- 1ot# t#e t#orns #ave to 1e t#ro*n a*a' toget#er,
On+e o!r !nnat!ral life 1e+omes nat!ral again- it is ne+essar' to %!t aside t#e
nat!ral *it# t#e
!nnat!ral- 1e+a!se to 1e +om%letel' nat!ral even t#e t#o!g#t of t#e nat!ral *ill
+ome in t#e *a',
T#en *#atsoever *ill 1e- *ill 1e,
>o- ) do not sa' t#at a %!r%ose is ne+essar', 4!t ) talk of %!r%ose 1e+a!se 'o! #ave
alread'
+olle+ted an' n!m1er of %!r%oses in 'o!r life, Ho! #ave an' n!m1er of t#orns in
'o!r <es#- and
t#ese t#orns +an 1e removed onl' *it# t#e #el% of ot#er t#orns,
T#e same friend asks if mind M&A>AN- intelle+t M4:DDH)N mind st!F MCH)TTAN and
ego Ma#ankaraN
are se%arate entities or t#e' are diFerent names for t#e same t#ing, He also *ants
to kno* if t#e'
are diFerent from t#e atman or t#e so!l- or t#e' are one *it# it- and *#et#er t#e'
are +ons+io!s or
!n+ons+io!s, He also *ants to kno* *#at is +ons+io!s and *#at is !n+ons+io!s- and
t#eir s%e+i9+
%la+es in life,
T#e 9rst t#ing is t#at in t#is *orld matter and +ons+io!sness are not t*o se%arate
t#ings, .#at
*e +all matter is +ons+io!sness aslee% and *#at *e kno* as +ons+io!sness is
matter a*akened,
)n realit' matter and mind are not diFerent8 t#e' are diFerent manifestations of t#e
same t#ing,
E3isten+e is one- and t#at one is 6od or 1ra#man or *#atsoever 'o! *ant to +all it,
.#en t#at one
is aslee% it a%%ears as matter- and *#en a*ake it is mind- or +ons+io!sness, $o
don5t treat matter
and mind as se%arate entities8 t#e' are onl' !tilitarian terms, T#e' are not reall'
diFerent,
Even s+ien+e #as +ome to t#e +on+l!sion t#at t#ere is no s!+# t#ing as matter, Ho*
am!sing it is
t#at 9ft' 'ears ago >iet=s+#e de+lared t#at 6od is dead- and 9ft' 'ears from no*
s+ien+e *ill #ave
to de+lare t#at 6od ma' or ma' not 1e dead 1!t matter is +ertainl' dead, As
s+ien+e goes dee%er
and dee%er into matter it 9nds t#at matter is no more and onl' energ' remains-
onl' energ' is,
.#at remains after t#e e3%losion or s%litting of t#e atom is onl' %arti+les of energ',
And *#at *e
kno* as ele+trons- %rotons and ne!trons are %arti+les of ele+tri+it', )n fa+t- it is not
+orre+t to +all
t#em %arti+les- 1e+a!se %arti+les +onnote matter, T#e s+ientists #ad to 9nd a ne*
*ord- *#i+# is
2!anta- *#i+# #as a diFerent +onnotation altoget#er, L!anta is 1ot# a %arti+le and a
*ave, )t is
diG+!lt to +om%re#end #o* a t#ing +o!ld 1e 1ot# a %arti+le and a *ave
sim!ltaneo!sl'- 1!t 2!anta
is 1ot#, $ometimes it 1e#aves as a %arti+le " *#i+# is matter8 and sometimes it
1e#aves as a *ave
" *#i+# is energ', .ave and energ' are 1e#aviors of t#e same 2!anta,
.#en s+ien+e d!g dee% it fo!nd t#at onl' energ' is- and *#en s%irit!alit' delved
dee% it fo!nd
t#at onl' s%irit or atman or so!l is, And so!l is energ', T#e time is 7!st aro!nd t#e
+orner *#en a
s'nt#esis of s+ien+e and religion *ill 1e a+#ieved- and t#e distan+e t#at se%arates
t#em *ill sim%l'
disa%%ear, .#en t#e ga% 1et*een matter and 6od #as %roved to 1e false- t#e ga%
1et*een s+ien+e
and religion +annot e3ist for long, )f matter and mind are not t*o- #o* +an religion
and s+ien+e 1e
t*o0 T#e se%aration of s+ien+e and religion *as de%endent on t#e se%aration of
matter and mind,
To me- onl' one is8 t*o sim%l' don5t e3ist, T#ere is no %la+e for d!alit'8 so t#e
2!estion of matter and
mind does not arise, )f 'o! like t#e lang!age of matter- 'o! +an sa' t#at ever't#ing
is matter, And if
'o! like t#e lang!age of mind or +ons+io!sness- 'o! +an sa' t#at ever't#ing is
+ons+io!sness, ) for
one %refer t#e lang!age of +ons+io!sness, 4!t *#' do ) %refer it0 4e+a!se- in m'
vie*- one s#o!ld
al*a's %refer t#e lang!age of t#e #ig#er- *#i+# #as greater %ossi1ilit'8 one s#o!ld
not %refer t#e
lang!age of t#e lo*er- *#ere %ossi1ilit' is less and less,
.e +an- for instan+e- sa' t#at onl' t#e seed is- and not t#e tree, And it is not *rong
to sa' so- 1e
+a!se t#e tree is onl' a transformation of t#e seed, 4!t t#ere is a danger involved in
t#is statement,
T#e danger is t#at some seeds ma' sa'- /)f *e are seeds all t#e *a' !%- t#en *#'
seek to 1e+ome
trees0 .e *ill remain as *e are8 *e *ill remain seeds, / $o it is 1etter if *e sa' t#at
onl' trees are-
and not seeds, T#en t#e %ossi1ilit' for t#e seed to 1e+ome a tree remains,
) %refer t#e lang!age of +ons+io!sness- so t#at *#at is aslee% +an a*aken- t#is
%ossi1ilit' s#o!ld
1e availa1le,
T#ere is a similarit' 1et*een t#e materialist and t#e s%irit!alist8 1ot# of t#em
a++e%t onl' one "
eit#er matter or mind, 4!t t#ere is a diFeren+e too, .#ile t#e materialist a++e%ts
t#e %rimar' t#ing
and is t#!s de%rived of t#e !ltimate- t#e s%irit!alist a++e%ts t#e !ltimate *#i+#
in+l!des t#e %rimar'
in it, )t is all in+l!sive8 it does not e3+l!de, ) love t#e lang!age of s%irit!alit'8 and
t#erefore ) sa'
t#at ever't#ing is +ons+io!sness, Cons+io!sness aslee% is matter- and
+ons+io!sness a*akened is
+ons+io!sness, All is +ons+io!sness,
T#e se+ond t#ing t#e friend *ants to kno* is *#et#er mind- intelle+t- mind st!F-
and ego " mana-
1!dd#i- +#itta and a#ankara " are se%arate entities or t#e' are one, T#e' are not
se%arate entities-
t#e' are man' fa+es of t#e same mind, )t is like 'o! ask *#et#er t#e fat#er- t#e son
and t#e #!s1and
are se%arate individ!als " and ) sa' no- #e is one and t#e same man, .e kno* t#at
t#e same %erson
is a fat#er in relation to #is son- a son in relation to #is fat#er- and a #!s1and in
relation to #is *ife,
T#e same man +an 1e a friend to one and an enem' to anot#er, He ma' 1e
1ea!tif!l to one and
!gl' to anot#er, And t#e same man ma' 1e a master to one and servant to anot#er,
4!t #e is one
and t#e same man, )n +ase 'o! don5t kno* #is #o!se and some %erson tells 'o!
t#at #e sa* #is
master t#ere- and anot#er da' anot#er %erson tells 'o! t#at #is servant lives in t#at
#o!se- and 'et
anot#er da' a 'o!ng man sa's t#at #is fat#er lives t#ere- and again a *oman
informs 'o! t#at #er
#!s1and is t#e o*ner of t#at #o!se- t#en 'o! *ill +on+l!de t#at man' %eo%le " a
master- a servant-
a fat#er and a #!s1and " live in t#at %arti+!lar #o!se, 4!t t#e fa+t is t#at t#e same
%erson is %la'ing
diFerent roles in relation to diFerent %ersons,
O!r mind 1e#aves in man' *a's, .#en it feels arrogant and sa's- /) am ever't#ing
and ot#ers are
not#ing 1efore me-/ t#en mind a%%ears as ego, T#at is one *a' of mind5s 1e#avior,
)t is ego *#en it
sa's- /) am ever't#ing,/ .#en it de+lares- /Ever'one is 7!st =ero 1efore me-/ t#en
mind is ego,
And *#en t#e mind t#inks- +ogitates- it is intelle+t, 4!t *#en it does not t#ink or
+ogitate- *#en
it sim%l' moves a1o!t- ram1les *it#o!t an' sense of dire+tion- *#en it is !nfo+!sed-
it is +alled
mind st!F- or +#itta, )ntelle+t is mind *it# a dire+tion- as is t#e mind of a s+ientist
sitting in #is la1
and t#inking #o* to s%lit t#e atom, .#en t#e mind moves a1o!t *it# o!t an'
%!r%ose and aim-
*#en it kind of dreams and da'dreams- *#en it t#inks of 1e+oming a 1illionaire or
t#e %resident of a
+o!ntr'- *#en it is !nfo+!sed- t#en it is +#itta or mind st!F, T#en it is 7!st *aving
and *avering- it is
in+o#erent and !norgani=ed, And *#en it follo*s a *ell laid s'stem of t#o!g#t it is
intelle+t,
T#ese are t#e man' *a's of t#e mind, 4!t it is all mind,
And t#e friend also *ants to kno* if mind- intelle+t- mind st!F and ego are se%arate
from t#e so!l or
t#e atman,
Do 'o! t#ink t#at *#en t#ere is a storm in an o+ean t#e o+ean and t#e storm are
se%arate0 .#en
t#e o+ean is agitated and dist!r1ed- *e +all it a storm, $imilarl' *#en t#e so!l is
agitated and
dist!r1ed- *#en it is restless- it is +alled mind, And *#en t#e mind is 2!iet it is again
so!l, &ind is
t#e restless state of t#e so!l- and so!l is t#e 2!iet and tran2!il state of t#e mind,
)n ot#er *ords- *#en +ons+io!sness is dist!r1ed and agitated- *#en it is stirred and
tem%est!o!s-
it is mind, T#at is *#' so long as 'o! are in mind 'o! +an not 1e a*are of t#e
atman- or t#e so!l,
And for t#e same reason t#e mind +eases to 1e *#en it is in meditation, 4!t *#at
does it mean to
+ease0 )t means t#at t#e *aves raging in t#e sea of t#e so!l #ave 2!ieted do*n, )t
is onl' t#en t#at
'o! kno* 'o! are a so!l, $o long as 'o! are dist!r1ed and restless- 'o! kno* 'o!r
self onl' as a
mind,
T#e restless mind a%%ears in man' forms " some times as ego- sometimes as
intelle+t and
sometimes as mind st!F, T#ese are t#e diFerent fa+es of t#e same restless mind,
T#e atman and mind are not se%arate, T#e atman and t#e 1od' too are not
se%arate8 1e+a!se t#e
s!1stan+e- t#e essen+e- t#e realit' is one- and all t#ese are transformations of t#e
same, And if 'o!
kno* t#e one- all +on<i+ts *it# t#e 1od' or t#e mind- all strife +omes to an end,
On+e 'o! re+ogni=e
t#e one- t#en it alone remains, T#en t#e one a1ides in Rama as *ell as in Ravana,
T#en 'o! *ill
not *ors#i% Rama and kill Ravana, T#en 'o! *ill eit#er *ors#i% 1ot# or kill 1ot#8
1e+a!se t#e same
d*ells in 1ot# " Rama and Ravana,
Essen+e is one- its e3%ressions are in9nite, Tr!t# is one- its forms are man',
E3isten+e is one8 its
fa+es and gest!res are m'riad,
4!t 'o! +annot !nderstand it if 'o! a%%roa+# it as a %#iloso%#', Ho! +an !nderstand
it onl' if 'o!
a%%roa+# it e3%erientiall'- if 'o! kno* it as an e3%erien+e, All t#is ) sa' 7!st to
e3%lain it to 'o!8 t#is
e3%lanation +annot 1e+ome 'o!r kno*ing- 'o!r e3%erien+e, Ho! *ill #ave to kno* it
for 'o!rself,
And *#en 'o! *ill enter into one and kno* it 'o! *ill e3+laim- /&' 6od- *#at ) #ad
kno*n as 1od'
is 'o!8 *#at ) #ad kno*n as mind is 'o!- and *#at ) #ad kno*n as atman is also
'o!C/
On kno*ing- onl' one remains, And t#is one is so vast- so immense t#at all ga%s
1et*een t#e
kno*er and t#e kno*n and kno*ledge disa%%ear, T#ere t#e kno*er and t#e kno*n
1e+ome one,
One of t#e ris#is- t#e seers of t#e :%anis#ad asks- /.#o is t#ere *#o kno*s0 .#o is
#e *#o is
kno*n0 .#o is #e *#o sa*0 .#o is #e *#o *as seen0 .#o is #e *#o e3%erien+ed0
And *#o
is #e *#o *as e3%erien+ed0/ >o- not even t#is m!+# se%aration remains t#at 'o!
+an disting!is#
t#e kno*er from t#e kno*n- t#at 'o! +an sa' t#ere are t*o, Even t#e e3%erien+er
+eases to 1e, All
distan+es- all ga%s- all se%arations sim%l' vanis#,
4!t t#o!g#t +annot live *it#o!t +reating ga%s and distan+es, T#o!g#t is 1o!nd to
+reate distan+es,
)t *ill sa' t#is is t#e 1od'- t#is is mind- t#is is so!l and t#is is 6od, )t *ill
diFerentiate 1et*een t#e
1od' and mind- 1et*een so!l and 6od, T#o!g#t *ill 1ring in ga%s and divisions
*#i+# are not,
.#'0 4e+a!se t#o!g#t +annot en+om%ass and +ontain t#e total- t#e *#ole- in one
%ie+e, )t is a
ver' small o%ening t#ro!g# *#i+# t#ings +an onl' 1e seen %ie+emeal, )f t#ere is a
1ig 1!ilding *it#
onl' a small o%ening in its *all and ) tr' to look t#ro!g# it- *ill ) 1e a1le to see t#e
*#ole #o!se0 >o-
at 9rst a +#air *ill 1e seen- t#en a desk- and t#en t#e master of t#e #o!se- and so
on and so fort#,
T#ro!g# a small o%ening t#e #o!se +an 1e seen onl' in fragments- never t#e *#ole
of it altoget#er-
1e+a!se t#e o%ening is ver' small, 4!t t#en ) 1reak o%en t#e *all and enter t#e
#o!se- and no* t#e
*#ole #o!se is seen toget#er,
T#o!g#t is a ver' small a%ert!re in t#e mind t#ro!g# *#i+# *e tr' to 9nd tr!t#,
T#ro!g# t#o!g#t-
tr!t# is seen in fragments8 tr!t# is fragmented, 4!t *#en 'o! dro% t#o!g#ts and
enter a t#o!g#t free
s%a+e- *#i+# is meditation- t#en t#e total is o1served, And t#e da' t#e *#ole- t#e
total is seen- *e
e3+laim- /;es!s- it *as all one seen in in9nite formsC/
4!t t#is is %ossi1le onl' t#ro!g# e3%erien+e,
Anot#er friend *ants to kno* #o* man' 'ears ) took to enter meditation,
Entr' into meditation #a%%ens in onl' a moment- t#o!g# one ma' #ave to *ait at
its door for lives,
Entr' is a matter of a moment, Even /moment/ is not t#e rig#t *ord- 1e+a!se a
moment is too long,
)f ) sa' t#at it #a%%ens in a t#o!sandt# %art of a moment- t#at too *ill 1e *rong-
1e+a!se even t#e
t#o!sandt# %art is time, )n fa+t- meditation is entr' into timelessness- into t#e
timeless, .#en time
+eases- entr' into meditation #a%%ens- meditation #a%%ens,
$o if someone sa's t#at it took #im an #o!r or a 'ear to get into meditation- #e is
*rong " 1e+a!se
*#en one reall' enters meditation- time +eases to 1e- time is no more t#ere,
&editation trans+ends
time- it is 1e'ond time, Of +o!rse 'o! +an s%end an' n!m1er of lives o!tside t#e
tem%le of
meditation- making a ro!nd of t#e tem%le for !m%teen times8 1!t t#at is not entr'
into its inner
san+t!ar',
) too- s%ent man' lives going ro!nd t#e tem%le of meditation- 1!t it *as not entr',
.#en ) entered- it
#a%%ened in no time- it #a%%ened *it#o!t time- it #a%%ened timelessl'- it #a%%ened
in timelessness,
T#e 2!estion t#at 'o! #ave raised is rat#er diG+!lt, )f one *ere to kee% an a++o!nt
of t#e time s%ent
on t#e o!tskirts of t#e tem%le- it *ill +ome to +o!ntless lives, Even +al+!lation is
diG+!lt- 1e+a!se it is
an enormo!sl' long time8 it is in+al+!la1le, 4!t if 'o! take 7!st t#e event of entr'
into +onsideration-
t#en it +an not 1e said in terms of time- 1e+a!se it #a%%ens in 1et*een t*o
moments, )t #a%%ens
*#en a moment #as %assed and t#e ne3t moment #as 'et to arrive8 it #a%%ens in
t#e ga% 1et*een
t*o moments, )t al*a's #a%%ens in t#e ga% 1et*een t*o moments,
T#at is *#' it +annot 1e said #o* m!+# time it took me to enter meditation, )t takes
no time at all, )t
+annot take time- 1e+a!se 'o! +annot enter t#e eternal t#ro!g# time, .#at is
1e'ond time +annot
1e kno*n t#ro!g# time,
) !nderstand *#at 'o! sa', Ho! +an loiter aro!nd t#e tem%le as m!+# as 'o! like,
T#at is a kind
of going in +ir+les8 one +an do so, Bor instan+e- ) dra* a +ir+le *it# a +enter- and ask
someone to
rea+# t#e +enter, 4!t even if #e kee%s moving on t#e +ir+!mferen+e for lives and
lives- #e *ill never
rea+# t#e +enter8 #o*soever fast #e ma' r!n- #e +annot make it, Even an air%lane
*ill 1e of no
avail, .#atever #e ma' do " #e ma' s%end an' amo!nt of energ' #e #as- 1!t if #e
kee%s to t#e
+ir+!mferen+e- #e *ill never- never rea+# t#e +enter, And *#erever #e is at t#e
+ir+!mferen+e- #e
*ill al*a's 1e distant- e2!idistant from t#e +enter, $o it is meaningless to kno* #o*
m!+# one ran,
He is still at t#e +ir+!mferen+e *#ere #is distan+e from t#e +enter is al*a's t#e
same, And strangel'
eno!g# it is t#e same distan+e from #im as it *as *#en #e #ad not even 1eg!n t#e
ra+e,
)f one is to rea+# t#e +enter #e +an do so onl' 1' 2!itting t#e +ir+!mferen+e, He *ill
#ave to sto%
r!nning and take a 7!m%, And *#en #e *ill #ave rea+#ed t#e +enter and 'o! *ill ask
#im #o* long
it took #im to r!n in +ir+les to rea+# t#e +enter- *#at *ill #e sa'0 He *ill sa' t#at #e
did lots of
traveling- lots of 7o!rne'ing on t#e +ir+!mferen+e- 1!t #e +o!ld not rea+#, )f 'o! ask
#im a1o!t t#e
lengt# of #is 7o!rne' 1efore #e made it- #e *ill again sa' t#at an' lengt# of
7o!rne'ing *as !seless-
#e +o!ld not rea+# t#ro!g# 7o!rne'ing, He *ill sa' t#at #e rea+#ed onl' *#en #e
a1andoned all
7o!rne'ing and took a 2!ant!m lea%,
$o it is not at all a 2!estion of lengt# of time and s%a+e in meditation, &editation
does not #a%%en
in time, .e all #ave s%ent lots and lots of time, And *e all #ave *asted an' amo!nt
of time, And
t#e da' meditation *ill #a%%en to 'o!- 'o! too *ill not 1e a1le to sa' #o* m!+#
time it took, >o- it is
not at all a 2!estion of time,
$omeone asked ;es!s- /Ho* long +an one sta' in t#at #eaven of 'o!rs0/ ;es!s said
t#at it *as a
diG+!lt 2!estion- and t#en #e said- /T#ere s#all 1e time no longer,/ ;es!s said to
#im again- /)f 'o!
*ant to kno* #o* long 'o! +an sta' in t#e kingdom of 6od 'o! are reall' %!tting a
diG+!lt 2!estion-
1e+a!se t#ere s#all 1e time no longer, $o #o* +an time 1e +al+!lated0/
)t is good to !nderstand t#at *#at *e kno* as time is inaliena1l' +onne+ted *it#
o!r sorro*- *it#
o!r !n#a%%iness- *it# o!r miser', And t#ere is no time in 1liss8 1liss is timeless, T#e
meas!re of
time is t#e meas!re of 'o!r miser', T#e more !n#a%%' 'o! are t#e longer t#e time
is, )f someone
in 'o!r famil' is on t#e deat#1ed- a*aiting #is end- and it is nig#t- t#at nig#t *ill
1e+ome m!+# too
long, Alt#o!g# t#e nig#t *ill make no diFeren+e for t#e *all +lo+k or t#e +alendar on
t#e desk- 1!t for
t#e man sitting at t#e 1edside of #is d'ing 1eloved- it *ill 1e+ome so long t#at it *ill
seem endless,
T#e man *onders if t#e nig#t is going to end at all- if t#e s!n *ill rise and anot#er
da' 1egin, And
it seems to #im t#at t#o!g# t#e nig#t is long t#e +lo+k s#o*s t#e same #o!r- and #e
*onders if t#e
+lo+k #as sto%%ed or its #ands are going slo*, Even if it is a1o!t time- +lose to
morning for t#e date
leaf of t#e +alendar to dro%- t#e man feels t#at t#e nig#t is getting longer and
longer8 it is endless,
4ertrand R!ssell #as said some*#ere t#at if #e *as %resented in a +o!rt of la* for
all t#e sins #e
#ad +ommitted and also for t#e sins t#at #e #ad intended to +ommit- 1!t +o!ld not-
even t#e stri+test
of magistrates *o!ld not +onvi+t #im for more t#an fo!r to 9ve 'ears5
im%risonment8 1!t ;es!s sa's
t#at sinners *ill s!Fer in #ell for eternit', T#is is ver' ver' !n7!st, He sa's t#at even
if t#e sins #e
#ad onl' intended to +ommit " #e #ad onl' t#o!g#t of t#em " *ere added to t#e list
of sins #e #ad
a+t!all' +ommitted- t#e most %!nis#ing +o!rt *o!ld not %!nis# #im for more t#an
fo!r to 9ve 'ears
in %rison, /4!t t#e +o!rt of ;es!s *o!ld #ave me s!Fer in #ell for eternit'- *#i+# is
too m!+#,/
R!ssell is dead- ot#er*ise ) *o!ld like to tell #im t#at #e failed to !nderstand *#at
;es!s meant to
sa', .#at ;es!s is sa'ing is t#is@ t#at if one *as to live in #ell for a moment- t#e
moment *o!ld
seem to 1e eternit' itself, &iser' is 1' nat!re s!+# t#at it seems endless- it seems it
*ill never +ome
to an end,
&iser' lengt#ens time- *#ile #a%%iness s#ortens it, T#at is *#' *e sa' t#at
#a%%iness is transient-
momentar', )t is not ne+essar' t#at #a%%iness s#o!ld last onl' a moment- 1!t it
feels momentar'
1e+a!se in #a%%iness time is s#ort8 it s#ortens, )t is not t#at #a%%iness is al*a's
<eeting, )t ma'
#ave a longer s%an in time- 1!t it al*a's feels <eeting 1e+a!se in #a%%iness- time
s#rinks, Even as
'o! meet 'o!r 1eloved- t#e time for se%aration arrives8 #e seems to 1e leaving 'o!
t#e moment #e
arrives, >o sooner t#e <o*er 1looms t#an it 1egins to *it#er a*a', $o t#e
e3%erien+e of #a%%iness
is al*a's 1rief- 1e+a!se t#e nat!re of time in #a%%iness is s!+#, T#e +lo+k remains
t#e same and
so does t#e +alendar8 t#e' are not aFe+ted 1' 'o!r #a%%iness8 1!t for 'o!
#a%%iness s#ortens time
%s'+#ologi+all',
And time in 1liss disa%%ears altoget#er8 it is neit#er s#ortened nor lengt#ened, )n
1liss time sim%l'
does not e3ist, .#en 'o! *ill 1e in 1liss- time *ill +ease to 1e for 'o!, )n fa+t- time
and miser' are
t*o names for t#e same t#ing, Time is anot#er name for miser', Time and miser'
are s'non'mo!s,
Ps'+#ologi+all' time means miser'8 and t#at is t#e reason *#' *e sa' t#at 1liss is
1e'ond time,
.#at is 1e'ond time +annot 1e fo!nd t#ro!g# time,
) #ave *andered eno!g#- as m!+# as an' of 'o! #ave done8 and t#e interesting %art
of it is t#at t#is
*andering is so long t#at it is diG+!lt to sa' *#o #as *andered less and *#o more,
&a#avira and
4!dd#a attained enlig#tenment t*ent'J9ve #!ndred 'ears ago8 ;es!s #ad it t*ent'
#!ndred 'ears
ago- and $#ankar onl' ten #!ndred 'ears ago, 4!t if someone sa's t#at $#ankar
#ad to *ander
less 1' ten #!ndred 'ears- #e is sa'ing it *rong- 1e+a!se *andering is in 9nite,
Bor e3am%le- 'o! *ere in 4om1a' and 'o! +ame #ere to >argol 1' traveling a
distan+e of a #!ndred
miles, 4!t for t#e star t#at is at an in9nite distan+e from !s- 'o! did not travel at all,
)n relation to t#at
star 'o! are *#ere 'o! are, )t makes no diFeren+e for t#at star if 'o! #ave moved a
#!ndred miles
from 4om1a', )f 'o! take t#at star into +onsideration 'o! #ave not moved at all,
Ho!r distan+e from
t#at star remains t#e same at >argol as it *as in 4om1a', T#at star is so far a*a'
t#at t#ese %ett'
distan+es don5t make a diFeren+e,
T#e 7o!rne' of o!r lives- of o!r 1irt#s and deat#s is so long- so in9nitel' long- t#at it
makes no
diFeren+e *#atsoever if one attained enlig#tenment t*ent'J9ve #!ndred 'ears ago-
anot#er 9ve
#!ndred 'ears ago- and still anot#er onl' 9ve da's or 9ve #o!rs ago, T#e da' *e
rea+# t#at +enter
*e e3+laim- /A#a- 4!dd#a is 7!st no* arriving and &a#avira also is onl' entering-
and so also ;es!s-
and !s tooC/
4!t t#is is rat#er diG+!lt to !nderstand- 1e+a!se in t#e *orld *e live in- time is ver'
im%ortant to
!s, Time #as great im%ortan+e in o!r *orld, T#at is *#' t#e 2!estion arises #o*
long it takes
one to enter meditation, 4!t don5t raise t#is 2!estion, Don5t talk a1o!t time, And
sto% *andering,
.andering *ill take time, Don5t loiter aro!nd t#e tem%le8 enter it,
4!t *e are afraid of going inside t#e tem%le8 *e are afraid of *#at ma' #a%%en
t#ere, O!t #ere ever'
t#ing is kno*n and familiar, O!r friends- relatives- *ives- #!s1ands and kids- #o!ses
and *orks#o%s
are all #ere " o!tside of t#e tem%le, .#atsoever *e t#ink to 1e o!r o*n is o!tside of
t#e tem%le,
And t#e tem%le #as a +ondition t#at one +an enter it all alone8 no t*o %ersons +an
%ass t#ro!g# its
door toget#er, $o t#e 2!estion of taking *it# 'o! 'o!r #omes and #o!ses- 'o!r
*ives and +#ildren-
'o!r %ro%ert' and *ealt#- 'o!r %osition and %restige- sim%l' does not arise,
Ever't#ing #as to 1e
left 1e#ind,
T#at is *#' *e sa' t#at it is 1etter *e *ander aro!nd a*#ile more, And so *e
*ander and *ander,
.e are *aiting for t#e moment *#en t#e doors of t#e tem%le *ill o%en !% a little
*ider and *e *ill
enter it *it# ever't#ing *e #ave, 4!t t#e doors of t#e tem%le never o%en !% for
more t#an one
%erson at a time, Onl' one %erson +an %ass t#ro!g# it, And 'o! +annot take even
'o!r %osition or
%restige *it# 'o!- 1e+a!se t#en 'o! *ill 1e t*o " 'o! and 'o!r %restige, Ho! +annot
+arr' even 'o!r
name *it# 'o!- 1e+a!se t#en it *ill 1e t*o " 'o! and 'o!r name, Ho! +annot +arr'
an' 1aggage
*it# 'o!8 'o! +an +arr' a1sol!tel' not#ing, Ho! #ave to go t#ere totall' naked and
alone8 t#en onl'
'o! +an enter,
Bor t#is reason *e kee% sa!ntering o!tside t#e tem%le- *e %it+# o!r +am%s on t#e
o!tside- and *e
+onsole o!rselves sa'ing t#at *e are +lose to 6od- *e are not a*a' from #im, 4!t
*#et#er 'o! are
at a distan+e of a 'ard or a mile or a t#o!sand miles from t#e tem%le- it makes no
diFeren+e, )f 'o!
are o!tside of it- 'o! are o!tside, And if 'o! *ant to go in- it +an #a% %en in a
t#o!sandt# %art of
a se+ond, )t is *rong to sa' a t#o!sandt# %art of a moment- reall' 'o! +an enter
even *it#o!t t#e
moment,
?et t#is 2!estion 1e t#e last one for t#e moment, )f 'o! #ave an' more 2!estions-
*e *ill take t#em
!% in t#e evening, Ho! ask *#et#er *#at is kno*n as kno*ledge or kno*ing a1ides
onl' in a t#o!g#t
free state and it disa%%ears in a state of t#o!g#t,
no*ledge or kno*ing #a%%ens *#en t#o!g#t is not, .#en 'o! are free of t#o!g#t
'o! kno*, 4!t
#aving kno*n it on+e- it a1ides in ever' state, )t a1ides even in a state of t#inking,
T#en t#ere is no
*a' to lose it, 4!t its attainment is %ossi1le onl' in a t#o!g#t free state, To attain it
'o! #ave to 1e
free of t#o!g#t, .#'0
T#e reason is t#at t#e *aves of t#o!g#t do not allo* t#e mind to 1e+ome a mirror,
Bor instan+e- if
'o! #ave to take a %i+t!re *it# 'o!r +amera- 'o! *ill #ave to 1e +aref!l t#at t#e
+amera does not
s#ake and t#at lig#t does not enter it, 4!t on+e t#e %i+t!re is taken- 'o! +an ver'
*ell s#ake t#e
+amera and allo* an' amo!nt of lig#t to enter it, T#en it does not matter, )f t#e
+amera is s#aken at
t#e moment of taking t#e %i+t!re- ever't#ing *ill 1e r!ined, On+e t#e %i+t!re is
taken- #o*ever- t#e
matter ends, T#en 'o! +an do *#atever 'o! like *it# t#e +amera- 'o! +an s#ake
and dan+e *it# it-
it *ill make no diFeren+e to t#e %i+t!re,
Attainment of kno*ledge #a%%ens in a state of mind *#en not#ing moves- *#en
ever't#ing is 2!iet
and still, T#en onl' t#e %i+t!re of kno*ing is o1tained, 4!t after it is o1tained 'o!
+an do an't#ing-
'o! +an s#ake and dan+e8 it makes no diFeren+e, no*ledge is +ertainl' attained in
a t#o!g#t
free state8 1!t after it is attained- t#o!g#t +reates no diG+!lt', )f 'o! t#ink t#at 'o!
*ill a+#ieve it
t#ro!g# t#o!g#t- t#en it *ill never #a%%en, T#o!g#t *ill im%ede it- im%ede its
reali=ation, 4!t it
1e+omes im%otent after 'o! #ave reali=ed kno*ledge, T#en it is %o*erless and
ineFe+tive8 it +annot
do an't#ing,
)t is interesting to kno* t#at stillness of mind is %rimaril' needed for t#e reali=ation
of kno*ledge-
1!t on+e it is reali=ed not#ing is needed after it, 4!t t#at is *#at +omes later, And
*#at +omes
later s#o!ld not 1e 1ro!g#t in 9rst- ot#er*ise it *ill #arm 'o!, )t *ill #arm 'o! in t#e
sense t#at
'o! ma' t#ink t#at if t#o!g#t is not going to 1e a %ro1lem later *#' s#o!ld it 1e a
%ro1lem rig#t
no*0 And t#at *ill reall' 1e #armf!l, T#en *e *ill s#ake t#e +amera and ever't#ing
*ill 1e in a
mess, Even a s#aking +amera +an take a %i+t!re- 1!t it *o!ld not 1e a tr!e %i+t!re-
an a!t#enti+
%i+t!re, Even t#ro!g# t#o!g#t *#at *e +ome a+ross is kno*ledge- 1!t it is never
tr!e kno*ledge-
a!t#enti+ kno*ledge- 1e+a!se t#e mind is all t#e time !nstead'- s#aking and
trem1ling, $o it distorts
ever't#ing,
Bor instan+e- t#e moon is !% in t#e sk' and t#e sea 1elo* is in *aves, Even t#e
*aving sea *ill
re<e+t t#e moon 1!t it *ill re<e+t it in fragments8 instead of one moon t#ere *ill 1e
a t#o!sand and
one %ie+es of it s+attered all over t#e sea, And if one #as not seen t#e real moon in
t#e sk' #e
+annot #ave a +orre+t %i+t!re of it from its re<e+tions on t#e sea, He *ill see a
t#o!sand and one
fragments of t#e moon instead, He *ill +ome a+ross m'riad silver' strands of t#e
moon s!F!sing
t#e sea- 1!t from t#em #e +annot #ave an idea of t#e real moon, A restless sea- a
sea in t!rmoil
+annot re<e+t t#e moon +orre+tl', 4!t on+e *e get a +orre+t image of t#e moon- *e
*ill see and
re+ogni=e it even in t#e s+attered *aves of t#e o+ean, .e *ill sa'- /)t is 'o!,/
$o it is essential t#at for on+e *e #ave a +orre+t image of tr!t# or 6od, On+e *e
kno* #im
a!t#enti+all'- *e +an see #im in ever' image, 4!t *it#o!t t#is- *e +annot see #im
an'*#ere, )n fa+t
*e meet 6od ever'*#ere- 1!t *e +annot re+ogni=e #im- *e +annot sa' t#at t#is is
#e,
) *o!ld like to e3%lain it *it# an ane+dote- and t#en *e *ill sit for meditation,
A Hind! sann'asin lived near $ai 4a1a for long, A Hind! sann'asin,,, and $ai lived in
a mos2!e,
>o one kne* for s!re *#et#er #e *as a Hind! or a &o#ammedan, >ot#ing is +ertain
a1o!t s!+#
%eo%le, .#en someone made in2!iries a1o!t #im- #e 7!st la!g#ed- 1!t la!g#ing
does not sa'
an't#ing e3+e%t t#at t#e in2!irer is st!%id,
4eing a Hind! sann'asin #e +o!ld not live in t#e mos2!e- so #e +#ose to live in a
tem%le o!tside t#e
village, And #e loved and adored $ai 4a1a- #e *as intimate *it# #im, $o ever' da'
#e +ooked food
for $ai 4a1a- took it to t#e mos2!e- fed #im and t#en ret!rned to #is tem%le and ate
#is o*n meal,
One da' $ai 4a1a said to #im- /.#' do 'o! +ome s!+# a long *a' ever' da'0 Ho!
+an feed me
at 'o!r o*n %la+e- 1e+a!se ) #a%%en to %ass 'o!r %la+e several times,/ T#e
sann'asin said *it#
s!r%rise- /Do 'o! reall' %ass 1' m' %la+e0 ) never sa* 'o! %assing,/ $ai 4a1a t#en
said- /Ho!
s#o!ld *at+# +aref!ll', ) %ass 'o!r tem%le several times ever' da', Tomorro* ) *ill
go t#ere- so 'o!
feed me t#ere, Ho! need not +ome #ere,/
T#e ne3t da' t#e Hind! monk +ooked food and *aited for $ai 4a1a to +ome, He
*aited long eno!g#-
1!t #e did not t!rn !%, T#en #e *as *orried 1e+a!se it *as alread' 2 %,m, He
t#o!g#t t#at $ai 4a1a
m!st 1e #!ngr' like #imself- and so #e took t#e dis#es *it# food and ran to t#e
mos2!e, He said to
$ai 4a1a- /) *aited and *aited for 'o!- 1!t 'o! did not t!rn !%,/ $ai 4a1a said- /)
#ad 1een to 'o!r
%la+e toda'- 1!t 'o! sn!11ed me and t!rned me a*a',/ T#e sann'asin said- /.#at
do 'o! sa'- t#at
) t!rned 'o! a*a'0 Onl' a dog #ad a%%eared,/ $ai 4a1a said- /T#at dog *as me,/
T#is made t#e
Hind! sann'asin ver' miser a1le and #e *e%t a lot, He t#en said- /Ho* st!%id of me
t#at 'o! *ent
to m' %la+e and ) +o!ld not re+ogni=e 'o!, ) *ill not miss re+ogni=ing 'o!
tomorro*,/
4!t t#e sann'asin did not re+ogni=e #im again- t#o!g# $ai 4a1a visited #is %la+e,
Had #e +ome in
t#e form of a dog- #e *o!ld not #ave failed to kno* #im, 4!t t#is time #e *as a
le%er *#o met t#e
monk in t#e street, T#e monk told t#e le%er- /ee% oF m' *a', ) am +arr'ing food
for $ai 4a1a- so
kee% oFC/ T#e le%er grinned and moved a*a',
T#is da' too t#e monk #ad *aited for $ai 4a1a till 2 %,m, And t#en #e #ad r!s#ed to
t#e mos2!e
as 1efore and said to $ai 4a1a- /Ho! did not t!rn !% again8 ) *aited for 'o! like
an't#ing,/ $ai 4a1a
said- /) #ad 1een to 'o!r %la+e toda' also- 1!t t#e sea of 'o!r mind is so restless- it
is f!ll of so man'
ri%%les- t#at 'o! +annot kno* me as t#e same ever'da', Ho! get s#aken, Toda' a
le%er t!rned !%
and 'o! told #im to move a*a', )sn5t it ver' strange t#at *#en ) go to 'o! 'o! t!rn
me a*a' and
t#en 'o! +ome #ere and +om%lain t#at ) did not t!rn !%0/
T#e sann'asin 1egan to +r'- and #e said- /Ho* !nfort!nate t#at ) +o!ld not
re+ogni=e 'o!C/ T#en
$ai 4a1a said- /Ho* +an 'o! kno* me in ot#er forms *#en 'o! #ave not kno*n me
reall'0/
On+e a glim%se of realit' 1e+omes availa1le- t#e false 7!st +eases to 1e, On+e *e
#ave a glim%se
of 6od- t#en 6od alone is- and not#ing else, 4!t t#at glim%se *ill 1e %ossi1le onl'
*#en ever't#ing
*it#in !s is still and 2!iet, And t#en t#ere is no 2!estion, T#en ever't#ing is #is,
T#en t#o!g#ts-
feelings and desires- all are #is, T#en an't#ing and ever't#ing is #is,
4!t to #ave t#is glim%se- t#is re+ognition- it is essential in t#e %rimar' stage- in t#e
9rst %la+e- t#at
t#o!g#ts- feelings and desires- all s#o!ld +ome to a standstill,
>o* *e *ill sit for meditation,
CHAPTER 3
Os#o ?eads D'nami+
3 &a' 1(70 om in
Please sit or stand a%art, ee% a little distan+e from one an ot#er so t#at t#ose of
'o! *#o *ant to
lie do*n ma' do so +omforta1l', >o one *ill talk- t#ere *ill 1e no +#it +#atting at all,
Ho! *ill sit 2!ietl' and no one *ill sit +lose to anot#er, T#ere is %lent' of s%a+e #ere-
so don5t 1e
miserl', )t *o!ld !nne+essaril' s%oil ever't#ing if someone falls on 'o! in t#e midst
of meditation,
ee% a%art, $it or lie do*n,,, Take 'o!r %osition as is +onvenient for 'o!,,, Close 'o!r
e'es,,, And
do as ) ask 'o! to do,
B)R$T $TA6E@ TE> &)>:TE$ DEEP 4REATH)>6
Close 'o!r e'es and 1egin 1reat#ing dee%l', )n#ale as m!+# as 'o! +an- and e3#ale
as m!+# as 'o!
+an, P!t all 'o!r energ' into in#aling and e3#aling dee%l'- 1reat#ing in and
1reat#ing o!t, 4reat#e
in dee%l' and 1reat#e o!t dee%l', 4e+ome 1reat#ing itself, And e3ert 'o!rself f!ll',
T#e dee%er t#e
1reat#ing in and o!t- t#e greater t#e %ossi1ilit' for t#e latent energ' to a*aken,
4reat#e in a dee%
1reat# and 1reat#e o!t a dee% 1reat#, 4reat#e in and 1reat#e o!t,,, Take a dee%
1reat# in and take
a dee% 1reat# o!t and +ontin!e t#e %ro+ess for a f!ll ten min!tes, Ho! 1e+ome a
1reat#ing ma+#ine-
and not#ing more, Ho! are onl' 1reat#ing in and 1reat#ing o!t for ten min!tes, T#en
) *ill give 'o!
t#e se+ond s!tra- t#e se+ond stage, )t *ill form t#e se+ond stage of toda'5s
meditation, $o for t#e
9rst ten min!tes *ork #ard *it# dee% 1reat#ing,,,
Take a dee% 1reat# in and t#ro* it o!t dee%l',,, E3ert 'o!rselves f!ll', ;!st 1e+ome a
1reat#ing
ma+#ine- a 1ello*s t#at %!lls t#e air in and t#ro*s it o!t vigoro!sl' and
+ontin!o!sl',,, ?et ever'
91er of 'o!r 1od' vi1rate *it# 1reat#ing, 4reat#e in dee%l' and 1reat#e o!t dee%l',
Dee%l' and ver'
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CHAPTER %. $SH$ EADS D&NAMIC
dee%l', 4e +ome a 1reat#ing instr!ment, Con+entrate all of 'o!r attention and all of
'o!r energ' on
1reat#ing and on 1reat#ing alone, Take dee% 1reat# in and take dee% 1reat# o!t,
And *at+# t#at
no* a dee% 1reat# is +oming in and no* a dee% 1reat# is going o!t, 4reat#e and
also o1serve t#at
'o! are 1reat#ing and 1reat#ing dee%l', Remain a *itness, ee% *itnessing t#at
1reat# is going in
and going o!t, 4ring all 'o!r attention to dee% 1reat#ing8 1ring all 'o!r energ' to
dee% 1reat#ing,
>o* ) am going to 1e silent for ten min!tes, )n t#e meantime 'o! +ontin!e taking
dee% 1reat#s
in and t#ro*ing dee% 1reat#s o!t, And *at+# from inJside t#at 1reat#s are going in
and going o!t
reg!larl' and +onstantl' and vigoro!sl',
Don5t t#ink even a 1it a1o!t ot#ers- 7!st take +are of 'o!rselves,,, And 1ring 'o!r
*#ole energ' to
1reat#ing, Ho! #ave not#ing to do *it# ot#ers, Dra* in a dee% 1reat# and e3%el it
vigoro!sl', And
at t#e same time o1serve from inside t#e in+oming 1reat#s and t#e o!tgoing
1reat#s,,, )t *ill 1e
+learl' seen #o* a 1reat# goes in and goes o!t, Do it *it# all 'o!r strengt# so it
starts rising from
t#e ver' de%t#- t#e ver' 1ottom of *#at ) +all t#e k!nda- t#e %ool- t#e reservoir of
energ',,, ?et t#e
*#ole atmos%#ere 1e s!F!sed and +#arged *it# 1reat#ing- as if t#e *#ole
environment is 1reat#ing
in !nion *it# 'o!, )n#ale a dee% 1reat#8 e3#ale a dee% 1reat#, ?et it 1e dee%er and
dee%er and still
dee%er, ?et 'o!r *#ole 1eing s#ake like a +'+lone- a storm,,, 4reat#e in dee%l' and
1reat#e o!t
dee%l',,, Dee% 1reat#- dee%er 1reat#- still dee%er 1reat#,,, Dee%- dee%- dee%,,, And
*at+# *it#in-
o1serve inside, $ee t#at a 1reat# is in+oming and anot#er 1reat# goes o!t, Don5t
s%are 'o!rselves8
1ring 'o!r entire energ' into it,
Dee% vi1rations of 1reat#ing *ill 1egin to a*aken some energ' *it#in 'o!, 4reat#e
in a dee% 1reat#
and e3%el it f!ll',,, .it# 'o!r vigoro!s 1reat#ing a slee%ing lig#t inside 'o! *ill <are
!%, $o take a
dee% 1reat# in and take a dee% 1reat# o!t, 4e+ome a ve#i+le of 1reat#ing and
not#ing else,,, A
1reat# is going in- anot#er is going o!t,,, Do it *it# all 'o!r energ'8 do it *it# all
'o!r strengt#, P!t
all 'o!r energ' into dee%- ver' dee% 1reat#ing,,, 4efore 'o! enter into t#e se+ond
stage do it *it# all
of 'o!r mig#t,,, 4reat#e in dee%l'- 1reat#e o!t dee%l',,, Do it to t#e ma3im!m,,, ?et
'o!r *#ole 1od'
s#ake,,, ?et all 'o!r roots s#ake,,, ?et 'o!r entire 1eing s#ake,,, ?et a state of storm
1e +reated,,,
?et onl' 1reat#ing remain,,, Do it *it# f!ll vigor,,, 4efore going over to t#e se+ond
stage 1ring 'o!r
*#ole energ' to dee% 1reat#ing,,, Passage and %rogress into t#e se+ond stage *ill
#a%%en onl'
*#en 'o! #ave rea+#ed t#e +res+endo at t#is stage,,,
&ake dee% eForts,,, Dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing,,, Do not
*it##old 'o!rselves
" do not *it##old even a 1it,,, T#e energ' t#at is slee%ing *it#in 'o! #as to 1e
a*akened, $o e3ert
'o!rselves +om%letel'- a1sol!tel',,, Dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing,,, ?et go of
'o!rselves,,, To
a*aken t#e latent ele+tri+it' *it#in 'o! it is essential t#at 'o! 1reat#e in dee%l'
and 1reat#e o!t
dee%l',,, ?et ever' 91er of 'o!r 1od' +ome alive,,, ?et ever' 91er of 'o!r 1od'
s#ake and trem1le,,,
Do it *it# all 'o!r strengt#,,, Dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing- dee%
1reat#ing- dee%
1reat#ing,
Bor t*o more min!tes do it *it# total strengt#- and t#en *e enter t#e se+ond
stage,,, ?et t#e entire
environment 1e 9lled *it# ele+tri+al *aves,,, )n#ale dee%l' and e3#ale dee%l',,,
dee% in#alation-
dee% e3#alation,,, And 1ring all 'o!r strengt# to dee% 1reat#ing,,, Dee% 1reat#ing-
dee% 1reat#ing-
still dee%er 1reat#ing,,, >o* *e *ill go into t#e se+ond stage, 4reat#e in and
1reat#e o!t dee%l' for
one more min!te, Take a dee% 1reat# in and take a dee% 1reat# o!t,,, ?et 1reat#ing
1e dee%er and
still dee%er,,, Dee% 1reat#ing,,, dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing, Don5t look at
ot#ers- +on+entrate
on 'o!rselves,,, Dee% 1reat#ing- dee%er 1reat#ing- still dee%er 1reat#ing,
$ECO>D $TA6E@ TE> &)>:TE$5 CATHAR$)$
)n t#is stage 'o! #ave to let go of 'o!r 1od' +om%letel', 4reat#e in and 1reat#e o!t
dee%l' and leave
t#e 1od' free, ?et it +r' if it feels like +r'ing, )f tears *ell !% let t#em *ell !%, ?et
'o!r e'es s#ed
tears,,, )f 'o!r #ands and feet trem1le- let t#em do so, )f t#e 1od' s#akes and
moves and *#irls-
let it do so freel', )f it stands !% and 1egins to dan+e- leave it free to stand !% and
dan+e, Take
dee% 1reat#s and let go of 'o!r 1od', .#atever #a%%ens to t#e 1od' let it #a% %en8
don5t +ome in
its *a',,, Dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing, Bor ten min!tes +ontin!e
dee% 1reat#ing
and rela3 t#e 1od', )f t#e 1od' takes +ertain %ost!res and gest!res " asanas and
m!dras " allo*
it to take t#em, )f it rolls on t#e gro!nd- allo* it to do so, ?eave t#e 1od' free and
7!st remain a
*itness- a *at+#er, Don5t #inder t#e 1od' in an' *a',,, Dee% 1reat#ing,,, dee%
1reat#ing,,, ?et go of
t#e 1od' +om%letel', .#atsoever #a%%ens to 'o!r 1od'- allo* it8 don5t +ome in its
*a'- don5t #inder
it, >o* for ten min!tes +ontin!e dee% 1reat#ing and rela3 t#e 1od' and leave it
free, ?et go of t#e
1od', ?et *#at ever #a%%ens to it #a%%en, ?et it e3%ress itself t#e *a' it likes, And
don5t #esitate
at all, 4reat#e dee%l', 4reat#e dee%l', 4reat#e dee%l',,, )f tears +ome- allo* t#em,
?et *#atever
#a%%ens,,,
?et go of t#e 1od' a1sol!tel', T#e 1od' *ill s#ake 1' itself8 it *ill *#irl 1' itself,
.#en t#e energ'
inside 'o! *ill rise- t#e 1od' *ill s#ake and move, .#en t#e energ' *it#in 'o! *ill
rise t#e 1od' *ill
1e stirred and aro!sed, ?eave it free +om%letel',,, Contin!e dee% 1reat#ing and let
go of t#e 1od',
.#atever #a%%ens to it allo* it to #a%%en, Don5t restrain it at all, Don5t resist it
even slig#tl',,, Dee%
1reat#ing- dee%er 1reat#ing- still dee%er 1reat#ing,,, 1reat#e dee%l',,, 1reat#e
dee%l',,, Remem1er-
t#e 1od' #as not to 1e restrained in an' manner, ?et *#at #a%%ens to it #a%%en,
?etting it go *ill
#el% t#e energ' to 9nd its *a' to rea+# t#e to%, ?et t#e 1od' rela3 f!ll' and
+ontin!e dee% 1reat#ing,
Don5t slo* do*n 'o!r 1reat#ing, 4reat#e dee%l' and let t#e 1od' rela3, .#atsoever
#a%%ens to )t
s#o!ld 1e allo*ed to #a%%en,,, )f it sits do*n- let it do so, )f it falls do*n- let it fall
do*n, )f it stands
!% allo* it to do so, .#atsoever #a%%ens to it- allo* it f!ll'8 don5t +ome in its *a' at
all, And +ontin!e
dee% 1reat#ing,,, Dee% 1reat#ing- dee%er 1reat#ing- still dee%er 1reat#ing,
Don5t *it##old an't#ing, $take ever't#ing, $take all 'o!r mig#t, ) see t#at 'o! are
*it##olding,
Ho! are *it##olding m!+#, $take 'o!rselves *#oll', Dee% 1reat#ing- dee%er
1reat#ing- still dee%er
1reat#ing,,, ?et go of t#e 1od', ?et *#atever #a%%ens to it #a%%en,,, ?eave it free,,,
)f it la!g#s-
allo* it, )f it +ries- allo* it too, And if it s#rieks allo* t#at too, Don5t *orr' a1o!t it in
t#e least, Don5t
resist it, ;!st 1reat#e dee%l' and let go of t#e 1od',,, ?et go,,, T#e energ' is
as+ending- so 1reat#e
dee%l' and leave t#e 1od' !nin#i1ited and free, Take a dee% 1reat#- take a dee%
1reat#- take a
dee% 1reat#, .#en t#e energ' *ill a*aken man' t#ings *ill #a%%en to t#e 1od'8 it
*ill +r'- it *ill
s#ake- it *ill *#irl- it *ill dan+e- it *ill s+ream and s#o!t8 allo* it to e3%ress itself
f!ll', ?et go of t#e
1od', And don5t #esitate at all,
Contin!e dee% 1reat#ing8 1ring 'o!r f!ll energ' to 1reat#ing- and leave t#e 1od' to
itself,
.#atsoever #a%%ens to t#e 1od'- let it, Don5t #esitate8 don5t s#irk- and don5t s#rink
at all, Don5t
resist t#e 1od' in an' *a', And don5t t#ink of ot#ers, And let go of t#e 1od', &an'
t#ings *ill
#a%%en *#en t#e energ' *ill a*aken and as+end, Tears *ill *ell !% and 9ll 'o!r
e'es- t#e 1od' *ill
s#ake- t#e lim1s *ill move and m!dras *ill 1e formed, T#e 1od' ma' even rise !%,
?et ever't#ing
#a%%en, Ho! are alone #ere8 t#ere is no1od' 1!t 'o!, ?et go, 4reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l', .ork #ard for one to t*o min!tes- 1efore *e enter t#e t#ird stage,
4ring it to its
+lima3 1efore *e enter t#e t#ird stage, 4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e
dee%l'- 1reat#e
dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l', And let go of t#e 1od', Don5t #inder it in an' *a',
) see a fe* friends are *it##olding t#emselves, Don5t *it##old, ?et go, E3ert 'o!r
!tmost and let
go, )f 'o! +r'- t#en +r' *it# all 'o!r mind #eart8 don5t *it##old, )f 'o! feel like
s#o!ting- t#en s#o!t
f!ll t#roatedl'8 don5t s!%%ress it, )f t#e 1od' stands !%- let it stand8 don5t tr' to
manage t#e 1od'
in an' *a', )f it s%ins let it s%in, ?et go of t#e 1od' +om%letel', T#en alone t#e latent
energ' +an
+reate its %at#*a', ?et go and 1reat#e dee%l', Dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing-
dee% 1reat#ing-
dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing,
6at#er all 'o!r energ' into it, 4ring all 'o!r mig#t to it,,, 1reat#e dee%l'- more
dee%l' and still more
dee%l', ?et 'o!r entire 1eing 1e s#aken and stirred, .#atever #a%%ens to t#e 1od'-
allo* it, ?et
go, E3ert 'o!rselves dee%l', )nvolve 'o!rselves ver' dee%l', And 1reat#e more
dee%l'- 1reat#e
still more dee%l', Ho!r *#ole 1od' *ill 1e ele+tri9ed,,, ?et go,,, >o* t#e last min!te
remains, $o
1ring all 'o!r energ' to it so *e enter t#e t#ird stage, Dee% 1reat#ing- dee%
1reat#ing- dee%er and
still dee%er 1reat#ing, E3ert 'o!rselves ma3imall' so 'o! get into t#e t#ird stage,,,
4reat#e dee%l'-
more dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l' and still more dee%l',
And no* add t#e t#ird s!tra- t#e t#ird stage,
TH)RD $TA6E@ A$@ /.HO A& )0/
Dee% 1reat#ing *ill +ontin!e, 4odil' movement *ill +ontin!e- and to t#em add t#e
t#ird s!tra, Ask
*it#in 'o!rselves@ /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ Ask inside 'o!- /.#o am )0/
?et 'o!r ever'
1reat# 1e 9lled *it# t#is one 2!estion- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0/ ?et 1reat#ing- dee%
and fast 1reat#ing
+ontin!e- and ask inside 'o!- /.#o am )0/ ?et t#e 1od' +ontin!e to move and s*a'
and ask from
*it#in /.#o am )0/
ee% asking t#is 2!estion *it#o!t an' interr!%tion- let no ga%s o++!r in 1et*een,
And %o!r all 'o!r
energ' into asking@ /.#o am )0/ Bor ten min!tes s2!ee=e all 'o!r strengt# into
asking it@ /.#o am
)0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ &adl' ask t#e 2!estion-
/.#o am )0
.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ Ask it *it# all 'o!r 1eing- let t#e
2!estion rever1erate
t#ro!g# 'o!r *#ole 1eing- /.#o am )0/ Contin!e dee% 1reat#ing- and let go of t#e
1od', .#atever
#a%%ens to it- allo* it, And ask- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0/ E3ert 'o!r !tmost for ten
min!tes8 and t#en
*e *ill rest, $o a%%l' 'o!r f!ll strengt#,,,/.#o am l0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am
)0 .#o am )0
.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o
am )0 .#o
am )0/
)nvest all 'o!r energ' into it, Don5t *it##old 'o!rselves at all, And ask vigoro!sl'
inside 'o!- /.#o
am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/,,, Raise a storm inside
'o!,,,/.#o am )0 .#o
am )0/ ?et 1reat#ing dee%en and so also let ask ing dee%en, /.#o am )0/ And
*#atsoever #a%%ens
to t#e 1od'- allo* it, /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o
am )0 .#o am
)0/ ?et t#e *#ole environment ask- let ever' grain of sand ask- let t#e skies and t#e
trees ask- let
ever't#ing ask- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0/ ?et t#e *#ole environment 1e 9lled *it# t#e
2!estion- /.#o
am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/
4end all 'o!r energ' into it- and t#en *e *ill rela3 and rest, T#e more 'o! e3ert t#e
more rest *ill
1e availa1le, T#e #ig#er t#e storm 'o! raise- t#e dee%er t#e meditation *ill sink in
'o!, T#e fo!rt#
s!tra is t#e stage of meditation, $o 1ring 'o!r entire energ' to it, Ho! #ave to rea+#
t#e +lima3- t#e
+res+endo, Do all t#at 'o! +an so 'o! don5t sa' later t#at 'o! *it##eld somet#ing,,,
/.#o am )0
.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ 4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- and ask inside
'o!- /.#o am )0
.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ Ask *it# f!ll
for+e- and don5t
*orr' if t#e 2!estion is said alo!d, 4!t ask inside 'o!- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o
am )0 .#o am
)0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ A%%l' 'o!r *#ole energ' to it- %o!r 'o!r entire
%o*er into it,
?et *#atsoever #a%%ens to t#e 1od' #a%%en, )f t#e 1od' falls do*n- let it, )f it
s+reams- allo* it,
E3ert 'o!r !tmost, /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am
)0 .#o am
)0/
P!t 'o!r entire energ' into t#e 2!estion- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0/ .ork ver' #ard
and don5t *it##old
'o!rselves, Don5t *it##old- don5t *it##old- don5t *it##old,,,/.#o am )0 .#o am )0
.#o am )0 .#o
am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ Onl' 9ve
min!tes are
left- so 1ring 'o!r *#ole energ' to it,,,/.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0
.#o am )0/
?et ever' 91er of 'o!r 1od' ask it, ?et ever' 1eat of 'o!r #eart ask it, /.#o am )0/
6o to t#e %eak8
1e+ome a1sol!tel' mad and ask *it# ma3im!m %o*er, 4ring 'o!r ma3im!m energ'
to it, T#en *e
enter t#e stage of rela3ation and rest " 1!t 1efore *e go to rest- %lease *ork t#e
#ard est, /.#o am
)0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ Tire
'o!rselves o!t,,,/.#o
am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ Raise a storm of 2!estions, Onl'
t*o min!tes
are left- so ask *it# all 'o!r mig#t- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0/ ?et *#atever #a%%ens to
t#e 1od' #a%
%en, $a' it *it# all t#e %o*er at 'o!r +ommand- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0
.#o am )0 .#o
am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0
.#o am )0
.#o am )0 .#o am )0/
>o* onl' a min!te remains *it# !s, $o let 'o!r *#ole strengt# enter t#e 2!estion,
And t#en rest
*ill follo*,,, /.#o am )0 .#o am )0/ ?et it #a%%en- *#atsoever ma' #a%%en to t#e
1od',,, 4reat#e
dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l', /.#o am )0 .#o am )0/ )f t#e 1od' s#akes- if t#e 1od'
dan+es- allo* it
*it#o!t #indran+e, ?eave it free, /.#o am )0 .#o am )0/ To go to t#e fo!rt# stage of
meditation-
'o! #ave to a%%l' 'o!r entire energ'- 'o! #ave to do 'o!r ma3im!m, Don5t s%are
an't#ing- 1ring
'o!r f!ll strengt# to it, :nless 'o! do so 'o! +annot enter t#e fo!rt#- t#e 9nal
stage,,, /.#o am )0
.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o
am )0/ Dro*n
'o!rselves +om%letel' into it, /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am
)0 .#o am )0
.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ :se 'o!r total
energ'- don5t
s%are 'o!rselves- don5t *it##old 'o!rselves in t#e least, E3ert 'o!rselves totall',
4reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l',
And no* dro% all eForts and enter t#e fo!rt# stage- t#e stage of rela3ation and rest,
BO:RTH $TA6E@ 10 &)>:TE$5 TOTA? RE$T
>o* no 2!estions and no dee% 1reat#ing, Dro% ever't#ing- a1andon ever' eFort,
Bor t#ese ten
min!tes kee% l'ing as if 'o! are dead- as if 'o! are not, 6ive !% ever't#ing, Bor
t#ese ten min!tes
dro% all eForts and lie in *aiting for #im, Cease to do an't#ing8 neit#er ask /.#o
am )0/ nor 1reat#e
dee%l', ;!st kee% l'ing " rela3ed- restf!l, ?isten to t#e roar of t#e sea, ?isten to t#e
*ind %assing
t#ro!g# t#e %ines, )f a 1ird +alls- listen to its so!nd, Bor ten min!tes feel as if 'o!
are dead- as if 'o!
don5t e3ist,
And no* o%en 'o!r e'es slo*l'- slo*l', )f 'o!r e'es don5t o%en- t#en +over t#em
*it# 'o!r %alms,
T#ose *#o #ave fallen do*n and *#o 9nd it diG+!lt to get !% s#o!ld 9rst take dee%
1!t slo* 1reat#s
and t#en rise !%, Don5t 1e in a #!rr'- don5t rise a1r!%tl', 6et !% slo*l'- ver' slo*l',
And if someone
+annot rise even after 1reat#ing- t#en #e s#o!ld sta' l'ing a little longer and
1reat#e dee%l' 1!t
slo*l', T#en #e s#o!ld 9rst sit !% and t#en rise ver' slo*l', O%en 'o!r e'es,,, One
*#o +annot get
!% s#o!ld f!rt#er 1reat#e dee%l' 1!t slo*l'- and t#en rise ver' gentl',
A fe* small informations,,, )n t#e afternoon 1et*een t#ree and fo!r *e *ill sit #ere
in silen+e, ) *ill
1e sitting #ere at t#e same %la+e, Ho! all s#o!ld arrive #ere 9ve min!tes 1efore
t#ree, And ) *ill 1e
#ere e3a+tl' at t#ree, T#ere *ill 1e no +onversations- no +#it +#ats *#atsoever, >ot
even a *ord
*ill 1e !ttered, Ever'1od' *ill sit #ere in +om%lete silen+e, ) *ill 1e sitting #ere
silentl' for an #o!r,
)n t#e meantime if some1od' feels like it #e *ill +ome and sit silentl' near me for
t*o min!tes and
t#en retire to #is %la+e, He *ill not sta' #ere longer t#an t*o min!tes so ot#er
friends ma' #ave t#eir
t!rn, Bor a *#ole #o!r 7!st sit in *aiting,
Tr' to s%end t#ese t#ree da's +onstantl' in meditation, Even *#en 'o! go o!t for a
*alk 1' t#e
seas#ore or an'*#ere- go alone and sit t#ere in meditation,
O!r morning session is over,
CHAPTER E
&editation is Deat# and Res!rre+tion
3 &a' 1(70 %m in
L!estion 1
A BR)E>D HA$ A$ED )B THERE )$ A DA>6ER )> A.AE>)>6 THE :>DA?)>), )B $O-
.HAT
)$ THE DA>6ER0 A>D .HH $HO:?D THE :>DA?)>) 4E A.AE>ED )B )T )$
DA>6ERO:$
TO DO $O0
T#ere is a good deal of danger involved, Reall'- t#ere is a danger of losing all t#at
*e take to 1e
o!r life, As *e are- *e *ill not remain t#e same after t#e k!ndalini is a*akened,
Ever't#ing *ill
+#ange, Ever' t#ing, O!r relations#i%s- o!r emotions- o!r *orld and all t#at *e
kne* till 'esterda'
*ill +#ange, All t#at *ill +#ange is t#e danger,
)f +oal is to t!rn into diamond- it m!st die as +oal, $o t#e danger is great eno!g#,
4!t it is a danger
for t#e +oal as s!+#, )f it is to 1e+ome a diamond- it +an do so onl' if it disa%%ears as
+oal, Per#a%s
'o! don5t kno* t#at t#ere is no generi+ diFeren+e 1et*een diamond and +oal,
Essentiall' t#e' are
of t#e same element, Coal t!rns into diamond in t#e +o!rse of a ver' long %eriod of
time, C#emi+all'
t#ere is no 1asi+ diFeren+e 1et*een diamond and +oal, 4!t t#e +oal +annot re main
+oal if it *ants
to 1e+ome diamond, $o t#e +oal fa+es a great danger,
T#e same *a' a man fa+es a danger if #e is on #is *a' to 9nd 6od, He *ill die as
man, )f a river is
r!nning to meet t#e sea- it is fa+ing a great danger, )t *ill disa%%ear- it +annot
es+a%e it, 4!t *#at
do *e mean 1' danger0 )t means to disa%%ear, T#e' alone +an go on a 7o!rne' to
6od *#o are
%re%ared to disa%%ear- to die,
3K
CHAPTER '. MEDITATI$N IS DEATH AND RESURRECTI$N
Deat# does not erase !s as +om%letel' as does meditation- 1e+a!se deat# onl'
severs !s from one
1od' and 7oins !s *it# anot#er, Ho! don5t +#ange in deat#8 onl' 'o!r +lot#es
+#ange, Ho! remain
as 'o! are, $o deat# is not so great a danger as *e all take it to 1e, &editation is a
greater danger
t#an deat#- 1e +a!se *#ile deat# onl' snat+#es 'o!r +lot#es a*a' from 'o!-
meditation snat+#es
'o! a*a' from 'o!,
&editation is a1sol!te deat#,
)n t#e %ast- t#ose *#o kne* said t#at meditation is deat#- total deat#, )n meditation
not onl' +lot#es-
1!t ever't#ing +#anges, 4!t if a river *ants to 1e+ome t#e sea- it #as to risk its life,
)n fa+t t#e river
does not lose an't#ing *#en it falls into t#e sea8 it loses not#ing at all- it gro*s to
1e+ome t#e sea
itself, And *#en +oal t!rns into diamond- it loses not#ing8 it gro*s to 1e+ome
diamond, 4!t so long
as +oal is +oal it is afraid of losing itself, And so long as a river is a river it is afraid of
getting lost,
Ho* does it kno* t#at on meetJing t#e sea- it *ill not lose an't#ing- it *ill t!rn into
sea itself7
&an fa+es t#e same danger in relation to meditation, T#e same friend also asks *#'
one s#o!ld
take t#e risk if t#e danger is so o1vio!s, )t is ne+essar' to !nderstand it in some
de%t#,
T#e tr!t# is t#at t#e more *e risk- t#e more *e live dangero!sl'- t#e more *e are
alive, And t#e
more *e are afraid- t#e more *e are dead, )n fa+t t#e dead #ave a1sol!tel' no
dangers to fa+e, T#e
one 1ig danger t#at t#e dead don5t #ave to fa+e is t#at t#e' +annot die again, He
alone +an die *#o
is alive, And t#e more alive #e is- t#e more intensel' #e +an meet deat#,
T#ere is a ro+k some*#ere- and ver' +lose to it a <o*er #as 1loomed, T#e ro+k +an
sa' to t#e
<o*er- /Ho* st!%id 'o! are, .#' do 'o! take t#e risk of 1e+oming a <o*er0 Don5t
'o! kno* 'o!
*ill *it#er a*a' 1efore s!ndo*n0/ T#ere is a great danger in 1eing a <o*er reall',
4!t t#ere is no
danger in 1eing a ro+k, .#en t#e <o*er *ill #ave *it#ered a*a' in t#e evening- t#e
ro+k *ill 1e l'ing
inta+t in its %la+e, T#e ro+k does not #ave to fa+e m!+# danger- 1e+a!se it is not
t#at alive, T#e
more alive one is- t#e greater t#e danger,
A %erson is in danger onl' to t#e e3tent #e is alive, T#e more alive #e is- t#e more
t#e danger,
&editation is t#e greatest danger t#ere is- 1e+a!se meditation is t#e door *#i+#
leads to t#e
attainment of t#e most %rofo!nd in life " t#e s!%reme,
4!t t#e friend *ants to kno* *#' one s#o!ld go for it at all if t#ere is danger, ) sa'-
one s#o!ld go
%re+isel' 1e+a!se t#ere is danger, And ) sa'- don5t go *#ere t#ere is no danger,
>ever go if t#ere
is no danger- 1e+a!se t#ere is not#ing 1!t deat#, And go 'o! m!st if t#ere is
danger- 1e+a!se t#e
%ossi1ilit' of life a1!ndant e3ists t#ere,
4!t *e are all fond of se+!rit', .e are afraid of t#e dangers of inse+!rit'- *e r!n
a*a' from it- *e
#ide o!rselves from it, And t#!s *e lose life itself in t#e 1argain, &an' %eo%le lose
life in tr'ing to
save it, T#e' alone live life *#o don5t save it- *#o live *it# a1andon- *#o live
dangero!sl', T#ere is
danger in deed- and t#at is *#' 'o! s#o!ld go for it, And it is t#e greatest %ossi1le
danger, Clim1ing
Everest is not t#at dangero!s, To rea+# t#e moon too- is not so dangero!s- alt#o!g#
onl' re+entl'
a fe* astrona!ts lost t#eir *a' to it, T#e danger is great- 1!t t#is danger is +on9ned
to t#e 1od'8
onl' t#e 1od' is +#anged t#ro!g# deat#, 4!t t#e danger in meditation is greater
t#an in going to t#e
moon,
4!t *#' are *e so afraid of danger0 Have 'o! ever t#o!g#t *#' *e fear danger so
m!+#0 )t
is ignoran+e t#at is 1e#ind all s!+# fear, .e fear t#at *e ma' +ome to an end8 *e
fear *e ma'
disa%%ear8 *e fear *e ma' die, $o *e do ever't#ing to %rote+t- to se+!re- to fortif'-
to en+lose and
to #ide o!rselves from dangers, .e do ever't#ing to r!n a*a' from t#em8 *e
%l!nge do*n ever'
aven!e of es+a%e *e kno*,
) #ave #eard an ane+dote, ) #ave #eard t#at a king #ad 1!ilt a large %ala+e- 1!t it
#ad onl' one
door- a single entran+e- so t#e king ma' 1e se+!re from dangers, T#e %ala+e did not
#ave an' ot#er
doors or *indo*s- lest an enem' enter in t#ro!g# t#em, $o it *as more a grave
t#an a #o!se, 4!t
even a single door %osed a danger- sin+e a killer +o!ld enter t#e %ala+e and go o!t
of it t#ro!g# t#is
door, $o t#e king #ad %la+ed a t#o!sand armed g!ards at t#is single door,
A neig#1oring king +ame to visit *#en #e learned t#at #is friend #ad 1!ilt a %ala+e
*it# s!+# se+!rit'
devi+es as no ot#er king ever #ad, And #e *as %leased to see it " #e said t#at t#e
%ala+e *as so
se+!re- it #ad a1sol!tel' no danger from enemies, And #e also said t#at #e *o!ld
#ave a similar
%ala+e 1!ilt for #imself,
.#en t#e t*o kings +ame o!t of t#e ne* %ala+e- t#e visiting king +om%limented #is
friend on+e
again for 1!ilding s!+# a 1ea!tif!l and se+!re %ala+e and said t#at #e *o!ld #ave
t#e like of it 1!ilt
for #imself, 4!t as #e said good1'e to #is friend and mo!nted #is +#ariot- a 1eggar
sitting 1' t#e
side gave a ringing la!g#, T#e master of t#e %ala+e asked #im *#' #e la!g#ed, T#e
1eggar said-
/As ) see it- t#ere #as 1een a mistake in t#e +onstr!+tion of t#is #o!se, ) #ave 1een
sitting #ere
sin+e t#e time t#e #o!se *as 1eing 1!ilt, And ever sin+e- ) #ave 1een *aiting for
t#is o%%ort!nit' to
s%eak to 'o! a1o!t it, T#ere is a mis take " and onl' one mistake,/
T#e king *anted to kno* a1o!t it- and t#e 1eggar said- /T#e one door t#at 'o!
#ave allo*ed to 1e
made is itself a danger- it is dangero!s, &a'1e no one *ill 1e a1le to enter t#e
#o!se- 1!t deat#
*ill +ertainl' enter t#ro!g# t#is door, $o ) s!ggest t#at 'o! get inside t#e #o!se and
get t#is door
sealed *it# 1ri+ks from inside, T#en 'o! *ill 1e a1sol!tel' %rote+ted- sin+e deat#
+annot enter,/
T#e king t#en said- /Ho! are mad, )n t#at +ase deat# *ill not need to enter t#e
%ala+e- 1e+a!se )
*ill 1e dead as soon as t#is door is sealed, T#e #o!se *ill 1e+ome a grave,/ >o*
t#e 1eggar said-
/)t is alread' a grave- e3+e%t for t#is door, And 'o! too admit t#at it *ill 1e+ome a
grave if t#is door
is removed/ .#en t#e king nodded #is #ead t#e 1eggar added- /T#e more doors
*ere removed t#e
more like a grave it 1e+ame, >o* onl' one door remains,/
T#e 1eggar added- /A time *as *#en )- too- lived en+losed in a #o!se, 4!t t#en )
dis+overed t#at
an en+losed life *as as good as dead, Ho!- too- +an see t#at if t#e onl' door t#at
remains in 'o!r
#o!se is sealed- it *ill t!rn into a grave, ) %!lled do*n all t#e *alls of t#e #o!se )
lived in- and no*
) am !nder t#e o%en sk', And as 'o! sa'- if t#e #o!se is +om%letel' +losed it *ill 1e
all deat#- so )
sa' t#at it *ill 1e all life if it is o%en and !n%rote+ted on all sides, ) re%eat t#at *#en
it is all o%en and
!n%rote+ted it #as 1e+ome life " life a1!ndant, T#ere is danger eno!g#- 1!t it is life
a1!ndant,/
T#ere is danger- and t#at is *#' it is inviting, And it is for t#is reason t#at 'o!
s#o!ld go for it, And
it is t#e +oal- and not t#e diamond t#at fa+es danger, And it is t#e river- and not t#e
o+ean t#at is
in danger, And it is 'o!- and not 6od in 'o!- *#o meets *it# danger, $o no* 'o!
t#ink it o!t for
'o!rselves, )f 'o! *ant to save 'o!rselves- 'o! *ill #ave to lose 6od, And if 'o!
*ant to 9nd 6od-
'o! *ill #ave to lose 'o!rselves,
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 E0 Os#o
One nig#t someone asked ;es!s- /.#at s#o!ld ) do so t#at ) 9nd t#is 6od 'o!
al*a's talk a1o!t0/
;es!s said- /Ho! don5t #ave to do a t#ing e3+e%t t#at 'o! lose 'o!rself, Don5t save
'o!rself,/ T#e
man said- /.#at are 'o! talking a1o!t0 .#at *ill ) gain if ) lose m'self0/ And ;es!s
ans*ered- /He
*#o loses 9nds #imself- and #e *#o saves- loses #imself forever,/
Ho! +an ask if 'o! #ave an' more to ask,
)t is 1eing asked@ Ho* is it t#at *#en t#e k!ndalini 1egins to a*aken t#ere a%%ear
im%ediments in
its *a' and t#at its <o* is 1lo+ked0 .#at is t#e reason for it0 And *#at +an *e do
to make it move
again0
T#ere are not man' reasons 1!t one, )t is t#at *e do not invoke it- %rovoke it *it# all
o!r *ill and
mig#t- and t#at *e do not 1ring in all o!r energ' into a*akening it, O!r eForts are
al*a's fragmentar'
and in+om%lete8 t#e' are never total, .#atsoever *e do- *e do it #alfJ#eartedl',
>ot#ing *e do
totall', And t#is is t#e o1str!+tion8 t#ere is no ot#er o1str!+tion t#an t#is, And t#ere
*ill 1e no
o1str!+tions *#atsoever- if *e do t#ings totall', 4!t all t#ro!g# o!r lives *e #ave
gotten into t#e
#a1it of going onl' #alf t#e *a' t#ro!g#- *e never go t#e *#ole *a', Even if *e
love- *e do it
#alf#eartedl'8 *e love a %erson and *e also #ate #im, )t so!nds strange t#at *e
#ate t#e ver'
%erson *e love, .e love a %erson- *e *ant to live for #is sake- and at times *e also
t#ink of
m!rdering #im, )t is diG+!lt to 9nd a lover *#o #as not t#o!g#t of #is 1eloved 1eing
dead,
O!r life is s!+# t#at it is al*a's divided- al*a's #alfJandJ#alf, And t#e t*o #alves are
al*a's %!lling
in o%%osite dire+tions, :nlike o!r t*o legs- t#e rig#t and left- *#i+# move for*ard in
t#e same
dire+tion- t#e t*o #alves of o!r divided mind move in o%%osite dire+tions, And t#at
is *#at +a!ses
!s tension and +on<i+t, .#at is t#is restlessness of o!r lives- 1!t t#at *e are al*a's
#alf and #alf "
s%lit- fragmentar' and l!ke*arm0
A 'o!ng man +ame to me and said t#at for t*ent' 'ears #e #ad 1een t#inking of
+ommitting s!i+ide,
) told #im- /&adman- *#' don5t 'o! do it t#en0 T*ent' 'ears is a long time, .#en
are 'o! going to
+ommit s!i+ide if 'o! #ave 1een t#inking of it for t*ent' long 'ears0 Ho! are going
to die an'*a',
.ill 'o! +ommit s!i+ide after 'o! are dead0/ T#e 'o!ng man *as startled and #e
said- /.#at
are 'o! sa'ing0 ) +ame to 'o! *it# t#e #o%e t#at 'o! *ill %ers!ade me not to do it,/
) t#en said-
/>eed ) %ers!ade 'o!- *#en 'o! did not do it for t*ent' 'ears0/ His ans*er *as-
/.#osoever ) met
%ers!aded me not to +ommit s!i+ide,/
/)t is 1e+a!se of t#ese %ers!aders-/ ) told #im- /t#at 'o! are neit#er living nor dead,
Ho! are 7!st #alf
and #alf, Ho! s#o!ld eit#er live or die8 don5t do 1ot# t#ings toget#er, )f 'o! *ant to
live t#en give !%
t#e t#o!g#t of s!i+ide and 1egin to live f!ll', And if 'o! *ant to die t#en give !% t#e
t#o!g#t of living
and die *#oll',/
T#e 'o!ng man sta'ed *it# me for t*o or t#ree da's, And ever' da' ) told #im t#is8
/>o* don5t t#ink
of living, )f 'o! #ave t#o!g#t of d'ing for t*ent' 'ears- it is 1etter 'o! no* die,/ T#e
t#ird da' #e told
me- /.#' do 'o! sa' it0 Please don5t, ) *ant to live,/ $o ) said- /)t is not ) *#o ask
'o! to die, )t is
'o! *#o said t#at 'o! #ave *anted for t*ent' 'ears to end 'o!r life,/
>o* it is a matter *ort# +onsidering, )f a %erson t#inks of s!i+ide for t*ent' 'ears
and 'et does not
die t#en o1vio!sl' #e is not living eit#er, Ho* +an #e live *#o +onstantl' t#inks of
d'ing0 .e are
#alf and #alf, And t#is #a1it of 1eing #alf and #alf %ermeates o!r entire life, .e are
neit#er a1le
to 1e+ome a f!ll friend to someone nor a *#ole enem' to anot#er, .e are not a1le
to 1e an't#ing
totall', 4!t t#e *onder is t#at it is m!+# more 7o'f!l to 1e a f!ll foe t#an to 1e a #alf
friend,
)n realit'- it is 1lissf!l to 1e an't#ing totall'- 1e+a!se *#enever 'o!r total 1eing is
involved- all t#e
latent energies of 'o!r 1od' gat#er toget#er and +o o%erate *it# 'o!, And
*#enever 'o! are divided
and s%lit- 'o! are in +on<i+t and 'o! 9g#t *it#in 'o!rself,
>o* if t#e a*akening of k!ndalini is im%eded in its *a'- it onl' means t#at on t#e
one #and 'o! *ant
to a*aken it and on t#e ot#er 'o! are afraid of its a*akening, Ho! are going to t#e
tem%le and at t#e
same time 'o! don5t #ave t#e +o!rage to enter it, Ho! are doing 1ot# toget#er, Ho!
are %re%aring for
meditation and at t#e same time 'o! don5t gat#er +o!rage to 7!m% into it, Ho! *ant
to s*im in t#e
river- 'o! #ave rea+#ed t#e river 1ank- and 'et 'o! are standing on t#e edge of t#e
1ank t#inking
*#at to do, Ho! *ant to s*im and 'et 'o! don5t *ant to enter t#e *ater, )t is as if
'o! *ant to s*im
inside 'o!r living room- as if 'o! *ant to *ork 'o!r #ands and feet l'ing on a
+!s#ioned sofa and
#ave t#e 7o' of s*imming, >o- 'o! +annot en7o' s*imming l'ing on a +omforta1le
sofa in 'o!r living
room, T#is is 7!st st!%id, T#e real 7o' of s*imming is inse%ara1l' linked *it# danger,
)f t#ere is #alfJ#eartedness- it *ill o1str!+t t#e k!ndalini in man' *a's, T#at is *#'
man' friends *ill
feel t#at t#ings #ave +ome to a standstill,
)f t#e k!ndalini +omes to a standstill t#en remem1er onl' one t#ing,,, and don5t 9nd
e3+!ses to 7!stif'
it, .e 9nd all kinds of e3+!ses@ t#at karmas of %ast lives are +oming in t#e *a'- t#at
t#e stars are
not favora1le- t#at its time #as not +ome, >one of t#ese t#ings t#at *e are *ont to
t#ink are +orre+t,
Onl' one t#ing is +orre+t@ t#at 'o! are not doing 'o!r 1est to a*aken it, )f t#ere is
an' o1str!+tion
an'*#ere t#en t#ink t#at 'o! are not taking a f!ll 7!m%- and t#en 7!m% *it# f!ll
for+e, 4ring all 'o!r
energ' to it and let go of 'o!rself totall', T#en t#e k!ndalini *ill not 1e 1lo+ked at
an' of t#e +enters,
T#e tr!t# is t#at k!ndalini +an +om%lete its *#ole 7o!rne' in a moment8 and it +an
take even 'ears,
)t is all a matter of +ommitment " *#et#er it is total or fragmentar', )f o!r *ill- o!r
mind is total- t#e
*#ole t#ing +an #a%%en rig#t no*- t#is ver' moment,
)f t#e k!ndalini is im%eded an'*#ere it onl' means t#at 'o! #ave not invested 'o!r
*#ole energ'
into 'o!r eForts, $o +oo%erate *it# it f!ll'- and 1ring all 'o!r energ' to it, T#ere is
in9nite energ'
stored *it#in ea+# one of !s- 1!t *e #ave never e3erted o!rselves in an't#ing in a
1ig *a', .e
al*a's live on t#e %eri%#er' of life- *e never dig dee% into it, >ever #ave *e
invoked and +alled o!r
roots- t#e roots of o!r 1eing8 *e #ave never %rovoked t#em- and t#at is *#' t#ere
are o1str!+tions,
And remem1er- t#ere is no ot#er reason t#an t#is,
L!estion 2
A BR)E>D A$$@ .E ARE 4OR> .)TH H:>6ER- $?EEP A>D TH)R$T- 4:T >OT .)TH
THE
TH)R$T BOR 6OD, .HH0
)t *ill 1e !sef!l to !nderstand t#is t#ing, T#e t#irst for 6od- too- +omes *it# o!r
1irt#- 1!t it takes
long to kno* it, C#ildren- for e3am%le- are 1orn *it# se3- 1!t it takes t#em fo!rteen
'ears to kno*
it, Desire for se3 +omes *it# t#eir 1irt#- 1!t it takes t#em fo!rteen to 9fteen 'ears
to re+ogni=e it,
And *#' does it take so m!+# time0 T#e desire- t#e t#irst is t#ere *it#in 'o!- 1!t
t#e 1od' is not
%re%ared for it, T#e 1od' takes fo!rteen 'ears to gro* and mat!re for se3- and t#en
t#e desire is
a*akened, :ntil t#en it is in a latent state,
T#e t#irst for 6od- too- +omes *it# 1irt#- 1!t t#e 1od' is not ri%e and read', And as
soon as t#e
1od' is %re%ared t#e t#irst is aro!sed, T#e k!ndalini %rovides t#at gro*t#- t#at
mat!rit', 4!t 'o! +an
ask *#' it does not #a%%en 1' itself, )t does #a%%en sometimes on its o*n- 1!t t#is
t#ing needs to
1e !nder stood +aref!ll',
)n t#e evol!tion of mankind +ertain t#ings #a%%en 9rst to individ!als and t#en to
gro!%s, Bor instan+e-
if 'o! go t#ro!g# t#e *#ole of t#e Aedas t#en it does not seem t#at t#ere *as an'
a*areness
of fragran+e or smell d!ring t#e times of t#e Aedas, )n all t#e s+ri%t!res of t#e *orld
t#at are
+ontem%orar' *it# t#e Rigveda- t#ere is no mention of t#e sense of smell an'*#ere,
Blo*ers are of
+o!rse mentioned- 1!t not fragran+e, T#ose *#o kno* sa' t#at !ntil t#e times of
t#e Rigveda man5s
sense of smell #ad not a*akened, $!1se2!entl' it a*oke in t#e +ase of a fe*
individ!als, Even
toda'- smell does not #ave an' meaning for man' %eo%le8 onl' for a fe* %ersons it
#as meaning, )n
fa+t t#e sense of smell #as 'et to a*aken f!ll' in all %eo%le, T#e more develo%ed
+omm!nities #ave
more of it- and t#e less develo%ed ones #ave m!+# less of it, T#ere still e3ist a fe*
tri1es on t#is
eart# *#o #ave no *ord for fragran+e in t#eir lang!ages, $o t#e sense of smell 9rst
+ame to a fe*
individ!als and grad!all' gre* and 1e+ame %art of t#e +olle+tive mind,
?ike t#e sense of smell- man' ot#er t#ings +ame into man5s a*areness onl'
grad!all', T#e' did not
e3ist in t#e %ast, &an5s a*areness of +olor makes an astonis#ing stor', Aristotle in
#is 1ooks #as
talked of onl' t#ree +olors, :ntil t#e time of Aristotle- %eo%le in 6ree+e #ad 1een
a*are of onl' t#ree
+olors8 t#e' did not kno* of an' ot#er +olors, )t *as over a long %eriod of time and
ver' grad!all'
t#at some ot#er +olors 1e+ame visi1le to t#em, And don5t t#ink t#at even toda'
t#ere are onl' as
man' +olors as are seen 1' o!r e'es, T#ere are man' more t#an t#ese- 1!t *e #ave
'et to 1e a*are
of t#em, O!r sensitivit' is not t#at develo%ed 'et, T#at is *#' sometimes !nder t#e
in<!en+e of ?$D
or mes+aline or #as#is# or mari7!ana- some ne* +olors 1e+ome visi1le to o!r e'es-
*#i+# *e #ad
never seen 1efore, And +olors are legion, 4!t it is onl' grad!all' and over a long
s%an of time t#at
*e 1e+ome sensitive to t#em,
Even toda'- t#ere are an' n!m1er of %eo%le in t#e *orld *#o are +olor1lind- *#o
#ave no sense
of +olor, )f t#ere are a t#o!sand %ersons sitting #ere- at least 9ft' of t#em s#o!ld 1e
1lind to one
+olor or anot#er- alt#o!g# t#e' t#emselves ma' not 1e a*are of it, And a fe*
%ersons ma' 1e s!+#
as +annot disting!is# 1et*een t#e green and t#e 'ello*, ?eave aside ordinar'
%eo%le- even some
great and disting!is#ed %ersons #ave 1een fo!nd to 1e +olor1lind,
A man like 4ernard $#a* +o!ld not tell t#e green +olor from t#e 'ello*, And !ntil t#e
age of si3t' #e
did not kno* t#at #e +o!ld not disting!is# 1et*een green and 'ello* +olors, He
+ame to kno* of it
on #is si3tiet# 1irt# anniversar' *#en someone %resented #im a s!it of +lot#es as a
1irt#da' gift, )t
*as green in +olor- 1!t t#e s!it la+ked one t#ing " a tie, T#e friend #ad forgotten to
1!' a tie along
*it# t#e s!it, $o $#a* *ent to t#e market to 1!' a tie mat+#ing t#e s!it- and #e
asked for a tie *it#
'ello* +olor, T#e s#o%kee%er %olitel' said t#at a 'ello* tie *ill not mat+# *it# a
green s!it, $#a*
*as s!r%rised to #ear it and insisted t#at t#e +olor of t#e tie and t#e s!it *as t#e
same, )t *as no*
t#e t!rn of t#e s#o%kee%er to 1e am!sed- and #e asked- /Ho* are t#e' t#e same
+olor- sir0 Are 'o!
kidding0/ for #e kne* t#at $#a* *as ver' good at 7okes, He said- /)t is 7!st a 7oke
%er#a%s t#at 'o!
sa' t#at t#e s!it and t#e tie #ave t#e same +olor, T#e' don5t8 t#e tie is 'ello* *#ile
t#e s!it is green,/
4!t still $#a* insisted and in2!ired +!rio!sl' *#at t#e 'ello* +olor *as,
)t *as t#en t#at 4ernard $#a* #ad #is e'es e3amined and t#e do+tor +on9rmed t#at
#e *as 1lind to
t#e +olor 'ello*,
T#ere *as a time *#en 'ello* *as not visi1le to #!man e'es, T#is is t#e latest
addition to t#e list of
+olors kno*n to man, $ome ot#er +olors are ne*- too,
&!si+ does not #ave meaning for ever'1od', )t #as meaning for onl' a fe* %ersons,
And onl' a fe*
%ersons a%%re+iate its n!an+es ver' dee%l', Bor t#e rest it is not#ing more t#an
so!nd and noise
" signif' ing not#ing, T#eir a*areness and a%%re+iation of m!si+al notes #as 'et to
develo% and
dee%en, )n fa+t- !% to no* m!si+ #as not 1een t#e +olle+tive e3%erien+e of mankind,
$o far as 6od is +on+erned- #e is a ver' ver' distant e3%erien+e *#o trans+ends all
senses- *#o
is 1e'ond all senses, He is t#e !ltimate e3%erien+e8 t#ere is not#ing 1e'ond #im,
T#at is *#' ver'
fe* 1e+ome a*akened- t#o!g# t#e %otentialit' to 1e a*akened lies *it#in
ever'1od' and it +omes
to #im *it# 1irt#,
4!t *#enever a %erson in o!r midst is a*akened- #is a*akening- too- 1e+omes a
fa+tor for stirring
t#e latent t#irst for 6od in man' %eo%le, .#enever a man like ris#na rises in o!r
midst- #is ver'
sig#t- #is ver' %resen+e 1egins to a*aken in !s *#at #as 1een aslee% so long,
T#e t#irst- t#e #!nger for 6od is *it# ea+# one of !s- and it +omes *it# o!r 1irt#,
4!t it is not
allo*ed to a*aken- it is s!%%ressed, And t#ere are man' reasons for it, T#e most
im%ortant among
t#em is t#at t#e #!ge +ro*ds t#at s!rro!nd !s- t#e vast masses of %eo%le among
*#om *e live
are +om%letel' devoid of t#at t#irst, T#at is *#' *#en t#is t#irst 1egins to rise in
someone- #e
immediatel' s!%%resses it- 1e+a!se it seems to 1e a kind of madness to #im, )n a
*orld *#ere
%eo%le all aro!nd 'o! are 9lled *it# t#e #!nger for mone' and t#e #!nger for fame-
t#e #!nger for
religion looks like madness, And it makes %eo%le all aro!nd s!s%i+io!s a1o!t t#e
man #!ngering
for religion- t#e' t#ink #e is going o!t of #is mind, $o man s!%%resses #imself, T#is
#!nger is not
allo*ed to rise- it is s!%%ressed from all sides,
T#e *orld *e #ave +reated #as no %la+e for 6od- and *e are res%onsi1le for it,
4e+a!seas )
said- it is dangero!s to allo* 6od to #ave a %la+e- so *e don5t give #im an' 2!arter,
T#e *ife is
afraid lest 6od s#o!ld enter #er #!s1and5s life- 1e+a!se *it# #is +oming t#e *ife
ma' disa%%ear-
s#e ma' 1e+ome meaningless for #im, T#e #!s1and is afraid in t#e same *a' t#at if
6od +ame into
t#e life of #is *ife- #is o*n %la+e as #er verita1le 6od " t#e s!1stit!te 6od " *o!ld
1e in 7eo%ard',
T#e s!1stit!te 6od *o!ld 1e no*#ere, T#at is *#' *e #ave allo*ed no room for
6od in t#e *orld
*e #ave made- 1e+a!se 6od *o!ld 1e a dist!r1ing fa+tor #ere, )f #e +omes- #e *ill
dist!r1- #e is
1o!nd to dist!r1 somet#ing or t#e ot#er8 #e *ill !%set man' t#ings, Here slee% *ill
1e gone8 t#ere
somet#ing else *ill #a%%en- and else*#ere +ertain t#ings *ill #ave to 1e +#anged,
.e *ill +ease to
1e *#at *e are, T#at is *#' *e #ave ke%t 6od o!t of o!r *orld,
4!t 7!st in +ase t#e t#irst for 6od arises 1' +#an+e " to *ard oF t#at danger " *e
#ave +reated false
gods- stone idols- in o!r #o!ses- and *e *ors#i% t#em- so t#at t#e t#irst is not
dire+ted to*ard t#e
real 6od, .e #ave s!1stit!te gods all over, T#is re%resents man5s *orst +!nning and
#is greatest
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 EE Os#o
+ons%ira+' against 6od ever, T#ese manJmade gods s'm1oli=e t#e most formida1le
+ons%ira+'
against religion and 6od t#at *as ever #at+#ed, And it is on a++o!nt of t#is t#at
man5s t#irst for
6od is not allo*ed to 1e t!rned into a 2!est for 6od " instead it gets lost aro!nd
tem%les and
mos2!es *#i+# #ave not#ing *ort#*#ile, And *#en man 9nds not#ing in tem%les
and mos2!es- #e
is disa%%ointed and it seems to #im t#at #is o*n #ome is 1etter t#an t#em, He t#en
sa's- /.#at
is t#ere in tem%les and mos2!es0/ $o #e ret!rns #ome after visiting t#em, He does
not kno* t#at
tem%les and mos2!es are inventions of great +!nning and de+e%tion,
) #ave #eard t#at of an evening t#e devil ret!rned #ome de7e+ted and de%ressed
and said to #is
*ife- /) #ave 1een rendered a1sol!tel' 7o1less8 ) #ave no* not#ing in #and to do,/
His *ife *as taken
a1a+k- as all *ives are *#en t#eir #!s1ands go o!t of 7o1s- and s#e asked- /Ho! are
7o1less0 Ho*
+o!ld it 1e0 Ho* +o!ld 'o!- of all %eo%le- lose 'o!r 7o10 )t is 7!st im%ossi1le-
1e+a!se 'o!r 7o1 is
eternal, T#e *ork of +orr!%ting %eo%le *ill go on forever, )t is s!+# t#at it +an never
+ome to an
end, Ho* +ome 'o! lost it0 .#at is it t#at made 'o! 7o1less0/ T#e devil said- /)
#ave 1een rendered
7o1less in a ver' *eird *a', &' 7o1 #as 1een taken over 1' t#e tem%les and
mos2!es- 1' t#e %riests
and %!ndits, ) am not needed at all, .#at else did ) do e3+e%t to de<e+t %eo%le from
t#e %at# t#at
goes to 6od0 >o* no one *alks on t#at %at#8 tem%les and mos2!es are t#ere to
de<e+t t#em from
it, $o ) don5t get t#e o%%ort!nit' to lead t#em astra' as ) !sed to do for so long,/
T#e t#irst for 6od is t#ere as ever, 4!t *e 1egin to ed!+ate %eo%le a1o!t 6od from
t#eir earl'
+#ild#ood and t#at is *#at #arms, 4efore a+t!all' kno*ing 6od- an ill!sion is
+reated t#at *e kno*
#im, $o ever'one t#inks #e kno*s 6od, 4efore t#e t#irst is a*akened *e are made
to drink *ater-
and t#is +reates 1oredom and fear, )t is 1e+a!se of o!r *rong tea+#ings t#at *e
develo% a distaste
for 6od8 *e lose all interest in #im, .e st!F o!r #eads so 1adl' *it# t#e 6ita- t#e
oran and t#e
4i1le- *e +ram o!r minds so #eavil' *it# t#e sa'ings of t#e saints and ma#atmas-
t#at it 1e+omes
na!seating and *e *ant to get rid of it sooner t#an later, $o t#e 2!estion of
rea+#ing to 6od does
not arise,
O!r *#ole so+ial set !%- o!r entire s'stem is anti 6od, And t#at is *#' t#e t#irst for
6od is so
diG+!lt to arise, And even *#en it arises- t#e %erson +on+erned a%%ears to !s to 1e
+ra='8 #e is
immediatel' t#o!g#t to 1e a mental +ase, )t is so 1e+a!se #e is no* so diFerent
from t#e rest of !s,
He 1egins to live in a diFerent *a'8 even #is *a' of 1reat#ing +#anges- #is *#ole
lifest'le +#anges,
)t is a sea +#ange, He +eases to 1e one of !s8 #e 1e+omes a stranger to !s,
T#e *orld *e #ave 1!ilt is anti 6od, And it is a solid +ons%ira+' against 6od, And *e
#ave
s!++eeded so far- and +ontin!e to s!++eed to t#is da', .e #ave t#ro*n o!t 6od- *e
#ave o!sted
#im +om%letel', And t#e iron' is t#at *e #ave o!sted #im from #is o*n *orld, And
*e #ave raised
a 1arri+ade *#i+# #as no o%ening from *#i+# 6od +an reJenter o!r *orld, $o #o*
+an t#e t#irst
arise0
T#o!g# t#e t#irst does not arise- t#o!g# it is not even kno*n- 'et a kind of inner
restlessness- an
!nder+!rrent of agon' %!rs!es !s t#ro!g#o!t o!r lives, One a+#ieves fame- and 'et
#e feels an
em%tiness inside, One amasses *ealt#- and 'et #e is missing somet#ing- somet#ing
still remains
!nattained, One 9nds love- and 'et it seems t#at somet#ing remains to 1e fo!nd- #e
remains
!nf!l9lled, .#at is t#at somet#ing *#i+# seems to 1e missing ever' time one
attains s!++ess in
life0
T#at is an inner t#irst *#i+# *e #ave s!% %ressed- *#i+# *e #ave not allo*ed to
rise- to gro* and
to 1e sated, T#at t#irst raises its #ead ever' no* and t#en8 it t!rns into a 2!estion
mark on ever'
%at# *e tread, And it sa's to !s- /Ho! a+#ieved so m!+# fame- and 'et 'o! a+#ieved
not#ing8 'o!
a+#ieved ever't#ing and 'et 'o! are em%t',/ T#at t#irst a+#es and #!rts !s- t#at
t#irst dist!r1s and
torments !s from ever' vantage %oint in o!r lives, 4!t *e den' it and 1!s'
o!rselves in o!r *ork
*it# greater vigor so t#at its still small voi+e is not #eard,
T#at is *#' one *#o is engaged in making mone' goes #eadlong into it- and one
r!nning after fame
1egins to r!n at a gallo%, T#e' %l!g t#eir ears so t#at t#e' don5t #ave to #ear t#at
t#e' #ave fo!nd
not#ing in t#e %!rs!it of t#eir am1itions, .e do ever't#ing in o!r %o*er to %revent
t#e t#irst from
arising, Ot#er*ise a da' *ill +ome *#en +#ildren in t#is *orld *ill 1e 1orn *it# t#e
t#irst for 6od as
t#e' are 1orn *it# H!nger- t#irst and se3, $!+# a *orld +an 1e +reated- and it is
*ort# +reating, 4!t
*#o is going to do it0
)t is onl' a n!m1er of %eo%le seeking 6od *#o +an +reate s!+# a *orld, 4!t to do so
it is ne+essar'
t#at all t#e +ons%ira+' against 6od- as is evident !% to no*- is foiled and defeated,
T#ere is t#irst indeed- 1!t man +an devise arti9+ial means to s!%%ress it, Bor
t#o!sands of 'ears in
C#ina- *omen *ere made to *ear s#oes of steel so t#at t#eir feet +o!ld 1e as small
as %ossi1le,
$mall feet *ere +onsidered to 1e a s'm1ol of 1ea!t', T#e smaller t#e feet- t#e
#ig#er t#e rating
of t#e girl5s famil'5s stat!s, $o t#eir feet remained so small t#at *omen +o!ld #ardl'
*alk, .#ile
t#eir 1odies gre* t#eir feet remained st!nted and small, T#e' +o!ld not *alk, And
t#e *omen *#o
+o!ld not *alk *ere +alled ladies 1elonging to ro'al families, T#e %oor man5s *ife
+o!ld not aFord
it- 1e+a!se s#e needed to #ave large feet so t#at s#e +o!ld *alk and *ork, Onl'
aristo+rati+ *omen
+o!ld do *it#o!t *alking8 t#e' *alked *it# t#e #el% of ot#ers, Alt#o!g# t#e' *ere
+ri%%les " it *as
not#ing s#ort of t#e state of a +ri%%le " t#e' *ere t#o!g#t to 1e smart and 1ea!tif!l,
)n toda'5s C#ina
no *oman *ill a++e%t it, $#e *ill sa' t#e' *ere an insane %eo%le *#o a++e%ted it,
4!t t#e +!stom
lasted for t#o!sands of 'ears,
.#en a t#ing 1e+omes fas#iona1le and %o%!lar- it is diG+!lt to see t#ro!g# its
st!%idit', .#en
t#o!sands of %eo%le follo* it- *#en a *#ole +ro*d is 1e#ind it- 'o! don5t 7!dge it-
eval!ate it, .#en
a *#ole so+iet' *as making its *omen *ear steel s#oes- all t#e *omen took to it,
And if someone
did not +onform to t#e %ra+ti+e s#e *as +ondemned as a mad *oman- s#e *as
looked do*n !%on
as a %oor and degraded *oman, $#e *o!ld not get a good and #andsome #!s1and8
s#e *o!ld not
1e married into a *ellJtoJdo famil', A *oman *it# large feet *as +onsidered v!lgar-
!ned!+ated and
!n+!lt!red, )t *as t#o!g#t t#at onl' %easant *omen #ad large feet8 t#e feet of t#e
elite #ad to 1e
small, T#is +on+e%t #ad +ri%%led t#e *omen of C#ina for t#o!sands of 'ears- and
t#e' #ad no idea
t#at it *as s#eer madness to *ear steel s#oes8 1!t t#e %ra+ti+e end!red long, And
onl' *#en it *as
a1olis#ed +o!ld t#e' see t#ro!g# its madness,
)n t#e same *a'- so far as 6od is +on+erned- t#e mind of t#e *#ole of #!manit' #as
1een %erverted-
+ri%%led, &an5s t#irst for 6od- #is t#irst to rea+# #im #as 1een destro'ed in ever'
*a'8 it is not
allo*ed to arise at all, And even if it arises- s!1stit!te gods are invented and *e are
told t#at if *e
*ant 6od *e s#o!ld go to t#e tem%le- *e s#o!ld read t#e 6ita- t#e oran and t#e
4i1le- and *e
*ill 9nd #im, )n realit'- not#ing is fo!nd in s+ri%t!res e3+e%t *ords- and not#ing is
fo!nd in tem%les
e3+e%t i+ons of ro+k, And t#en man t#inks t#at %er#a%s #is t#irst itself *as false,
And t#en t#is t#irst is s!+# t#at it +omes and goes, 4' t#e time 'o! rea+# t#e
tem%le it is gone,
4' t#e time 'o! read t#e 6ita- it #as disa%%eared, $lo*l' slo*l' it is in#i1ited and
enervated, And
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 EI Os#o
!ltimatel' it dies *#en it is not allo*ed to 1e satis9ed and sated, Event!all' it
*it#ers a*a', )t is like
%#'si+al #!nger, )f 'o! go on a fast for t#ree da's 'o! *ill e3%erien+e a+!te #!nger
on t#e 9rst da'
of t#e fast, T#e #!nger *ill 1e more a+!te on t#e se+ond da'- and t#e most a+!te
on t#e t#ird, 4!t
on t#e fo!rt# da'- if 'o! +ontin!e to fast- t#e #!nger *ill 1egin to de+line and it *ill
1e less a+!te on
t#e 9ft# da', On t#e si3t# it *ill 1e m!+# less, And after 9fteen da's t#e #!nger *ill
+ease to 1e,
And if 'o! fast for a *#ole mont#- 'o! *ill no more kno* *#at #!nger is, Ho! *ill
gro* *eaker and
*eaker- 'o! *ill 1e in+reasingl' ema+iated- and da' 1' da' 'o! *ill lose *eig#t as
'o! *ill +ons!me
'o!r o*n <es# to s!rvive- 1!t #!nger *ill disa%%ear +om%letel', 4e+a!se if #!nger
is not allo*ed -
to 1e satiated for a *#ole mont#- it *ill 1e dead for s!re,
) #ave #eard,,, T#ere is a s#ort stor' 1' afka, He *rites t#at t#ere is a +ir+!s *it#
diFerent t'%es
of %erformers and an' variet' of games and a+ro1ati+s and entertainments, T#e
o*ner of t#e +ir+!s
#as engaged among t#e tro!%e of %erformers a %erson *#o is ade%t in fasting, T#is
man %resents
#is s#o*s on fasting- and #e #as a #!t to #imself, Peo%le visit t#e +ir+!s to *at+#
man' t#ings " like
feats of trained animals- strange and *ild animals " and t#e' also +ome to *at+#
t#is fasting man-
*#o is an o17e+t of great attra+tion, He +an live *it#o!t food for mont#s, On+e #e
*ent *it#o!t food
for a f!ll t#ree mont#s at a stret+#, $o %eo%le +ome to *at+# #im too, 4!t t#ere is a
limit to it,
)t #a%%ens t#at in a +ertain to*n t#e +ir+!s tarries on for si3 or seven mont#s,
$%e+tators +ome to
*at+# t#e man on #is fast for a fortnig#t or a mont#- 1!t t#en t#eir interest *ears
a*a', T#at is *#'
it is said t#at s#o*men and saints s#o!ld reg!larl' +#ange t#eir %la+es, )f t#e' sta'
in one %la+e
for long- t#e' *ill 1e in diG+!lt', Ho* long *ill %eo%le stand t#em0 $o it is 9tting
t#at t#e' go from
one to*n to anot#er after ever' t*o or t#ree da's, .#en t#e' visit a ne* to*n-
%eo%le <o+k to t#em
again, )n anot#er to*n t#e' are again ver' entertaining,
T#e +ir+!s of afka5s stor' sta's too long in t#at to*n- and as a res!lt visitors sto%
+oming to t#e
fasting %erformer, T#e' forget #is #!t +om%letel', And t#e man is so ema+iated
t#ro!g# long fasting
t#at #e +annot go to t#e manager and inform #im a1o!t #is sit!ation, He is so *eak
t#at #e +annot
even rise from #is 1ed- so #e kee%s on l'ing and l'ing t#ere, And as t#e +ir+!s is
ver' 1ig- #e is
a+t!all' forgotten,
After a la%se of fo!r or 9ve mont#s someone s!ddenl' remem1ers #im one 9ne
morning and makes
in2!iries a1o!t #im, >o* t#e manager 1e+omes an3io!s- lest t#e fasting man mig#t
1e dead, He
r!s#es to #is #!t- 1!t is %ained to 9nd no one t#ere e3+e%t t#e 1!ndle of #a' on
*#i+# #e la', T#ere
is no tra+e of t#e man #imself, .#en t#e manager +alls o!t #is name- t#ere is no
ans*er from #im,
He is so *orn o!t t#at #e +annot s%eak, T#en t#e manager removes t#e grass 1ed
and #e is ag#ast
to see t#e fasting man red!+ed to a 1are skeleton, 4!t #is e'es are safe and alive,
T#e manager sa's to #im- /&' friend- ) sin+erel' a%ologi=e for forgetting 'o!- 1!t
are not 'o! e2!all'
+ra='0 )f %eo%le #ad +eased to visit 'o!- 'o! s#o!ld #ave res!med eating,/ T#e man
re%lies- /4!t
no* m' #a1it of eating is dead8 it is 9nis#ed, ) don5t feel #!ngr' at all, And ) am no
longer a
%erformer8 ) am tra%%ed in t#e %erforman+e itself8 ) am a #el%less %risoner in its
#ands, ) am no
longer %la'Ja+ting- 1!t reall' don5t #ave an' #!nger, )n fa+t- no* ) don5t kno* *#at
#!nger is-
1e+a!se *#at t#e' +all #!nger no longer #a%%ens to me,/
.#at #as #a%%ened to t#is man0 )f 'o! go on a long and %rotra+ted fast
met#odi+all'- #!nger *ill
s!rel' die and disa%%ear, $o *e don5t allo* o!r #!nger for 6od to a*aken- 1e+a!se
6od is t#e
most dist!r1ing fa+tor in o!r life, >ot#ing in t#e *orld +an 1e more dist!r1ing t#an
#im, T#at is *#'
*e #ave taken all %re+a!tions against #im- and made all arrangements to kee% #im
a*a', .e #ave
1lo+ked #is *a' from all sides and in a ver' %lanned manner- so t#at #e does not
enter o!r *orld
even s!rre%titio!sl',
>evert#eless- ever' %erson is 1orn *it# t#irst for 6od, And if it is given o%%ort!nit'
and fa+ilities to
a*aken- all ot#er t#irsts " like t#e t#irst for ri+#es and t#e t#irst for fame " *ill 7!st
disa%%ear, T#en
no t#irst ot#er t#an t#e one for 6od *ill e3ist, All of t#em +annot go #andJinJ#and,
$o in order to
save t#ese ot#er t#irsts " t#irst for ri+#es- t#irst for %o*er and %restige- t#irst for
se3 " *e #ave to
*it##old and s!%%ress o!r t#irst for 6od, 4e+a!se if t#e divine t#irst arises and
#olds t#e stage- it
*ill 9rst eliminate and t#en assimilate in itself all ot#er t#irsts- and *ill singl' #old
t#e stage, 6od
is ver' 7ealo!s, .#en #e a%%ears- #e #olds t#e stage alone- all 1' #imself, T#en #e
*ill not allo*
ot#ers to fool aro!nd #im, .#en #e +#ooses to make 'o! #is a1ode- #is tem%le- all
%ett' gods
and goddesses *ill #ave to leave8 t#e' +annot live t#ere an' longer, As 'o! see an'
n!m1er of
t#em ent#roned in t#e tem%les " monke' god Han!man is t#ere and so are man'
ot#er gods and
goddesses8 all of t#em *ill vanis#, 6od *ill not allo* t#em to live t#ere an' more,
.#en 6od *ill
+ome- #e *ill t!rn o!t one and all, He alone *ill sit on t#e t#rone, He is ver'- ver'
7ealo!s,
L!estion 3
A BR)E>D HA$ A$ED@ )$ >OT .HAT A> )>D)A)D:A? DOE$ REA??H DO>E 4H 6OD
H)&$E?B0
T#is is a rig#t 2!estion, $o long as an individ!al does a t#ing it is not done 1' 6od,
$o long as an
individ!al feels t#at #e is doing- it is not 6od5s doing, T#e da' t#e individ!al kno*s
t#at #e is no
more- #e is not t#e doer- it is 7!st #a%%ening- #is a+tion 1e+omes 6od5s a+tion8 it
1elongs to 6od,
4!t it does not 1e+ome 6od5s a+tion as long as an individ!al t#inks t#at it is #e *#o
is doing, T#e
da' doing t!rns into a #a%%ening- t#e da' t#e individ!al reall' e3%erien+es it as a
#a%%ening- 6od
takes over8 t#en #e does ever't#ing t#ro!g# t#e individ!al, )f 'o! ask t#e *inds-
/Are 'o! 1lo*ing0/
t#e' *ill sa'- />o- *e are 1eing 1lo*n,/ )f 'o! ask t#e trees- /Are 'o! gro*ing0/
t#e' *ill sa'- />o-
*e are 1eing gro*n,/ )f 'o! ask t#e *aves of a sea- /Are 'o! r!s#ing to t#e s#ore0/
t#e' *ill ans*er-
/>o- *e are 1eing r!s#ed to t#e s#ore,/ T#ese are a+ts of 6od,
4!t man sa's- /) am doing,/ )t is #ere t#at #e de%arts from 6od, )t is #ere t#at #is
ego takes over
and #e is en+losed in #is ego, And it is #ere t#at man stands a%art from 6od as a
se%arate entit',
6od takes over t#e ver' da' man +omes to reali=e t#at t#e *a' t#e *inds 1lo*- t#e
sea *aves r!s#-
t#e trees gro*- t#e <o*ers 1loom- t#e stars move- #e too is 1eing moved8 t#ere is
someone *it#in
#im *#o moves and s%eaks- #e is not se%arate, T#at da'- and onl' t#at da'- 6od is
t#e doer,
)t is an ill!sion t#at *e are doers, And it is t#is ill!sion t#at makes !s !n#a%%' and
misera1le, )t is
t#is ill!sion t#at *orks as a *all 1et*een !s and 6od, And t#e da' *e +ease to 1e
doers- ali ill!sions
+ease, T#en 6od alone remains,
)n fa+t- even no* 6od alone is, )t is not t#at 1e+a!se 'o! are a doer 'o! 1e+ome it, )
don5t sa' t#is8
) don5t mean to sa' so, .#en 'o! t#ink t#at 'o! are a doer 'o! are in ill!sion, Even
no* 6od alone
is t#e doer- 1!t 'o! are not a*are of it, )t is like t#is@ tonig#t 'o! go to 1ed in >argol
and 'o! dream
in slee% t#at 'o! #ave rea+#ed Cal+!tta, Ho! #ave not rea+#ed Cal+!tta8 #o*soever
'o! dream
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 EK Os#o
a1o!t Cal+!tta 'o! are still in >argol, 4!t in dream 'o! #ave arrived in Cal+!tta- and
'o! are making
in2!iries a1o!t #o* to ret!rn to >argol- *#et#er 1' rail*a' train- or 1' air *a's or
1' *alking, Ho!
are in2!iring a1o!t t#e ro!te t#ro!g# *#i+# 'o! *o!ld ret!rn and a1o!t t#e g!ide
'o! *ill take *it#
'o!, And 'o! are looking into t#e travel ma%, And s!ddenl' 'o!r slee% is dist!r1ed
and 'o! *ake
!% to 9nd to 'o!r s!r%rise t#at 'o! #ave not gone an'*#ere- t#at 'o! are still in
>argol, And t#en
'o! don5t ask a1o!t t#e ro!tes and 'o! don5t look into t#e travel ma%s, T#en 'o!
don5t ask for t#e
g!ide, And if someone *ere to ask 'o! a1o!t 'o!r intention to leave Cal+!tta 'o!
*ill 7!st la!g# and
sa' t#at 'o! #ad not gone to Cal+!tta- 'o! #ad onl' t#o!g#t of it,
.#en a man t#inks t#at #e is a doer- #e is not a doer in realit'8 it is onl' a t#o!g#t-
an idea- a dream,
He is 7!st dreaming t#at #e is a doer, )n fa+t ever't#ing is #a%%ening, And if t#is
dream disa%%ears-
t#en *#at 'o! +all kno*ledge or enlig#tenment #a%%ens,
Even *#en 'o! sa' t#at 6od is making 'o! do a t#ing t#en also 'o! are in ill!sion-
t#e old ill!sion
+ontin!es, 4e+a!se t#en- too- 'o! remain an entit'- a se%arate entit'- and t#ere is a
distan+e
1et*een 6od and 'o!, >o* 'o! 1elieve t#at t#ere is 6od- 1!t 1esides #im 'o! are
also t#ere, >o*
'o! 1elieve t#at 6od is t#e dire+tor and 'o! are t#e doer,
>o- *#en 'o! *ill reall' *ake !% from 'o!r slee% in >argol 'o! *ill not sa' t#at 'o!
#ave no*
ret!rned from Cal+!tta8 'o! *ill sim%l' sa' 'o! #ad not 1een t#ere at all, T#e da'
'o! *ill *ake !%
from t#e sl!m1er of t#e ego- in *#i+# 'o! dream t#at 'o! are a doer- 'o! *ill not
sa' t#at 'o! do as
6od dire+ts 'o! to do, T#at da' 'o! *ill sim%l' sa'- /6od alone is- ) am not,/ Ho!
*ill sa'- /)n fa+t )
never e3isted8 it *as a dream t#at #as +ome to an end,/
And *e +an go on dreaming for +o!ntless n!m1ers of lives- in9nite n!m1ers of lives,
T#ere is no
end to dreaming, And t#e most am!sing t#ing a1o!t dreaming is t#at *#en 'o!
dream it seems to
1e a1sol!tel' tr!e, Ho! #ave dreamed an' n!m1er of times, Ho! dream ever' nig#t-
and t#e ne3t
morning 'o! +ome to reali=e t#at it *as a dream and t#at it *as false, 4!t *#en 'o!
dream again
tonig#t 'o! *ill not kno* t#at it is a dream- and t#at it is !ntr!e, Ho! *ill again
kno* t#at it is *#oll'
tr!e, And tomorro* morning 'o! *ill again sa' on *aking t#at it *as not tr!e at all,
Ho* %oor is
o!r memor'C .#at 'o! see as false in t#e morning 1e+omes tr!e on+e again in t#e
nig#t *#en 'o!
res!me dreaming, And t#e a*areness 'o! #ave in t#e morning is lost again and
again,
:ndo!1tedl' it is not a dee% a*areness- it is all s!%er9+ial, )t is not even skin dee%,
Dee% do*n
t#e old ill!sion +ontin!es to re+!r, .e kno* and !nderstand t#ings onl' s!%er9+iall',
$omeone
reads a 1ook *#i+# sa's t#at *#atever *e do is all 6od5s doing- and for a moment
#e s!%er9+iall'
!nderstands t#at #e is not t#e doer- it is all 6od5s doing, 4!t t#e old /)/ +ontin!es-
*#o no* sa's-
/) am not t#e doer,/ T#is !nderstanding *ill vanis# in a moment, 6ive #im a #ard
kno+k and #e *ill
1e *ild *it# rage s#o!ting- /Don5t 'o! kno* *#o ) am0/ He *ill forget t#at onl' a
little *#ile ago #e
#ad said- /) am not t#e doer- ) am not8 6od alone is,/ A #ard kno+k and #e *ill forget
ever't#ing, All
#is !nderstanding *ill disa%%ear in a s%lit se+ond- and more t#an on+e #e *ill 'ell at
'o!- /Ho* dare
'o! #it me0 Don5t 'o! kno* *#o ) am0/ 6od and #is talk of 6od *ill take leave of
#im- and #is /)/
*ill 1e 1a+k in its seat,
) #ave #eard t#at a monk s%ent t#irt' long 'ears in t#e Himala'as, He s%ent #is
time in great %ea+e
and solit!de- and #e forgot all a1o!t #is ego, Bor t#e ego to e3ist t#e ot#er is
ne+essar', Ho* +an
t#e ego live if t#e ot#er is not t#ere0 T#e ot#er is a m!st for t#e ego8 it +annot live
all 1' itself, .#en
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 E( Os#o
'o! look in t#e e'es of t#e ot#er *it# arrogan+e- 'o!r ego +omes alive, )f t#e ot#er
is not t#ere- *#at
*ill 'o! do *it# 'o!r sense of self im%ortan+e- *it# 'o!r arrogan+e0 Ho* *ill 'o!
make it felt0 To
*#om *ill 'o! sa'- /) am,/ To sa' it- a /'o!/ is needed " t#e ot#er, To %ro% !% an /)/-
*#i+# is false-
anot#er false entit' is needed8 it is t#e /'o!/, .it#o!t t#e ot#er t#e ego +annot
e3ist, A net*ork
of lies is needed for a single lie to live and t#rive, 4!t tr!t# stands alone8 it needs no
%ro%s *#at
soever, A lie +annot stand alone- it needs man' %ro%s- all made of lies and lies
alone, To %ro% !%
t#e lie of /)/ 'o! need so man' ot#er lies like /'o!/- /#e/ and /t#e'/, )t is onl' t#en
t#at a lie +an 1e
s!stained,
T#e monk *as alone in t#e mo!ntains *it#o!t an' ot#er, T#ere *as no /'o!/- no
/#e/- no /t#e'/ and
no /*e/, T#ere *as none to 1e +alled as s!+#, And so #e forgot #is /)/, T#irt' 'ears
is a long time,
He 1e+ame ver' still and 2!iet, $o no* %eo%le from t#e %lains 1egan to visit #im,
And t#en t#e'
made a re2!est to #im- /.e are organi=ing a fair in t#e valle' do*n t#ere and *e
re2!est 'o! to
gra+e it *it# 'o!r %resen+e, )t *ill give t#e %eo%le of t#e %lains an o%%ort!nit' to
see 'o!r #oliness-
to #ave 'o!r dars#an, T#e' +annot aFord to +ome !% to t#ese distant mo!ntains,
.e *ill 1e so
gratef!l,/ T#e monk t#o!g#t t#at sin+e #is ego #ad disa%%eared- t#ere *as no #arm
in going to t#e
%eo%le, $o #e +ame do*n to t#e valle',
T#is *a' t#e mind +#eats !s an' n!m1er of times8 it sa's no* t#e ego is gone so
t#ere is no #arm
in going 1a+k to t#e %eo%le,
T#e monk +ame do*n to t#e valle', T#e fair *as ver' large and +ro*ded, H!ndreds
of t#o!sands of
%eo%le- all !nkno*n to t#e monk- #ad t#ronged to t#e fair, T#e' did not kno* of t#e
monk- *#o #ad
gone a*a' from t#em a long time ago, He *as forgotten altoget#er, $o *#en #e
*alked t#ro!g# t#e
+ro*d- someone ste%%ed on #is toes *it# #is s#oes, >o sooner t#e s#oes trod on #is
toes t#an #e
gra11ed t#e man 1' #is ne+k and said- /Don5t 'o! kno* *#o ) am0/ T#e t#irt' 'ears
#e #ad s%ent
in t#e mo!ntains *ere lost *it#in a se+ond- as if it *as a dream t#at disa%%eared, )n
a s%lit se+ond
t#e mo!ntains- t#e %ea+e- t#e em%tiness- t#e +essation of ego and a%%earan+e of
6od *#o does
ever't#ing- all *as lost in smoke, )n a moment t#e *#ole t#ing *as *i%ed o!t as if it
did not ever
e3ist, >o* #e *as +l!t+#ing at t#e man5s ne+k and s#o!ting- /Don5t 'o! kno* *#o )
am0/
T#en all of a s!dden #e *oke !% to t#e realit' of t#e sit!ation and *as a%%alled to
see *#at #e *as
doing, He said to #imself- /) #ad all 1!t forgotten t#at ) e3isted- ) #ad lost m' ego,
Ho* +ome it is 1a+k
in its %la+e0/ And #e a%ologi=ed to t#e %eo%le and said- />o* let me go,/ .#en t#e
%eo%le in2!ired
*#ere #e *as going and *#'- t#e monk said- /) am not going 1a+k to t#e
mo!ntains- instead ) am
going to t#e %lains *#ere ) *ill live among %eo%le,/ And #e added- /.#at ) #ad
failed to kno* living
in t#e solit!de of t#e mo!ntains for t#irt' long 'ears- ) kne* #ere in a moment
+oming in +onta+t *it#
one %erson, >o* ) am going to live among t#e %eo%le and tr' to 9nd o!t *#et#er )
am or ) am not,
T#irt' 'ears #ave 1een *asted- t#e' no* look like a dream- 1e+a!se ) #ad t#o!g#t
t#at m' )- m'
ego #ad +eased8 1!t not#ing #ad +eased reall'- ever't#ing *as inta+t in its %la+e,/
T#is is #o* ill!sions are +reated- 1!t ill!sions *on5t do,
>o* *e *ill %re%are for meditation,
CHAPTER 5
Os#o ?eads D'nami+
3 &a' 1(70 3m in
?et !s no* sit for meditation, T#ere is going to 1e some +#ange in t#e s+#ed!le for
meditation from
tomorro*,
Brom tomorro*- mornings *ill 1e devoted to meditation alone and evenings to
dis+o!rses e3+l!sivel',
4!t t#is da' *e *ill follo* t#e da'5s s+#ed!le,
Take 'o!r seats a%art- kee%ing a distan+e from one anot#er, 4!t do not go far-
1e+a!se t#is morning
) noti+ed t#at friends *#o #ad moved far *ere de%rived of t#e 1ene9ts of t#e
%s'+#i+ atmos%#ere
t#at is 1eing +reated #ere, $o don5t go far- and 'et kee% some distan+e from one
anot#er *it#o!t
leaving lots of em%t' s%a+e !n!sed, Don5t go o!t of t#e energ' 9eld t#at is 1eing
1!ilt #ere- ot#er*ise
'o! *ill not 1e a1le to 1ene9t from it, $o t#ose *#o #ave moved far a*a' s#o!ld
+ome +loser- 1!t
not too +lose, Briends *#o *ant to lie do*n s#o!ld 9nd t#eir %la+es and lie do*n,
And t#ose *#o
*ant to meditate sitting +an do so- 1!t don5t leave 1ig ga%s amongst 'o!, And don5t
talk- let t#ere 1e
no +#it +#atting at all, .#at +an 1e done *it#o!t talking s#o!ld 1e done *it#o!t it,
MA fe* %ie+es of ro+k from an !nkno*n 2!arter fall on t#e meeting gro!nd- 1!t Os#o
+ontin!es to
s%eak in #is +alm and serene voi+e,N,,, .#at is t#e matter0 )s it ro+ks +oming0 )t
does not matter,
ee% t#e ro+ks *it# 'o! *it# +are, $omeone m!st #ave %elted t#em o!t of love,,,
T#ose *#o are
talking in t#e rear s#o!ld sto% at on+e, )f t#e' *is# to sta' #ere t#e' s#o!ld 2!ietl'
sit do*n or else
t#e' ma' leave t#e %la+e, >o one s#o!ld 1e #ere as a s%e+tator- and even if one
*ants to remain
#ere as a s%e+tator #e s#o!ld o1serve +om%lete silen+e, >o one *ill dist!r1 anot#er
in an' *a',
)t seems someone #as %elted ro+ks and #e #as done it more t#an a +o!%le of times,
)f #e t#inks it
is ne+essar' for #im to do so- #e s#o!ld dire+t t#em to me and to no one else,
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CHAPTER (. $SH$ EADS D&NAMIC
B)R$T $TA6E
)t is oka', Please sit do*n, And sit do*n *#erever 'o! are, And no* +lose 'o!r e'es,
Bor one f!ll
#o!r 'o! #ave to 1ring 'o!r total energ' to *ork, Close 'o!r e'es and 1egin
1reat#ing dee%l', $ee
#o* %o*erf!ll' t#e o+ean is 1reat#ing " and #o* vigoro!sl' t#e %ine trees are
1reat#ing, 4reat#e
*it# a1andon, )nvest 'o!r *#ole energ' into it, Dra* a dee% 1reat# in and t#en
e3%el it as vigoro!sl'
and f!ll', Do onl' one t#ing for t#ese ten min!tes and t#at is 1reat#ing and
1reat#ing dee%l' and
vigoro!sl', )n#ale and e3#ale dee%l'- ra%idl' and vigoro!sl', And remain mindf!l
*it#in- 1e a *itness
inside 'o!rselves, 6o on 1reat#ing and at t#e same time +ontin!e *at+# ing it,
.at+# #o* a 1reat#
+omes in and anot#er goes o!t, Bor ten min!tes enter dee% into t#e %ro+ess of 'o!r
1reat#ing
o%eration, 4e one *it# it,,, 4egin,
Take dee% 1reat#s in and t#en t#ro* t#em o!t vigoro!sl' and f!ll', 4reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l', 4ring all 'o!r energ' into it, 4e t#ankf!l t#at t#is evening is
availa1le to 'o!- t#at
t#is o%%ort!nit' is availa1le to 'o!, )t ma' or ma' not 1e availa1le again,,, E3ert
'o!rselves totall',
>ot#ing s#ort of total e3ertion *ill do, )f t#e great t#ing #as to #a%%enit +an onl'
#a%%en t#ro!g#
t#e a%%li+ation of total energ', $o don5t *it##old 'o!rselves, Don5t s%are
'o!rselves, )f 'o! *it##old
even 1' an in+# t#e t#ing *ill not #a%%en,,, 4reat#e dee%l', 4e+ome like a 1reat#ing
ma+#ine, T#e
1od' is 1reat#ing like a ma+#ine, >o* 'o! are like a 1reat#ing ma+#ine,,, And don5t
#esitate, Don5t
*aver, And don5t t#ink of ot#ers, Take +are of 'o!rselves, Ea+# one *ill take +are of
#imself,
Bor t#ese ten min!tes 1reat#e in and 1reat#e o!t as dee%l' as %ossi1le, Bor t#ese
ten min!tes do
not#ing 1!t 1reat#e, 4e+ome a +easeless %ro+ess of in#alation and e3#alation and
not#ing more,
Dra* a 1reat# in and t#en e3%el it, And kee% *at+#ing from inside- 7!st *itnessing,
4e a *itness to
t#e in+oming 1reat# and t#e o!tgoing 1reat#, A 1reat# is in and anot#er is o!t, One
1reat# +omes
in and anot#er goes o!t, E3ert- e3ert 'o!rselves totall',
) *ill 1e silent for ten min!tes soon, 4!t 'o! +ontin!e to e3ert 'o!rselves totall', >ot
t#at 'o! take
a fe* dee% 1reat#s *#en ) tell 'o! to do so and t#en sla+ken 'o!r eForts,
Contin!o!sl' for t#ese
ten min!tes 'o! #ave to 1ring 'o!r entire energ' to it- to dee% 1reat#ing, )n#ale
dee%l' and e3#ale
dee%l' " so dee%l' and vigoro!sl' t#at 'o!r *#ole 1od' s#akes- ever' 91er of it
s#akes, Ho!r
1od' *ill 1e +#arged *it# ele+tri+it', $ome energ' *it#in 'o! *ill 1egin to rise and
%enetrate and
%ermeate ever' 91er- ever' %ore of 'o!r 1od',,, :se 'o!r f!ll strengt#,
Take a dee% 1reat# in and e3%el it vigoro!sl' and f!ll', 4reat#e dee%l'- ver' dee%l',
4reat#e dee%l',
4reat#e dee%l', 4reat#e dee%l', 4reat#e dee%l', Dra* a dee% 1reat# in and drive a
dee% 1reat#
o!t f!ll' and vigoro!sl', Bor t#ese ten min!tes let 'o!r 1od' f!n+tion as a 1reat#ing
instr!ment
and not#ing else, 4e one *it# t#e roar of t#e o+ean, 4e one *it# t#e *aves of *ind,
T#e' are all
1reat#ing,,, Ho! #ave to 1reat#e *it# t#em and do not#ing else, Onl' 1reat#e and
1reat#e dee%l'
and vigoro!sl', 4reat#e in and 1reat#e o!t- and remain a *itness inside, 6ive 'o!r
entire energ'
to 1reat#ing, And 1reat#e mind f!ll'- *at+# *it#in #o* a dee% 1reat# +omes in and
anot#er 1reat#
goes o!t, A dee% 1reat# is in and anot#er is o!t, Don5t *it##old 'o!rself even a little
1it8 don5t
s%are an' eFort, E3ert 'o!rself to t#e f!llest, Dee% 1reat#ing- dee%er 1reat#ing- still
dee%er 1reat#
ing, >ot#ing 1!t dee% 1reat#ing s#o!ld e3ist at t#e moment, Dee% 1reat#ing-
dee%er 1reat#ing- still
dee%er 1reat#ing, 4reat#e dee%l', 4reat#e dee%l', 4reat#e dee%l', 4reat#e dee%l',
$ee t#at 'o! don5t #ave to regret t#at 'o! did not do 'o!r ver' 1est- t#at 'o! did
less t#an *as
needed for t#e great #a%%ening, $ee t#at 'o! don5t miss it, $o 1ring all 'o!r energ'
to 1reat#ing-
dee% and vigoro!s 1reat#ing,
4efore going over to t#e se+ond stage 'o! #ave to tire 'o!rself o!t +om%letel',,, so
e3ert 'o!rself
totall', Dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat# ing- dee% 1reat#ing- dee%
1reat#ing- dee%
1reat#ing, Onl' 1reat#ing remains8 'o! #ave 1e+ome 1reat#ing itself, Dee%
1reat#ing- dee%
1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing- dee%
1reat#ing, And
*at+# inside #o* 'o! 1reat#e in and 1reat#e o!t,,, $ee t#at 'o! are a *itness " onl'
*itnessing, Ho!
*ill see 'o!r 1reat# reall' +oming in and going o!t, .at+# *it#in- *at+# and *at+#,
And intensif'
1reat#ing8 intensif' it more and still more,
)n order to go over to t#e se+ond stage- intensif' 1reat#ing, 4reat#e vigoro!sl',
.#en 'o! *ill
1e at t#e f!ll #eig#t of intensit' t#en alone ) *ill take 'o! to t#e se+ond stage, E3ert
'o!rself f!ll',
E3ert 'o!rself f!ll', E3ert 'o!rself totall' and in ever' %ossi1le *a', 4reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l', Onl' 1reat#ing remains and not#ing else, 4ring all
'o!r mig#t
to 1reat#ing, Dee%er and still dee%er 1reat#ing, 4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e still more dee%l', Don5t *it##old 'o!rself, Dee% 1reat#ing-
dee%er 1reat#ing-
still dee%er 1reat#ing,
?et t#e 1od' s#ake if it *ants to s#ake, ?et t#e 1od' trem1le if it likes to trem1le,
?et t#e 1od' *#irl
if it *ants to *#irl, And kee% 1reat#ing dee%l' and more dee%l' and still more
dee%l', 4reat#e as
dee%l' as %ossi1le,,, don5t s#irk,,, Don5t *aver, 4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l',,,
dee% 1reat#ing-
dee% 1reat#ing, .e *ill soon go over to t#e se+ond stage, )n t#e last one min!te
1reat#e dee%l'-
more dee%l' and still more dee%l', 4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l',,, )t is no* t#e
last min!te- so
e3ert 'o!rself totall', 4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l',,, Take 1reat#ing to its +lima3,
Rig#t +#ange
from one stage to anot#er #a%%ens onl' at t#e +lima3,,, 4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e
dee%l'- 1reat#e
dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e
dee%l'- 1reat#e
dee%l', P!t all 'o!r energ' into 1reat#ing,,, Onl' 1reat#ing remains- onl' 1reat#ing
remains,
$ECO>D $TA6E
>o* *e #ave to enter t#e se+ond stage, Contin!e dee% 1reat#ing- and let go of t#e
1od', ?eave
t#e 1od' to do *#at it *is#es to do, ?et go of it, ?et it take *#atever asanas or
%ost!res it *ants to
take8 let it form *#atever m!dras or gest!res it likes, ?eave it free to move and
s#ake and *#irl as it
likes, )f it *ants to *ee% let it, ?et go of t#e 1od' +om%letel', Contin!e dee%
1reat#ing and let go of
t#e 1od', ?et t#e 1od' fall do*n if it *ants to fall do*n, And let it rise again if it
*ants to rise, And
if it *ants to dan+e allo* it *#oll', ?et go of t#e 1od' a1sol!tel', ?et it do *#atever
it *ants to do,
?eave it free, Don5t im%ede it even in t#e least, Coo%erate *it# t#e 1od', )f it s%ins-
let it, )f it *#irls-
let it, )f it falls do*n- let it, )f it *ee%s- let it, And if it la!g#s- let it, ?et go, .#atever
#a%%ens to it-
allo* it to #a%%en, Contin!e to 1reat#e dee%l' and let go of t#e 1od',
Bor t#ese ten min!tes let go of t#e 1od' totall', 4reat#e dee%l'- and let go of t#e
1od', ?et it +r'
if it *ants to +r', ?et it s+ream if it *ants to s+ream, And let it 'ell if it *ants to 'ell,
Allo* it in
ever' *a', Don5t +!r1 it- don5t restrain it- don5t resist it, Coo%erate *it# *#atever
t#e 1od' does,
.#atever #a%%ens to it allo* it to #a%%en f!ll', ?et it #a%%en- *#at #a%%ens to t#e
1od', )t *ill t!rn
into diFerent m!dras- gest!res, )t *ill *#irl and *#irl, &an' t#ings *ill #a%%en-
*#en t#e energ'
*it#in *ill a*aken, )t ma' 1!rst into lo!d s#o!ts- s+reams and +r'ing, Don5t *orr' at
all, ?et go,,,
?et go of t#e 1od', Ho! #ave to tire o!t t#e 1od' +om%letel', 4efore it goes to rela3-
strain and e3ert
it totall', ?et go of t#e 1od',,, Coo%erate *it# t#e 1od', 4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e
dee%l'- 1reat#e
dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e
dee%l'- 1reat#e
dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l' and 1reat#e dee%l',
MAt t#is stage t#e ta%e re+order re+eives a kno+k and goes o!t of order- 1!t Os#o
+ontin!es to lead
t#e meditation as !s!al- and it goes on and on, &editators +ontin!e to 1reat#e
dee%l' and *#oll'
let go of t#eir 1odies, As it rea+#es a +res+endo Os#o asks t#em to enter into t#e
t#ird stage,N
TH)RD $TA6E
MOs#o asks t#e meditators to +ontin!e to 1reat#e dee%l'- and let go of t#eir 1odies
as in t#e se+ond
stage and add to it t#e 2!estion@ /.#o am )0/ Bor t#ese ten min!tes #e goes on
asking t#em to
1ring all t#eir energ' into t#e 2!estion@ /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am
)0/
And *#en it rea+#es its +lima3- Os#o asks t#em to sto% ever't#ing- sto% 1reat#ing
and 1od'
movements and to go into total rela3ation,N
BO:RTH $TA6E
MOs#o- in t#is last ten min!te stage- asks t#e meditators to give !% ever't#ing
in+l!ding dee%
1reat#ing- 1od' +at#arsis and asking t#e 2!estion- /.#o am )0/ and lie do*n and
rela3 and onl'
rela3, He tells t#em to rela3 in a *a' as if t#e' are dead- as if t#e' are no more, He
tells t#em to
listen to t#e roar of t#e o+ean- m!rm!r of t#e *inds %assing t#ro!g# t#e %ines and
t#e +#ir%ing of
t#e 1irds, Os#o also asks t#em to 1e in a state of *aiting " *aiting for t#e !n kno*n,
Bor t#ese ten min!tes t#e *#ole meditation area 1e+omes so 2!iet and silent t#at
not#ing is #eard
e3+e%t t#e la%%ing of t#e sea *aves- t#e m!rm!r of t#e *inds t#ro!g# t#e %ine
trees and t#e song
of t#e 1irds,
D!ring t#is last stage #!ndreds of meditators enter into dee% meditation and t#e'
1e+ome one *it#
nat!re all aro!nd t#em,
At t#e end of t#e meditation Os#o asks t#em to slo*l' o%en t#eir e'es and rise from
t#eir seats, He
asks t#ose *#ose e'es don5t o%en easil'- to take a fe* dee% 1reat#s and +over t#eir
e'es *it# t#eir
%alms ver' gentl',N
CHAPTER I
6od5s 6ra+e and O!r EForts
E &a' 1(70 %m in
L!estion 1
BR)E>D A$$@ DOE$ O>E ATTA)> TO &ED)TAT)O> THRO:6H 6OD5$ 6RACE0
)t *ill 1e !sef!l to !nderstand t#is t#ing- 1e+a!se it #as led to lots of
mis!nderstandings and
mistakes, A good n!m1er of %eo%le #ave t#o!g#t t#at if meditation is attained
t#ro!g# 6od5s gra+e
t#en t#ere is no need to do an't#ing- and t#e' did not do a t#ing, Ho! are grievo!sl'
mistaken if 'o!
mean 1' 6od5s gra+e t#at 'o! don5t #ave to do an't#ing,
Anot#er mis!nderstanding t#at <o*s from it is t#at 6od5s gra+e is not e2!all'
availa1le to ever'1od'-
t#at some %ersons re+eive more of it and ot#ers less, 4!t in fa+t- no one is 6od5s
+#osen one8 no
one is #is favorite, And if even 6od #as #is favorites t#en t#ere is no #o%e for 7!sti+e
in t#e *orld,
)f 'o! mean 1' 6od5s gra+e t#at 6od is kind to some and !nkind to ot#ers t#en 'o!
are *#oll'
mistaken,
4!t t#e statement t#at one attains to meditation t#ro!g# 6od5s gra+e is 2!ite
+orre+t in anot#er
sense, Reall' it is not t#e statement of t#ose *#o #ave 'et to attain to meditation, )t
is t#e statement
of t#e enlig#tened ones " t#ose *#o #ave attained to it, )t is so 1e+a!se *#en it
#a%%ens- *#en one
+omes to it- t#e eForts #e #ad made seem to 1e !tterl' irrelevant, )n t#e +onte3t of
t#e attainment-
*#i+# is so immense- t#e eForts look so %ett' t#at one sim%l' +an5t sa' t#at #e
+ame to it t#ro!g#
t#em, .#en one +omes to it #e feels so over*#elmed *it# its immensit' t#at #e
sa's- /Ho* +o!ld it
#ave #a%%ened t#ro!g# m' eForts0 .#at #ad ) done to 9nd it0 .#at %ri+e #ad )
%aid0 .#at #ad
) staked on it0 Did ) #ave a t#ing t#at ) +o!ld #ave oFered0 >ot#ing,/ .#en 6od5s
in9nitel' in9nite
55
CHAPTER ). "$D*S "RACE AND $UR E++$RTS
1liss s#o*ers on an'one #e 7!st e3+laims- /)t is t#ro!g# t#' +om%assion- O ?ord- it is
t#ro!g# t#'
gra+e- t#at ) +ome to t#eeC Ot#er*ise it *as 1e'ond me- im%ossi1l' 1e'ond me,/
4!t remem1er t#at t#is is t#e statement of t#e 1lessed ones- t#e enlig#tened ones,
)f t#e
!nenlig#tened- t#e initiates +ling to it t#e' *ill 1e misled for ever, EForts are
essential8 one m!st
make eForts,
T#e #a%%ening of meditation or enlig#tenment or *#atsoever 'o! +all it is like
o%ening t#e doors of
a #o!se in darkness to let in t#e s!n, Alt#o!g# t#e s!n #as risen in t#e east- if *e
kee% t#e doors
of o!r #o!se s#!t *e *ill 1e al*a's in t#e dark, And if *e o%en t#e doors and *ait-
t#e s!n *ill
+ome in on #is o*n, >o ot#er eFort is needed to 1ring t#e s!n in8 *e +an not %!t
#im or #is lig#t in a
+ontainer and take it to o!r #o!se, He +omes on #is o*n a++ord, T#e iron' is t#at
*#ile o!r eForts
+annot 1ring #im- t#e' +an +ertainl' kee% #im o!t- %revent #im from +oming, )f *e
s#!t t#e doors
or +lose o!r e'es- even t#e s!n *ill 1e %o*erless to do an't#ing, .e +an kee% t#e
s!n o!t of o!r
#o!ses- *e are +a%a1le of sto%%ing t#e s!n8 1!t *e are not +a%a1le of !s#ering #im
in, Onl' let t#e
door o%en- and #e *ill +ome in, And *#en t#e s!n is in- *e +an not sa' t#at *e
1ro!g#t #im in- *e
+annot take t#at +redit, .e +an onl' sa' t#at it *as #is kindness t#at #e +ame into
o!r #o!se, And
*e +an onl' sa' t#at *e *ere mer+if!l to o!rselves t#at *e did not s#!t o!r doors,
&an +an onl' 1e an o%ening- a door for 6od to +ome in, O!r eForts onl' o%en t#e
door8 #is +oming
de%ends on #im- on #is +om%assion, And #is +om%assion is in9nite- it is forever
%resent at ever'
doorste%, 4!t *#at +an #e do if #e 9nds man' doors +losed to #im0 6od kno+ks at
ever' door and
goes 1a+k *#en #e 9nds t#e doors s#!t, And *e #ave +losed o!r doors so 9rml', $o
*#enever #e
+omes and kno+ks- *e rationali=e it- *e e3%lain it a*a' in so man' *a's- and *e
remain +ontent
*it# it,
) *o!ld like to tell 'o! a stor' t#at ) love to tell, T#ere is a great tem%le *it# a
#!ndred %riests to look
after it, One nig#t t#e +#ief %riest *ent to 1ed and dreamed t#at 6od #as sent *ord
t#at #e *ill visit
t#eir tem%le t#e ne3t da', He did not 1elieve it- 1e+a!se it is diG+!lt to +ome a+ross
%eo%le *#o are
more dis1elieving t#an t#e %riests, He did not 1elieve #is dream for anot#er reason-
too, Peo%le *#o
trade in religion never +ome to 1elieve in religion, T#e' onl' e3%loit religion- *#i+#
never 1e+omes
t#eir fait#- t#eir tr!t#, >o one in t#e *orld is more fait#less t#an one *#o t!rns fait#
into a means of
e3%loitation, $o t#e +#ief %riest +o!ld not 1elieve t#at 6od *o!ld reall' t#is tem%le,
T#e %riest #ad never 1elieved in s!+# t#ings- alt#o!g# #e #ad 1een a %riest for long
'ears, He #ad
*ors#i%%ed 6od for long and #e kne* t#at 6od #ad never visited #is tem%le even
on+e, Ea+# da'
#e #ad oFered food to 6od- and #e kne* t#at #e #ad in realit' oFered it to #imself,
He #ad also
%ra'ed to 6od ever' da'- 1!t #e kne* *ell t#at #is %ra'ers *ere lost in t#e em%t'
sk'- 1e+a!se t#ere
*as no one to #ear t#em, $o #e t#o!g#t t#at t#e message *as not tr!e- it *as 7!st
a dream- and a
dream rarel' t!rns into a realit',
4!t t#en #e *as afraid- too- lest t#e dream s#o!ld +ome tr!e, At times *#at *e +all
a dream t!rns
into a realit' and a realit' as *e kno* it %roves to 1e a dream, $ometimes *#at *e
t#ink to 1e a
dream reall' 1e+omes a realit', $o t#e +#ief %riest !ltimatel' de+ided to inform #is
+lose +olleag!es
a1o!t #is last nig#t5s dream, He said to t#e ot#er %riests- /Alt#o!g# it seems to 1e a
7oke- 'et )
s#o!ld tell 'o! a1o!t it, ?ast nig#t ) dreamed t#at 6od said t#at #e *o!ld visit !s
toda',/ T#e ot#er
%riests la!g#ed and t#e' said- /Are 'o! mad t#at 'o! 1elieve in dreams0 Ho*ever-
don5t tell ot#ers
a1o!t it8 ot#er*ise t#e' *ill take 'o! to 1e +ra=',/ 4!t t#e #ead %riest said- /)n +ase
#e s#o!ld +ome-
*e s#o!ld 1e %re%ared for it, T#ere is no #arm if #e does not t!rn !%- 1!t if at all #e
+omes- *e *ill
not 1e fo!nd *anting,/
$o t#e *#ole tem%le and its %remises *ere s+r!11ed- *as#ed and +leaned
t#oro!g#l', )t *as
de+orated *it# <o*ers and <ags and festoons, ?am%s *ere lit and in+ense 1!rned,
Perf!mes *ere
s%ra'ed and ever' kind of %re%aration made, T#e %riests tired t#emselves o!t in t#e
+o!rse of t#e
da'- 1!t 6od did not t!rn !%, Ever' no* and t#en t#e' looked !% t#e road- t#e'
*ere disa%%ointed-
and t#e' said- /Dream is a dream after all8 6od is not going to +ome, .e *ere fools
to 1elieve so, )t
*as good t#at *e did not inform t#e %eo%le of t#e to*n8 ot#er*ise t#e' *o!ld #ave
sim%l' la!g#ed
at !s,/
4' evening t#e %riests gave !% all #o%e- and t#e' said- /?et !s no* eat t#e
s!m%t!o!s food +ooked
for 6od, )t #as ever 1een so@ *#at *e oFer to 6od is +ons!med 1' !s in t#e end, >o
one is going
to t!rn !%, .e *ere +ra=' eno!g# to 1elieve in a dream, T#e iron' is t#at *e
kno*ingl' made fools
of o!rselves, )f ot#ers go mad- t#e' +an 1e e3+!sed- 1e+a!se t#e' don5t kno*, 4!t
*e kno* 6od
never +omes, .#ere is 6od0 T#ere is t#is idol in t#e tem%le8 it is all t#ere is to it,
And it is o!r
1!siness- o!r %rofession to *ors#i% #im,/ And t#en t#e' ate *ell and *ent to 1ed
earl' as t#e' *ere
tired,
.#en it *as midnig#t a +#ariot %!lled !% at t#e gate of t#e tem%le- and its so!nd
*as #eard, One
of t#e slee%ing %riests #eard it and t#o!g#t t#at it *as 6od5s +#ariot, He s#o!ted to
ot#ers- /?isten
friends and *ake !%, )t seems #e- *#om *e e3%e+ted all da'- #as arrived at long
last, T#e noise of
t#e +#ariot is #eard,/ T#e ot#er %riests sn!11ed #im sa'ing- /$#!t !%- 'o! +ra='
one, .e #ave #ad
eno!g# of madness all t#ro!g# t#e da'- no* t#at it is nig#t let !s slee% *ell, )t is
not t#e so!nd of a
+#ariot- 1!t t#e r!m1lings of t#e +lo!ds in t#e skies,/ $o t#e' e3%lained t#e t#ing
a*a' and ret!rned
to t#eir 1eds,
T#en t#e +#ariot #alted at t#e gate- and someone +lim1ed t#e ste%s of t#e tem%le
and kno+ked at
its door, And again one of t#e %riests *oke !% from slee% and s#o!ted to #is
asso+iates- /)t seems
t#e g!est #as arrived *#om *e a*aited t#e *#ole da' long, He is kno+king at t#e
door,/ T#e ot#er
%riests 1erated #im as t#e' #ad done *it# t#e 9rst, T#e' said- /Are 'o! not +ra='0
.on5t 'o! allo*
!s to slee%0 )t is 7!st t#e das# of *inds against t#e door and not a kno+k of a +aller,/
$o t#e' again
rationali=ed and *ent 1a+k to t#eir 1eds,
T#e ne3t morning t#e' *oke !% and *alked to t#e gates of t#e tem%le, And t#e'
*ere asto!nded to
see a fe* foot%rints on t#e ste%s of t#e tem%le, $!rel' eno!g# someone #ad
+lim1ed t#em d!ring
t#e nig#t, And t#en t#e' noti+ed some marks of a +#ariot5s *#eels on t#e road- and
t#ere *as no*
no do!1t at all t#at a +#ariot #ad arrived at t#e gate in t#e nig#t, And strangel'
eno!g# t#e foot%rints
on t#e ste%s *ere a1sol!tel' !n+ommon and !nkno*n, >o* t#e %riests 1!rst into
tears and fell
do*n and 1egan to roll on t#e gro!nd *#ere t#e +#ariot #ad #alted, And soon t#e
*#ole village *as
at t#e tem%le5s gates, Ever'1od' in t#e +ro*d asked *it# 1e*ilderment- /.#at is
t#e matter0/ T#e
%riests said- /Don5t ask *#at t#e matter is, 6od kno+ked at t#e door of o!r tem%le
last nig#t- 1!t *e
rationali=ed ever't#ing, .e are no* damned, He kno+ked at t#e door and *e
t#o!g#t t#at it *as
t#e <a%%ing so!nd of t#e *inds, His +#ariot +ame- and *e t#o!g#t t#at it *as t#e
r!m1le of t#!nder
in t#e sk', T#e tr!t# is t#at *e did not !nderstand an't#ing, .e onl' e3%lained t#em
a*a'- 1e+a!se
*e *anted to en7o' o!r slee%,/
6od kno+ks at ever' door, His gra+e visits ever' #ome, 4!t o!r doors are s#!t, And
even *#en *e
#ear a kno+k *e immediatel' rationali=e it and e3%lain it a*a',
)n t#e old da's t#e' said t#at /A g!est is 6od/, T#ere is a slig#t mistake in t#is
ma3im, T#e tr!t# is
t#at 6od is t#e g!est, 6od is *aiting as a g!est at o!r doorste%s- 1!t t#e door is
+losed, His gra+e
is e2!all' availa1le to all, T#erefore don5t ask *#et#er one attains t#ro!g# #is
gra+e8 one attains
t#ro!g# #is gra+e alone, And as far as o!r eForts are +on+erned- t#e' are a #el% in
o%ening t#e
door- in removing t#e #!rdles from t#e *a',
.#en #e +omes- #e +omes on #is o*n a++ord,
Anot#er friend #as asked@
L!estion 2
HO: HAAE TA?ED OB BO:R $TA6E$ OB &ED)TAT)O>,.O:?D HO: P?EA$E EOP?A)>
THE&
B:??H0
Birstl'- 'o! s#o!ld kno* t#at t#e 9rst t#ree of t#em are merel' ste%s to meditation-
not meditation
itself, T#e fo!rt# one is meditation, T#e fo!rt# is t#e door- *#ile t#e ot#er t#ree are
doorste%s,
$te%s don5t make for t#e door- t#e' onl' lead to t#e door, T#e fo!rt# stage is t#e
door to meditation
*#i+# is rela3ation and rest- em%tiness and void- s!rrender and +essation-
dissol!tion and deat#- or
*#atsoever 'o! +all it, T#at is t#e door- and t#e 9rst t#ree ste%s take !s to it,
And t#e f!ndamental %rin+i%le 1e#ind t#e 9rst t#ree stages is one, )f one is to rela3-
#e *ill #ave to
%ass t#ro!g# a state of a1sol!te tension8 it is t#en t#at %assage to rela3ation
1e+omes eas' eno!g#,
)f a man *orks t#ro!g#o!t t#e da'time- #e +an slee% *ell in t#e nig#t, T#e #arder
one *orks t#e
dee%er #e slee%s, One +an arg!e t#at sin+e slee% is t#e o%%osite of *ork- #o* +an
#e slee% *#o
*orks #ard0 He s#o!ld not 1e a1le to slee%- 1e+a!se la1or and rest are so o%%osed
to ea+# ot#er,
?ogi+all' slee% s#o!ld 1e availa1le to one *#o rests t#e *#ole da' in 1ed, 4!t t#e
tr!t# is t#at #e
*ill not 1e a1le to slee% at nig#t if #e rests in t#e da'time,
T#at is *#'- as man5s life is 1e+oming in+reasingl' +omforta1le- #is slee% #as 1een
disa%%earing
from t#e *orld in t#e same meas!re, T#e more +omforts and leis!re *e #ave- t#e
less slee% *e
*ill #ave, And t#e iron' is t#at *e go on adding to o!r +omforts in t#e #o%e t#at
t#e' *ill #el% !s
slee% !ndist!r1ed, 4!t t#e +ontrar' is t#e +ase, .it# t#e gro*t# of +ivili=ation and
leis!re slee% *ill
disa%%ear- 1e+a!se #ard *ork is a %rere2!isite of slee%, As one *orks so #e slee%s,
$imilarl' as
one5s tension mo!nts and rea+#es its +lima3 #e easil' sli%s into dee% rela3ation,
T#e 9rst t#ree ste%s seem to 1e +om%letel' +ontradi+tor' to t#e fo!rt#- *#i+# is
meditation, One
ma' ask- #o* +an an'one rela3 after e3erting so #ard- after %assing t#ro!g# %eaks
of tension and
t!rmoil to!+#ing on madness0 ) sa'- onl' t#en #e +an rela3, T#e tr!t# is t#at
rela3ation follo*s
tension as nig#t follo*s da'- as t#e valle' follo*s t#e %eak, T#e #ig#er t#e %eak t#e
dee%er t#e
valle', T#e #ig#er t#e #ill 'o! fall from- t#e dee%er t#e +an'on 'o! enter, Don5t
forget t#at ever'
mo!ntain #as its valle', )n fa+t t#ere +annot 1e a mo!ntain *it#o!t a valle', As t#e
mo!ntain gro*s
!% it +reates dee% valle's all aro!nd it, T#at is #o* *#en 'o!r tension gro*s- side
1' side 'o! are
gat#ering energ' to rela3 and rest, T#e #ig#er t#e s!mmit of tension t#e dee%er t#e
valle' of rest,
T#at is t#e reason ) ask 'o! to 1ring all 'o!r energ' into it- to e3ert 'o!r 1est- to
stake 'o!r all and
not to *it##old 'o!rself even a little 1it, T#at is #o* 'o! *ill rea+# t#e #eig#t of
tension and t#en
des+end into t#e 1ottomless %it of rela3ation and rest, And it is in t#at moment of
a1sol!te rest t#at
meditation #a%%ens,
T#e 1asi+ t#ing is t#at 'o! s#o!ld rea+# t#e %eak of tension and t#en dro% tension
altoget#er, &an'
%eo%le +ome to me to ask if it is not %ossi1le to rela3 *it#o!t going into tension, >o-
it is sim%l' not
%ossi1le, And even if it *ere %ossi1le it *o!ld 1e rela3ation onl' in name, )f 'o!
*ant to dive dee%
into t#e *ater it *ill 1e ne+essar' to 7!m% from a #ig# 7!m%ing 1oard, T#e #ig#er
t#e 7!m%ing 1oard
t#e dee%er t#e dive, ?ook at t#ese %ine trees- t#e' are a1o!t fort' feet tall, To attain
t#at #eig#t t#eir
roots #ad to sink fort' feet dee% inside t#e eart#, T#e #ig#er t#e trees rise- t#e
dee%er t#e roots go,
T#e dee%er t#e roots go- t#e #ig#er t#e trees rise, >o* t#is %ine tree +an ask- /.#at
#arm *ill it
do if t#e roots are onl' si3 in+#es dee%0/ )t *ill do no #arm e3+e%t t#at t#e tree
itself *ill 1e onl' si3
in+#es tall, And if t#e roots don5t gro* at all t#ere is no +#an+e for t#e tree to 1e,
>iet=s+#e *rote a ma3im of great insig#t, He said t#at if one *ants to rea+# t#e
#eig#ts of #eaven
#e *ill #ave to to!+# t#e ver' de%t#s of #ell, )t is reall' a statement of great insig#t,
)f a man *ants
to rea+# t#e #eig#ts of #eaven #e *ill #ave to go to t#e de%t#s of #ell, T#at is *#'
medio+re %eo%le
are never a1le to rea+# t#e #eig#t of religion- *#ile sinners often do, 4e+a!se one
*#o goes dee%
into sin +an rise to t#e #eig#t of rig#teo!sness,
T#e te+#ni2!e of meditation is one of transformation t#ro!g# e3tremes, Ever'
transformation takes
%la+e *#en t#e e3treme %oint is rea+#ed, )f a %#enomenon rea+#es its e3treme
%oint t#e +#ange
#a%%ens, Have 'o! *at+#ed t#e %end!l!m of a *all +lo+k moving0 )f it moves to t#e
left- it goes
on moving to t#e left till it rea+#es t#e e3tremit' of t#e left and t#en it s*ings 1a+k
to t#e rig#t, Ho!
ma' not #ave noti+ed t#at *#en t#e %end!l!m of t#e +lo+k is moving to t#e left it is
at t#e same
time gat#ering moment!m to move to t#e rig#t, And it *ill move to t#e rig#t to t#e
same e3tent as it
moves to t#e left, $o is t#e +ase *it# t#e %end!l!m of 'o!r mind, )f it is led to t#e
e3treme %oint of
tension it *ill s*ing 1a+k from t#ere and enter into t#e dee%est +ore of rela3ation,
Ho! +annot rela3
if 'o! are not led into t#e ma3im!m of tension,
$ome %eo%le +ome to me *it# ver' strange 2!estions, )t seems t#at t#e' are o!t to
gat#er <o*ers
*it#o!t going into t#e tro!1le of %lanting a tree, )t seems t#e' *ant t#e #arvest
*it#o!t so*ing t#e
seeds and +aring for t#e +ro%,
One friend *ants to kno* *#et#er t#ere *o!ld 1e an' diG+!lt' if #e did not s#ake
#is 1od' and allo*
it to trem1le, T#ere *ill 1e no diG+!lt', .#at diG+!lt' is t#ere if 'o! don5t do
an't#ing at all0 )f #e is
so afraid of moving t#e 1od'- *#at *ill #e do *#en t#e inner energ' 1egins to
move0 )f #e *ants to
restrain t#e 1od' from s#aking- *#at *ill #e do *#en t#e k!ndalini 1egins to rise0
>o- #e *ants t#e
inner to #a%%en and 'et #e s#o!ld look from t#e o!tside to 1e t#e +ivili=ed and
+!lt!red %erson t#at
#e t#inks #imself to 1e, He *ants t#at #e *ill stand like a stat!e of *a3- and 'et
somet#ing s#o!ld
#a%%en *it#in #im, He does not kno* t#at #is stat!e of *a3 *ill melt and disa%%ear
into t#in air
on+e t#e inner energ' rises, )t *ill vanis#- making room for somet#ing !nkno*n,
.ork #ard so 'o!r tension rea+#es its %eak and t#en onl' 'o! +an a+#ieve %eak
rela3ation, T#en
t#e rest *ill #a%%en on its o*n, Ho! #ave onl' to +reate tension8 %ea+e *ill +ome
t#ro!g# 6od5s
gra+e, Ho! +an onl' raise t#e storm of tension to its +lima38 t#en t#e storm *ill
2!ieten do*n on its
o*n and %ea+e *ill %revail, T#ere is no %ea+e like t#e one t#at +omes after a storm,
T#e %ea+e t#at
follo*s a storm is a live %ea+e- 1e+a!se it is 1orn o!t of storm, And to +ome to t#is
live %ea+e it is
essential- as ) insist- t#at all t#e stages of meditation s#o!ld 1e gone t#ro!g#- not
one of t#em +an
1e 1'%assed, $o no one *ill +ome to me and ask if t#is or t#at stage +an 1e dro%%ed
or if one +an
do *it# o!t dee% 1reat#ing- s#aking or asking /.#o am )0/ >o- t#e 9rst t#ree stages
are meant to
lead 'o! from one e3treme to t#e ot#er in a ver' s'stemati+ and s+ienti9+ manner,
)t is for t#is reason t#at ) insist t#at onl' *#en one stage rea+#es its +lima3 +an *e
+#ange over to
t#e ne3t one, )t is like +#anging gears *#ile driving a +ar, )f 'o! are driving in t#e
9rst gear- at 9rst
'o! 1ring it to f!ll s%eed and t#en +#ange over to t#e se+ond gear, And as long as
t#e s%eed in t#e
se+ond gear is lo*- 'o! don5t %!t t#e +ar in t#e t#ird gear, All +#anges take %la+e at
t#e +lima+ti+
%oint, $o is t#e +ase *it# t#e transformation of t#e mind8 it #a%%ens at t#e +lima+ti+
%oint- too,
Ho! s#o!ld !nderstand f!ll' t#e meaning of t#ese t#ree stages, T#e 9rst stage
+om%rises 1reat#ing-
dee% and fast 1reat#ing, 4reat#ing *ill +ontin!e t#ro!g# t#e *#ole lengt# of t#e
t#ree stages8 it is
+arried over to t#e se+ond and t#ird as *ell, And 1reat#ing #as to 1e 1ot# dee% and
fast, Ho! #ave
to 1reat#e as dee%l' as 'o! +an- and 'o! #ave to 1reat#e also as fast as %ossi1le,
And t#is r!le of
dee% and fast 1reat#ing s#o!ld govern 1ot# in#alation and e3#alation, 4!t *#'0
.#at *ill 1reat#ing
do0
4reat#ing is t#e most m'sterio!s element in man5s life, )t is t#ro!g# t#e medi!m of
1reat# t#at t#e
1od' is !nited *it# t#e so!l, T#at is *#' *e sa' t#at a man is alive as long as #e
1reat#es, .it#
1reat# gone- life +omes to an end,
Re+entl' ) #a%%ened to visit a #ome *#ere a *oman #as 1een l'ing in a state of
+oma for nine
mont#s, And t#e %#'si+ians sa' t#at s#e *ill no* never regain #er +ons+io!sness-
alt#o!g# s#e +an
live for anot#er t#ree 'ears, T#e *oman is 1eing ke%t alive *it# t#e #el% of dr!gs
and food *#i+#
are 7!st in7e+ted into #er 1od' in its state of +oma, $#e is +om%letel' !n+ons+io!s8
for nine mont#s
s#e #as not regained +ons+io!sness even on+e, ) visited #er famil' and told #er
mot#er t#at s#e
*as as good as dead, T#e old *oman said- />o- as long as 1reat#ing lasts t#ere is
al*a's #o%e,
T#e do+tors sa' t#ere is no #o%e- 1!t *#o kno*s0 T#e do+tors are not al*a's
+orre+t, .#o kno*s0
$#e ma' regain +ons+io!sness- 1e+a!se s#e +ontin!es to 1reat#e, T#ere is 1reat#8
t#e 1ridge #as
not fallen 'et, $#e +an 'et ret!rn to +ons+io!sness,/
4reat# is t#e 1ridge t#at +onne+ts t#e so!l *it# t#e 1od', .#en 'o! 1reat#e dee%
and fast- not onl'
t#e 1od' is s#aken- even t#e 91ers of t#e so!l *it#in are s#aken, Bor instan+e- t#ere
is a 1ottle l'ing
on 'o!r s#elf for long, )t is 9lled *it# some li2!id and it #as not 1een s#aken for a
long time, $o it
does not seem t#at t#e 1ottle and its +ontents are t*o se%arate t#ings, Having 1een
!ndist!r1ed
for long t#e 1ottle and its +ontents seem to 1e one %ie+e, >o* 'o! s#ake t#e 1ottle
*it# for+e,
Along *it# t#e 1ottle- its +on tents too *ill 1e s#aken, )t is onl' t#en t#at se%aration
1et*een t#em
1e+omes +lear, $imilarl' *#en 'o! 1reat#e at its #ig#est %it+# 'o! +reate a storm
*#i+# not onl'
s#akes t#e 1od' 1!t also ever' 91er of t#e so!l *it#in, And it is in t#e moment of
t#at trem1ling t#at
'o! +learl' feel t#at t#e 1od' and so!l are se%arate,
>o* 'o! +ome and ask- /.#at if ) don5t 1reat#e dee%l'0 .ill it #arm0/ )t *ill do onl'
t#is m!+#
#arm " t#at 'o! *ill never kno* t#at 'o! are se%arate from 'o!r 1od', T#at is *#' a
1asi+ +ondition
#as 1een atta+#ed to t#e 1reat#ing- t#at 'o! #ave to 1e a *it ness to it, Ho! 1reat#e
dee%l' and
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 I0 Os#o
'o! *at+# at t#e same time t#at a 1reat# +omes in and anot#er goes o!t, .#en 'o!
o1serve t#e
movements of in+oming and o!tgoing 1reat#s t#en 'o! kno* t#at not onl' t#e 1od'
is se%arate-
even t#e 1reat# is se%arate from 'o!, T#en 'o! kno* t#at 'o! are onl' an o1server
se%arate from
1ot# 1od' and 1reat#, One5s se%aration from t#e 1od' +an 1e kno*n t#ro!g#
1reat#ing alone- 1!t
se%aration from 1reat# +an 1e reali=ed t#ro!g# *itnessing 1reat#ing,
$o t*o t#ings- dee% 1reat#ing and *itnessing- make for t#e 9rst stage- and t#e' r!n
t#ro!g# t#e
se+ond to t#e end " t#at is- t#e t#ird stage,
) ask 'o! to let go of t#e 1od' in t#e se+ond stage, Dee% 1reat#ing *ill +ontin!e-
and in addition to
it 'o! #ave to let go of t#e 1od', )t #as man' im%li+ations- and ) am going to go into
a fe* of t#em
#ere,
Birstl'- t#ere are t#o!sands of tensions stored in 'o!r 1od' and 'o! are not a*are of
t#em- alt#o!g#
t#ese are 'o!r +olle+tions, Civili=ation #as made o!r lives so !nnat!ral t#at even
*#en 'o! are
angr' *it# someone 'o! kee% smiling 1efore #im, Ho!r 1od' is not a*are of 'o!r
manners8 it feels
like strangling t#e %erson +on+erned, Ho!r 9sts +len+# 1' t#emselves- 1!t 'o! *ear
a false smile
and 'o! don5t allo* t#e 9sts to +len+#- 'o! s!%%ress t#em, T#en t#e 1odil' nerves
*#i+# #ad
readied t#emselves for t#e +len+#ed 9sts 9nd t#emselves in a great diG+!lt', T#e'
sim%l' fail to
!nderstand *#at it is all a1o!t, And a state of restlessness is +reated in t#e 1od',
T#e 9sts s#o!ld
#ave +len+#ed,
Peo%le *#o st!d' and !nderstand anger in de%t# sa' " and ) sa' t#e same " t#at
*#enever 'o! are
so angr' 'o! do 7!st one t#ing, Don5t *ear a false smile- instead take 'o!r 9sts
!nder t#e desk- if
'o! #ave one 1efore 'o!- and +len+# and !n+len+# t#em energeti+all' for 9ve
min!tes, And t#en
'o! *ill la!g#- and it *ill 1e a diFerent la!g# altoget#er,
T#e 1od' does not kno* at all t#at man #as 1e+ome +ivili=ed, T#e 1od' f!n+tions
a1sol!tel' like a
ma+#ine, 4!t man #as %!t great +onstraints on its *orkings8 t#e 1od' #as 1een
in#i1ited in ever'
*a', And it is 1e+a!se of t#ese in#i1itions t#at 'o!r 1od' #as 1e+ome a store#o!se
of tensions8
t#o!sands of tensions are +olle+ted inside 'o!r 1od',
And too man' tensions form +om%le3es " knots of tensions,
$o *#en ) ask 'o! to let go of t#e 1od' and 'o! do so- t#en t#ese +om%le3es t#at
#ave 1een t#ere
sin+e 'o!r +#ild#ood- 1egin to loosen !% and dissolve, T#eir loosening !% and
dissol!tion is ver'
ne+essar'8 ot#er*ise 'o! *ill never attain to 1odilessness- 'o! *ill never trans+end
t#e 1od' and
go 1e'ond it, .it# t#e dissol!tion of t#e +om%le3es 'o!r 1od' *ill 1e +ome as lig#t
as a <o*er,
Per#a%s 'o! #ave #eard of a name given to &a#avira- t#e ;ain teert#ankara, One of
#is names is
>irgrant#a- *#i+# is !ni2!e, )t literall' means +om%le3less " one *it#o!t +om%le3es,
>irgrant#a is
one *#ose all +om%le3es #ave dissolved and disa%%eared- *#o is free from all inner
knots- *#o is
*it#o!t an' +om%le3es- *#o #as 1e+ome a1sol!tel' sim%le and inno+ent,
.#en t#is *e1 of +om%le3es *ants to 1e loose- to 1e free- 'o! don5t allo* it- 'o!
resist, Ho!r
+ivili=ation- 'o!r +!lt!re- 'o!r +onditionings- 'o!r in#i1itions- 'o!r 1eing a *oman or
a man of
%osition- 'o!r 1eing t#is and t#at " all t#ese t#ings #ave s!+# a strong #old on 'o!
t#at 'o! don5t let
go of 'o!r 1od',
Onl' t#is morning a *oman +ame to me and said t#at s#e *as afraid *#ile
meditating t#at someone5s
#ands mig#t to!+# #er 1od', Rig#t no* t#is %oor *oman m!st 1e sitting at a great
distan+e from 'o!
all, 4!t in s%ite of it if someone5s 1od' rolls 1' and rea+#es #er- s#e *ill 1e in a
mess again, $#e
*anted to kno* if s#e +o!ld sit a%art, ) told #er- /.#o kno*s- t#e gods in t#e
#eavens ma' send
one to *#erever 'o! *ill go, )t is good t#at someone +omes to 'o!, He *ill +ome to
'o! *#erever
'o! *ill go, $o don5t +#ange 'o!r %la+e, And *#at #arm is t#ere if someone to!+#es
'o!r 1od'0/
T#e *a' of *omen is s!+# t#at even if 6od +rosses t#eir %at# t#e' *ill s#rink a*a'
from #im lest
#e s#o!ld to!+# t#eir 1od', T#eir entire 1od' is rid den *it# +om%le3es, Brom
+#ild#ood t#e' are
trained and +onditioned in a *a' t#at t#e' look !%on t#eir 1od' as if it is a disease
*#i+# t#e' #ave
to 1ear, T#e' don5t live in t#e 1od'8 it is 7!st a load t#e' rel!+tantl' +arr' *it# t#em,
T#e 1od' is
like a +loak t#e' +arr'- *orr'ing all t#e time #o* to %rote+t it- alt#o!g# t#ere is
not#ing a1o!t it *ort#
%rote+ting, 4!t s!+# %ett' %redile+tions in#i1it !s in a 1ig *a',
)f a %erson is *ell ed!+ated- #e ma' t#ink,,, Onl' toda'- a gentleman told me t#at
onl' emotional
%eo%le- and not t#e intelle+t!als- go t#ro!g# s!+# e3%erien+es, )t is ama=ing t#at if
a %erson %asses
a fe* grades #e 1e+omes an intelle+t!al, )f #is mot#er dies- *ill #e or *ill #e not +r'
for #er0 .ill #e
or *ill #e not fall in love *it# someone- 1e+a!se #e is an intelle+t!al %erson0 >o*
t#at #e #as done
a fe* grades and se+!red a +erti9+ate from some !niversit'- #e *ill t#ink t*i+e
1efore kissing #is
1eloved- 1e+a!se a fe* germs ma' 1e transferred from one to anot#er, He *ill
+ons!lt 1ooks and
deli1erate on t#e %ro1lem 1efore #e *ill de+ide *#et#er or not #e s#o!ld allo* #is
emotion to aFe+t
#im, O!r intelle+t #as 1e+ome a kind of disease8 it does not #ave t#e fragran+e t#at
it s#o!ld #ave,
)t +o!ld #ave 1een o!r glor'- 1!t it #as t!rned o!t to 1e a disease,
$o one t#inks t#at 1e+a!se #e is an intelle+t!al %erson- s!+# t#ings +annot #a%%en
to #im8 t#e' onl'
#a%%en to t#ose *#o are emotionall' in+lined, .#'0 )s it *rong to 1e emotional0
.#atsoever
is signi9+ant in life +omes t#ro!g# emotion- and not t#ro!g# intelle+t, Of +o!rse-
%ro1lems of
mat#emati+s and a+ +o!nt kee%ing and t#ings like t#is are ta+kled 1' t#e intelle+t8
1!t not#ing of
signi9+an+e,
.#at is ama=ing is t#at even t#e dis+overies of s+ien+e- *#i+# is t#e greatest
intelle+t!al dis+i%line-
+ome t#ro!g# emotion and not t#ro!g# intelle+t, )f someone asked Einstein #o* #e
dis+overed t#e
t#eor' of relativit' #e *o!ld sa'- /) don5t kno*- it 7!st #a%%ened,/ T#is is a ver'
religio!s statement, )f
&ad am C!rie *as asked #o* s#e dis+overed radi!m s#e *o!ld sa'- /) +annot sa'
#o*8 it 7!st +ame,
)t *as 1e'ond m' %o*er,/ An' great s+ientist *ill sa' t#e same t#ing, He *ill sa'- /)t
#asn5t +ome
t#ro!g# m' sear+#8 it is somet#ing 1e'ond me, )t +omes from t#e 1e'ond, ) am onl'
an instr!ment-
a medi!m,/ T#is is %re+isel' t#e lang!age of religion,
Emotion #as great de%t#s- *#ile intelle+t is s#allo*- s!%er9+ial, )ntelle+t is not#ing
more t#an
!tilitarian, )t is like a %ilot *#o goes a#ead of t#e +ar of t#e governor *#en #e is
going %la+es,
Don5t take t#e %ilot for t#e governor, )ntelle+t is not#ing more t#an t#e %ilot *#o
+lears t#e road
and +ontrols traG+ so t#e governor5s +ar +an %ass !ndist!r1ed, $o t#e master
+omes 1e#ind t#e
servant, Emotion is t#e master and intelle+t t#e servant, All t#at is signi9+ant and
1ea!tif!l in life
<o*s from emotion- from feeling, 4!t t#ere are %eo%le *#o take t#e %ilot for t#e
governor and 1o*
do*n to #im, T#e' sa'- /.e are intelle+t!als- *e take t#e %ilot to 1e t#e governor,/
?et t#em sa'
*#at t#e' like8 even t#e %ilot is la!g#ing !% #is sleeve,
$ome %eo%le t#ink it is t#e *eaklings *#o s#ake and s+ream8 t#e strong ones are
t#ose *#o 9nd it
diG+!lt to go into it, T#e' don5t kno*- t#e' don5t kno* at all, )t is ot#er*ise8 it onl'
#a%%ens to t#e
strong- *#ile t#e *eaklings stand aside, 4e+a!se to 1e in a %arti+!lar %ost!re for
one f!ll #o!r is
%ossi1le onl' for t#e ver' strong *illed %ersons- not t#e *eak ones, T#e *eaklings
1reat#e dee%l'
for a min!te or t*o- and t#en t#e' give !%, And it is t#e' *#o sa' t#at it is for t#e
*eak- t#at it is
a *eakness, T#e' +annot even 1reat#e dee%l' for an #o!r8 t#e' +annot ask /.#o
am )0/ for ten
min!tes, Please don5t #ar1or s!+# ill!sions,
T#ese are 7!st rationali=ations- intelle+t!al *a's of es+a%ing from meditation, T#is is
#o* *e %rote+t
o!r ego and r!n a*a', $o *e sa' it onl' #a%%ens to t#e *eak- *#ile *e are ver'
strong %eo%le,
T#is is an ama=ing statement, T#e tr!t# is t#at ever't#ing t#at is great and
signi9+ant in t#is *orld
is a+#ieved 1' t#e strong8 t#e *eaklings are good for not#ing, And meditation0
&editation +alls
for t#e !ltimate strengt#, T#e so +alled intelle+t!al *ill sa' t#at onl' t#e *eak
%eo%le go t#ro!g#
t#ese e3%erien+es, And #e #imself +o!ld not do it 1e+a!se t#e %erson sitting ne3t to
#im *as +r'ing8
1e+a!se of #im #e failed, 4!t t#e man *#o *as +r'ing *as not even +ons+io!s of it-
#e *as not
even a*are if someone *as *at+#ing #im and t#inking of #im, He *as +om%letel'
involved in #is
o*n eForts, And involvement *it# %erseveran+e is a t#ing of great strengt#8 t#e
*eaklings +annot
#ave it,
T#erefore don5t tr' to %rote+t 'o!r ego for not#ing, And don5t sa' 'o! are strong
and strong *illed
and t#at 'o! are intelle+t!als and t#e rest of it, no* t#is m!+# " t#at 'o! +annot
do it " and don5t
9nd e3+!ses for not doing- and don5t em1ellis# 'o!r *eakness *it# good *ords, )f
'o! glorif' 'o!r
*eakness- it *ill 1e+ome a t#ing of endearment to 'o!- and t#en 'o! *ill miss
meditation forever,
$im%l' kno* t#at t#is does not #a%%en to 'o!, )f it does not #a%%enit sim%l'
means t#at 'o! are
*eak and 'o! la+k somet#ing, Tr' to 9nd o!t and !nderstand 'o!r *eakness and
remed' it, Don5t
mistake 'o!r *eakness for strengt#8 don5t give it a good name,
A friend +ame and said t#at it all seemed #'steri+al- as if a fe* %ersons #ad atta+ks
of #'steria, He
does not kno* at all *#at is #idden in t#e Pa+i9+ of life, 4' +alling it #'steria #e is
onl' g!arding #is
ego, $o #e #as +ome to a +on+l!sion t#at t#ose *#o s#ake and s#riek are insane
%eo%le, And #e
t#inks #e #imself +annot go t#ro!g# s!+# e3%erien+es 1e+a!se #e is sane, 4!t if #e
is rig#t t#en
4!dd#a *as insane and so *ere &a#avira and ;es!s and $o+rates and R!mi and
&ansoor, 4!t it
is far 1etter to 7oin t#e tri1e of t#ese 1lessed madmen t#an to remain *it# t#e so
+alled sane %eo%le,
And *e are going to 7oin t#em- 1e+a!se *#at t#ese madmen #ave #ad- t#e sane
ones +an never
#ave,
.#en energ' rises *it# great intensit'- it raises a verita1le storm *it#in 'o!, )t is
not insanit', )f it
is so- *e +annot 1e still and 2!iet again, And *e do 1e+ome still and 2!iet after
+om%leting t#ese
t#ree stages- *#i+# means t#ere is not#ing #'steri+al a1o!t it, Ask a %erson in
#'steria to rela3- to
1e 2!iet8 #e +annot do so8 it is sim%l' not in #is #ands, 4!t *#atsoever is #a%%ening
#ere is *it#in
o!r +ontrol8 it #a%%ens 1e+a!se *e #el% it to #a%%en- 1e+a!se *e +oo%erate *it# it,
T#at is *#' t#e
moment *e *it# dra* o!r +oo%eration it immediatel' +omes to an end,
T#ere is onl' one +riterion to kno* sanit' from insanit', He *#o is #is o*n master is
sane and #e
*#o is not #is master is insane, >o* t#is is a ver' interesting +riterion, .#en ) ask
t#ose #ere *#o
are going t#ro!g# s!+# e3%erien+es to rela3 and to 1e 2!iet- t#e' immediatel' do
so, 4!t if ) ask
t#e so +alled sane %eo%le *#o are also #ere- to still and 2!ieten t#eir t#o!g#ts- t#e'
*ill sa' it is
not %ossi1le to do so " #o*soever t#e' tr'- t#e' +annot 2!ieten t#eir t#o!g#ts, $o it
is t#e' *#o are
insane- *#o are mad, .#at 'o! +annot manage is insanit' and *#at 'o! +an
manage is sanit'- is
#ealt#,
.#en 'o! *ill 1e a1le to t!rn 'o!r mind on and oF at *ill- *#en 'o! *ill sa' />o
more/- and t#e
mind *ill sto% t#en and t#ere- onl' t#en +an 'o! t#ink t#at 'o! are sane- t#at 'o!
are #ealt#', 4!t
t#e realit' is 7!st t#e +ontrar', Ho! sa' />o more/ and 'o!r mind sa's- /$a' *#at
'o! ma'- 1!t )
*ill do *#at ) *ant to do- ) *ill go *#ere ) *ant to go,/ Ho! are moving #eaven and
eart# to 2!ieten
'o!r t#o!g#ts- 1!t t#e' sim%l' don5t listen- t#e' go t#eir o*n *a', Ho! are sitting in
a tem%le singing
#'mns of %raise to 6od and 'o!r mind is *at+#ing a movie in a +inema #o!se at t#e
same time, >o-
an' amo!nt of 'o!r 1#a7ans and %ra'ers +annot sto% t#e mind from *at+#ing t#e
movie, )t does not
give a dime for all 'o!r %leadings,
4!t man is ver' +!nning, He #ides #is *eaknesses 1e#ind 1ea!tif!l *ords- and feels
at ease 1'
denigrating t#e goodness of ot#ers- 1' +alling names, 4e*are of t#is, T#e 1est t#ing
is not to t#ink
of t#at at all, .#o is going t#ro!g# *#at is ver' diG+!lt to kno*, ?ife is so
m'sterio!s t#at it is 1etter
not to t#ink a1o!t ot#ers, )t is eno!g# if 'o! +an t#ink and take +are of 'o!rself,
T#ink o!t t#is m!+#
" *#et#er 'o! are insane- *eak or strong " and onl' t#ink a1o!t 'o!rself, 4!t *e
al*a's do t#e
+ontrar'- *e t#ink a1o!t ot#ers, T#is is ver' *rong,
As ) said- letting go of t#e 1od' leads 9rstl' to a +at#arsis of t#e re%ressed tensions
and dissol!tion
of t#e 1od' 1lo+ks and +om%le3es, And se+ondl'- *#en t#e 1od' moves 1' itself "
'o! don5t o%erate
it- rat#er it o%erates on its o*n moment!m " t#en its se%aration from 'o!- from t#e
so!l 1e+omes
+lear, 4e+a!se *#en 'o! see t#at t#e 1od' is no* *#irling- t#at it is no* at a
standstill- t#at t#e
#ands are s#aking " not t#at 'o! s#ake t#em- rat#er t#e' s#ake on t#eir o*n " t#en
'o! kno* for
t#e 9rst time t#at 'o!r 1eing and 'o!r 1od' are diFerent and se%arate, T#en 'o!
*ill also kno* t#at
it *as not 'o!- 1!t 'o!r 1od' t#at 1e+ame 'o!t#f!l8 and again it is not 'o!- 1!t t#e
1od' t#at is going
to gro* old, And if t#is a*areness dee%ens 'o! *ill also kno* t#at 'o! are not going
to die8 onl' t#e
1od' *ill die,
.#en t#e 1od' s%ins like a ma+#ine- 'o! *ill kno* in de%t#- t#at t#e 1od' is reall'
se%arate from
'o!, T#is 'o! *ill kno* onl' *#en 'o! a1sol!tel' let go of t#e 1od',
And in t#e t#ird stage *e ask@ /.#o am )0/ Even as one kno*s t#at #e is not t#e
1od'- even as one
kno*s t#at #e is not t#e 1reat#- one still does not kno* *#o #e is, )t is a negative
kno*ing t#at one
is not t#e 1od'- t#at one is not t#e 1reat#8 it is not %ositive, .#at is %ositive
kno*ing0 )t is to kno*
*#o #e is- *#i+# #e #as not kno*n 'et, $o in t#e t#ird stage *e ask@ /.#o am )0/
4!t *#o do *e
ask0 .e dire+t t#is 2!estion to o!rselves- and to no one else, .e are going to f!ll'
<ood o!rselves
*it# t#is 2!estion /.#o am )0/ T#e da' 'o! *ill 1e a1sol!tel' 9lled *it# t#is
2!estion t#e ans*er *ill
+ome- and it *ill +ome from *it#in 'o!, 4e+a!se it +an5t 1e t#at at 'o!r innermost
level 'o! don5t
kno* *#o 'o! are, )f 'o! are- 'o! also kno* *#o 'o! are,
4!t it is ne+essar' to take t#e 2!estion to t#at inmost de%t#, Bor e3am%le- t#ere is
*ater *it#in t#e
eart#- and *e are t#irst' #ere sitting on t#e s!rfa+e of t#e eart#, )f *e *ant to
2!en+# o!r t#irst it *ill
1e ne+essar' to dig a *ell t#irt' feet dee% *#ere *ater is availa1le, )f *e #ave a
2!estion /.#o am
)0/- its ans*er is l'ing some*#ere t#irt' feet dee% in !s, 4!t t#ere are man' la'ers
1et*een !s and
t#at ans*er- and t#ese la'ers #ave to 1e removed to rea+# t#e ans*er, $o t#e
2!estion /.#o am
)0/ *orks like a s%ade, T#e greater t#e s%eed and for+e *it# *#i+# *e ask t#e
2!estion- t#e dee%er
*e dig t#e *ell, 4!t *e fail to ask *it# t#at s%eed and for+e,
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 IE Os#o
&an' a time ver' strange t#ings #a%%en, A friend #as 1een going t#ro!g# an
e3traordinar'
e3%erien+e d!ring t#e morning meditation for t#e last t*o da's, And it is *ort#
!nderstanding,
He asks t#e 2!estion *it# all #is mig#t- and #e *orks #ard, T#ere is not#ing la+king
in #is eForts,
And #e is also not *anting in #is *ill, 4!t- as ) said- t#e mind #as la'ers !%on la'ers,
He asks from
t#e !%%er la'er /.#o am )0/- and #e asks it *it# s!+# for+e t#at #e 1l!rts o!t t#e
2!estion /.#o am
)0/ several times, 4!t in 1e t*een t#e re%etition of t#is 2!estion- anot#er 2!es tion
%o%s !%@ /.#at
*ill it do0 .#at *ill it do0/ s!ggesting t#at t#is asking *o!ld not do a t#ing, .#o is
asking t#is
se+ond 2!estion0 Ho! ask /.#o am )0/ 1!t t#en *#o is #e *#o asks /.#at *ill it
do0/ )t is anot#er
la'er of 'o!r o*n mind *#i+# sa's- /T#is 2!estioning is not going to *ork- 'o! are
!selessl' asking
it again and again8 1etter kee% 2!iet,/
$o *#ile one la'er of o!r mind asks /.#o am )0/ anot#er la'er +omes o!t *it# a
retort- /T#is *on5t
*ork- 1etter kee% 2!iet,/
)f 'o!r mind remains fragmented- 'o! *ill not 1e a1le to go ver' dee%, T#at is *#' )
ask 'o! to 1ring
all 'o!r energ' to asking /.#o am )0/ so t#at slo*l' slo*l' 'o!r entire mind gets
involved in it and
'o! ask *it# total mind /.#o am )0/ And *#en onl' t#e 2!estion *ill remain-
not#ing else 1!t t#e
2!estion- it *ill sink in 'o! like an arro* and t#e ans*er *ill +ome fort#, T#en t#e
ans*er *ill not 1e
late in +oming even 1' a se+ond,
T#e ans*er is *it#in !s,
no*ledge is *it#in- 1!t *e #ave never invoked it- *e #ave never %rovoked it-
a*akened it, )t is
ever %re%ared to *ake !%, T#ese t#ree stages are meant for t#is %!r%ose, 4!t t#ese
stages are like
ste%s to t#e tem%le of meditation8 t#e' are on t#e o!tside of it, T#e' take 'o! !% to
t#e gate and
leave 'o! t#ere, Entr' t#ro!g# t#e gate #a%%ens in t#e fo!rt# stage, 4!t one *#o
does not +lim1
t#ese t#ree ste%s +annot #o%e to enter t#e fo!rt# " t#e gate, $o remem1er- it is
essential t#at 'o!
invest all 'o!r energ' in tomorro*5s meditation- sin+e it *ill 1e t#e last da' of t#e
+am%, 4ring all
'o!r energ' into t#ese t#ree stages, )f 'o! do so- t#e fo!rt# stage *ill #a%%en on its
o*n, Ho! *ill
not #ave to do t#e fo!rt#- it *ill #a%%en,
T#ree 'o! *ill do- t#e fo!rt# *ill #a%%en,
L!estion 3
A .O&A> A$$@ .)TH THE ATTA)>&E>T OB THE BO:RTH .)?? THE B)R$T THREE
$TA6E$
DROP OBB0
T#en t#ere is no 2!estion, )f t#e fo!rt# stage is attained- t#en t#ere is no 2!estion,
T#en one *ill
see for #imself if an't#ing need 1e done, )f t#e need is felt #e *ill +ontin!e doing it8
ot#er*ise it *ill
dro%, 4!t even t#is t#ing +annot 1e said 1efore#and, )t +annot 1e said 1efore#and-
1e+a!se if *e
raise t#is 2!estion 1efore t#e fo!rt# #as a+t!all' 1een attained it means t#at *e
don5t *ant to do
t#ese t#ree stages and so *e are tr'ing to es+a%e t#em, Ho! seem to 1e rat#er
an3io!s to get rid
of t#ese- and t#at is *#' ) am not going to sa' t#at t#e' *ill dro%, 4e+a!se if ) sa' it
'o! *ill not go
for t#em at all- 'o! *ill dro% t#em rig#t no*, T#e' *ill dro%- 1!t it is a matter t#at
s#o!ld +ome after
t#e fo!rt# stage #as 1een attained, )t s#o!ld not 1e raised 1efore,
O!r mind de+eives !s in man' *a's, .#en 'o! ask t#is 2!estion 'o! are not a*are
*#' 'o! ask it,
Ho! ask it *it# a motive to get rid of t#ese t#ree stages, 4!t if 'o! get rid of t#ese-
kno* *ell t#at
t#e fo!rt# stage *ill never #a%%en, 4!t *#' t#is fear of t#ese t#ree stages0
T#e fear is t#ere, And t#ese stages are meant to *i%e o!t t#is fear,
T#e fear is t#at t#e 1od' +an do an't#ing- and t#ere are t#ings 'o! don5t *ant it to
do, 4!t *#at +an
it do0 Ho! +an dan+e- 'o! +an +r'- 'o! +an s#o!t- 'o! +an fall do*n, 4!t *#at is t#e
diG+!lt' a1o!t
it all0 Ho! 1reat#e dee%l' in t#e 9rst stage- and in t#e se+ond 'o! +ontin!e
1reat#ing and let go of
t#e 1od', T#ere s#o!ld 1e no diG+!lt' *#atsoever in 1reat#ing dee% and fast and
letting go of t#e
1od', Ho! don5t #ave to make an' eFort to dan+e8 if 'o! dan+e- it *ill im%ede dee%
1reat#ing, 4!t if
dan+ing #a%%ens on its o*n- it is oka', .#atsoever #a%%ens- 7!st let it,
O!r diG+!lt' is t#at eit#er *e do a t#ing or *e resist it8 *e don5t allo* an't#ing to
#a%%en on its
o*n, .e are read' to do an't#ing8 *e *ill eit#er dan+e or %revent it, 4!t *e *ill not
let go of
an't#ing- *e *ill not allo* it to #a%%en s%ontaneo!sl', &an5s *#ole +ivili=ation is
s!%%ressive, .e
#ave s!%%ressed man' t#ings *it#in !s- and *e are afraid of o%ening t#e %andora5s
1o3, .e are
reall' frig#tened8 *e seem to 1e sitting on a vol+ano, .e are ridden *it# man'
man' fears8 it is not
7!st a 2!estion of dan+ing, T#e fears are dee% rooted,
.e #ave re%ressed o!rselves tremendo!sl'- and *e also kno* *#at is likel' to
+ome o!t of t#e
1asements of o!r minds, T#e son #ad *anted to kill #is fat#er- and #e is afraid t#at
t#is t#o!g#t
mig#t s!rfa+e, T#e #!s1and #ad t#o!g#t of strangling #is *ife- alt#o!g# at t#e
same moment #e
#ad said to #er t#at #e +o!ld not live *it#o!t #er even for a moment, T#is desire to
kill #is *ife is
re%ressed in #is mind- and #e fears it +an er!%t an'time,
6!rd7ieF *as a m'sti+ and #e *as one of t#e most remarka1le men of o!r times,
.#enever a %erson
*ent to #im for s%irit!al g!idan+e- t#e 9rst t#ing t#at #e *o!ld do *as to make #im
dr!nk dail' for
9fteen da's and st!d' #im in #is dr!nken state, And !nless #e st!died #im in a
state of dr!nkenness
#e *o!ld not initiate #im into sad#ana or s%irit!al dis+i%line, He *o!ld make #im
dr!nk ever' da'
so t#at all #is re%ressed ne!roses *ere !n+overed 1efore #im and #e kne* *#at
t'%e of a %erson
#e *as and *#at #e #ad re%ressed in #is !n+ons+io!s, T#en onl' #e *o!ld s!ggest
t#e ne+essar'
sad#ana " *#at #e +alled .ork " for #im, )f t#e %erson ref!sed to drink *it# #im for
9fteen da's-
6!rd7ieF *o!ld immediatel' ask #im to go #ome, Per#a%s no ot#er &aster in t#e
*orld #as !sed
drink in t#is manner, 4!t #e *as ver' intelligent and *ise- and #is !nderstanding of
men *as ver'
dee% and val!a1le, 4e+a!se *e #ave re%ressed too m!+#- t#ere is no end to o!r
re%ressions, And
t#e' are in +al+!la1le,
)t is 1e+a!se of t#ese re%ressions t#at *e are afraid8 *e are afraid of t#eir 1eing
e3%osed, .e are
afraid lest *e s#o!ld s%eak o!t somet#ing t#at *e don5t *ant to sa'- t#at *e don5t
*ant ot#ers to
kno*, >o* if someone #as +ommitted t#eft- it is 7!st %ossi1le t#at *#en #e asks
/.#o am )0/ #e
mig#t 1l!rt o!t t#at #e is a t#ief- a +rook- a 1la+kJmarketeer, $o #e is afraid of
asking t#e 2!estion
/.#o am )0/ And even if #e asks it #e does it in a faint voi+e- 1e +a!se #e kno*s
t#at #e is a t#ief,
He is afraid and so #e s!%%resses t#e 2!estion, He does not *ant %ersons sitting 1'
#is side to #ear
it if #e 1l!rts o!t t#at #e is a t#ief, And #e +an 1l!rt it o!t- t#ere is not m!+#
diG+!lt' a1o!t it, $o
t#ere are good reasons for !s to ask if t#ese t#ree stages +an 1e dro%%ed and if *e
+an do *it#o!t
t#em,
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 II Os#o
4!t no- 'o! *ill #ave to go t#ro!g# t#ese stages, T#e' ma' dro%- 1!t onl' after 'o!
#ave done
t#em t#oro!g#l', And *#atsoever +omes o!t from 'o!r inside s#o!ld 1e allo*ed
free %assage8 don5t
im%ede it, An' amo!nt of 9lt# is #idden t#ere8 it *ill s!rfa+e and +at#art,
T#e masks t#at *e *ear are not o!r real fa+es8 t#at is *#' *e are so fear stri+ken,
>o* a %erson
#as #eavil' made !% #is fa+e *it# +ream- grease%aint and %o*der8 #e *ill 1e ver'
afraid to dro% #is
make!%, )f #e does so #is real fa+e- *#i+# is !gl' and #ideo!s- *ill s#o* itself, And
#e is afraid t#at
ot#ers *ill see #is real fa+e, He #as taken great %ains- standing 1efore a 1ig mirror-
to give #imself
a fa+eJlift, $o #e is frig#tened t#at if #e gives it !% #is fa+e ma' 1e+ome so #orri1le
t#at no f!rt#er
make!% *ill #el% #im, He *ill sa' #e +an give !% an't#ing 1!t not #is fa+ade- #is
make!%, He *ill
tr' to save it at an' +ost, All o!r fa+es are made !% and false8 t#e' are not real, And
don5t t#ink
t#at %eo%le *#o don5t !se +osmeti+s don5t make !% t#eir fa+es, T#ere are all kinds
of make!%- and
some make!% is so s!1tle t#at it does not need +osmeti+s,
)t is for t#is reason t#at 'o! fear- t#at if 'o! let go of 'o!rself d!ring meditation
'o!r mask ma' fall
do*n e3%osing 'o!r real fa+e- and t#at someone mig#t see it,
4!t t#ese fears are dangero!s- and t#e' *ill not allo* 'o! to go *it#in, $o t#e'
#ave to 1e dro%%ed,
One last 2!estion, A friend asks@
L!estion E
.HAT )$ $HAT)PAT OR E>ER6H TRA>$&)$$)O>0 A>D )$ )T PO$$)4?E THAT
$O&EO>E
CA> TRA>$&)T D)A)>E E>ER6H0
>o one +an do s#akti%at- no one +an transmit energ'8 1!t someone +an 1e a ve#i+le
for s!+#
transmission, )t is tr!e t#at no one +an do it, And if some 1od' +laims t#at #e +an do
it- #e is
ind!lging in s#eer de+e%tion, >o one +an do it- and 'et in some moment
transmission of energ' +an
#a%%en t#ro!g# someone, )f t#at someone is totall' em%t' and s!rrendered-
s#akti%at +an #a%%en
in #is %resen+e, He +an *ork as a +ond!+tor- as a +atal'ti+ agent- 1!t not kno*ingl',
T#ro!g# #im
6od5s in9nite energ' +an enter into anot#er %erson,
>o one +an 1e a +atal'ti+ agent kno*ingl'- 1e +a!se t#e 9rst +ondition to a+t as
+ond!+tor is t#at
'o! s#o!ld not kno* it- t#at 'o! #ave no ego, Ego dis2!ali9es a %erson for 1eing a
medi!m for
s#akti%at, .it# ego one 1e+omes a non +ond!+tor of energ'8 divine energ' +annot
<o* t#ro!g#
#im, $o if t#ere is a %erson *#ose ego is +om%letel' *i%ed o!t- *#o is a1sol!tel'
em%t' inside
and is a total void- *#o is doing not#ing for 'o!- reall' *#o does not do a t#ing "
t#en t#ro!g# #is
em%tiness- t#ro!g# #is void- *#i+# a+ts as a %assage- 6od5s energ' +an +ertainl'
rea+# 'o!, And
its s%eed +an 1e ver' fast, Remem1er t#is *#en 'o! +ome #ere for tomorro*5s
meditation,
.it# t#is ) s#o!ld also give 'o! a +o!%le of in formations for tomorro*,
$#akti%at means t#at 6od5s energ' #as des+ended on 'o!, )t@ +an 1e %ossi1le in t*o
*a's, Eit#er
it arises from 'o! and 7oins 6od5s energ' or it <o*s from 6od and 7oins 'o!, )t is t#e
same t#ing
vie*ed from t*o sides8 or t#ese are t*o *a's of seeing t#e same t#ing, Bor
e3am%le- t#ere is a
t!m1ler #alf 9lled *it# *ater, $omeone +an sa' t#at it is #alf 9lled and anot#er +an
sa' t#at it is
#alf em%t', And if t#e' are %#iloso%#ers t#e' +an arg!e it endlessl' and +ome to no
+on+l!sion-
1e+a!se 1ot# statements are +orre+t, Energ' des+ends from a1ove and it +an
as+end from 1elo*-
too, And *#en t#e t*o energies meet- *#en 'o!r latent energ' meets *it# t#e
energ' of in9nit' "
t#e e3%losion #a%%ens,
T#is e3%losion is !n%redi+ta1le8 nor +an it 1e said *#at t#is e3%losion does, And
*#at #a%%ens
after t#is e3%losion- t#is too +annot 1e said, T#ro!g# o!t #istor'- t#ose *#o #ave
1een 1lessed
*it# t#is e3%losion of energ' #ave 1een s#o!ting from roofto%s@ /Come one- +ome
all- and %ass
t#ro!g# t#is e3%losion and see for 'o!rself *#at it is, $omet#ing #as #a%%ened #ere
*#i+# is sim%l'
ine3%ressi1le- !tterl' in des+ri1a1le,/
$#akti%at means t#e des+ent of energ' from 1e'ond, )t +an des+end, )n fa+t it
des+ends ever' da',
And t#is energ' +#ooses for its ve#i+le a %erson *#o is em%t' in ever' *a'- *#o is
!tterl' egoless,
He alone t!rns into its +atal'ti+ agent- 7!st a ve#i+le and not#ing else, 4!t even if a
little tra+e of ego
is t#ere- even if #e t#inks t#at #e +an do it- #e +eases to 1e t#e +ond!it, T#en
energ' +annot <o*
from #im,
>o* 1ear in mind t*o informations for to morro*5s meditation- 1ot# t#e morning
and midda'
meditation, Tomorro* is t#e last da' of t#e +am%- and it is going to 1e f!ll *it#
%ossi1ilities, $o
'o! #ave to 1e 9lled *it# tremendo!s #o%e and tr!st *#en 'o! do tomorro*5s
meditation,
Birstl'- all t#ose *#o are #aving some kind of e3%erien+es #ere *ill do meditation
standing, )f an'
t#ing #as 1een #a%%ening to 'o!- even if a little 1it #as 1een #a%%ening to 'o!r
1od'- 'o! *ill do *ell
to stand !% tomorro* and meditate, 4e+a!se movements in a standing %osition +an
1e t#e fastest
and t#e most intense- too, )n a standing %osition t#e <o* of energ' is at its #ig#est,
:% to no* ) did not ask 'o! to stand !% 1e+a!se 'o! *ere la+king in +o!rage even
for doing it sitting,
>o* if 'o! do it standing- t#e im%a+t of energ' on 'o! *ill 1e tremendo!s, As ) said
t#at 'o! +an
1!rst into a dan+e- a mad dan+e- it +an reall' #a%%en *#en 'o! do it *#ile standing,
$in+e tomorro*
*ill 1e t#e last da'- and some ten to t*ent' friends #ave a+#ieved good de%t# in
meditation- so t#e'
in %arti+!lar *ill for s!re stand !%, ) am not going to name t#em8 t#e' s#o!ld do it
on t#eir o*n, And
it #as to 1e so rig#t from t#e 1eginning of meditation, Of +o!rse- one +an stand !%
an'time if #e
feels like doing so, And remem1er t#at 'o! #ave to allo* ever't#ing to #a%%en
!nim%eded,
And a fe* *ords for t#e midda' sessions of silent meditation,
.#en *e sit #ere for silent meditation in t#e midda' tomorro* t#ere s#o!ld 1e
eno!g# em%t' s%a+e
near me, And *#en 'o! *ill +ome to me one 1' one and sit 1' me- and *#en ) %la+e
m' #and on
'o!r #ead- t#en allo* ever't#ing t#at #a%%ens to 'o! at t#at moment, )f 'o!
s+ream and 'o!r #ands
and feet trem1le or 'o! fall do*n or rise !%- *#atever it is- 7!st leave it free- don5t
resist at all, )t *ill
1e like *#at *e do in t#e morning meditation@ ?et go, $o leave eno!g# s%a+e near
me,
And t#ose *#o +an m!ster +o!rage *ill do t#e morning meditation all standing,
4efore ) *ill arrive-
'o! s#o!ld take 'o!r %ositions and stand 2!ietl', And stand ere+t *it#o!t taking an'
s!%%ort of- sa'-
t#e tree near 'o!, >o s!%%ort- *#atsoever8 stand on 'o!r o*n,
Ho! *anted to kno* a1o!t s#akti%at, T#is standing %ost!re *ill make for a good
sit!ation for
transmission of energ', A ver' +ond!+ive atmos%#ere #as alread' +ome into 1eing
#ere and it
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 IK Os#o
+an 1e f!ll' !tili=ed, And sin+e it is going to 1e t#e last da' of t#e +am%- 'o! s#o!ld
1ring 'o!r *#ole
*ill and energ' into %la' tomorro*,
Anot#er friend asks@
L!estion 5
;:$T >O. HO: TA?ED A4O:T THE THREE $TA6E$, CA> HO: EOP?A)> .HAT
EBBECT$
THEH HAAE O> THE $TATE$ OB O>E5$ 4ODH- HEART- 4RA)> A>D &)>D0
EFe+ts *ill 1e man',
MA AO)CEN .)?? THEH CA:$E HEARTJBA)?:RE0
)t *o!ld 1e 9ne if t#e #eart fails, >ot#ing like it, T#at is *#at is *anting, ?et t#e
#eart fail, Ho*soever
'o! tr' to save it- it is going to fail some da', $o *#' save it0 ?et it go, At least 'o!
*ill #ave t#e
satisfa+tion t#at it failed *#ile it *as on its *a' to 6od, T#at is eno!g#,
T#e friend *ants to kno* *#at eFe+ts t#e t#ree stages *ill #ave on !s, T#e' *ill
#ave man' eFe+ts,
T#e %ra+ti+e of meditation- t#e meditation t#at ) tea+#- *ill #ave an' n!m1er of
%#'siologi+al res!lts,
&an' %#'si+al diseases +an disa%%ear- longevit' +an in+rease and man' +#emi+al
+#anges +an
take %la+e in t#e 1od', >!mero!s glands of t#e 1od' t#at are at t#e moment as
good as dead- +an
1e a+tivated,
.e #ave no idea *#at t#e %s'+#ologists no* sa'- even t#e %#'siologists sa'- a1o!t
anger, .#en
one is angr'- t#e' sa'- a %arti+!lar kind of %oison is released in t#e 1od', 4!t !% to
no* t#e' #ave
not 1een a1le to kno* *#at it is t#at #a%%ens in t#e +ase of love, As in anger- a
s%e+ial kind of
%oison is released- so in love a s%e+ial kind of ne+tar is released in t#e 1od', 4!t
1e+a!se love is a
rare %#enomenon in o!r *orld- a loving man #as 'et to visit a s+ientist5s la1, T#at is
*#' #e #as not
1een a1le to dete+t it, )f meditation #as its f!ll im%a+t- t#e 1od' 1egins to se+rete
ne+tar or am1rosia
*#i+# s'm1oli=es immortalit',
&editation #as reall' dee% +#emi+al eFe+ts on t#e 1od', T#ose *#o go dee% into
meditation 1egin
to see e3traordinar' +olors- smell !n+ommon %erf!mes and #ear !n#eard of so!nds,
E3traordinar'
*aves of lig#t and so!nd 1egin to <o* t#ro!g# t#em, T#ese are all +#emi+al eFe+ts
of meditation,
Ho! *ill see s!+# fantasti+ +olors as 'o! #ave never seen, )n fa+t- t#e *#ole
+#emistr' of t#e 1od'
!ndergoes a seaJ+#ange, T#e 1od' 1egins to %er+eive- t#ink and !nderstand t#ings
in a diFerent
*a' altoget#er, All t#e ele+tri+ +ir+!its of t#e 1od' +#ange,
;!st as a good deal #a%%ens at t#e level of t#e 1od'- so also a great deal #a%%ens at
t#e level of t#e
mind- too, 4!t t#ese are matters of detail- and ) *ill talk to t#e 2!estioner a1o!t it
se%aratel',
T#e %ossi1ilities are reall' great,
L!estion I
A>OTHER L:E$T)O>@ .HAT )$ THE EBBECT OB DEEP 4REATH)>6 O> THE 4RA)>-
THE
HEART- ETC0
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 I( Os#o
As soon as 'o! 1egin dee% 1reat#ing- t#e %ro%ortion of o3'gen and +ar1on dio3ide
in t#e 1od' *ill
+#ange, T#ere is a %arti+!lar amo!nt of +ar1on and o3'gen in o!r 1od'8 dee%
1reat#ing *ill +#ange
its ratio, And as soon as t#is ratio +#anges- +onse2!ent +#anges take %la+e in t#e
*#ole 1od'
in+l!ding t#e 1rain- t#e 1lood and t#e nervo!s s'stem, O3'gen and +ar1on dio3ide
in %arti+!lar
%ro%ortions form t#e *#ole 1asis of o!r e3isten+e, And a +#ange in t#eir %ro%ortions
+#anges
ever't#ing, 4!t t#at is a te+#ni+al t#ing and t#e 2!estioner +an see me se%aratel'
later on to
dis+!ss it- 1e+a!se ever'one ma' not 1e interested in it,
L!estion 7
A>OTHER BR)E>D A$$@ )$ TH)$ &ATTER OB &ED)TAT)O> THE $A&E A$
A:TOHHP>O$)$0
T#is meditation agrees *it# a!to#'%nosis to a large e3tent- 1!t at t#e last %oint it
%arts +om%an', )t is
largel' linked *it# #'%nosis8 its 9rst t#ree stages- e3+e%t t#e *itnessing %art of it-
1elong to #'%nosis
as s!+#, T#e *itnessing- *#i+# is needed t#ro!g#o!t its %ra+ti+e- t#e a*areness on
t#e %art of t#e
meditator t#at 1reat# is in and o!t- t#at t#e 1od' is s#aking and s%inning- t#at #e is
a *at+#er on
t#e #ill " t#is *itnessing #as not#ing to do *it# #'%nosis, T#is is t#e diFeren+e, And
t#e diFeren+e
is f!ndamental- 1asi+, 4!t t#e rest of it is a %ro+ess of #'%nosis,
T#e %ro+ess of #'%nosis is ver' signi9+ant8 linked *it# *itnessing- it 1e+omes
meditation, 4!t
#'%nosis se%arated from *itnessing 1e+omes !n+ons+io!sness, Ho! *ill 1e+ome
!n+ons+io!s- if
'o! !se #'%nosis alone, And 'o! *ill 1e a*akened if 'o! !se *itnessing *it#
#'%nosis, $o t#e
diFeren+e 1et*een t#e t*o is vast, 4!t t#eir *a's are similar to a great e3tent8 it is
onl' at t#e end
t#at t#e' %art *it# ea+# ot#er,
$ome 2!estions remain to 1e ans*ered, ) *ill take t#em !% tomorro* evening,
CHAPTER 7
Os#o ?eads D'nami+
5 &a' 1(70 am in
Please go for toda'5s meditation 9lled *it# a tremendo!s amo!nt of #o%e and *ill-
and kno* t#at
'o! are going to make it, no* t#at as t#e s!n #as risen and <ooded t#e eart# *it#
lig#t- so 'o!r
o*n lig#t *ill <ood 'o! inside, As <o*ers #ave 1loomed t#is morning- so *ill t#e
<o*ers of 1liss
1loom *it#in 'o!, One *#o 1egins #is %ilgrimage *it# f!ll #o%e rea+#es #is goal-
and one *#o +alls
*it# all #is t#irst attains to 6od,
T#ose *#o +an s#o!ld meditate in a standing %osition, Briends sitting near t#ose
*#o stand !% *ill
do *ell to move a*a' from t#em so t#e' are not #!rt 1' someone falling on t#em,
T#e moment!m
of a+tion is great *#en it is done standing8 t#e *#ole 1od' *ill 1egin to dan+e in
e+stas', T#erefore
friends sitting +lose to t#em s#o!ld move a*a'- leaving t#em eno!g# s%a+e,
And gat#er 'o!r +o!rage and 1ring all 'o!r energ' into toda'5s meditation, $%are
not#ing,
THE B)R$T $TA6E
Close 'o!r e'es and 1egin dee% 1reat#ing, )n#ale dee%l' and e3#ale dee%l'- and
*at+# *it#in t#at
a 1reat# +ame in and anot#er 1reat# *ent o!t, Dra* a dee% 1reat# in and e3%el a
dee% 1reat# o!t,,,
Take a dee% 1reat# in and take a dee% 1reat# o!t, 4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l',
4ring all 'o!r energ' into it, Bor ten min!tes 1reat#e #ard " in and o!t, 4reat#e
dee%l' " in and o!t,
4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l', And e3ert 'o!rself a1sol!tel',
4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e more dee%l'- 1reat#e still more dee%l', And kee% *at+#ing
*it#in8 remain
a *itness to ea+# 1reat# +oming in and going o!t, 4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l'-
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CHAPTER ,. $SH$ EADS D&NAMIC
and kee% o1serving- kee% *itnessing, $ee a 1reat# is +om ing in and anot#er going
o!t, And invest
all 'o!r strengt# in dee% 1reat#ing, 4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e more dee%l' and
1reat#e still more
dee%l',
Bor ten min!tes 1ring all 'o!r mig#t into %la', 4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l', And kee% *at+#ing *it#in t#at a dee% 1reat# +omes
in and anot#er
dee% 1reat# goes o!t, And e3%end all 'o!r strengt# in 1reat#ing, Don5t save even
an iota of it, E3ert
'o!rself to t#e ma3im!m, Dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing, ?et t#e
1od' t!rn into a
mass of energ', ?et t#ere 1e not#ing 1!t 1reat#ing, ?et t#e 1od' t!rn into ele+tri+it',
4reat#e dee%l'-
more dee%l'- still more dee%l',,, Dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing-
dee% 1reat#ing-
dee% 1reat#ing, >o one s#o!ld lag 1e#ind8 so !se !% all 'o!r energ' in 1reat# ing,
4reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l',,,
>o* onl' 9ve min!tes are left- so e3ert 'o!r ma3im!m, .e s#all t#en enter t#e
se+ond stage,
4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l', ?et
t#e 1od' 1e+ome a ma+#ine- a 1reat#ing ma+#ine, ?et t#ere 1e not#ing 1!t
1reat#ing, $o 1reat#e
dee%l'- 1reat#e more dee%l'- 1reat#e still more dee%l', 4ring into %la' 'o!r entire
strengt#- s%are
not#ing,,, onl' 1reat#ing remains- onl' 1reat#ing, Don5t s#irk- don5t *it##old- don5t
sla+ken eForts8
s%are not#ing- set in motion 'o!r entire %o*er, 4ring all 'o!r energ' into %la', P!t
all 'o!r strengt#
into 1reat#ing, 4ring all 'o!r mig#t to dee% 1reat#ing,
Don5t s#irk- don5t sla+ken eForts- don5t lag 1e#ind, ?et t#e *#ole atmos%#ere 1e
+#arged, Do 'o!r
ver' 1est and it *ill #a%%en, )nvest all 'o!r energ' and 'o! *ill make it,,, 4reat#e
dee%l'- 1reat#e
dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l', And e3ert 'o!r
ma3im!m,, , $ee t#at 'o!
don5t sla+ken t#e moment!m, ) am no* ver' +lose to 'o! and asking 'o! to do 'o!r
ver' 1est so
t#at 'o! don5t #ave to sa' later t#at 'o! +o!ld not make it, $o 1ring all 'o!r energ'
into 1reat#ing
fast and dee%, 4ring all 'o!r energ', 4ring all 'o!r energ', And 1reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e more
dee%l'- 1reat#e still more dee%l'- 1reat#e fast and dee%, T#e dee%er 'o! 1reat#e
t#e easier it *ill
1e to a*aken t#e energ', T#en t#e k!ndalini 1egins to rise !%, 4reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l'-
1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l', !ndalini *ill rise !%- onl' 'o! 1reat#e fast and
dee%, 4reat#e
dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l',,, Energ' *ill as+end- 'o!
7!st 1reat#e fast
and dee%, 4reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e dee%l',
>o* onl' t*o min!tes are to go- so go at it *it# 'o!r total strengt#, Dee% 1reat#ing-
dee% 1reat#ing-
dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing, 4reat#e as dee%l' as 'o! +an, Onl' t*o min!tes
are left- so e3ert
'o!r ma3im!m, T#en *e *ill go over to t#e se+ond stage, Dee% 1reat#ing- dee%
1reat#ing,,, dee%
1reat#ing,,, )f somet#ing is rising *it#in- let it rise,,, >o* t#e last min!te- 1ring 'o!r
entire mig#t into
it, .e t#en %ass to t#e se+ond stage,,, 4reat#e fast and dee%,,, and do it *it# all
'o!r vigor, 4reat#e
*it# all 'o!r strengt#, Energ' is rising *it#in- so don5t s%are 'o!r self, 4ring all 'o!r
energ' into
%la', 4reat#e dee%l'- more dee%l'- still more dee%l', P!t all 'o!r energ' into
1reat#ing, Hammer
'o!r inside *it# fast and dee% 1reat#ing- and energ' *ill 1egin to *ake !%, Dee%
1reat#- dee%
1reat#- dee% 1reat#- dee% 1reat# and dee% 1reat#, >o* *e are going to enter t#e
se+ond stage,
$o 1reat#e dee%l'- 1reat#e more dee%l' and 1reat#e still more dee%l', ) am telling
ea+# one of 'o!
dire+tl' to invest 'o!r total energ' into 1reat#ing, Dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing-
dee% 1reat#ing-
dee% 1reat#ing- dee% 1reat#ing,
>o* on to t#e se+ond stage,
THE $ECO>D $TA6E
Contin!e to 1reat#e dee%l'- and let go of t#e 1od', .#atever #a%%ens to t#e 1od'-
let it #a%%en, )f it
+ries- let it +r', )f it la!g#s- allo* it, )f it dan+es- leave it free to dan+e, Allo*
ever't#ing t#at #a%%ens
to t#e 1od', ?et go of it, Don5t resist, Don5t interfere, ?eave t#e 1od' alone,,, ?eave
t#e 1od' alone,
Allo* ever't#ing t#at #a%%ens to t#e 1od', ?et go of it +om%letel', Allo* *#atever
#a%%ens to t#e
1odil' lim1s8 let go of t#em, ?et go of t#e 1od', .#atever #a%%ens to t#e 1od' for
t#ese ten min!tes-
let it #a% %en !nim%eded,,aet go of t#e 1od', ?et go of t#e 1od' !tterl', )t *ill
dan+e, )t *ill 7!m%,
Allo* ever' t#ing t#at #a%%ens to it on its o*n, )f t#e energ' *it#in *ill rise- t#e
1od' *ill e3%ress it
t#ro!g# dan+ing- 7!m%ing,,, allo* it to do so, ?et go of t#e 1od' a1sol!tel', ?et go is
t#e ke' *ord,
?et go of t#e 1od'- and +ontin!e to 1reat#e dee%l', .#en inner energ' *ill rise- t#e
1od' *ill dan+e-
7!m% and trem1le8 allo* ever't#ing t#at #a%J%ens to it, T#e 1od' *ill roll on t#e
gro!nd- it *ill 'ell
and s+ream8 don5t resist, ?et go, ?et go of t#e 1od' +om%letel' so t#at 'o! see it
se%arate from 'o!,
?et go of t#e 1od'8 let go of t#e 1od' a1sol!tel', ?eave t#e 1od' to itself, ?et go of it
!tterl', ?et
it 1e 7!st an instr!ment of ele+tri+it', )t is dan+ing, )t is 7!m%ing, )t is trem1ling,,, ?et
go of it, T#e
1od' is +r'ing, T#e 1od' is la!g#ing, ?eave it alone to do *#at it likes, Ho! are
se%arate from t#e
1od'8 let go of t#e 1od', ?et *#at #a%%ens to it8 don5t resist, $ome friends are
resisting- don5t do
so, ?et go, Don5t resist in t#e least, ?et it #a%%en *#at #a%%ens to it,,, T#e 1od' #as
to 1e *#oll'
tired o!t, Coo%erate *it# t#e 1od', Allo* ever't#ing t#at #a%%ens to it,,, T#e 1od'
#as to tire itself
+om%letel',,aet go, ?et go totall', ?et *#at #a%%ens,,aet go, ?et go, Don5t resist, $ee
t#at 'o! don5t
resist, Don5t resist at all, ?et go, ?et go !tterl',
>o* 9ve min!tes remain- so let go of t#e 1od' *#oll', Coo%erate *it# it in *#atever
#a%%ens to it,
.#atever t#e 1od' does- 'o! +oo%erate *it# it, ?et it la!g# if it +#ooses to, ?et it +r'
if it *ants to,
?et it dan+e if it 1egins to dan+e, Don5t o1str!+t- don5t resist, )f it #o%s let it, ?et go,
?et go entirel',
M&i+ro%#one sto%s *orking for a *#ile as t#e o%erator left #is 7o1 and 7oined t#e
meditation- and
Os#o #ad to lead meditation *it#o!t t#e #el% of mike,N
?et go of t#e 1od' !tterl', And allo* f!ll' *#atever #a%%ens to it, ?et go *it# ' o!r
*#ole mig#t, ?et
go, >o* onl' t*o min!tes are left to go, $o let go of t#e 1od' a1sol!tel',,, T#e 1od'
is se%arate
from 'o! and 'o! are se%arate from t#e 1od', Allo* ever't#ing t#at #a%%ens to t#e
1od',,, 'o! are
se%arate from t#e 1od', Bor t*o min!tes leave t#e 1od' to itself a1sol!tel', T#en *e
go over to t#e
t#ird stage, ?et go- let go- let go of t#e 1od' in ever' *a',,, 4reat#e dee%l' and let
go of t#e 1od',
?et t#e 1od' 1e tired o!t,,aet go, ?et go, ?et go, 4reat#e dee%l' and let go of t#e
1od',,, )f t#e
1od' dan+es let it, ?et go of it +om%letel',,, 4ring 'o!r entire mig#t to it 1efore *e
enter t#e t#ird
stage, ?et go of t#e 1od'8 let go, >o* onl' a min!te remains- so let go of t#e 1od'
!tterl', And allo*
ever't#ing t#at #a%%ens to it, Bor one min!te let go a1sol!tel', ?et go, ?et go, ?et
t#e 1od' s#o!t-
+r' and la!g#, ?et go +om%letel',,aet t#e 1od' do *#at it *ants to do,,, Ho! *ill see
+learl' t#at 'o!
are se%arate and t#e 1od' is se%arate, ?et go of t#e 1od' a1sol!tel'- and t#en *e
go over to t#e
t#ird stage,,aet go, ?et go,,, Coo%erate *it# it, ?et go of t#e 1od' and enter t#e t#ird
stage,
THE TH)RD $TA6E
Ask from *it#in@ /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am
)0/ Bor f!ll ten
min!tes let t#e 1od' dan+e and *#irl- let dee% 1reat# ing +ontin!e and +ontin!e
asking inside- /.#o
am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ E3ert 'o!rself f!ll'
and ask- /.#o
am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0
.#o am )0
.#o am )0/ 6o on asking *it# f!ll strengt#- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ 6o
on asking *it#
f!ll strengt#- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/
Ask@ /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/
Ask *it#
'o!r entire mig#t- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am
)0/ Ask- /.#o
am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ 4ring 'o!r
entire energ'
to it and ask- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ P!t into a+tion 'o!r
*#ole energ' and
ask- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0
.#o am )0/
>o* 9ve min!tes are in #and- so give of 'o!rself *#oll' to t#e 2!estion- and t#en
*e *ill rela3 and
rest,,aet go of t#e 1od' and +ontin!e asking from *it#in- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0/
E3er+ise 'o!r
entire mig#t- !se 'o!r +om%lete strengt# and ask- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0/ 4ring
'o!r *#ole energ'
to it and ask- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0/ E3ert 'o!rself a1sol!tel' and ask- /.#o am )0
.#o am )0/
A%%l' 'o!rself to t#e ma3im!m and ask- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0/
>o* onl' t#ree min!tes remain and t#en *e *ill rest- so ask *it# all 'o!r vigor-
/.#o am )0 .#o
am )0/ Tire 'o!rself o!t, Energ' is rising *it#in,,, /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0
.#o am )0/
>o* onl' t*o min!tes- so ask- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ 6o on asking-
/.#o am )0 .#o
am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ ?ast t*o min!tes- and t#en *e *ill rest- so %!t into
a+tion 'o!r *#ole
strengt# and ask- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0/ Energ' is a*akening inside- so let t#e
1od' dan+e *it#
a1andon, ?et go and ask- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/
?et t#e energ'
*it#in a*aken f!ll' and ask- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am
)0/ 6o !tterl'
mad- and ask- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/,,, Tire 'o!rself o!t-
after *#i+# 'o!
*ill rela3 and rest,,,/.#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/
>o* t#e last min!te- /.#o am )0/ ?et t#e 1od' dan+e *it# a1andon- if it *ants
to,,,/.#o am )0 .#o
am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ 4efore *e enter into rela3ation- 1ring 'o!r ma3im!m
energ' into it,
E3ert 'o!rself to t#e ma3im!m in t#is last min!te- and ask- /.#o am )0 .#o am )0
.#o am )0 .#o
am )0/ Don5t miss t#e o%%ort!nit'8 e3ert 'o!rself to t#e ver' ma3im!m,,,/.#o am l0
.#o am )0 .#o
am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/ P!t in 'o!r last dro% of energ'- and t#en *e enter
rela3ation- /.#o
am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0 .#o am )0/
THE BO:RTH $TA6E
T#at5s all- no more, Dro% ever't#ing, Dro% asking- dro% dee% 1reat#ing- sto% all
a+tivit' and kee%
l'ing *#erever 'o! are, T#ose *#o are standing s#o!ld kee% standing, 4!t if
someone *ants to
sit or lie do*n- #e +an,,, ?et ever't#ing 1e still and 2!iet- 2!iet and em%t',,, >eit#er
ask nor do
an't#ing, ;!st kee% l'ing as if 'o! are dead- as if 'o! are not,,, T#e storm #as
%assed- leaving
1e#ind inner %ea+e,,, Ever't#ing #as 1een erased,,, Ever't#ing is silent, T#e storm
is gone,,, so lie
and rela3- rela3 for t#ese ten min!tes, )t is in t#is silen+e- in t#is em%tiness t#at #e
+omes *#om *e
#ave 1een seeking,,, ;!st kee% l'ing rela3ed and 2!iet,,, >o more dee% 1reat#ing- no
more asking
/.#o am )0/ Doing not#ing, 6ive !% ever't#ing, )f 'o! are standing kee% standing,
)f 'o! #ave
fallen on t#e gro!nd- remain so, ee% l'ing if 'o! are alread' in t#at %osition, 4e
dead for t#ese ten
min!tes- as if 'o! are no more,,, T#e storm is over and t#ere is %ea+e all aro!nd,
T#ere is silen+e
all over,,,
)t is in t#is em%tiness- in t#is void t#at somet#ing *ill #a%%en- some <o*er *ill
1loom- some stream
of %ea+e *ill s%ro!t fort#- m!si+ of 1liss *ill 1e #eard, )t is in t#is ver' void t#at 6od
+omes, A*ait
#im- a*ait- a*ait #im,,, ee% l'ing- kee% l'ing, A*ait- a*ait- 7!st a*ait, Ever't#ing is
e3#a!sted,
Ever't#ing is em%t',,, A*ait- a*ait, ) am no* going to 1e silent for ten min!tes, And
for t#ese ten
min!tes 'o! lie 2!iet,
As if 'o! are dead- as if 'o! #ave disa%%eared, Onl' em%tiness remains, Ever't#ing
is 2!iet, Ever'
t#ing is %ea+ef!l, Ever't#ing is silent, )t is in t#is silen+e t#at 6od +omes,,, T#is
em%tiness is t#e
gate t#ro!g# *#i+# #e enters !s, A*ait- 7!st a*ait,,, As if 'o! are dead, As if 'o!
#ave disa%%eared,
T#e storm is gone leaving 1e#ind onl' %ea+e and tran2!ilit', A*ait- a*ait- 7!st
a*aiting,,,
)t is in t#is ver' moment t#at somet#ing #a% %ens, A*ait silentl', A*ait silentl',
Ever't#ing is em%t'-
void, A*ait, A*ait, A*ait,,, As if 'o! are no more8 1!t someone *it#in is a*ake,
Ever't#ing is
em%t'- void8 1!t inside a lig#t is s#ining t#at sees- kno*s and !nderstands, Ho! are
eFa+ed- 1!t
some entit' *it#in is a*ake,,, )t is all lig#t inside, $treams of 1liss <o* *it#in, 6od is
ver' near,
A*ait, A*ait,,, As if 'o! are dead, As if 'o! are no more, As if 'o! #ave disa%%eared,
As if 'o! are
*i%ed o!t, ?ose 'o!rself t#e *a' a dro% loses itself in t#e o+ean,,, A*ait 2!ietl',,,
)t is in t#is losing t#at one *ins- one attains, ;!st a*ait, A 2!iet and silent lig#t
s#ines *it#in, )nside
'o! a dee% 1liss s#ines fort#, .it#in 'o! a river of 1liss is going to <o*, ;!st a*ait,
A*ait,,, 4liss
*ill <o* *it#in, ?ig#t *ill des+end *it#in, A*aiting- a*aiting and a*aiting, As if 'o!
are no more, As
if 'o! are dead, As if 'o! #ave disa%%eared, Ever't#ing #as t!rned void,
And it is in t#is void t#at 'o! #ave 6od5s dars#an- #is vision, )t is in t#is void t#at
'o! get #is glim%se,
And it is in t#is void t#at 'o! attain to #im, A*ait, A*ait, A*ait,,, $ee *it#in-
someone is arriving,
$ee *it#in- someone is a*akened, $ee *it# in- some 1liss #as 1e+ome manifest " a
1liss t#at 'o!
#ave never kno*n- t#at is !tterl' !nfamiliar and !n kno*n, $ee- ever' 91er of 'o!r
1eing is 9lled
*it# somet#ing !neart#l', A*ait, A*ait,,,
>o* 1liss and 1liss alone remains, >o* lig#t and lig#t alone remains, Pea+e and
%ea+e alone re
mains, A*ait, ;!st a*ait, )n s!+# silent moments #e +omes, )n s!+# silent moments
'o! meet #im,
A*ait, A*ait, A*ait,,, He *#om 'o! are seeking is ver' +lose 1', He *#om 'o! are
sear+#ing for is
near at #and, A*ait, ;!st a*ait, A*ait silentl',
>o* slo*l' +ome 1a+k from t#e *orld of 1liss, >o* slo*l'- slo*l' +ome 1a+k from
t#e *orld of lig#t,
Aer' gentl' leave t#e inner *orld, And o%en 'o!r e'es ver' slo*l' and gentl', )f
'o!r e'es don5t
o%en t#en +over t#em *it# 'o!r %alms and t#en o%en t#em gentl', >o one s#o!ld
#!rr' t#o!g#,
T#ose *#o #ave fallen do*n and 9nd it diG+!lt to rise s#o!ld 9rst 1reat#e dee%l'
and t#en rise ver'
slo*l', Rise !% ver' silentl', .it#o!t s%eaking- *it#o!t an' noise, And t#ose
standing s#o!ld sit
do*n ver' silentl'- and o%en t#eir e'es gentl', Come 1a+k from t#e *orld of
meditation,
T#e morning session is over,
CHAPTER K
T#e De+isive &oment is at Hand
5 &a' 1(70 %m in
As a large n!m1er of 2!estions #ave 1een re+eived in t#e last t#ree da's ) *o!ld
like toda' to ans*er
1rie<' as man' of t#em as %ossi1le,
A friend #as said t#at *#en Aivekananda asked Ramakris#na- /Have 'o! seen
6od0/ Ramakris#na
said in ans*er- /Hes- ) #ave seen 6od as ) see 'o! rig#t no*,/ And t#e friend *ants
to kno* if #e +an
%!t t#e same 2!estion to me,
Birstl'- Aivekananda- *#ile %!tting t#e 2!estion- did not ask Ramakris#na5s
%ermission- #e %!t t#e
2!estion straig#t, And 'o! are not doing so- 'o! are onl' *anting to kno* if 'o! +an
do so, A
Aivekananda is needed to %!t t#is 2!estion, And remem1er- Ramakris#na5s ans*er
*as es%e+iall'
meant for Aivekananda- #e *o!ld not #ave given t#e same ans*er to an'one else,
)n t#e *orld of s%irit!alism all ans*ers are eminentl' %ersonal- t#e' are meant for
t#e individ!als
+on+erned, T#ere t#e %erson *#o ans*ers is- of +o!rse- im%ortant- 1!t t#e %erson
*#o is ans*ered
is no less im%ortant, T#e giver is signi9+ant- 1!t t#e re +eiver- *#o #as to
!nderstand it- is no less
signi9+ant,
An' n!m1er of %eo%le ask me to to!+# t#em so t#e' #ave t#e same e3%erien+e of
tran+e as
Aivekananda #ad on 1eing to!+#ed 1' Ramakris#na, 4!t t#e' don5t kno* *#'
t#o!sands of
ot#er %eo%le- *#om Ramakris#na #ad to!+#ed- did not go t#ro!g# t#e same
e3%erien+e, Bor t#is
e3%erien+e *#i+# Aivekananda #ad- Ramakris#na s#o!ld #ave onl' 9ft' %er+ent
+redit- t#e ot#er
9ft' %er+ent 1elongs to Aivekananda, )t is a 9ft' 9ft' 1!siness,
7I
CHAPTER -. THE DECISIVE M$MENT IS AT HAND
And it is not ne+essar' t#at t#is e3%erien+e *o!ld #ave #a%%ened if Ramakris#na
#ad to!+#ed
Aivekananda on an' ot#er da', )t #a%%ened in a %arti+!lar moment- so t#e moment
is as im%ortant,
Ho! are not t#e same %erson t*ent' fo!r #o!rs of t#e da', )n t#e +o!rse of t*ent'
fo!r #o!rs 'o!
t!rn into an' n!m1er of %ersons- as s!+#, )n a s%e+ial moment,,, Aivekananda asks-
/Have 'o!
seen 6od0/ T#ese *ords are so sim%le, )t seems to !s t#at *e !nder stand *#at
Aivekananda is
asking, 4!t no- *e don5t reall' !nderstand,
T#e 2!estion /Have 'o! seen 6od0/ is not t#at sim%le- t#o!g# on t#e fa+e of it it
seems t#at even
a grade one st!dent +an !nderstand it, /Have 'o! seen 6od0/ is a diG+!lt 2!estion
indeed,
And Ramakris#na is not merel' ans*ering Aivekananda5s 2!estion- #e is reall'
res%onding to
Aivekananda5s t#irst- #is %assion, T#e a*akened ones don5t ans*er 'o!r 2!estions-
t#e' res%ond to
'o!r t#irst- 'o!r %assion, Aivekananda *it# #is entire t#irst- #is *#ole longing for
6od #ad entered
t#e 2!estion- and Ramakris#na is sim%l' res%onding to t#e %erson 1e#ind t#e
2!estion,
Of a 9ne morning- 4!dd#a visited a village and someone asked- /)s t#ere 6od0/ And
4!dd#a said-
/>o- t#ere is no 6od,/ 4' midda' anot#er %erson +ame to #im and said- /) t#ink
t#ere is no 6od,
.#at #ave 'o! to sa' to it0/ And 4!dd#a ans*ered- /6od is,/ )n t#e evening a t#ird
%erson said to
#im- /) don5t kno* if 6od is or is not, .#at do 'o! sa'0/ To #im 4!dd#a said- /4etter
kee% 2!iet8 sa'
neit#er 'es nor no,/
4!dd#a5s dis+i%le- *#o a++om%anied #im on #is to!r- *as <a11ergasted *#en #e
#eard #is master5s
t#ree diFerent ans*ers to a sim%le 2!estion, $o 1efore going to 1ed in t#e nig#t #e
told 4!dd#a-
/) *as so asto!nded 1' 'o!r ans*ers t#at it seems ) *ill go mad, )n ans*er to t#e
same 2!estion
*#et#er 6od is or is not 'o! said 5no5 in t#e morning- 5'es5 in t#e noon- and 5neit#er
'es nor no5 in
t#e evening,/
4!dd#a said to #im- />one of t#e ans*ers *ere given to 'o!8 t#e' *ere addressed
to t#e %ersons
+on+erned- t#ose *#o #ad %!t t#eir 2!estions, T#e' #ad not#ing to do *it# 'o!,
.#' did 'o! #ear
t#em0 Ho* +o!ld ) #ave ans*ered 'o! *#en 'o! #ad not asked t#e 2!estions0 T#e
da' 'o! *ill
1ring 'o!r 2!estion 'o! *ill #ave t#e ans*er- too,/ T#e dis+i%le said- /4!t
nonet#eless ) #ave #eard
t#e ans*er,/
4!dd#a t#en said- /T#ose ans*ers *ere meant for ot#ers- and t#e' *ere a++ording
to t#eir diFerent
needs, T#e one *#o sa* me in t#e morning *as a 1eliever- a t#eist- and #e *anted
t#at ) s#o!ld
+on9rm #is 1elief, He does not kno* *#et#er or not t#ere is 6od, He 7!st *anted to
satisf' #is ego
t#at ) s#o!ld also s!%%ort #is 1elief, He +ame to #ave m' s!%%ort- m' +on9rmation,
T#erefore )
said- 5>o- t#ere is no 6od,5 T#!s ) s#ook #im to #is roots, He did not kno* 6od8 if #e
reall' kne* #e
*o!ld not #ave +ome to me, He *#o kno*s does not seek +on9rmation of #is
kno*ledge, Even if
t#e *#ole *orld denies 6od- #e *ill sa'- 56od is8 t#e 2!estion of denial sim%l' does
not arise,5 4!t
t#is %erson is still in2!iring- sear+#ing8 #e does not kno* on #is o*n, T#at is *#' )
#ad to sa' no
to #im, A+t!all' #e #ad sto%%ed sear+#ing- and ) #ad to give #im a 7olt so t#at #e
1egins sear+#ing
again, T#e man *#o +ame to me in t#e noon *as a non 1eliever- an at#eist8 #e
1elieved t#at t#ere
is no 6od, To #im ) said- 56od is,5 He- too- #ad sto%%ed sear+#ing8 #e also *anted
t#at ) s#o!ld
+on9rm #is at#eisti+ 1elief, 4!t t#e one *#o +ame in t#e evening *as neit#er a
t#eist nor an at#eist,
$o it *as not %ro%er to 1ind #im *it# an' 1elief- 1e+a!se 1ot# 'es and no 1ind, $o )
told #im t#at
if #e *anted t#e tr!e ans*er- #e *o!ld 1etter kee% 2!iet and sa' neit#er 'es nor
no, And as far as
'o! are +on+erned- t#e 2!estion does not arise- 1e+a!se 'o! #ave 'et to ask 'o!r
2!estion,/
Religion is a #ig#l' %ersonal matter, )t is like love, )f- o!t of love- someone tells
somet#ing to #is
1eloved- it need not 1e 1road+ast in t#e market%la+e, )t is an !tterl' intimate and
%ersonal matter,
And it loses all its meaning on+e 'o! +arr' it to t#e %!1li+, T#e same *a' religio!s
tr!t#s are #ig#l'
%ersonal- t#e' are transmitted to one individ!al 1' anot#er8 t#e' are not somet#ing
+ast to t#e *inds,
$o ask t#e 2!estion- and ask 'o! m!st- 1!t onl' *#en 'o! 1e+ome a Aivekananda-
*#en 'o! #ave
t#e same %assion and intensit' as #e #ad,
4!t a Aivekananda does not ask for %ermission- #e asks #is 2!estion straig#t,
A s#ort *#ile ago ) #ad 1een to a to*n *#ere a 'o!ng man +ame to me and asked if
#e s#o!ld
1e+ome a sann'asin, ) told #im- /$o long as 'o! feel like +ons!lting ot#ers- don5t
take sann'as8
ot#er*ise 'o! *ill onl' re%ent, And *#' do 'o! drag me into t#is tro!1le0 )t is for
'o! to de+ide, T#e
da' 'o! feel t#at 'o! +annot %ost%one it even if t#e *#ole *orld +ame in 'o!r *a'-
s#o!ld 1e t#e da'
of 'o!r initiation into sann'as, T#en onl' sann'as +an 1e fr!itf!l and 7o'o!s- not
1efore,/ He t#en
asked- /And *#at a1o!t 'o!0/ ) said- /) never +ons!lted an'1od', At least in t#is life
) did not #ave
to +ons!lt an'1od', And if ) #ave to +ons!lt at all- ) *ill +ons!lt m' o*n inner 1eing,
.#' +ons!lt
ot#ers0 And #o* +an 'o! tr!st *#at ot#ers sa'0 Ho! +annot rel' on ot#ers5 advi+e,
.#atsoever 'o! do- 'o! +annot de%end on *#at ot#ers advise 'o! to do,/
And *ill it make an' diFeren+e if ) sa' t#at 6od is0 Did it make an' diFeren+e for
'o! *#en 'o! read
it in a 1ook t#at Ramakris#na told Aivekananda- /) see 6od more vividl' t#an ) see
'o!/0 Ho! +an
*rite anot#er 1ook sa'ing t#at 'o! asked me and ) said- /Hes- 6od is, And ) see 6od
more +learl'
t#an ) see 'o!,/ .ill it make a diFeren+e0 Even if a t#o!sand 1ooks sa' t#at 6od is-
it is all !seless,
:nless t#e ans*er t#at 6od is +omes from 'o!r inner 1eing- all ans*ers +oming
from ot#ers *ill 1e
of no avail, 4or ro*ed ans*ers *on5t do, 4orro*ing +an 1e !sef!l in ever' ot#er
*alk of life- 1!t it
does not *ork in t#e +onte3t of 6od, $o *#' do 'o! ask me0 And #o* *ill m' 'es or
no #el% 'o!0
)f 'o! #ave to ask at all- ask 'o!rself, And if no ans*er +omes from 'o!- t#en take it
t#at fate #ad
*illed it so, T#en *ait for it silentl'8 and live *it#o!t ans*er- live *it# non kno*ing,
)f 'o! +an live
*it# non kno*ing- t#en some da' t#e ans*er *ill +ome 'o!r *a',
And all ans*ers lie *it#in !s- if onl' *e kno* #o* to ask rig#tl'- if onl' *e kno* t#e
art of rig#t
2!estioning, And if *e don5t kno* t#e rig#t *a' of 2!estioning and go a1o!t asking
t#e *#ole *orld-
it *ill 1e !tterl' !seless, .#en a man like Aivekananda asks a 2!estion and
Ramakris#na ans*ers
it- it is not t#e latter5s ans*er t#at #el%s Aivekananda, Aivekananda asks *it# s!+#
intense t#irst
t#at Rama kris#na5s ans*er does not seem to 1e Ramakris#na5s- 1!t #is o*n-
+oming from #is
innermost 1eing, T#at is *#' it #el%s- ot#er*ise it *on5t, .#en one asks some1od'
a 2!estion t#at
s%rings from t#e ver' de%t#s of #is 1eing- and its !rgen+' is s!+# t#at one +an stake
#is *#ole life
on it- t#en t#e ans*er re+eived 1e+omes one5s o*n- it +eases to 1e anot#er5s, T#en
t#e ot#er is
onl' a mirror for #im- re<e+ting #is o*n ans*er, )f Ramakris#na said- /Hes- 6od is-/
it *as not reall'
Ramakris#na5s ans*er8 #e onl' re<e+ted Aivekananda5s inner 1eing, And for t#is
reason it 1e+ame
an a!t#enti+ ans*er- as if #e #ad #eard #is o*n e+#o- t#e voi+e of #is o*n
innermost 1eing e+#oed
t#ro!g# Ramakris#na, Bor Aivekananda- Ramakris#na seemed to 1e not#ing more
t#an a mirror,
Aivekananda #ad %!t t#e same 2!estion to anot#er %erson 1efore #e *ent to
Ramakris#na, He
*as &a#ars#i Devendranat#- grandfat#er of t#e great %oet Ra1indranat# Tagore, He
*as +alled
&a#ars#i Devendranat# " a great seer " and #e !sed to s%end #is nig#ts in a 1oat
on t#e river
6anges and do #is sad#ana " s%irit!al %ra+ti+e " in se+l!sion, )n t#e middle of t#e
nig#t- t#e dark
nig#t of t#e ne* moon- Aivekananda s*am a+ross t#e river and +lim1ed into #is
1arge- *#i+# s#ook
from end to end, Aivekananda %!s#ed o%en t#e door *#i+# *as loosel' +losed and
entered #is
+a1in, )t *as dark and Devendranat# *as sitting *it# #is e'es +losed in
+ontem%lation, Aivekananda
+a!g#t #im 1' t#e +ollar of #is +oat and s#ook #im, Devandranat# *as frig#tened to
9nd a 'o!ng
man- soaking *et- #ad s!ddenl' entered #is +a1in in t#e dead of nig#t, T#e *#ole
1oat *as s#aking,
>o sooner #ad #e o%ened #is e'es- Aivekananda s#ot #is 2!estion at #im- /) am
#ere to ask if t#ere
is 6od,/ Devendranat# 9rst asked #im to rela3 and t#en #e felt #esitant a1o!t t#e
'o!ng man5s
2!estion, Ho! +an imagine t#e %lig#t of a man *#o in t#e dead of nig#t s!ddenl'
en+o!nters an
!nkno*n 'o!ng man +oming to #is solitar' retreat 1' +rossing t#e river and
s#ooting a 2!estion at
#im- /)s t#ere 6od0/ in a *a' as if #e is %ointing a g!n at #im, $o #e said- /;!st *ait
a little and rela3,
And 9rst let me kno* *#o 'o! are and *#at 1rings 'o! #ere, .#at is t#e matter0/
And immediatel'
Aivekananda loosened #is gri% on #is +ollar- left t#e +a1in and %l!nged into t#e river
again, .#en
t#e ma#ars#i s#o!ted at #im- /?isten- 'o!ng man-/ Aivekananda s#o!ted 1a+k-
/Ho!r #esitation #as
said ever't#ing- and no* ) go,/
T#e #esitation #ad reall' said ever't#ing, Devendranat# #esitated so m!+# t#at #e
side tra+ked
t#e real 2!estion /*#et#er 6od is or is not/, ?ater on #e admitted t#at #e *as reall'
non%l!ssed
1e+a!se never 1efore #ad #e 1een +onfronted *it# t#is 2!estion in s!+# an
o!tlandis# manner,
)n %!1li+ meetings and in tem%les and mos2!es %eo%le #ad asked #im 2!estions
a1o!t 6od and
religion and #e #ad e3%lained to t#em *#at t#e Aedas- t#e :%anis#ads and t#e 6ita
#ad said a1o!t
it, $o it *as nat!ral t#at #e *as taken a1a+k 1' Aivekananda5s manner of asking, He
+onfessed
s!1se2!entl' t#at #e *as reall' in a 2!andar'- #e +o!ld not t#ink o!t an't#ing
*#en t#e 'o!ng man
#ad s#ot t#e 2!estion at #im, And #e also said t#at- /.#en t#e 'o!ng man #ad
gone ) kne* for t#e
9rst time t#ro!g# m' #esitation t#at ) #ad no ans*er,/
$o ask 'o! m!st- 1!t onl' *#en 'o! are %re %ared for it, Come to me *#en 'o! are
read' to ask
t#e 2!estion and take t#e ans*er, 4e+a!se t#e matter *ill not rest *it# 2!estion
ans*er alone,
After Rama kris#na #ad ans*ered #im- Aivekananda +eased to 1e *#at #e *as
1efore #e #ad %!t
t#e 2!estion, He #ad gone to #im as >arendranat# and after Ramakris#na5s ans*er
#e t!rned into
Aivekananda, Ask 'o! m!st- 1!t t#en 'o! *ill #ave to 1e %re%ared for s!+# a radi+al
+#ange- a
transformation of 'o!r *#ole life, And 'o! +an #ave t#e ans*er, 4!t remem1er-
>arendranat# did
not ret!rn #ome as >arendranat#- 1e+a!se *#en Ramakris#na said- /6od is- and )
see #im more
+learl' t#an ) see 'o!8 for on+e ) +an sa' t#at 'o! are not real- 1!t ) +annot sa' so in
regard to
6od-/ Aivekananda did not sa'- /Hes sir- 'o!r ans*er is 9ne- and ) am going to
2!ote 'o! in m'
ans*er %a%er,/ He sim%l' +o!ld not go 1a+k #ome as #e *as8 t#at ans*er 9nis#ed
#im as #e *as8
>arendranat# *as 9nis#ed,
Ho! +an #ave t#e ans*er8 ) *ill #ave no diG+!lt' *#atsoever in giving 'o! t#e
ans*er, 4!t it is
'o! *#o *ill 1e in diG+!lt' indeed, $o +ome *#en 'o! feel so %assionatel' a1o!t it,
And it *o!ld
1e 1ea!tif!l if 'o! +ome in an o!tlandis# manner- in t#e dead of nig#t and gra1 me
1' m' +ollar,
4!t remem1er- 1' t#e time 'o! *ill gra1 me 1' m' +ollar- 'o! *ill alread' 1e in m'
net- and t#en
'o! +annot r!n a*a', )t is not a s+#olarl' dis+!ssion *#ere t#e matter ends !% *it#
2!estions and
ans*ers, T#at is not#ing, )t is a matter of life and deat#8 'o! *ill #ave to stake 'o!r
life itself,
L!estion 1
A>OTHER BR)E>D A$$@ .HE> .E $O. A $EED- )T TAE$ T)&E TO $PRO:T, A>D
HO: $AH THAT &A> )$ A $EED- $EED OB 6ODHOOD- A>D THAT HE CA> $PRO:T
)>TO
6ODHOOD TH)$ AERH &O&E>T- )>$TA>T?H, .)?? HO: P?EA$E EOP?A)> TH)$
$EE&)>6
CO>TRAD)CT)O>0
Certainl' ) sa' it, .#en *e so* a seed- it takes time to t!rn into a s%ro!t, 4!t reall'
it does not
take time to s%ro!t- it takes time onl' to disintegrate and dissolve as a seed,
$%ro!ting #a%%ens in
a moment8 t#e seed e3%lodes into a s%ro!t, 4!t it takes time- of +o!rse- for t#e seed
to disintegrate
and dissolve as seed, $o ) don5t sa' t#at 'o! +annot take time to disintegrate as an
ego- 1!t ) do sa'
t#at 6od never takes time- #e +omes in in a moment, Bor instan+e- if *e 1oil *ater-
it takes time to
rea+# t#e 1oiling %oint- to get 1oiled to t#e e3tent of #!ndred degrees, 4!t on+e
*ater to!+#es t#e
1oiling %oint- it t!rns into steam in no time, )t is a lea%8 as soon as *ater rea+#es
t#e 1oil ing %oint-
it takes a lea%8 it disa%%ears as *ater and 1e+omes steam, )t is not t#at *ater *ill
t!rn into va%or
grad!all'- %ie+e 1' %ie+e8 no- it t!rns into va%or in a s*ee%- in a 7!m%, Of +o!rse-
*ater takes time
in rea+#ing t#e 1oiling %oint, )t is still *ater !ntil it to!+#es t#e %oint of no ret!rn "
t#e #!ndredt#
degree, Even at ninet' nine degrees it remains in t#e form of *ater,
6od is an e3%losion " a lea%, He is t#e e3%loding %oint, :ntil 'o! rea+# t#at %oint-
'o! remain a
man- even if 'o!r eForts- like *ater- #ave rea+#ed ninet' nine degrees, .#en 'o!
rea+# t#e 1oiling
%oint- 'o! *ill t!rn into 6od, .#ere 'o! end- 6od 1egins,
$o ) sa'- it +an #a%%en t#is ver' moment, .#at do ) mean 1' t#is moment0 )t
means t#at if *e are
%re%ared to go to t#e 1oiling %oint- it +an #a%%en in a moment, )s it not alread' a
long time sin+e *e
#ave 1een in t#e +a!ldron0 Bor lives and lives *e #ave 1een tr'ing to get #eated in
t#e divine *a'-
and *e #ave failed to rea+# t#e #!ndredt# degree, .#at more time do 'o! need0
Have 'o! not
taken eno!g# time0 >o- *e #ave alread' s%ent eno!g# time8 1!t *e don5t kno* t#e
art of #eating
and rea+#ing t#e 1oiling %oint, Even *#en *e rea+# t#e ninet' nint# degree- *e
immediatel' t!rn
1a+k and 1egin to +ool do*n- 1e+a!se *e are afraid of t#e #!ndredt# degree, )
noti+ed it d!ring
meditation #o* man' of 'o! t!rned 1a+k after rea+#ing t#e ninet' nint# degree,
)t is ama=ing #o* tri<ing t#ings make 'o! t!rn 1a+k, )t seems 'o! *ere intent on
t!rning 1a+k, )t is
like a man 1oards a rail*a' train for going to 4om1a'- and 9nds t*o %ersons talking
*it# ea+# ot#er
in a lo!d voi+e and #e gives !% #is 7o!rne' and ret!rns #ome on t#e %lea t#at t*o
%eo%le5s lo!d
talk dist!r1ed #im and #e failed to get to 4om1a', )t is o1vio!s t#at t#is man did not
*ant to get to
4om1a'- sin+e s!+# dist!r1an+es are !navoida1le in a 7o!rne' like t#is, )f one #as to
get to 4om1a'
#e goes in s%ite of s!+# %ett' dist!r1an+es8 #e never gives !% #is 7o!rne', Rat#er
t#e dist!r1an+es
on t#e *a' s%!r #im to move 2!i+kl' so #e does not #ave to listen to !seless
+#atterings,
4!t one gives !% meditation for ver' trivial reasons, He gives !% 1e+a!se someone
%!s#ed #im a
little- or to!+#ed #is 1od' or someone fell on t#e gro!nd and started +r'ing, )t
seems as if #e *as
*ant ing to give !% and so *as *aiting for an' e3+!se to de%ress #is ent#!siasm,
Even a small
s#o!t 1e+omes a 1ig e3+!se for #im to sto% f!rt#er meditation, .#at #as a s#o!t to
do *it# 'o!0
And #e does not kno* *#at #e is losing- *#at #e is %a'ing for t#ose tri<ing e3+!ses,
And #e also
does not kno* *#at #e is sa'ing,
A little *#ile ago a friend met me on t#e road and said- /Please ask t#ese %eo%le
#ere not to get so
m!+# e3+ited- ask t#em to %la' it on a lo*er ke'- ot#er*ise an e3%losive sit!ation
ma' 1e +reated,
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 K0 Os#o
T*o %ersons *#ile meditating- *ent all naked,/ He said it rat#er lovingl'@ t#at some
%eo%le *ere
!%set 1e+a!se t*o %ersons #ad s#ed t#eir +lot#es- and so ) s#o!ld restrain t#em,
Ever' one is naked 1e#ind #is +lot#es and no one gets !%set a1o!t it, )nside o!r
+lot#es all of !s are
naked and no one is dist!r1ed, 4!t ever'one is dist!r1ed 1e+a!se t*o %ersons s#ed
t#eir +lot#es
d!ring meditation, )t is a great iron', )t *o!ld 1e !nderstanda1le if someone #ad
disro1ed 'o! and
'o! got !%set, 4!t *#' are 'o! !%set a1o!t someone s#edding #is o*n +lot#es0 )t
*as oka' to 1e
!%set if someone #ad ro11ed 'o! of 'o!r +lot#es- alt#o!g# t#at too *o!ld 1e
meaningless, ;es!s
#as said- /)f someone de%rives 'o! of 'o!r +oat- give #im 'o!r s#irt too, &a'1e- #e
+o!ld not take
more 1e+a!se of #is s#'ness,/ His %rotest *as 7!sti9ed if someone #ad removed #is
+oat, 4!t *#'
s#o!ld #e lose #is #ead if someone takes oF #is o*n +oat0 )t seems t#at #e *as 7!st
*aiting for an
o%%ort!nit' *#en someone took oF #is +oat and #e sla+kened #is eForts and %!t all
t#e 1lame on
#im,
)t is ama=ing #o* some1od' going naked s#o!ld dist!r1 'o!r meditation- !nless 'o!
are +losel'
*at+#ing #im doing so, .ere 'o! meditating or *#at0 )n fa+t- 'o! s#o!ld not kno*
*#o s#eds #is
+lot#es and *#at is #a%%ening aro!nd 'o!, Ho! #ave to do 'o!r meditation and
remain +on9ned to
'o!rself, Or s#o!ld 'o! 1e interested in *#at ot#ers do0 Are 'o! a *as#erman or a
tailor t#at 'o!
take so m!+# interest in ot#ers5 +lot#es0 Ho!r *orries are 1aseless and meaningless,
And one *#o s#eds #is +lot#es,,, 7!st t#ink of it, Ho! *ill kno* it if 'o! are asked to
stri% 'o!rself
of 'o!r +lot#es, T#en 'o! *ill kno* t#at one #ad some great reasons for s#edding
#is +lot#es8
somet#ing m!st #ave #a%%ened to #im to do so, Per#a%s 'o! *ill not do it even if
one oFers 'o! a
#!ndred t#o!sand r!%ees in re*ard, And t#is %erson #as s#ed #is +lot#es *it#o!t
an' s!+# oFer-
and 'o! are !nne+essaril' !%set, $ome strong reason m!st #ave arisen *#i+#
%rom%ted #im to do
so, .e #ave not 'et learned to see and !nderstand life *it# s'm%at#' and +are,
.#en &a#avira s#ed #is +lot#es for t#e 9rst time- #e *as re+eived *it# 1ri+ks and
ro+ks, And no*
#e is *ors#i%%ed, And t#ose *#o *ors#i% #im are selling +lot#es all over, T#e
follo*ers of &a#avira
are all +lot# mer+#ants, T#is is so strange, And it m!st #ave 1een t#ese ver' %eo%le
*#o #ad
#!rled ro+ks on #im, And to atone for it t#e' are no* selling +lot#es so t#at no one
is driven to
1e naked, Clot# mer+#ants are follo*ers of &a#avira *#o #imself lived naked, .#en
#e s#ed #is
+lot#es- #e *as driven o!t of village after village, >ot one village gave #im s#elter,
.#erever #e
*ent- #e *as +#ased a*a' 1e+a!se #e *as naked, And no* #e is adorned and
*ors#i%%ed " #e
*#o *as ref!sed s#elter " not onl' in a village or an inn- #e *as not allo*ed to take
s#elter even in
a +remation gro!nd *#i+# la' o!tside t#e village and *#ere dead 1odies *ere
1!rned, .ild dogs
*ere let loose on #im so t#at #e did not +ome near a village, .#at *as it t#at
tro!1led t#e %eo%le0
>ot#ing e3+e%t t#at &a#avira #ad dis+arded #is +lot#es,
)t is ama=ing t#at merel' dis+arding of +lot#es on t#e %art of one s#o!ld,,, .#at +an
1e t#e reason0
.#at is t#e fear 1e#ind it0 T#e fear is reall' terri1le, .e are so naked inside- *e are
so !tterl'
degraded and %oor in o!r 1eings- t#at t#e sig#t of a naked mall " nakedness is
+losel' asso+iated
*it# %overt' and s2!alor " reminds !s of o!r o*n inner degradation and %overt',
T#ere is no ot#er
reason t#an t#is,
And remem1er- n!dit' is one t#ing and naked ness 2!ite anot#er, ?ooking at
&a#avira no one +an
sa' t#at #e is naked- #e looks so 1ea!tif!l, And so far as *e are +on+erned *e look
naked and !gl'
even in t#e 1est of o!r garments,
Did 'o! *at+# +aref!ll' t#ose %ersons *#o s#ed t#eir +lot#es d!ring meditation0
Ho! dared not- al
t#o!g# 'o! m!st #ave stolen a glan+e at t#em no* and t#en- ot#er*ise 'o! *o!ld
not #ave 1een
!%set a1o!t it and t#o!g#t of an e3%losive sit!ation arising o!t of it, T#e same
friend *rote to me
t#at *omen are es%e+iall' dist!r1ed a1o!t t#is matter, .#at does it mean0 Are t#e'
#ere 7!st
to *at+# if someone s#eds #is +lot#es0 T#e' *ere #ere to meditate8 instead t#e'
*ere stealt#il'
o1serving ot#ers, T#e' gave !% self remem1ering- t#e' +eased to o1serve
t#emselves and instead
t#e' 1!sied t#emselves *it# %r'ing and snoo%ing on t#e naked %ersons, T#en t#e
sit!ation is
1o!nd to 1e e3%losive, .#o asked 'o! to kee% an e'e on t#em0 Ho! #ad 'o!r e'es
+losed, Ho*
did it matter if someone *as naked0 $o far as t#e naked %erson *as +on+erned- #e
did not *at+#
'o! at all, )f a naked on #ad +ome to me and +om%lained t#at t#e %resen+e of
*omen *as ver'
em1arrassing to #imit +o!ld 1e !nderstanda1le, )t is strange t#at *omen fo!nd
t#emselves in an
e3%losive state 1e+a!se of #im, Ho!r mind *o!ld #ave 1een gladdened if onl' 'o!
#ad seen #im
+aref!ll', T#en 'o! *o!ld #ave kno*n #o* sim%le and inno+ent it *as, T#ere *as so
m!+# to gain8
'o!r mind *o!ld #ave felt lig#t and !n1!rdened, )t *o!ld #ave made a great
diFeren+e for 'o!, 4!t it
seems *e are determined to s#!n all t#at is reall' gainf!l, And %er#a%s *e long to
+o!rt a disaster,
And t#ere is no end to o!r mad 1eliefs and +on+e%ts,
A time +omes in t#e +o!rse of meditation- and it +omes irresisti1l' to some- *#en
t#e' m!st s#ed
t#eir +lot#es, And t#e' s#ed t#eir +lot#es *it# m' %ermission, $o if 'o! *ant to
e3%lode- 'o! #ad
1etter e3%lode on me, Ever'one *#o 1ared t#eir 1odies #ere #ad o1tained m'
%ermission, ) #ad
oka'ed t#eir a+tion, T#e' +ame to me and said t#at in t#e +o!rse of meditation t#e'
felt t#at if t#e'
did not s#ed t#eir +lot#es somet#ing *it#in t#em *o!ld 1e 1lo+ked, And ) asked
t#em to go a#ead
*it#o!t +lot#es, And it is a t#ing t#at s#o!ld +on+ern t#em- not 'o!, $o *#' are 'o!
*orried a1o!t
it0 And if an'one #as 1erated t#em for t#is- #e #as done a ver' *rong t#ing, Ho!
#ave no rig#t to do
so,
Ho! s#o!ld !nderstand t#at t#ere +omes a moment of inno+en+e *#en man' t#ings
1e+ome
#indran+es for t#e inno+ent mind, Clot#es +om%rise one of t#e strongest in#i1itions
of man8 t#e'
make for t#e dee%est of ta1oos, T#e' re%resent one of man5s oldest and dee%l'
ingrained +!stoms,
And a moment +omes in o!r so+ial life *#en o!r garments 1e+ome t#e s'm 1ol of
o!r *#ole
+ivili=ation, 4!t it is e2!all' tr!e t#at a moment +omes for some- not for all- *#en
t#e' feel like
!nne+essar' *eig#t on t#e mind,
4!dd#a *ore +lot#es all #is life- and so did ;es!s, 4!t &a#avira dis+arded t#em, And
t#ere
#a%%ened a *oman *#o dared- like &a#avira- alt#o!g# *omen in t#e times of
&a#avira +o!ld not
dare, &a#avira #ad a ver' large n!m1er of female dis+i%les- t#e' *ere more
n!mero!s t#an #is male
dis+i%les, Among #is dis+i%les *ere onl' ten t#o!sand men and as man' as fort'
t#o!sand *omen,
4!t not one of #is female dis+i%les +o!ld gat#er +o!rage to s#ed +lot#es, T#at is
*#' &a#avira #ad
to sa' t#at t#ese *omen *o!ld #ave to 1e 1orn again- 1e+a!se !nless t#e' take a
male in +arnation
t#e' *o!ld not attain to moks#a or li1eration, 4e+a!se one *#o is afraid of
s#edding +lot#es *ill 1e
m!+# too afraid of s#edding t#e 1od', T#erefore &a#avira #ad to la' do*n a la*
t#at freedom is
not %ossi1le t#ro!g# female in+arnation8 a *oman #as to take a male in+arnation for
t#is %!r%ose,
T#ere *as no ot#er reason for t#is la*,
4!t t#ere #ave 1een 1rave *omen too@ one s!+# *as ?alla of as#mir, )f &a#avira
#ad met ?alla
#e *o!ld not #ave laid do*n s!+# a %rin+i%le, ?alla of as#mir *as e3a+tl' like
&a#avira8 if 'o! ask
a as#miri a1o!t #er #e *ill sa'- /.e of as#mir kno* onl' t*o names@ Alla# and
?alla8 onl' t*o
names,/ ?alla lived naked- and t#e *#ole of as#mir adored and loved #er, )n #er
n!dit' %eo%le sa*
for t#e 9rst time a 1ea!t' and inno+en+e t#at *ere sim%l' e3traordinar', $#e
radiated t#e inno+en+e
and 7o' of a +#ild, )f &a#avira #ad seen #er- #e *o!ld #ave 1een saved of a 1lemis#
t#at sti+ks to
#im, T#ere is a 1lemis# on &a#avira- and it is t#at #e said freedom is not %ossi1le
t#ro!g# female
in+arnation, 4!t &a#avira is not res%onsi1le for it- it is reall' t#ose *omen aro!nd
#im *#o s#o!ld
take t#e 1lame, Having seen t#em #e said- /Ho* +an *omen dro% t#eir atta+#ment
to 1od' if t#eir
atta+#ment to +lot#es is so strong0 T#eir +linging to t#eir o!ter garment is so strong
t#at t#e' +o!ld
not 1e e3%e+ted to get rid of t#eir +linging to t#e inner garment *#i+# is t#e 1od',/
) don5t ask 'o! to s#ed 'o!r +lot#es- 1!t if some one does it t#ere is no reason
*#atsoever to %ro#i1it
#im, )f even in a meditation +am% *e +annot allo* t#is m!+# freedom " t#at one
+an 1e free to t#is
e3tent- if #e *ills so- t#en it *ill 1e im%ossi1le to 9nd t#is free dom an'*#ere else in
t#e *orld, And
a meditation +am% is meant for seekers- not for s%e+tators, Here as long as one
does not +ome in
t#e *a' of anot#er- #e is entitled to #is a1sol!te freedom, )f someone tres%asses on
'o!r freedom-
tro!1le 1egins- and 'o! #ave a +a!se for +om%laint, )f someone 1e+omes naked and
kno+ks 'o!-
if #e #!rts 'o!- t#ere is ever' reason to restrain #im, 4!t so long as #e is doing
somet#ing *it#
#imself- doing #is o*n t#ing- 'o! are no1od' to meddle in #is aFairs and 'o! #ave
no rig#t to raise
an' o17e+tions,
.#at *e treat as dist!r1an+es for meditation is ver' am!sing, )f someone is naked-
meditation of
man' ot#ers is s%oiled, )t is no good tr'ing to save a lame meditation- a *eak and
fee1le meditation
like t#is, .#at is its *ort#0 T#is m!+#- t#at if one #ad not s#ed #is +lot#es 'o!
*o!ld #ave done
it, 4!t it is not %ossi1le, >o- 'o! #ave to get rid of s!+# %ett' matters- e3+eedingl'
%ett' matters,
$ad#ana or s%irit!al %!rs!its is a matter of greatest +o!rage, Here *e #ave to
!n+over o!rselves
la'er 1' la'er- as *e %eel an onion, )n its dee%est sense sad#ana is en+o!ntering
one5s innermost
n!dit', )t is not ne+essar' to s#ed +lot#es- 1!t for some- a sit!ation +an arise
sometimes *#en it *ill
1e ne+essar' to do so, And remem1er t#at 'o! +annot t#ink of t#is sit!ation from
o!tside8 neit#er
'o! #ave a rig#t to 7!dge if it is rig#t or not rig#t- nor to s%e+!late a1o!t it, .#o are
'o! to do so0
Ho* do 'o! +ome into t#is matter0 And #o* +an 'o! kno* it0 Do 'o! t#ink %eo%le
*#o drove
&a#avira o!t of t#eir villages *ere *i+ked %eo%le0 >o- t#e' *ere as +ivili=ed and
+!lt!red as 'o!
are and- like 'o!- t#e' t#o!g#t t#at sin+e #e *as naked #e #ad no %la+e amongst
t#em,
4!t it is !nfort!nate t#at ever' time *e re%eat t#e same mistakes, T#e friend *#o
met me in t#e
street said *it# love and s'm%at#' t#at ) s#o!ld restrain t#ese %eo%le from going
naked- ot#er*ise
attendan+e at o!r meditation in 4om1a' *ill s#ar%l' fall, ?et it fall8 let not a single
%erson +omeC
T#ere is no need at all for *rong %eo%le to +ome to meditation, Bor me it *ill not
make a diFeren+e
if onl' one %erson t!rns !%, T#e same friend also said t#at *omen *o!ld *#oll'
kee% a*a'8 not
one of t#em *ill attend t#e +am%, ?et t#em kee% a*a', .#o tells t#em to attend t#e
+am%0 )t is
for t#em to de+ide- and de+ide for t#emselves, And if t#e' +#oose to attend- t#e'
+an do so on m'
+onditions, T#e +am% +annot 1e #eld on t#eir +onditions, And t#e da' ) *ill #old t#e
+am% on 'o!r
terms- it *o!ld 1e *ell if 'o! don5t attend it at all, T#en ) *ill #ave no !se
*#atsoever for 'o!,
T#e meditation +am% *ill 1e r!n on m' terms, ) do not +ome for 'o!- nor +an )
+ond!+t m'self
a++ording to 'o!r *is#es, Ho! +annot di+tate and dire+t me, 6!r!s- &asters *#o are
no more-
1e+ome %o%!lar after t#e' are dead and gone for t#e ver' reason t#at 'o! +an
manage and
mani%!late t#em as 'o! like- t#e' +annot do a t#ing, 4!t if t#e &aster is alive- #e is
1o!nd to
1e diG+!lt for 'o!, T#at is *#' an alive &a#avira is 1eaten and a dead &a#avira is
*ors#i%%ed
all t#e *orld over, T#e living &aster is tro!1lesome- 1e+a!se 'o! +annot s#a+kle
#im- 'o! +annot
+ontrol #im,
)n m' e'es no ot#er reasons for 'o!r +oming #ave an' validit' e3+e%t one, And *#o
+omes and
*#o does not +ome is of no +onse2!en+e to me, i *ant t#at *#osoever +omes
s#o!ld +ome *it#
f!ll !nderstanding as to *#' #e +omes and for *#at,
L!estion 2
A BR)E>D HA$ A$ED@ .O:?D HO: P?EA$E EOP?A)> B:??H .HAT )$ $AHA;A HO6A "
EBBORT?E$$- >AT:RA? A>D $PO>TA>EO:$ HO6A0
$a#a7a 'oga is t#e most diG+!lt of t#e 'ogas- 1e+a!se t#ere is not#ing more
diG+!lt t#an to 1e
sa#a7a " eFortless- nat!ral and s%ontaneo!s, .#at is t#e meaning of sa#a7a0 $a#a7a
means@ let
*#atever #a%%ens #a%%en- don5t resist it, >o* a %erson #as 1e+ome naked8 t#is +an
1e nat!ral and
eas' for #im to 1e so, 4!t in realit' it #as 1e+ome so diG+!lt, To 1e sa#a7a means to
<o* like air
and *ater- and not to allo* t#e intelle+t to +ome in t#e *a' of *#atever is
#a%%ening,
As soon as t#e intelle+t +omes in t#e *a'- as soon as it interferes- *e +ease to 1e
sa#a7a- nat!ral-
and 1egin to 1e asa#a7a- !nnat!ral, As soon as *e de+ide *#at s#o!ld 1e and *#at
s#o!ld not 1e-
*e immediatel' 1egin to 1e !nnat!ral, And *e 1e+ome nat!ral *#en *e a++e%t t#at
*#i+# #a%%ens-
t#at *#i+# is,
$o t#e 9rst t#ing to !nderstand is t#at sa#a7a 'oga is t#e most diG+!lt 'oga, Don5t
t#ink t#at it is ver'
eas' as t#e term s!ggests, T#ere is a mis+on+e%tion t#at sa#a7a 'oga is an eas'
*a' of sad#ana
or s%irit!al dis+i%line, Peo%le 2!ote a1ir@ /$ad#o- sa#a7 samad#i 1#ali8 O seeker-
nat!ral e+stas'
is t#e 1est,/ Of +o!rse- it is t#e 1est- 1!t it is also ver' diG+!lt, 4e+a!se not#ing is
more diG+!lt for
man t#an to 1e nat!ral, &an #as 1e+ome so !nnat!ral- #e #as traveled s!+# a long
*a' from 1eing
nat!ral t#at no* it is so eas' for #im to 1e !nnat!ral and ver' diG+!lt to 1e nat!ral,
4!t t#en *e #ave to !nderstand a fe* t#ings in t#is +onte3t- 1e+a!se *#at ) am
tea+#ing is sa#a7a
'oga itself,
To im%ose do+trines and dogmas on life is to %ervert life, 4!t *e all do it8 *e all
im%ose do+trines
and ideals on o!rselves, $omeone is violent and #e is tr'ing to 1e non violent,
$omeone is angr'
and #e is tr'ing to 1e %ea+ef!l, $omeone is +r!el and #e is tr'ing to 1e kind, T#e
t#ief is tr'ing to 1e
genero!s- and t#e *i+ked to 1e saintl', T#is is t#e *a' *e all are8 *e are al*a's
tr'ing to im%ose
somet#ing on *#at *e are, 4!t *#at is t#e res!lt0
.e not onl' fail *#en *e fail in t#is endeavor- *e fail even *#en *e s!++eed as
s!+#, 4e+a!se #o*
soever #e ma' tr'- a t#ief +annot 1e genero!s8 #e +an of +o!rse give to +#arit' and
#e +an #ave t#e
ill!sion of 1eing genero!s8 1!t a t#iefs mind *ill 9nd *a's to t#ieve t#ro!g# +#arit',
) #ave #eard t#at sage Eknat# on+e *ent on a %ilgrimage, .#en #e *as a1o!t to
leave #is village
a t#ief of #is %la+e e3%ressed #is desire to a++om%an' #im on #is %ilgrimage, He
said sin+e #e #ad
sinned a lot #e *o!ld like to *as# #is sins oF 1' taking a di% in t#e sa+red river
6anges, Eknat#
said- /) #ave no o17e+tion to 'o!r a++om%an'ing me- 1e+a!se all t#ose *#o are
going *it# me are
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 KE Os#o
t#ieves of vario!s kinds- 1!t t#ere is a diG+!lt', T#ese ot#er t#ieves sa' t#at )
s#o!ld not take 'o!
along 1e+a!se t#e' are afraid 'o! *ill steal t#eir t#ings and %!t t#em into tro!1les,
$o 'o! +an
+ome along on t#e 9rm +ondition t#at 'o! *ill not ind!lge in stealing *#ile on
%ilgrimage,/ He said-
/) s*ear- ) *ill not steal d!ring t#e %ilgrimage " from start to end,/
.#en t#e 7o!rne' 1egan t#e t#ief 7oined Eknat#5s %art' of %ilgrims- *#o *ere all
t#ieves, T#e' *ere
t#ieves of vario!s kinds, All t#ieves are not of t#e same kind, One kind of t#ief
f!n+tions as a
magistrate and anot#er kind of t#ief f!n+tions in anot#er *a', All kinds of t#ieves-
in+l!ding t#is t#ief-
#ad gone on %ilgrimage,
.#en t#e 7o!rne' 1egan- t#e %oor t#ief felt ver' !n+omforta1le, His old #a1it of
1eing a t#ief and
#is %romise to Eknat# %!t #im into tro!1le, He %assed t#e da'time- 1!t #is nig#ts
*ere diG+!lt,
.#en ot#er %ilgrims *ere aslee% #e felt restless- 1e+a!se t#is *as #is 1!siness
time, $ome#o* #e
%assed a da' or t*o- 1!t on t#e t#ird #e said to #imself- /) am afraid t#is %ilgrimage
*ill 9nis# me-
sin+e it is a matter of mont#s, Ho* +an ) end!re t#is long0 And t#e 1iggest danger is
t#at ) mig#t
forget m' +raft if ) a1stain from stealing t#ese long mont#s, )f so- *#at *ill ) do
*#en ) ret!rn #ome0
T#e %ilgrimage is going to end8 it +annot 1e lifelong,/
$o t#e tro!1le started *it# t#e t#ird nig#t, )t *as a kind of orderl' and religio!s
tro!1le, He stole- 1!t
in a st'le t#at *as altoget#er ne* and diFerent, He took o!t t#ings from one
%ilgrim5s 1ag and %!t
t#em in anot#er5s8 #e did not take an't#ing for #imself,
T#e follo*ing morning t#e rest of t#e %ilgrims *ere !%set, Ea+# one of t#em #ad
lost somet#ing
*#i+# *as s!1se2!entl' fo!nd in some1od' else5s 1ag, T#ere *ere 9ft' to a
#!ndred %ilgrims "
2!ite a large n!m1er " and it *as diG+!lt to lo+ate t#ings, Ever'one *as %!==led-
t#e' +o!ld not
kno* *#at it *as all a1o!t, T#ings did not disa%%ear8 1!t t#e' #ad all +#anged
%la+es, T#en it
o++!rred to Eknat# t#at it ma' 1e t#e doing of t#e same t#ief *#o #ad t!rned
%ilgrim, $o #e ke%t
vigil one nig#t, After midnig#t #e sa* t#e same t#ief leave #is 1ed and remove
t#ings from one 1ag
to anot#er, Eknat# got #old of #im and asked- /He'- *#at are 'o! doing0/ T#e man
said- /) kno* )
am !nder oat# t#at ) s#all not steal- and ) stand 1' m' oat#, ) do not steal t#ings- )
onl' +#ange t#eir
%la+es, ) don5t take a t#ing for m'self8 ) 7!st re move it from one 1ag and %!t it into
anot#er, And t#is
+ertainl' did not form %art of m' %ledge to 'o!,/
Eknat# !sed to sa' later on t#at #o*soever a t#ief ma' tr' to +#ange- it makes no
diFeren+e,
All t#e !nnat!ralness of o!r life is t#is " t#at *e are al*a's tr'ing to 1e diFerent
from *#at *e
a+t!all' are, >o- sa#a7a 'oga *ill sa'- do not tr' to 1e ot#er t#an *#at 'o! are8
kno* *#at 'o! are
and live it, )f 'o! are a t#ief kno* t#at 'o! are a t#ief and live t#e life of a t#ief f!ll',
T#is is ver'
ard!o!s- 1e+a!se even a t#ief feels grati9ed to t#ink t#at #e is tr'ing to get rid of
t#ieving, He does
not rid #imself of it reall'- 1!t #e feels relieved to t#ink t#at alt#o!g# #e is a t#ief
toda' #e *ill +ease
to 1e a t#ief tomorro*, Even t#e ego of a t#ief derives grati9+ation from t#e t#o!g#t
t#at alt#o!g# #e
is +om%elled 1' +ir+!mstan+es to steal- a da' *ill soon arrive *#en #e *ill 1e a
%#ilant#ro%ist- and
not a t#ief, $o in t#e #o%e of tomorro* #e +onvenientl' steals toda',
$a#a7a 'oga sa's t#at if 'o! are a t#ief t#en kno* t#at 'o! are a t#ief and steal
kno*ing it- 1!t not
*it# t#e #o%e t#at tomorro* 'o! *ill +ease to 1e a t#ief, And if *e kno* rig#tl'
*#at *e a+t!all' are-
if *e a++e%t o!rselves as *e are and a+t!all' live *it# it- t#en a revol!tion +an
#a%%en rig#t toda',
)f a t#ief is f!ll' a*are t#at #e is a t#ief #e +annot remain a t#ief for long, )n fa+t- it
is #is devi+e to
+ontin!e to 1e a t#ief t#at #e sa's t#at #e is not reall' a t#ief- +ir+!mstan+es #ave
+om%elled #im to
1e a t#ief- and in 1etter +onditions in t#e f!t!re #e *ill not 1e a t#ief again, T#is
idea or ideal makes
it +onvenient for #im to 1e a t#ief8 #e steals and 'et remains a non t#ief, Anot#er
%erson sa's t#at
#e is not violent- it is +ir+!mstan+es t#at #ave for+ed #im to 1e violent, $omeone
else sa's t#at #e
lost #is tem%er 1e+a!se t#e ot#er %erson ins!lted #im- ot#er*ise #e is not an angr'
man8 #e *as
for+ed to 1e angr', He even asks for forgiveness8 #e sa's- /Borgive me- m' 1rot#er-
) *onder #o* )
!sed t#ose fo!r letter *ords against 'o!, ) am not reall' a #a!g#t' %erson,/ T#!s
#is %ride- #is ego
is restored, )n fa+t- all re%entan+es are *a's to restore t#e ego, T#e angr' %erson
saves #is ego 1'
asking for forgiveness,
$a#a7a 'oga sa's@ no* t#at 'o! are *#at 'o! are- and don5t tr' to move a*a'
from it even 1' an
in+#8 don5t tr' to 1e diFerent from it in t#e slig#test *a', And t#e moment 'o!
1e+ome f!ll' a*are of
its sin- its %ain- its miser'- its agon'- its #ell9re- 'o! *ill immediatel' 7!m% o!t of it
and 'o! *ill 1e free
of it in no time8 'o! *ill #ave to 1e o!t of it totall', )f a t#ief f!ll' kno*s #imself to
1e a t#ief and does
not entertain in #is mind even t#e slig#test t#o!g#t t#at #e *ill ever +ease to 1e a
t#ief8 if #e kno*s
t#at #e is a t#ief toda' and #e *ill 1e a greater t#ief tomorro*- 1e+a!se in t*ent'J
fo!r #o!rs #is #a1it
*ill 1e f!rt#er strengt#ened8 if #e a++e%ts #is destin' as a t#ief f!ll' and *it# f!ll
!nderstanding- do
'o! t#ink #e +an remain a t#ief even for a moment0 T#is a*areness t#at #e is a
t#ief *ill sink into
#is #eart like a 1!llet and it *ill 1e sim%l' im%ossi1le for #im to live *it# t#is
+ondition even for a
moment, )n t#at ver' moment a revol!tion *ill #a%%en- a m!tation *ill take %la+e,
4!t *e are ver' +lever- and *e #ave o!r o*n +lever devi+es, .e are t#ieves and *e
dream of
1e +oming %#ilant#ro%ists- and t#is is #o* t#ese dreams #el% !s to remain t#ieves
everlastingl',
A+t!all' o!r dreams *ork like 1!Fers t#at are t#ere 1et*een t*o 1ogies of a rail+ar
to a1sor1 t#e
s#o+ks of movement, T#e 1!Fers a1sor1 t#e s#o+ks and t#e %assengers are
%rote+ted from t#eir
#!rts, Or dreams are like a s#o+k a1sor1er in a motor+ar, As t#e +ar r!ns along a
1!m%' road- it
a1sor1s t#e s#o+ks and t#e gentleman in t#e +ar is saved from t#eir #!rt and
dis+omfort, $imilarl'
do+trines and %rin+i%les *ork as 1!Fers and s#o+k a1sor1ers in o!r life, ) am a t#ief
and ) #old to
t#e ideal of nonJstealing, ) am violent and ) #ave non violen+e as m' motto8 ) sa'
nonJviolen+e is
t#e #ig#est of religion, T#is ideal is m' 1!Fer- it #el%s me to remain violent,
4e+a!se *#enever ) *ill
1e +onfronted *it# t#e fa+t of m' violen+e- ) *ill sa' to m'self- /.#at violen+e0 ) am
a 1eliever in
nonviolen+e8 non violen+e is t#e #ig#est religion for me, )f ) deviate from it
sometimes- it is 1e+a!se
) am *eak8 1!t ) am going to attain to m' ideal tomorro* or t#e da' after, And even
if ) fail in t#is life-
) am going to make it in t#e ne3t, 4!t non violen+e remains m' g!iding star,/
&a'1e- ) +arr' t#e <ag of non violen+e all over t#e *orld- and +ontin!e to 1e violent
*it#in, T#e <ag
is an aid to m' violen+e,
.#erever 'o! +ome a+ross a sti+ker sa'ing non violen+e is of t#e #ig#est- kno* it
for s!re t#at a
violent %erson is aro!nd, T#ere +an 1e no ot#er reason for a sign or a <ag of non
violen+e8 it al*a's
+omes *it# violent %eo%le, >on violen+e is a s#ield to #ide violen+e and %er%et!ate
it, &an #as all
sorts of devi+es- and onl' devi+es- so m!+# so t#at #e #as lost #imself in t#eir
+ro*d,
To 1e sa#a7a- to 1e nat!ral means@ t#at *#i+# is- is@ no* t#ere is no *a' to *alk o!t
of it8 ) #ave to
live it8 and ) am going to live it- to 1e it,
4!t t#is 1eing and living *it# *#at is- is so %ainf!l t#at it is nearl' im%ossi1le, Do
'o! kno* *#at 'o!
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 KI Os#o
*ill do if 'o! are #!rled in #ell0 Ho! *ill 9nd to 'o!r s!r%rise t#at onl' *it# t#e #el%
of 'o!r dreams
+an 'o! live in #ell, Ho! *ill +lose 'o!r e'es and 1!r' 'o!rself *it# dreaming and
dreaming, Have
'o! fasted on a da'0 T#en 'o! kno* #o* 'o! #ad to %ass 'o!r da' dreaming a1o!t
food and food
alone, Dreams a1o!t food #el% 'o! to get t#ro!g# 'o!r fasting, )f 'o! sto% dreaming
'o! *ill #ave
to terminate 'o!r fast immediatel', 4!t t#e dream t#at 'o! are going to eat *ell t#e
ne3t morning
s!stains 'o! t#ro!g# t#e fast,
) remem1er a %rofessor *#o *as m' +olleag!e in t#e !niversit', .e *ere toget#er
for a long time,
Having 1een *it# #im for some lengt# of time ) noti+ed t#at on+e in a *#ile #e
*o!ld s!ddenl' start
talking a1o!t s*eets, ) *as %!==led to see t#at #e talked a1o!t s*eets onl'
o++asionall'- and t#en
) o1served #im +aref!ll' and fo!nd o!t t#at it *as $at!rda's *#en #e ind!lged in
#is talk a1o!t
s*eets,
One $at!rda'- *#en #e +ame to t#e !niversit'- ) told #im t#at ) *as +ertain t#at #e
*o!ld talk of
s*eets t#at da', He *as startled and said- /.#' do 'o! sa' so0/ T#en ) told #im-
/Bor t#e %ast t*o
mont#s ) #ave ke%t a re+ord a1o!t 'o! *#i+# sa's t#at ever' $at!rda' 'o!
invaria1l' 1ring s*eets
into o!r +onversations, )s it t#at 'o! fast on $at!rda's0/ T#e %rofessor *as again
startled and #e
1l!rted o!t- /4!t *#o told 'o! a1o!t it0/
) t#en told #im- /T#ere *as no need for an'one to tell me a1o!t it8 it is m' o*n
9nding,/
He said- /)t is tr!e t#at ) fast on $at!rda's- 1!t #o* +o!ld 'o! kno* it0/ E3%laining it
) said- /) t#ink
t#at a normall' #ealt#' %erson *#o eats and drinks *ell s#o!ld not talk a1o!t food
t#e *a' 'o! do on
$at!rda's, And ) kno* t#at 'o! eat *ell- and 'et on $at!rda's 'o! !nfailingl' talk
a1o!t deli+a+ies
!nder one %rete3t or anot#er,/ /Ho! #ave got it rig#t-/ #e admitted, /On $at!rda's )
t#ink mostl' a1o!t
food8 reall' ) kee% %lanning t#e *#ole da' *#at ) am going to eat t#e ne3t da', T#is
is #o* ) %ass m'
da' of fasting, On $at!rda's ) fast,/
) t#en s!ggested t#at #e s#o!ld some da' fast *it#o!t t#inking of food- #e s#o!ld
onl' fast, And #e
said- /T#is is not %ossi1le8 t#en t#e fast *ill #ave to 1e given !%, )t is *it# t#e #el%
of t#ese t#o!g#ts
of food t#at ) am a1le to %ass m' time of fasting, Ho%e of tomorro* makes me go
t#ro!g# toda'5s
fasting8 ot#er*ise it *o!ld 1e im%ossi1le,/
A violent %erson +ontin!es to 1e violent in t#e #o%e t#at #e *ill 1e non violent
someda', An angr'
%erson +ontin!es to 1e angr' in t#e #o%e t#at #e *ill 1e kindl' and +om%assionate
in t#e f!t!re,
A t#ief +ontin!es to 1e a t#ief #o%ing t#at #e *ill 1e genero!s later on, A sinner
remains a sinner
#o%ing t#at #e *ill 1e virt!o!s t#e ne3t da', T#ese #o%es are ver' irreligio!s, 4e
9nis#ed *it# t#em,
.#at is- is, no* t#is *#at is and live *it# it, T#at *#i+# is- is a fa+t8 live *it# t#at
fa+t, ?ive *it# t#e
fa+ti+it' of 'o!r life,
4!t to live *it# t#e fa+t is ver' ard!o!s- #ard and %ainf!l, )t #!rts t#e mind ver'
m!+# to t#ink t#at
) am not a good man, $o a se3!al %erson reads 1ooks on 1ra#ma+#ar'a- +eli1a+'8
t#at is #o* #e
%!ts !% *it# #is se3!alit', He is 1!rning *it# se3!al desires- and #e reads 1ooks
a1o!t +eli1a+' and
1elieves t#at #e is a seeker of +eli1a+', T#is 1ook on 1ra#ma+#ar'a #el%s #im to
+ontin!e to 1e
se3!al, He sa's t#at onl' t#is da' #e is ind!lging in se3- from t#e ne3t da' #e *ill 1e
9rm in #is vo*
of +eli1a+', $o it is not t#at 1ad- #e rationali=es,
On+e ) #a%%ened to 1e a g!est in a famil', T#e old man of t#e famil' told me t#at #e
#ad 1een t#ri+e
initiated into 1ra#ma+#ar'a 1' a +ertain monk, ) *as s!r%rised to #ear it- and ) said
to #im- /)t is
eno!g# t#at one takes t#e vo* of +eli1a+' on+e, Ho* +ome 'o! #ad to take it
t#ri+e0/ He asked me
*it# a sense of !neasiness- /.#at do 'o! mean to sa'0 ) #ave s%oken to several
friends a1o!t it
and t#e' all +om%limented me for doing it t#ri+e, >o one 2!estioned m' a+tion
e3+e%t 'o!,/ ) again
said- /T#e vo* of +eli1a+' +an 1e taken onl' on+e, Ho* is it t#at 'o! #ad to take it
t#ri+e0/ He said
t#at 1e+a!se #e failed to kee% #is vo*- #e #ad to take it t*i+e and again a t#ird
time, And *#en
) asked- /.#at a1o!t t#e fo!rt# time0/ #e said- /4' t#at time ) #ad no +o!rage left8 )
#ad lost self
+on9den+e,/
4' t#e time t#e old man *as 9nis#ed *it# #is vo*s #e #ad rea+#ed t#e age of si3t',
He +arried on
#is se3!alit' *it# t#e #el% of #is vo*s of 1ra#ma+#ar'a,
.e are a ver' strange %eo%le, T#is is t#e asa#a7a 'oga- !nnat!ral 'oga- t#at *e
%ra+ti+e, .e
are se3!al and *e read 1ooks on 1ra#ma+#ar'a, T#e 1ook of 1ra#ma+#ar'a *orks
as a 1!Fer in
relation to o!r se3!alit', Reading it- *e sa' to o!rselves %rivatel'- /.#o sa's ) am
se3!al0 $in+e
) read 1ooks on +eli1a+'- *#i+# is m' ideal- ) am reall' a +eli1ate, )f ) ind!lge a little
1it in se3 at
%resent- it is 1e+a!se of m' *eakness- 1e +a!se of m' %ast karmas or ma'1e
1e+a!se t#e rig#t
time #as not arrived, 4!t it *ill soon %ass a*a',/ T#is is #o* se3 and +eli1a+' go
toget#er8 +eli1a+'
serves as a s#o+k a1sor1er and t#e drive of se3 goes +omforta1l' on and on,
T#is is a ver' !nnat!ral state of t#ings, To ret!rn to t#e nat!ral state 'o! *ill #ave
to remove t#e
1!Fer and t#e s#o+k a1sor1er altoget#er, )f t#ere are %ot#oles on t#e road- 'o!
#ave to kno* t#em,
Drive 'o!r +ar *it#o!t t#e 1!Fer or t#e s#o+k a1sor1er, T#en t#e ver' 9rst %ot#ole
*ill kill 'o!- *ill
smas# 'o!r 1ones- and 'o! *ill +ome o!t of t#e +ar and tell it good1'e, T#en 'o!
*ill not drive t#at
+ar again, Re move t#e s%ring from t#e +ar and t#en drive it, T#e ver' 9rst
en+o!nter *it# a 1o!lder
*ill kno+k 'o! o!t and 'o! *ill 1id good1'e to t#e +ar, And 'o! *ill not !se t#at +ar
a se+ond time,
4!t t#e s#o+kJa1sor1er 9tted at t#e 1ottom of t#e +ar does not allo* 'o! to go
t#ro!g# t#at s!Fering,
$a#a7a 'oga means@ *#at is- is8 1e it, Don5t tr' to 1e !nnat!ral, no* t#at *#i+# is-
a++e%t it and
live *it# it, T#en a revol!tion is +ertain, He *#o a++e%ts *#at is and lives it is 1o!nd
to +#ange,
T#en t#ere is no *a' to %ass si3t' 'ears in se3 and se3!alit' in s%ite of vo*s of
+eli1a+', Ao*s are
t#e *a's of se3!alit', )f ) #ave ins!lted 'o! in m' anger and ) don5t a%ologi=e for it-
on t#e +ontrar' )
go to 'o! and sa' t#at it is t#e *a' ) am- ) am a *rong kind of man *#o is easil'
given to anger,,,/)
ma' do it again- so *#' s#o!ld ) a%ologi=e0 And 'o! s#o!ld kno* it *ell if 'o! *ant
to +ontin!e to
1e m' friend/,,, Do 'o! t#ink m' friends#i% *ill live0 All m' friends *ill fall a*a'- all
m' relations#i%s
*ill 1e on t#e ro+ks and ) *ill 1e left to live *it# m' anger alone, T#en anger *ill 1e
m' onl' friend8
no one *ill 1e aro!nd me to 1ear *it# m' anger, T#en ) *ill #ave to live *it# m'
anger alone and
totall', .ill ) 1e a1le to live it0 >o- ) *ill 7!m% o!t of it- sa'ing /.#at madness it isC/
4!t *e #ave o!r o*n devi+es, A #!s1and 2!arrels *it# #is *ife in t#e morning and
+alls #er a 1it+#
and das#es to #is oG+e, He ret!rns in t#e afternoon *it# i+e +reams and a silk sari
to +a7ole #er,
And t#e *ife t#inks t#at #e is again t#e same old loving #!s1and, T#e #!s1and-
t#ro!g# re%entan+e-
restores #is relations#i% *it# #is *ife- #e ret!rns to *#ere t#e tie #ad given *a',
And *it# i+e +ream
and t#e silk sari in #er #and t#e *oman *ill 1e+ome t#e good old *ife on+e more,
4!t t#e stor' *ill
re%eat itself in t#e evening t#e *a' it #ad #a%%ened in t#e morning, And in t#e
nig#t t#e #!s1and
*ill again go on #is knees and ask for t#e *ife5s forgiveness, And t#e ne3t morning
is not going to
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 KK Os#o
1e diFerent, T#e same stor' re%eats da' in and da' o!t- mont# in and mont# o!t-
'ear in and 'ear
o!t, T#!s it r!ns t#ro!g# t#e *#ole life,
>eit#er t#e #!s1and nor t#e *ife is %re%ared to kno* t#eir fa+t- t#eir tr!t#, T#e' are
not %re%ared to
fa+e t#e realit'- t#e dis#onest' and de+eit involved in t#eir da' to da' life, .it#o!t
ever e3amining it
for a moment t#e' +ontin!e to de+eive ea+# ot#er, And like t#is +o!%le- *e all
+ontin!e to de+eive
one anot#er all o!r lives, And *#at is *orse- *e not onl' de+eive ot#ers *e also
de+eive o!rselves,
$a#a7a 'oga means@ don5t de+eive 'o!rself, no* and a++e%t 'o!rself e3a+tl' as
'o! are and #o*
'o! are *it#o!t an' reservations, )f 'o! do so- m!tation *ill #a%%en instantl',
&!tation #a%%ens
sim!ltaneo!sl' *it# !nderstanding and a++e%tan+e, T#en 'o! *ill not #ave to *ait
for it, .ill one
*ait till tomorro* if #is #o!se is on 9re and #e kno*s it0 He *ill get o!t of #is #o!se
in a s%lit se+ond,
T#e da' *e f!ll' see o!r life as it is " and it is a #o!se on 9re " t#e moment of
m!tation arrives,
4!t *e #ave o!r o*n de+e%tive *a's, T#e #o!se is on 9re and *e #ave de+orated
its interior *it#
<o*ers, O!r #ands are in +#ains and *e #ave +oated t#e +#ains *it# gold- and so
*#ile *e see t#e
glitter of gold *e fail to see t#e +#ains, .e are f!ll of illnesses and *o!nds- 1!t *e
#ave +overed
o!r *o!nds *it# +olorf!l 1andages- and *e see t#e +olors and not t#e *o!nds
1e#ind t#em,
T#is de+e%tion is so dee% and vast t#at *e s%end o!r lifetime in it and t#e moment
of m!tation does
not +ome, .e go on %ost%oning t#at moment, Deat# +omes- 1!t not t#e moment
t#at #ad 1een
%ost%oned, .e die- 1!t *e do not +#ange8 *e are sim%l' in+a%a1le of +#anging,
T#e +#ange- t#e m!tation +an #a%%en an' moment reall', $a#a7a 'oga sa's@ live
*it# *#at is- and
'o! *ill 1e transformed, Ho! don5t #ave to make eForts to +#ange8 tr!t# +#anges,
;es!s sa's-
/Tr!t# li1erates,/ 4!t *e don5t kno* t#e tr!t#, .e live in lies- *e live in !ntr!t#s8
1!t *e de+orate o!r
!ntr!t#s 1efore *e live *it# t#em, And !ntr!t# 1inds- *#ile tr!t# li1erates, Even t#e
most %ainf!l
tr!t# is 1etter t#an t#e most %leasant lie, T#e %leasant !ntr!t# is reall' dangero!s,
)t *ill 1ind 'o!8 it
*ill 1e 'o!r 1ond age, And even t#e %ainf!l tr!t# is li1erating- even its %ain is
li1erating, $o live *it#
t#e %ainf!l tr!t#- and don5t #ar1or lies #o*ever %leasant t#e' ma' 1e, T#is is t#e
*#ole of sa#a7a
'oga,
T#is is t#e *#ole of sa#a7a 'oga, And t#en +omes samad#i- e+stas' or a*akening- or
*#atsoever
'o! +all it, Ho! *ill not #ave to seek samad#i8 it *ill +ome on its o*n,
Cr' *#en 'o! *ant to +r'- and la!g# *#en 'o! *ant to la!g#- and kno* t#at it is
#a%%ening,
) #ave #eard t#at in ;a%an a &aster died and t#o!sands of %eo%le gat#ered to
attend #is f!neral8 #e
*as so m!+# famo!s, 4!t #e #ad a dis+i%le *#o *as more famo!s t#an #e, And
*#en t#e %eo%le
+ame t#e' sa* t#at t#is famo!s dis+i%le of #is *as sitting in t#e o%en and +r'ing
1itterl', T#e' said to
#im- .e are asto!nded to see 'o! +r'ing- 1e+a!se *e t#o!g#t t#at 'o! are one of
t#e enlig#tened
ones, .#' s#o!ld 'o! *ee%0/ T#e dis+i%le said- /Ho! fools- ) am not going to sto%
+r'ing 1e+a!se
'o! sa' ) am enlig#tened, Cr'ing is a diFerent t#ing altoget#er, ee% 'o!r
enlig#tenment to 'o!rself8
) don5t *ant it,/ T#en t#e visitors said- /4!t *#at *ill %eo%le sa'0 )f 'o! +an5t sto%
+r'ing t#en go
inside8 don5t +r' in %!1li+, Ot#er*ise it *ill give rise to a s+andal, .e 1elieve t#at
'o! #ave attained
to a state of %erfe+t e2!ili1ri!m- a state of !ltimate kno*ledge, .e 1elieved t#at
'o! are one of t#e
*isest ones- and t#at not#ing +an aFe+t 'o! " neit#er #a%%iness nor sorro*,/
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 K( Os#o
T#en t#e dis+i%le said- /Ho! got it all *rong, )t *as 1efore enlig#tenment t#at ver'
fe* t#ings aFe+ted
me- 1e+a!se m' sensitivit' *as d!ll and ) *as inv!lnera1le and #ard #eaded, >o*
ever't#ing
aFe+ts me from end to end- so ) *ill +r' to m' #eart5s +ontent, ) don5t +are for *#at
'o! sa'- for 'o!r
enlig#tenment, T#ro* it o!t t#e *indo*,/
4!t as t#e devotees do- t#e' +ontin!ed to %ers!ade #im and said- /T#ink of t#e
disgra+e t#at it *ill
+a!se, $o even if 'o! #ave to *ee%- do it %rivatel'- se+retl'8 ot#er*ise mali+io!s
gossi%s *ill go
ro!nd t#e +o!ntr',/ One of t#e devotees +#allenged- /Ho! al*a's said t#at t#e so!l
is immortal- t#en
*#' do 'o! 1e*ail0/
T#en t#e sage said- /.#o +ries for t#e so!l0 ) am +r'ing for t#e 1od' of m' &aster8 )
am not +r'ing
for t#e so!l *#i+# is everlasting and eternal, T#e 1od'- too- t#at #as 1roken a*a'
from m' &aster
*as lovel' and lova1le- and it is no* not going to ret!rn to t#is eart# again, T#e
tem%le in *#i+# t#e
so!l of t#e &aster resided *as not less adora1le- and it *ill not #a%%en a se+ond
time, ) am +r'ing
for t#at 1od',/ And *#en t#e devotee again +#allenged- /$o 'o! +r' for t#e 1od'C/
t#e +#ief dis+i%le
said- /Are 'o! going to im%ose +onditions on +r'ing0 .ill 'o! not allo* me to +r'0/
Onl' a tr!e mind- a mind t#at is a!t#enti+- a mind t#at lives in tr!t#- +an 1e a free
mind, A tr!e mind
is an a!t#enti+ mind *#i+# means +r' *#en 'o! *ant to +r' and la!g# *#en 'o!
*ant to la!g#, )f
'o! #ave to 1e angr' 1e totall' a!t#enti+ in 'o!r anger, )f 'o! are angr' t#en
1e+ome anger itself
so t#at 'o! and all aro!nd 'o! kno* *#at anger is, T#at anger *ill 1e li1erating8 it
*ill free 'o! all at
on+e, )nstead of 1eing angr' for a lifetime- 1it 1' 1it in a l!ke*arm *a'- 1e angr'
on+e for all- so t#at
it 1!rns 'o! and 1!rns ot#ers aro!nd 'o! and 'o! kno* *#at it is all a1o!t,
Ordinaril' o!r anger is
so l!ke*arm- so te%id- so ina!t#enti+ t#at *e don5t kno* *#at real and a!t#enti+
anger is, .e are
%artl' angr' and %artl' not angr'8 *e are angr' in fragments8 and t#at is *#at
makes it in a!t#enti+,
O!r life5s 7o!rne' is s!+# t#at *e take a ste% for*ard and anot#er ste% 1a+k8 so *e
go no*#ere- *e
remain stationar' and stagnant, T#ere is reall' no 7o!rne'8 *e onl' stagnate and
vegetate,
$a#a7a 'oga sa's@ *#atever t#ere is in life- a++e%t it- kno* it and live it, Brom t#is
a++e%tan+e- from
t#is kno*ing and living *ill +ome *#at *e +all m!tation or transformation, And t#is
m!tation *ill
rea+# 'o! to 6od,
.#at ) +all meditation- and *#at *e #ave #ere- is a %ro+ess of sa#a7a 'oga, Here
'o! a++e%t all t#at
#a%%ens to 'o!- 'o! let go of 'o!rself +om%letel' and a++e%t all t#at #a%%ens on its
o*n, Ot#er*ise it
*o!ld 1e !nt#inka1le t#at ed!+ated and +!lt!red %eo%le- %eo%le *#o are aP!ent
and so%#isti+ated
go +r'ing and 'elling- #o%%ing and 7!m%ing and *ildl' dan+ing like +ra=' %eo%le,
T#is is not an
ordinar' t#ing, T#is is somet#ing e3traordinar' and inval!a1le too, T#at is *#' t#e
s%e+tator is
1e*ildered and #e fails to !nderstand *#at it is all a1o!t, He feels 1e m!sed and
t#en #e la!g#s
at t#e *#ole t#ing, 4!t #e is not a*are t#at if #e *ere to 7oin 'o!- #e *o!ld go
t#ro!g# t#e same
1i=arre e3%erien+es, Or ma'1e #is la!g#ter is 7!st a defense meas!re- #e la!g#s
onl' to %rote+t
#imself- #e means to sa' t#ro!g# #is la!g#ter t#at #e *on5t do *#at 'o! are doing8
it is not for #im,
T#at is *#at #e t#inks- 1!t #is la!g#ter on its %art sa's somet#ing else, )t sa's t#at
#e too #as some
t#ing to do *it# it, His la!g#ter sa's t#at in a *a' #e is reall' +on+erned *it# it, His
ridi+!le indi+ates
t#at if #e *ere to %arti+i%ate in *#at is #a%%ening #ere #e *o!ld do t#e same, He
too #as *it##eld
and re%ressed #imself8 #e too #as s!%%ressed #is tears and la!g#ters- #is dan+es
and #is e+stas',
4ertrand R!ssell said in #is later da's t#at +ivili=ation #as ro11ed man of a fe*
%re+io!s t#ings and
dan+e is one of t#em, He said t#at #e +o!ld not t#ink of standing in t#e middle of
Trafalgar $2!are
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 (0 Os#o
and dan+ing- alt#o!g# *e +laim t#at *e are a free %eo%le and t#at *e #ave more
freedom t#an
o!r an+estors ever #ad, He also o1served t#at on t#e one #and it is tr!m%eted t#at
t#e *orld #as
entered its era of li1ert' and freedom and on t#e ot#er #e *as not free to dan+e in
t#e market%la+e-
and if #e did so t#e traG+ %oli+e *o!ld immediatel' arrest #im on t#e +#arge of
o1str!+ting t#e
traG+, And moreover #e *o!ld 1e t#o!g#t to 1e a mental +ase, 4ertrand R!ssell
also re+alled t#at
*#enever #e visited some %rimitive tri1es dan+ing *it# a1andon !nder t#e starr'
sk' #e %ainf!ll'
reali=ed t#at t#e +ivili=ed man #as reall' lost m!+# t#at is val!a1le,
Civili=ation5s gains are small and its losses are enormo!s, T#e +ivili=ed man #as lost
#is nat!ralness
and sim%li+it'- #e #as lost nat!re itself, And- more over- #e is a vi+tim of all kinds of
%erversions,
&editation is a *a' of making 'o! nat!ral and sim%le- restoring 'o! to 'o!r nat!re
on+e again,
T#e last t#ing ) *ant to sa' is t#at *#at #as #a%%ened #ere t#ese t#ree da's #as
great signi9+an+e,
$ome friends #ave #ad !ni2!e e3%erien+es and some ot#ers #ad glim%ses of t#em-
*#ile a fe*
ot#ers made eForts- 1!t +o!ld not make it- alt#o!g# t#e' did make some %rogress
no do!1t, 4!t
ever'1od' did #is good 1it e3+e%t a fe* *#o #ave t#e ill!sion t#at t#e' are
intelle+t!als and *#o
in realit' #ave less of intelligen+e and more of 1ook kno*ledge, E3+e%t t#ese fe*-
ever'1od'
%arti+i%ated in meditation- and in s%ite of man' diG+!lties a s%e+ial kind of energ'
*as +reated
#ere and 2!ite a lot #as #a%%ened t#at is signi9+ant,
4!t t#is onl' t#e 1eginning,
)f 'o! devote one o!t of 'o!r t*ent' fo!r #o!rs ever' da' to t#is meditation- a door
+an o%en onto
'o!r life, $#!t 'o!rself in a room for one f!ll #o!r and tell 'o!r famil' not to *orr'
a1o!t *#at ma'
#a%%en inside for t#at #o!r, T#en s#ed 'o!r +lot#es and 1e +om%letel' naked and
do t#e meditation
in a standing %osition, $%read a mattress on t#e <oor of t#e room so t#at 'o! are
not #!rt in +ase
'o! ever fall do*n, $tand !% and meditate- 1!t 1efore it inform 'o!r famil'
mem1ers t#at man'
t#ings +an #a%%en inside t#e room " 'o! ma' s#o!t and s+ream- an't#ing +an
#a%%en " 1!t t#e'
s#o!ld not dist!r1 'o!, And +arr' t#e e3%eriment dail' for one f!ll #o!r till *e meet
toget#er again
at t#e ne3t +am%, )f t#e friends *#o #ave taken %art in t#e +am% #ere +ontin!e *it#
t#is %ra+ti+e in
t#eir %la+es t#en ) *ill take !% a se%arate +am% for t#em *#ere great %rogress *ill
1e %ossi1le,
T#ere is great %ossi1ilit'8 t#e %ossi1ilit' is reall' in9nite, 4!t 'o! *ill #ave to make
some eForts,,, )f
'o! take one ste% for*ard- 6od *ill take a #!ndred ste%s to*ards 'o!, He is al*a's
read' to +ome
to 'o!, 4!t if 'o! don5t take a single ste%- t#en t#ere is no *a' to #el% 'o!, $o take
t#is meditation
#ome and +ontin!e to do it reg!larl' and ent#!siasti+all',
) kno* man' t#ings *ill in#i1it 'o!, Ho!r +#ildren *ill sa'- /.#at #as #a%%ened to
fat#er0 He *as
never like t#is8 #e *as al*a's grave and serio!s, And no* #e is dan+ing and
7!m%ing and s#o!ting,
.#enever *e made a ra+ket in t#e #o!se- invaria1l' #e took !s to task, .#at is it
all a1o!t0/
C#ildren *ill +ertainl' la!g# at 'o!, Ho! s#o!ld ask t#eir forgiveness for tr'ing to
+ontrol t#em in t#e
%ast- a+kno*ledge 'o!r mistakes o%enl' and tell t#em to %la' and dan+e freel' to
kee% alive t#eir
nat!ral %ro%ensities for dan+e and %la', )t *ill 1e of great 1ene9t to t#em in t#e
f!t!re, .e for+e old
age on o!r +#ildren m!+# too %remat!rel', $o tell 'o!r famil' not to 1e +!rio!s and
in2!isitive a1o!t
*#at 'o! do inside t#e room for an #o!r- and not to arg!e *it# 'o! on t#is s+ore, )f
'o! on+e make
it +lear- t#ere *ill 1e no tro!1le in t#e f!t!re, )n a fe* da's t#e' *ill get !sed to
'o!r aFairs- t#e' *ill
leave 'o! to 'o!rself,
And t#en 'o! *ill see t#at meditation #as its eFe+ts not onl' on 'o! 1!t on t#e
*#ole famil',
)f %ossi1le- #ave a se%arate room for meditation- and !se it e3+l!sivel' for
meditation, Don t !se t#at
room for an' ot#er %!r%ose, )t ma' 1e a small room- 1!t kee% it !nder lo+k and ke',
)f an' mem1ers
of 'o!r famil' *ant to 7oin 'o!- allo* t#em on t#e +ondition t#at t#e' meditate *it#
'o! and not do
an't#ing else, )t is diFerent if a se%arate room is not availa1le- 1!t a se%arate room
for meditation
*ill #ave man' advantages, )f it is !sed e3+l!sivel' for meditation- it *ill 1e +#arged
*it# meditative
energ', And *#en 'o! *ill enter it 'o! *ill 9nd t#at it is not an ordinar' s%a+e,
.e radiate o!r energ' all t#e time all aro!nd !s8 *e send o!t ra's of o!r mental
energ' all aro!nd
!s, And t#e s%a+e aro!nd !s- even inside a room- a1sor1s t#is energ', T#at is t#e
reason *#'
a fe* %la+es re main #ol' for t#o!sands of 'ears, )f a man like &a#avira- 4!dd#a or
ris#na sits
in a %arti+!lar %la+e- it takes on #is e3traordinar' vi1e- #is !neart#l' im%a+t- *#i+#
+an last for
t#o!sands of 'ears, Brom s!+# a %la+e one5s entr' into t#e ot#er *orld- t#e s%irit!al
*orld- 1e+omes
m!+# easier,
Ever' *ell to do %erson " and ) #ave a single +riterion to 7!dge a *ell to do %erson
and it is t#at
#e #as a tem%le in #is #o!se- ot#er*ise #e is a %a!%er " s#o!ld #ave a tem%le in a
%art of #is
#o!se, At least one room in ever' #o!se s#o!ld 1e reserved and !sed as a tem%le-
as a door to t#e
ot#er *orld, Don5t !se t#at room for an't#ing else, Enter it in silen+e and !se it onl'
for meditation,
T#e ot#er mem1ers of t#e famil' *ill 1' and 1' 1egin to 1e interested in meditation-
1e+a!se t#en
+#anges t#at it *ill make for 'o! *ill 1egin to s#o*,
>o* %eo%le #ave started going to t#ose fe* %eo%le #ere *#o #ave e3%erien+ed
+#anges in t#em
selves- +#anges t#at are ver' signi9+ant- and t#e' ask t#em- /.#at is it t#at #as
#a%%ened to 'o!0/
T#ese fe* %eo%le in t#eir t!rn +ome to me to ask #o* t#e' s#o!ld ans*er t#e
in2!isitive %eo%le,
T#e same *a' 'o!r +#ildren- 'o!r %arents and ot#ers *ill ask 'o!8 t#e' *ill get so
interested in
meditation, And if 'o! %ersevere long eno!g# *it# 'o!r sad#ana- t#en t#e da' *ill
not 1e far a*a'
*#en t#e greatest of events *ill #a%%en in 'o!r life " for *#i+# *e #ave to %ass
t#ro!g# in9nite
n!m1ers of lives and *#i+# *e +an miss for in9nite n!m1ers of lives,
T#e +oming fe* 'ears are going to 1e ver' signi9+ant 'ears in man5s #istor', >o* a
#andf!l of
%eo%le *ill 1e of no #el% in matters s%irit!al, :nless a mig#t' s%irit!alit' is 1orn-
!nless a mig#t'
and massive s%irit!al movement s*ee%s t#e eart#- making its im%a+t on millions of
%eo%le- it *ill
1e im%ossi1le to save t#e *orld from t#e mire of materialism, )t *ill 1e a ver'- ver'
momento!s
moment in man5s life8 t#e +oming 9ft' 'ears are going to 1e fatef!l and de+isive,
Eit#er religion *ill
live- or stark irreligion- all t#at is against religion- *ill live, T#ese 9ft' 'ears *ill also
de+ide a1o!t
4!dd#a- &a#avira- ris#na- ;es!s- &o #ammed- Rama and t#e rest of t#em, All
t#ese l!minaries
*ill 1e on one side of t#e s+ales *#ile on t#e ot#er side *ill 1e t#e large +ro*d of
insane %oliti+ians-
materialists and ot#er ignorant %eo%le 1ent on del!ding t#emselves and ot#ers too,
T#e' are in
#!ge n!m1ers- *#ile onl' a #andf!l of %eo%le *ill 1e on one side of t#e
arraignment, And in 9ft'
'ears5 time t#e de+ision *ill 1e made,
T#e str!ggle t#at #as 1een going on from time immemorial #as rea+#ed its moment
of de+ision, And
looking at t#e sit!ation as it o1tains at %resent- t#ere is not m!+# #o%e, 4!t ) am
not disa%%ointed
1e+a!se it seems to me t#at ver' soon a sim%le and nat!ral and eas' *a' +an 1e
fo!nd *#i+# *ill
revol!tioni=e t#e lives of millions of %eo%le s%irit!all',
A fe* individ!als +an 1e of no #el% in t#e %resent times, )n olden times it *as
eno!g# if onl' one
%erson 1e+ame enlig#tened, >o* t#is *on5t do, )n vie* of t#e tremendo!s e3%losion
of %o%!lation
taking %la+e in t#e *orld- a fe* individ!als +annot do a t#ing, >o* somet#ing
tangi1le +an 1e
%ossi1le onl' if- +ommens!rate *it# t#e #!ge %o%!lation- #!ndreds of t#o!sands of
%eo%le are
in<!en+ed and involved in s%irit!alism, And it is %ossi1le as ) see it, )f a fe* %eo%le
form a n!+le!s
and 1egin t#e *ork- t#en )ndia +an %la' a signi9+ant role in t#at momento!s 9g#t,
>o matter #o*
%oor and misera1le- #o* degraded and slavis#- #o* misled and misg!ided t#is
+o!ntr' #as 1een-
'et t#is land #as some *ell %reserved treas!res *it# it, Do*n t#e +ent!ries s!+#
%eo%le #ave *alked
t#is land t#at t#eir lig#t- t#eir fragran+e- t#eir longings #ave left t#eir vi1es in t#e
air- #ave left t#eir
im%rint on ever' 1lade of grass #ere, &an #as of +o!rse gone *rong- 1!t t#e d!st of
t#is land still
remem1ers 4!dd#a5s feet *alking it, &an of t#is +o!ntr' #as gone *rong- 1!t t#e
trees still +#eris#
t#e memor' t#at &a#avira #ad on+e stood in t#eir s#ade, &an #as reall' gone
*rong- 1!t t#e seas
s!rro!nding t#is +o!ntr' still kno* a diFerent voi+e t#e' #ad #eard in t#e %ast, &an
#as no do!1t
gone astra'- 1!t t#e skies of t#is +o!ntr' are still f!ll of #o%es, Ever't#ing is t#ere-
onl' man #as to
+ome 1a+k #ome,
Of late- ) #ave 1een +onstantl' %ra'ing *it# t#e #o%e t#at +olle+tive e3%losion in t#e
lives of millions
of %eo%le ma' 1e %ossi1le, And 'o! +an 1e of great #el% in t#is endeavor, $!+#
e3%losion in 'o!r
o*n life *ill #ave immense val!e not onl' for 'o!- 1!t for all mankind, .it# t#is
#o%e and %ra'er t#at
'o! *ill not onl' lig#t 'o!r o*n lam%s- 1!t t#at 'o!r lig#t *ill #el% ot#er
e3ting!is#ed lam%s to 1e
lig#ted- ) 1id 'o! fare*ell,
) am gratef!l to 'o! for #aving listened to me in %ea+e and *it# s!+# love- and )
1o* do*n to 6od
sitting *it#in ea+# one of 'o!, Please a++e%t m' sal!tation,
CHAPTER (
!ndalini- $#akti%at and 6ra+e
15 ;!ne 1(70 am in
L!estion 1
L:E$T)O>ER@ HO. )$ )>TE>$E 4REATH)>6 A>D THE A$)>6 OB THE L:E$T)O>
/.HO
A& )0/ RE?ATED .)TH THE PROCE$$ OB THE A.AE>)>6 OB THE :>DA?)>) A>D
)T$
PE>ETRAT)O> )>TO THE AAR)O:$ CE>TER$ OR CHARA$ OB THE 4ODH0
T#ere is a relations#i%- and a dee% relations#i% at t#at- 1et*een t#e t*o %ro+esses,
)n fa+t- it is t#e
1reat# t#at +onne+ts t#e so!l *it# t#e 1od'8 1reat# forms t#e 1ridge 1et*een t#e
t*o, T#at is *#'
*it# t#e +essation of t#e 1reat# life +eases to 1e, ?ife goes on even if t#e 1rain is
damaged, One
+an s!rvive even if one5s e'es or ot#er 1odil' lim1s are am%!tated, 4!t if t#e 1reat#
sto%s- life *ill
+ome to an end immediatel', 4reat#ing reall' 7oins t#e 1od' to t#e so!l,
And it is at t#e 7!n+tion of t#e so!l and t#e 1od'- at t#eir meeting %oint- *#ere t#e
energ' kno*n as
k!ndalini resides, !ndalini- or *#atever name 'o! give it- is t#e same energ'- and
it resides at t#e
7!n+tion of t#e 1od' and so!l,
T#erefore t#is energ' #as t*o forms, .#en t#is energ' <o*s to*ards t#e 1od'- it
1e+omes se38
and *#en it <o*s to*ards t#e so!l- it 1e+omes k!ndalini or *#atsoever 'o! +all it,
And t#is energ'
is des+endent *#ile moving to t#e 1od' and it is as+endent *#ile moving to t#e
so!l, $o *#ile
k!ndalini is an as+ending energ'- se3 is a des+ending one, 4!t t#e seat of k!ndalini-
t#e %la+e of its
lo+ation- is #ammered and moved 1' 1reat#ing- dee% and fast 1reat#ing,
Ho! *ill 1e s!r%rised to kno* t#at 'o! +annot kee% 'o!r 1reat# tran2!il *#ile
making love, ?ovemaking
1rings a1o!t an immediate +#ange in t#e movement of t#e 1reat#, >o sooner is one
e3+ited
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CHAPTER .. KUNDAINI/ SHAKTIPAT AND "RACE
se3!all'- t#an 1reat#ing is ste%%ed !%, 4e+a!se !nless 1reat#ing #its t#is +enter-
se3 energ' +annot
get moving *it#o!t 1eing #it and stim!lated 1' 1reat#ing- se3!al inter+o!rse is
im%ossi1le, T#e
same *a'- samad#i or e+stas' is im%ossi1le !nless t#is k!ndalini is #it and
stim!lated 1' 1reat#ing,
$amad#i is t#e a%e3- t#e #ig#est %oint of t#e as+ending energ'- and t#e se3 a+t is
t#e nadlr- t#e
lo*est %oint of t#e des+ending energ', 4!t t#e 1reat# ing *orks e2!all' in 1ot#
dire+tions,
Tr' it, )f 'o!r mind is f!ll of se3- rela3 'o!r 1reat#ing- slo* do*n its %a+e, Or if t#e
mind is in t#e gri%
of anger or an' l!stf!l desire- slo* do*n t#e %a+e of 1reat#ing- rela3 it- and 'o! *ill
9nd se3- anger-
or *#atsoever it is- #as left 'o!, T#e' sim%l' +annot last- 1e+a!se t#e energ' t#at
s!stains t#em
+omes t#ro!g# 1reat#ing, .it#o!t 1eing stim!lated 1' 1reat#ing t#is energ' +annot
*ork, T#erefore
no one +an 1e angr' if #e kee%s #is 1reat#ing slo*- stead' and rela3ed, And it
*o!ld 1e a mira+le-
not#ing s#ort of an a1sol!te mira+le- if one +an 1e angr' *#ile 1reat#ing in a ver'
slo* and rela3ed
manner, )t is im%ossi1le, Anger disa%%ears as soon as 1reat#ing is slo*ed do*n and
rela3ed, >or
+an one 1e se3!all' e3+ited in a state of slo* and rela3ed 1reat#ing, Desire for se3
disa%%ears *it#
t#e slo*ing of t#e 1reat#, $o slo* do*n and rela3 'o!r 1reat#ing *#en t#e mind is
f!ll of se3 or
anger or an' ot#er desire,
And *#en 'o!r mind is sei=ed *it# t#e t#irst- t#e longing for meditation- t#en
a++elerate t#e %a+e of
'o!r 1reat#ing and #ammer t#e k!ndalini *it# dee% 1reat#ing, 4e+a!se *it# t#is
longing *it#in and
t#e #ammering of 1reat#ing- t#e energ' is 9rml' set on its 7o!rne' of meditation,
Dee% 1reat#ing #as a %rofo!nd eFe+t on t#e k!ndalini, Prana'ama- t#e s+ien+e of
'ogi+ 1reat#ing-
*as not dis+overed !nne+essaril', T#ro!g# long e3%eriments and investigations and
t#ro!g#
end!ring e3%erien+es it *as kno*n t#at a great deal +an 1e a++om%lis#ed *it# t#e
#el% of 1reat#ing
and its #ammering on t#e k!ndalini, Reall' a lot +an 1e done t#ro!g# dee% and fast
1reat#ing, And
t#e more intense and strong t#e #ammering- t#e s*ifter t#e movement of energ',
And so far as *e
ordinar' %eo%le are +on+erned- *#ose k!ndalini #as 1een aslee% for +o!ntless lives-
t#e need for
intense and #ard #ammering- #ammering *it# all o!r strengt# is m!+# greater,
4reat#ing #its t#e k!ndalini- t#e 1asi+ +enter of energ', And as 'o!r e3%erien+e *ill
dee%en 'o! *ill
+learl' see even *it# +losed e'es t#e e3a+t s%ot *#ere it is #it 1' 1reat#ing, $o it
often #a%%ens t#at
*it# t#e #ammering t#ro!g# dee% 1reat#ing one gets aro!sed se3!all', )t so
#a%%ens 1e+a!se 'o!r
1od' is a+2!ainted onl' *it# t#is e3%erien+e- t#e e3%erien+e of se3 1eing aro!sed
t#ro!g# dee%
1reat#ing, $o as a mat ter of #a1it t#e 1od' 1egins to move in t#e familiar dire+tion
of se3 *#enever
'o! 1reat#e dee% and fast, And t#at is t#e reason *#' man' seekers " 1ot# men
and *omen "
#ave t#e feeling t#at dee% 1reat#ing stim!lates t#eir se3 +enter immediatel',
L!ite a n!m1er of %eo%le #ad similar e3%erien+es in t#e %resen+e of 6!rd7ieF- and
it *as 7!st nat!ral,
&an' *omen t#o!g#t t#at as soon as t#e' *ent !% to #im- t#eir se3 +enters *ere
#it and stim!lated,
T#is *as onl' nat!ral, 4!t 1e+a!se of it 6!rd7ieF *as m!+# mis!nderstood and
maligned8 alt#o!g#
#e *as not at all at fa!lt, T#e 1lame s#o!ld not lie at #is door, T#e fa+t is t#at t#e
vi1es aro!nd
a %erson *#ose k!ndalini is a*akened- are s!+# t#at t#e' 1egin to aFe+t 'o!r
k!ndalini as soon
as 'o! go near #im, And sin+e 'o!r o*n k!ndalini is aslee% near 'o!r se3 +enter-
t#e vi1es of t#e
a*akened one #it 'o! at 'o!r se3 +enter, T#at is #o* it #a%%ens at t#e 9rst +onta+t,
Dee% and fast 1reat#ing is 1o!nd to #ave a %rofo!nd eFe+t on t#e k!ndalini, And all
t#e +enters-
*#i+# 'o! +all +#akras- are not#ing 1!t #alting %la+es for t#e k!ndalini on its
7o!rne'5s *a', T#ese
are t#e +enters t#ro!g# *#i+# t#e k!ndalini %asses, Ordinaril' t#ere are an' n!m1er
of s!+# +enters-
and t#ere are diFerent estimates of t#em, 4!t 1roadl' s%eaking t#ere are seven
im%ortant +enters
*#ere t#e k!ndalini- *#ile moving !% and do*n- is likel' to #alt and rest for a*#ile,
And it *ill #ave
its eFe+t *#en it +omes in +onta+t *it# t#em, And its 9rst eFe+ts *ill 1e felt on t#e
+enter *#i+# is
'o!r most a+tive +enter as s!+#, Bor instan+e- if a %erson +onstantl' *orks *it# #is
1rain- t#en *it#
dee% 1reat#ing #is #ead *ill 1e+ome ver' #eav', )t *ill 1e so 1e+a!se #is 1rain
+enter #a%%ens to
1e #is most a+tive +enter, T#e 9rst im%a+t of 1reat#ing *ill 1e felt on #is #ead- #is
a+tive +enter- and
it *ill 1e+ome #eav', And if a %erson is se3!al- #is se3 +enter *ill 1e stim!lated in
t#e 9rst instant,
$imilarl' a loving man *ill 9nd #is love stim!lated- en#an+ed and <o*ing, And if
one is emotional-
#is emotions *ill 1e #eig#tened,
$o t#e most a+tive +enter *ill 1e #it and stim!lated 9rst 1' dee% and fast 1reat#ing,
4!t ver' soon it
*ill 1egin to aFe+t ot#er +enters too, And a++ordingl' a +#ange- a transformation of
t#e %ersonalit'
1egins sim!ltaneo!sl', Ho! *ill 1egin to kno* t#at 'o! are +#anging8 'o! are not t#e
same %erson
t#at 'o! *ere !% to no*,
.e don5t kno* t#at t#ere are ver' man' %ossi1ilities *it#in ea+# one of !s, .e are
familiar *it#
onl' t#at +enter of o!rs *#i+# is a+tive and dominant and *#ere *e e3ist, $o *#en
anot#er +enter
o%ens !% it seems t#at o!r old %ersonalit' is gone and a ne* man #as a%%eared in
its %la+e, Or it
seems *e are no* not t#e same as *e *ere 1efore, )t is like t#is@ ) am a*are of onl'
one room in
a #o!se *#ere ) live- and ) +arr' t#e im%rint of t#is room in m' mind, And s!ddenl'
one da' a door
o%ens and anot#er room a%%ears 1efore me, T#en m' *#ole mental ma% of t#e
#o!se *ill !ndergo
a +#ange, >o* t#e #o!se t#at ) #ad t#o!g#t to 1e mine *ill 1e a ver' diFerent
#o!se- and ) *ill need
to arrange it ane*,
$o as t#e vario!s +enters *ill 1e #it and a+tivated- ne* dimensions of 'o!r life *ill
1egin to !nfold
and manifest t#emselves, And *#en all t#e +enters *ill 1e a+tive toget#er " t#at is-
*#en energ' *ill
<o* t#ro!g# t#em all !niforml' " t#en for t#e 9rst time *e *ill live a *#ole life8 *e
*ill live totall',
Ordinaril' no one lives *#oll'- totall'8 *e all live fragmentar' lives, All o!r !%%er
+enters remain
!nto!+#ed, $o dee% 1reat#ing is going to #ammer and a+tivate t#em all,
And t#e 2!estion /.#o am )0/ does t#e same t#ing8 1!t it #ammers t#e +enters
from anot#er
dire+tion, $o tr' to !nderstand it- as 'o! no* !nderstand t#e f!n+tions of dee% and
fast 1reat#ing,
Ho* does t#e +#ant of /.#o am )0/ *ork on t#e k!ndalini0
Ho! don5t kno* *#' *#en 'o! +lose 'o!r e'es and make a mental %i+t!re of a
*oman in t#e n!de-
'o!r se3 +enter is immediatel' stim!lated, Ho! are 7!st imagining and 'et 'o!r se3
+enter #as 1een
aro!sed, .#'0
)n fa+t- ever' +enter #as its o*n imagination- and if 'o! imagine somet#ing
a%%ro3imating it- t#e
+enter +on+erned *ill 1e stim!lated instantl', $o no sooner 'o! t#ink of and imagine
se3- 'o!r se3
+enter starts *orking8 'o! are se3!all' aro!sed,
And 'o! *ill 1e s!r%rised to kno* t#at in t#is matter a real *oman in t#e n!de ma'
not 1e as e3+iting
and eFe+tive as t#e t#o!g#t of #er, T#e reason is t#at t#e t#o!g#t of t#e naked
*oman *ill take 'o!
into 'o!r imagination *#i+# *ill start #itting t#e se3 +enter immediatel' and
%o*erf!ll', 4!t a real
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 (I Os#o
*oman in t#e n!de +annot take 'o! into imagination- 1e+a!se s#e is dire+tl' 1efore
'o!- s#e is so
immediate, $o s#e *ill aFe+t 'o! onl' to t#e e3tent an immediate o17e+t +an, .#ile
t#e real *oman
#its 'o! frontall'- t#e imaginar' *oman *ill #it 'o! from *it#in, And a frontal atta+k
+annot 1e as
%o*erf!l and dee% as an atta+k from *it#in, T#erefore- t#ere are man' men *#o
%rove im%otent
1efore real *omen 1!t *#o are ver' %otent in imagination8 t#ere is no end to t#eir
imaginar' %oten+',
4e+a!se t#e assa!lt of imagination to!+#es 'o!r +enter from *it#in- *#ile t#e
frontal atta+k of a real
*oman +annot to!+# 'o! from *it#in8 it to!+#es 'o! dire+tl' from *it#o!t, And
1e+a!se man lives
in t#e mind- so #e +an *ork on t#ese +enters more eFe+tivel' t#ro!g# t#e mind,
$o *#en 'o! ask- /.#o am )0/ 'o! are 7!st making an in2!ir'- 'o! are mentall'
raising a 2!estion,
.#i+# +enter is t#is 2!estion going to to!+#0 )t is 1o!nd to to!+# some +enter,
.#en 'o! ask t#is
2!estion- *#en 'o! in2!ire *#o 'o! are- *#en 'o! are f!ll *it# t#is t#irst to kno*-
*#en 'o!r ever'
91er asks- /.#o am )0/ t#en 'o! are going *it#in8 and s!rel' some +enter *it#in
'o! is going to 1e
#it and a+tivated 1' it,
4!t 1e+a!se /.#o am )0/ is a 2!estion 'o! #ave never asked- it is not going to
strike an' of 'o!r
kno*n and a+tive +enters, T#is is a 2!estion 'o! #ave never asked of 'o!rself- t#is
is an in2!ir' 'o!
#ave never made, Ho! #ave never 1een 9lled *it# t#e t#irst to kno* *#o 'o! are,
Ho! #ave often
asked- /.#o is #e0 .#o is s#e0/ and 2!estions like t#ese8 1!t 'o! #ave never asked
/.#o am )0/
/.#o am )0/ #as 1een an !nasked 2!estion so long, and t#erefore it is going to
strike an entirel'
!nkno*n +enter *#i+# 'o! #ave never to!+#ed, And t#at !nkno*n +enter- *#i+#
t#is 2!estion /.#o
am )0/ is going to #it- is ver' 1asi+ " 1e+a!se t#is 2!estion itself is ver' 1asi+,
/.#o am )0/ is a ver' f!ndamental 2!estion and a ver' e3istential 2!estion at t#at,
/.#o am )0/
is a 2!estion *#i+# involves t#e totalit' of o!r e3isten+e in all its de%t# and #eig#ts,
T#is 2!estion
*ill take me *#ere ) *as 1efore ) *as ever 1orn- 1e#ind all m' %ast lives, T#is
2!estion +an take
me *#ere ) *as in t#e %rimeval 1eginning, T#e %rofo!ndness of t#is 2!estion is
in9nite, And so is
its 7o!rne' e2!all' %rofo!nd, T#erefore- t#is 2!estion *ill immediatel' strike t#e
1asi+ +enter- t#e
dee%est one " t#e k!ndalini,
Dee% 1reat#ing strikes t#e +enter %#'siologi+all'- and t#e 2!estion /.#o am )0/
does t#e same 7o1
mentall'- %s'+#ologi+all', T#is 2!estion #ammers t#e k!ndalini *it# mind energ'
and dee% 1reat#ing
#ammers it *it# 1od' energ', And if 1ot# t#e #ammer strokes are strong eno!g#,,,
Ordinaril' t#ere
are onl' t*o *a's of #ammering t#e +enter " one t#ro!g# 1reat#ing and t#e ot#er
t#ro!g# asking
/.#o am )0/ T#ere are ot#er *a's as *ell- 1!t t#e' are a little +om%li+ated,
Anot#er %erson +an also 1e #el%f!l in t#is mat ter, )f 'o! do it in m' %resen+e t#e
eFe+t *ill 1e
2!i+ker and greater- 1e+a!se t#en t#ere *ill 1e #ammering from a t#ird dire+tion of
*#i+# 'o! #ave
no idea, T#at is t#e astral dire+tion *#ose #ammering is s!1tler t#an t#e %#'si+al
and mental ones,
.#en 'o! 1reat#e intensel' it #ammers t#e +enter %#'si+all', .#en 'o! ask /.#o
am )0/ it does
t#e same t#ing mentall', And *#en 'o! do it in t#e %resen+e of an ot#er t#ro!g#
*#om 'o!r astral
1od' is #ammered- t#en a t#ird 7o!rne' 1egins, $o if 9ft' %eo%le meditate #ere
toget#er- it *ill 1e
m!+# more intensive t#an if onl' one %erson meditated, 4e+a!se of t#e longings of
9ft' %ersons
+om1ined *it# t#e vi1rations of t#eir intense 1reat#ing- an astral atmos%#ere *ill
%ervade t#is room-
and a ne* kind of ele+tri+al lig#t *aves *ill 1egin to +ir+!late all aro!nd- *#i+# *ill
#it 'o! from
anot#er dire+tion,
4!t normall' 'o! #ave onl' t*o dire+t *a's " one is %#'si+al and t#e ot#er mental,
$o /.#o am )0/
is going to #it #arder8 it *ill #it #arder t#an dee% 1reat#ing, 4!t *e start *it#
1reat#ing- 1e+a!se it
is of t#e 1od' and is eas' to do, Asking /.#o am )0/ is a little diG+!lt- as it is of t#e
mind, .e 1egin
*it# t#e 1od' and *#en t#e 1od' 1egins to vi1rate f!ll'- it %re%ares t#e mind to ask
t#e 2!estion
/.#o am )0/ A rig#t sit!ation is needed for t#is asking, )t *on5t do an' good to ask
oF#and- /.#o
am )0/ an' time and ever' time,
)n fa+t- ever' 2!estion needs a rig#t sit!ation *#en it +an 1e asked, Bor e3am%le-
*#en 'o!r *#ole
1od' 1egins to s#ake and trem1le- a 2!estion arises a!tomati+all' and 'o! ask of
'o!rself- /.#at
is it all a1o!t0 Ho* am ) doing all t#is0/ And t#en 'o! kno* t#at 'o! are not doing
an't#ing- 'o!
are neit#er raising 'o!r feet nor t!rning 'o!r #ead and dan+ing8 and 'et dan+e is
#a%%ening, And
if all t#is #a%%ens *it#o!t 'o!r eForts- 'o!r identit' *it# 'o!r 1od' 1egins to
loosen, T#en a ne*
2!estion arises 1efore 'o!- 'o! *ant to kno* *#o 'o! are, T#e ne* 2!estion is t#at
if *#at t#e 1od'
does is not 'o!r doing- t#en *#o else does it- and *#o 'o! are, >o* a s+#ism- a ga%
is +reated
1et*een 'o! and 'o!r 1od',
T#is is t#e rig#t sit!ation- *#en t#ro!g# t#is ga% t#e 2!estion /.#o am )0/ +an sink
dee% in 'o!, )t
is %re+isel' t#is o%%ort!nit' *#en it 1e+omes ne+essar' to ask t#e 2!estion, Reall'
ever' 2!estion
#as its o*n rig#t time- rig#t season, And it is ver' im%ortant to 9nd o!t t#e rig#t
season for t#is
2!estion /.#o am )0/ )t is not a 2!estion to 1e asked in an oF#anded manner8 it
+annot 1e asked
an'time *it#o!t d!e %re%aration, )f- sitting #ere- 'o! ask +as!all' /.#o am )0/ it
*ill 1e lost in t#e
air8 it *ill not rea+# an'*#ere, A ga%- an o%ening in 'o! is ne+essar' from *#ere
t#e 2!estion +an
%enetrate 'o!, An o%ening is a m!st,
.it# t#e #ammerJstrokes of t#ese t*o t#ings " dee% 1reat#ing and /.#o am )0/ "
t#e k!ndalini *ill
a*aken, And *it# its a*akening e3traordinar' e3%erien+es *ill 1egin to #a%%en8
1e+a!se all t#e
e3%erien+es of all 'o!r %ast lives are asso+iated *it# t#e k!ndalini " in a *a' t#e'
are de%osited
t#ere, Ho!r e3%erien+es of in9nite lives- in+l!ding 'o!r lives as a tree- as a 9s#- as a
1ird- t#e
e3%erien+es t#at 'o! *ent t#ro!g# in t#e entire +o!rse of 'o!r evol!tion are l'ing
stre*n on 'o!r
7o!rne'5s %at#, And t#is ser%entine %o*er kno*n as k!ndalini #as a1sor1ed t#em
all, T#erefore
man' kinds of t#ings +an #a%%en and 'o! +an identif' 'o!rself *it# t#ese
e3%erien+es, An' kinds
of t#ings- !nt#inka1le t#ings- +an #a%%en, Ho! #ave no idea of t#e man' s!1tle
e3%erien+es *it#
*#i+# t#e k!ndalini is asso+iated,
Bor instan+e- t#ere is a tree standing in t#e garden- and a strong *ind and #eav'
rains #ave 7!st
s*e%t a+ross t#e garden, T#e *a' t#is tree #as e3%erien+ed and kno*n t#e *ind
and t#e rains is
e3+l!sivel' its o*n8 neit#er *e nor an'one else +an kno* it, T#e *a' t#e tree #as
kno*n t#e rains-
*e +an never kno* it, Ho* +an *e kno* it0 )t is im%ossi1le, Even if *e *ere
standing near t#at
tree- *e +o!ld not #ave e3%erien+ed it t#e *a' t#e tree e3%erien+ed it, .e +an
kno* it onl' t#e *a'
*e are +a%a1le of kno*ing it,
4!t at some stage in t#e +o!rse of 'o!r life5s 7o!rne' 'o! m!st #ave 1een a tree as
*ell, >o* if t#e
k!ndalini- as 'o! are 1reat#ing and asking /.#o am )0/ rea+#es t#e s%ot *#ere
'o!r e3%erien+es as
a tree are de%osited- 'o! *ill s!ddenl' +ome to kno* *#at e3a+tl' t#is tree #ad
kno*n *#en it *as
raining, Ho! *ill reall' kno* t#at it is raining, And t#en 'o! * ill 1e frig#tened- ver'
m!+# frig#tened-
and 'o! *ill *onder *#at it is all a1o!t, And onl' t#en 'o! *ill !nderstand *#'
sometimes 'o! feel
like an o+ean and sometimes like t#e *inds- and 'o! *ill go t#ro!g# t#e same
e3%erien+es as t#e
o+ean and t#e *inds do, And as a res!lt of it 'o!r aest#eti+ +a%a+it' and man'
ot#er +a%a+ities- of
*#i+# 'o! #ave no idea *#atsoever- *ill 1egin to !nfold t#emselves,
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 (K Os#o
T#ere is a %ainting of Aan 6og# in *#i+# a tree- an immensel' tall tree- is rea+#ing
for t#e skies,
T#e tree is gro*ing so #ig# t#at it #as left t#e stars- in+l!ding t#e s!n and t#e
moon- far 1e#ind it-
m!+# 1elo* it, T#e stars- t#e s!n and t#e moon- all of t#em look like tin' o17e+ts
l!rking at t#e foot
of t#e tree- near t#e eart#- *#ile t#e solitar' tree is rising #ig#er and #ig#er into
in9nit', $omeone
said to Aan 6og#- /Ho! are +ra=' to %aint a tree like it, Can a tree ever gro* so #ig#
t#at t#e stars lie
*a' 1elo* it0/ Aan 6og# said- /Per#a%s 'o! #ave never kno*n a tree8 'o! #ave not
seen t#e inside
of a tree, 4!t ) kno* t#e tree from its inside8 ) kno* it in de%t#, )t is immaterial if it
+annot go 1e'ond
t#e moon and t#e s!n and t#e stars of #eavens- 1!t all t#e same- t#ere is no do!1t
*#atsoever t#at
ever' tree longs to do so, )t is irrelevant t#at t#e tree +annot s!r%ass t#em8 all t#e
same it is its t#irst-
its longing for t#e immense, )t is tr!e- ) +annot even t#ink of it, )t is its limitation t#at
t#e tree +annot
gro* t#at #ig#- 1!t ) kno* #o* its s%irit- its 1eing- is al*a's soaring #ig#er and
#ig#er and rea+# ing
for t#e #ig#est #eavens,/
Aan 6og# often said- /T#e tree is eart#5s longing to rea+# for t#e #eavens, T#e tree
is reall' eart#5s
desire8 t#ro!g# it t#e eart# is stret+#ing its #ands to to!+# t#e #eavens,/
T#ro!g# t#e k!ndalini *e *ill kno* t#e rain t#e *a' t#e tree kno*s it- even t#o!g#
*e *ill not kno*
it so +learl' as t#e tree does, 4!t- of +o!rse- *e #ave 1een trees and man' ot#er
t#ings too, And
so an' t#ing +an #a%%en in meditation, A%art from t#is- *e *ill 1egin to #ave
glim%ses of o!r f!t!re
%ossi1ilities, .e *ill not onl' kno* t#at *e #ave 1een in t#e %ast- *e *ill also +ome
to kno* *#at
*e +an 1e in t#e f!t!re,
And after *e #ave entered t#e %at# of t#e k!ndalini- after *e #ave 7oined its
%ilgrimage- o!r stor' as
t#e stor' of an individ!al +omes to an end- and t#e stor' of +ons+io!sness- t#e
*#ole +ons+io!sness
1egins, A!ro1indo !sed to s%eak in t#ese terms- and it is diG+!lt- t#e t#ing +o!ld
not 1e ver' +lear,
T#en it is not t#e stor' of an individ!alit is t#e stor' of +ons+io!sness itself, T#en
'o! are not alone-
'o! are 7oined *it# all t#e in9nit' t#at ever #a%%ened in t#e %ast and also *it# all
t#e in9nit' t#at *ill
ever #a%%en in t#e f!t!re, T#en t#e entire in9nit' *ill 1e *it#in 'o!, )t is like a
%rimeval seed t#at
ever goes on !nfolding itself- t#at +easelessl' +ontin!es to manifest itself- and t#ere
seems to 1e no
end to it, And *#en 'o! *ill so see 'o!r limitless e3%anse- an e3%anse t#at is
*it#o!t a 1eginning
and *it#o!t an end- an e3%anse *it# an in9nit' 1e#ind it and an in9nit' in front of
it- t#en 'o!r state
*ill 1e diFerent altoget#er- t#en ever't#ing a1o!t 'o! *ill !ndergo a sea +#ange,
And t#e *#ole gam!t lies #idden in t#e k!ndalini,
T#en man' ne* +olors *ill a%%ear 1efore 'o! t#at 'o! #ad never seen 1efore, )n
fa+t- 'o! *ill
9nd t#ere are not as man' +olors on t#e o!tside as t#ere are *it#in 'o!- *#en 'o!
+ome to t#is
e3%erien+ing, 4e+a!se in t#e +o!rse of life5s in9nite 7o!rne' 'o! #ave kno*n t#ese
inner +olors from
time to time and in 2!ite diFerent *a's, A kite *andering #ig# !% in t#e sk' sees
t#e +olors in one
*a'- and *e #ere on t#e gro!nd see t#e same +olors in 2!ite a diFerent *a', )f 'o!
go to a +l!ster
of trees 'o! *ill see onl' one +olor- t#e green one, 4!t if a %ainter goes to t#e same
+l!ster of
trees- #e *ill see a t#o!sand and one kinds of +olors, 6reen is not one single +olor8
t#ere are a
t#o!sand s#ades to it, And not even t*o s#ades are t#e same8 ea+# s#ade is
!ni2!e8 it #as its o*n
individ!alit', To !s green is sim%l' green8 t#ere t#e matter ends, .e #ave a 1road
and gross and
generali=ed +on+e%t of t#e +olor green8 t#ere is not#ing more to it, 4!t its realit' is
2!ite diFerent
from *#at *e kno*, 6reen is not one +olor8 it is reall' a t#o!sand +olors, And as
s!+# ever' +olor
#as a t#o!sand +olors *it#in it, $o *#en 'o! *ill go *it#in 'o!rself- 'o! *ill go
t#ro!g# t#o! sands
of ver' 9ne- s!1tle and rare e3%erien+es,
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 (( Os#o
)n t#e matter of sensor' %er+e%tions man is a *eak and %oor +reat!re8 animals and
1irds are far
s!%erior to #im, $ense organs of animals and 1irds are ver' %o*erf!l8 t#eir
sensitivit' is sim%l'
%rofo!nd " 1ot# in its #eig#t and de%t#, .#at t#e' la+k is t#at t#e' +annot get to
kno* +ons+io!sl'
and t#ink a1o!t it, 4!t t#eir sensitivit'- t#eir alertness- t#eir e3%erien+ing is
nonet#eless ver' dee%
and %rofo!nd,
T#ere is a 1ird- a ver' +ommon kind of 1ird in ;a%an, T#is 1ird leaves its villages a
f!ll t*ent' fo!r
#o!rs 1efore an eart#2!ake ro+ks t#e village, .#en t#at 1ird is not seen an'*#ere
in t#e village- its
in#a1itants immediatel' kno* t#at an eart#2!ake is 1o!nd to o++!r *it#in t*ent'
fo!r #o!rs, Even
*it# modern s+ienti9+ instr!ments t#at *e #ave- *e +annot fore+ast an im%ending
eart#2!ake more
t#an si3 #o!rs in advan+e- and even t#en it is not t#at relia1le, 4!t t#e fore+ast
made 1' t#ese
1irds is #!ndred %er +ent +orre+t8 t#eir sensitivit' is so #ig# and a+!te and infalli1le,
And t#ese
1irds are so +ommon and n!mero!s t#at *#en t#e' disa%%ear- t#e *#ole village
+omes to kno*
t#at an eart#2!ake is on its *a', )t means t#at even t#e e3tremel' s!1tle vi1rations
of an im%ending
eart#2!ake are felt 1' t#ese ordinar' 1irds- and t#e' leave t#e village,
)f ever in 'o!r long %ast 'o! #ave 1een t#is 1ird- 'o! *ill feel s!+# vi1rations in t#e
+o!rse of
'o!r k!ndalini5s %ra+ti+e t#at 'o! #ad never felt, 4!t in realit' 'o! did e3%erien+e
t#em 1efore- 1!t
'o! don5t remem1er t#em, >ot#ing #a%%ens in t#e +o!rse of k!ndalini5s a*akening
*#i+# #as not
#a%%ened 1efore in 'o!r %ast lives, $o 'o! *ill see +olors t#at 'o! #ave never seen,
Ho! *ill #ear a
so!nd t#at 'o! #ave never #eard, a1ir +alls it naad- or s!1tle so!nd,
a1ir sa's- /Dan+e- O monks- ne+tar is raining,/ And t#e monks ask- /.#ere is it
raining0/ >o* t#is
a1ir5s rain of ne+tar is not #a%%ening on t#e o!tside8 it is an inner e3%erien+e,
a1ir also sa's-
/?isten- O monks- to t#e naad of great dr!ms,/ And t#e monks again *ant to kno*
*#at it is, T#e'
don5t #ear an' so!nd- in s%ite of a1ir5s re%eated +alls to t#em to listen to it, Ho!-
too- +an #ear
t#ose so!nds t#at a1ir #ears, Ho! +an also e3%erien+e s!+# tastes of t#e %alate
t#at 'o! never
e3%erien+ed 1efore,
$o a vast *orld of s!1tle feelings and e3%erien+es is linked *it# t#e k!ndalini, All of
it *ill 1e+ome
alive and a*ake and +onfront 'o! from ever' dire+tion, T#at is *#'- in s!+# a
sit!ation- one often
looks like a madman, 4e+a!se *#en *e are 2!ietl' sitting- #e s!ddenl' 1reaks into
la!g#ter for #e
+omes to see somet#ing t#at *e don5t see, And #e mig#t s!ddenl' 1egin to s+ream
at a time *#en
*e are all la!g#ing- 1e+a!se somet#ing ma' #ave #a%%ened to #im *#i+# *ill not
#a%%en to t#e
rest of !s,
$o ordinaril' t#ere are onl' t*o *a's of #ammering t#e k!ndalini, And t#e t#ird *a'
is an
e3traordinar' *a' " t#e *a' of s#akti%at- or transmission of energ', T#is is an astral
*a'- and it
needs a medi!m- a ve#i+le, Ho! +an a+#ieve intensit' in meditation onl' if anot#er
%erson #el%s
'o!, T#e ot#er %erson does not #ave to do an't#ing8 7!st #is %resen+e is eno!g#, He
1e+omes a
ve#i+le- a +atal'ti+ agent,
)n9nite energ' %ermeates t#e *orld all over, )t is 7!st a 2!estion of ta%%ing it, >o*
*e 93 an iron rod
on o!r roofto%s so t#at *#en lig#tning strikes t#e #o!se it %asses t#ro!g# t#e rod
and sinks into t#e
eart#- and t#e #o!se remains !n#armed, ?ig#tning +an strike t#e #o!se even in t#e
a1sen+e of t#e
iron rod- 1!t t#en it *ill destro' t#e *#ole #o!se, 4!t t#e iron rod is a re+ent
dis+over'- and lig#tning
#as 1een t#ere from time immemorial, T#e s#akti%at of lig#tning #as 1een t#ere for
long- 1!t *e
t#o!g#t of t#e rod onl' re+entl',
&an is s!rro!nded all over 1' in9nite energ' *#i+# +an 1e !sed for #is s%irit!al
gro*t#, )n9nite
energ' is t#ere and all of it +an 1e !tili=ed for man5s s%irit!al !%liftment, To do it-
#o*ever- a medi!m-
a ve#i+le is needed, Ho! +an 1e 'o!r o*n medi!m- 1!t initiall' it +an 1e dangero!s,
T#e s#akti%at-
t#e fallo!t of energ'- +an 1e so %o*erf!l t#at 'o! ma' not *it# stand it, )t is 7!st
%ossi1le t#at
some deli+ate senses of 'o!r 1od' are 7ammed or t#e' 1reak do*n, Ever' energ'
#as a meas!re-
a voltage *#i+# #as to 1e in t#e rig#t %ro%ortion to 'o!r +a%a+it' to *it#stand it,
T#e medi!m of
anot#er %erson serves as an instr!ment reg!lating t#e energ' in its relation *it#
'o!r +a%a+it' to
*it#stand it,
To a+t as a ve#i+le for s#akti%at it is essential t#at divine energ' #as alread'
des+ended on t#e ot#er
%erson, T#en onl' +an #e %lan and manage t#e s#akti%at a++ording to 'o!r +a%a+it',
And #e is not
re2!ired to do an't#ing in t#is regard8 #is mere %resen+e does ever't#ing t#at is
needed, Presen+e
is all t#at is needed, His %resen+e a+ts as a +atal'ti+ agent8 t#e medi!m #imself
does not#ing,
$o if someone +laims t#at #e +an do an't#ing- #e is !tterl' *rong, >o one +an do
s#akti%at- 1!t
someone5s %resen+e +an +atal'=e it- +a!se it to #a%%en,
>o* ) t#ink t#at *#en seekers attain some de%t# in meditation- s#akti%at *ill 1egin
to #a%%en #ere
*it# f!ll for+e, T#ere is no diG+!lt' a1o!t it8 t#ere is no diG+!lt' at all, >o1od'
need do an't#ing8 it
*ill #a%%en on its o*n, Ho! *ill s!ddenl' 9nd t#at 2!ite a diFerent kind of energ'
#as entered 'o!
from *it#o!t8 it does not +ome from *it#in 'o!, .#enever 'o! *ill e3%erien+e t#e
rise of k!ndalini-
it *ill seem to 1e rising from *it#in 'o!8 and *#enever 'o! *ill e3%erien+e
s#akti%at- it *ill a%%ear
to 1e +oming from t#e o!tside- from a1ove, )t *ill 1e so, )t *ill 1e felt as +learl' as
one feels *ater
falling on #im from a1ove and *ater rising a1o!t #im from 1elo*,
T#e e3%erien+e of k!ndalini is like dro*ning- as if 'o! are standing in t#e 1ed of a
river and t#e level
of t#e *ater is rising from 1elo* and 'o! are 1eing dro*ned in it, T#e e3%erien+e of
k!ndalini is
al*a's like t#is " one of getting dro*ned in a river, Ho! *ill feel t#at somet#ing from
some de%t#
is rising !% and 'o! are 1eing eng!lfed in it- dro*ned in it, 4!t t#e e3%erien+e of
s#akti%at is 2!ite
diFerent8 it is like rains falling from t#e skies- falling from a1ove, T#at is *#at a1ir
s%eaks a1o!t
*#en #e sa's- /O monks- ne+tar is raining-/ and #is monks ask *#ere, )t falls from
a1ove and makes
'o! soaking *et,
>o* if 1ot# t#ese %ro+esses take %la+e toget#er- it *ill at on+e ste% !% 'o!r
%rogress, T#en-
sim!ltaneo!sl' t#e rains *ill 1e falling from a1ove and t#e *ater of t#e river rising
from 1elo*,
T#en t#e events of rainfall and t#e river 1eing in <ood are taking %la+e
sim!ltaneo!sl'- and 'o! are
1eing dro*ned- 'o! are 1eing destro'ed from 1ot# ends, 4ot# %ro+esses +an
#a%%en toget#er8
t#ere is no diG+!lt' involved in it,
L!estion 2
L:E$T)O>ER@ )$ THE EBBECT OB $HAT)PAT $HORTJ?)AED OR DOE$ )T ?A$T ?O>60
A>D
)$ A $)>6?E EAE>T OB $HAT)PAT E>O:6H TO TAE :$ TO O:R ;O:R>EH5$ 6OA?
OR )$
&ORE THA> O>E >EEDED0
T#e fa+t is t#at a lasting eFe+t stems from 'o!r o*n k!ndalini8 s#akti%at is onl' an
aid, $#akti%at
+an never form 'o!r 1ase8 it +an never 1e+ome 'o!r 1asi+ str!+t!re, .#at #a%%ens
*it#in 'o! is
more im%ortant8 it is 1asi+- f!ndamental, T#at is 'o!r real *ealt#, T#at alone is 'o!r
1asi+ *ealt#,
$#akti%at *ill not add to 'o!r *ealt#- 1!t it *ill +ertainl' ste% !% its +a%a+it' to
gro*, T#is diFeren+e
s#o!ld 1e %ro%erl' !nderstood, .it# s#akti%at 'o!r *ealt# *ill not m!lti%l'- 1!t
*#at is +alled its
gro*t# rate- its rate of e3%ansion !ndo!1tedl' *ill 1e intensi9ed *it# s#akti%at,
$o s#akti%at is not 'o!r o*n ri+#es, )t is like t#is@ 'o! are r!nning and ) am after 'o!
*it# a g!n in
m' #ands, >o* m' g!n is not going to add to 'o!r %o*er of r!nning- 1!t it *ill
s!rel' make 'o! r!n
faster, )t is 'o! *#o *ill r!n in an' event8 it is 'o!r energ' t#at is going to 1e s%ent
in r!nning, 4!t
1e+a!se of t#e g!n 'o! *ill 1ring into !se even t#e energ' t#at *as l'ing !n!sed in
'o!, T#e g!n
does not %rovide 'o! *it# an' e3tra energ'8 nor does it lose even an iota of its o*n
energ' in t#e
game, )f 'o! e3amine t#e g!n later on- 'o! *ill 9nd it is t#e same as 1efore8 it #as
lost not#ing, 4!t
t#e im%a+t of t#e g!n *ill 2!i+ken 'o!r r!nning- t#e intensit' and t#e s%eed of 'o!r
r!nning, .#ere
'o! *ere *alking leis!rel' 1efore- 'o! *ill no* r!n and r!n fast,
$o s#akti%at does not add to 'o!r *ealt# of energ'- 1!t it !ndo!1tedl' ste%s !% its
+a%a+it' to gro*
and e3%and,
$#akti%at *orks like a <as# of lig#tning, A <as# of lig#tning does not lig#t 'o!r %at#-
it does not
serve 'o! as a lam% in 'o!r #and8 it onl' gives 'o! a <as#- a glim%se of t#e road
a#ead and its
s!rro!ndings, 4!t t#is single glim%se is ver' %re+io!s8 no* 'o!r feet are 9rm- no*
'o!r *ill is
strong- no* 'o!r resolve to rea+# 'o!r destination is #ardened, Ho! #ave seen t#e
road and 'o!
kno* it is t#ere and t#at 'o! are not *andering aimlessl', One <as# of lig#tning and
'o! get a
glim%se of t#e road 'o! #ave to %ass- and of t#e tem%le *#i+# is 'o!r 7o!rne'5s
destination, And
soon t#e lig#t is lost and 'o! are again eng!lfed in 7et 1la+k darkness8 1!t no* 'o!
are a diFerent
%erson- alt#o!g# 'o! are standing on t#e same s%ot 'o! *ere 1efore t#e lig#tning
#a%%ened, >o*
'o! are +on9dent- and 'o! kno* 'o! are going to go a#ead, >o* 'o! kno* t#e road
is t#ere and t#e
tem%le- alt#o!g# invisi1le- is at #and, >o* 'o! feel ass!red, >o* 'o! #ave
+on9den+e and tr!st-
*#i+# forti9es 'o!r *ill and resolve,
$o t#e eFe+t of s#akti%at is indire+t- and t#erefore 'o! need it time and again, On+e
is not eno!g#8 a
se+ond <as# of lig#tning *ill 1ene9t 'o! t#e more- and a t#ird still more, .#at 'o!
ma' #ave missed
t#e 9rst time *ill 1e seen *it# t#e se+ond and t#e t#ird <as#es, T#e' *ill- at t#e
least- strengt#en
'o!r +on9den+e8 t#e' *ill reinfor+e 'o!r *ill,
$o 'o! +annot a+#ieve 'o!r !ltimate goal t#ro!g# s#akti%at8 it is 'o! *#o *ill #ave
to *alk 'o!r *a'
to destin',
Ho! +an rea+# even *it#o!t s#akti%at- 1!t t#en it *ill take more time8 'o! *ill rea+#
late, Bor la+k of
t#e <as# of s#akti%at 'o! *ill 1e less +on9dent and 'o! *ill need more +o!rage and
strengt#, Do!1t
and fear *ill gri% 'o! no* and t#en8 'o! *ill not 1e so s!re of 'o!r %at# and its
destin', All t#is *ill
#a%%en8 nonet#eless 'o! *ill rea+# 'o!r goal,
4!t s#akti%at is a #el% indeed, ) *o!ld like- if 'o! make some %rogress- t#at
s#akti%at #a%%ens to
a large gro!% of %ersons- instead of one or t*o individ!als at a time, .#' +on9ne it
to one or t*o
individ!als0 )t +an #a%%en +olle+tivel' to ten t#o!sand %eo%le standing toget#er8
t#ere is no diG+!lt'
in t#e matter, 4e+a!se it takes t#e same time *#et#er it is done *it# a single
%erson or ten t#o!
sand %ersons, )t makes no diFeren+e *#atsoever,
L!estion 3
L:E$T)O>ER@ )> CA$E A CO>TACT .)TH THE &ED):& )$ >OT &A)>TA)>ED- DOE$
THE
EBBECT OB $HAT)PAT .EAR OBB0
T#e eFe+t is 1o!nd to de+line, )n fa+t- ever' eFe+t *ears oF grad!all', EFe+t itself
means t#at it
#as 1een +a!sed 1' an o!tside agen+'- and so it *ill de+line, 4!t t#e energ' rising
from *it#in
'o! is going to sta'- 1e+a!se it is 'o!r o*n, Energ' +oming from *it#o!t is 1o!nd to
diminis# and
disa%%ear, 4!t *#at +omes from 'o!r inside is not going to diminis#8 it *ill sta', Also
t#at energ' *ill
sta' *#i+# rises !nder t#e im%a+t of s#akti%at, Ho!r 1asi+ +a%ital does not *ear oF-
1!t t#e eFe+t
does,
L!estion E
L:E$T)O>ER@ )$ THERE >O DA>6ER THAT O:R 4A$)C CAP)TA? OB E>ER6H .)??
.EAR
OBB EAE> )B .E EEP 4AD CO&PA>H0 $HA?? .E >OT THE> BA?? DO.> BRO& O:R
H)6H
P?ACE0
T#ere is no *a' to fall do*n or go do*n*ard, T#is t#ing reall' needs to 1e
!nderstood +learl', )t is
ver' interesting to kno* t#at t#ere is no *a' to go do*n*ard or 1a+k*ard, Ho! +an
1e #el%ed to go
#ig#er !% from t#e %la+e 'o! #ave rea+#ed- even 'o!r rise from t#ere +an 1e
o1str!+ted8 1!t t#ere
is no *a' to %!ll 'o! do*n from t#at %la+e, T#ere is a reason to it, )n t#e +o!rse of
'o!r as+ent-
'o!r !%*ard rise- 'o! #ave +#anged- and 'o! #ave gro*n- and even an in+# of
gro*t# +annot #e
+an+eled or reversed, Retreat or regression is not %ossi1le in life,
)t is like t#is@ .e +an #el% a +#ild in 1eing %romoted from grade one to grade t*o8 a
t!tor +an 1e
engaged to #el% #im in t#e matter, 4!t 'o! +annot 9nd a t!tor *#o +an make t#e
+#ild forget *#at
#e #as alread' learned in grade one, )t is- #o*ever- %ossi1le t#at after going to
grade t*o #e falls
into t#e +om%an' of some foolis# friends and in t#at event #e is detained in #is
grade over and over
again, 4!t it is never %ossi1le t#at foolis# friends *ill make #im go 1a+k to grade
one, )s not it so0 )t
is also %ossi1le t#at #e is ke%t in grade t*o for all #is life- t#at #e is never allo*ed to
move to grade
t#ree- 1!t it is im%ossi1le to 1ring #im do*n to grade one, He *ill get st!+k8 t#at is
all,
)n s%irit!al life t#ere is no going 1a+k8 it is al*a's a matter of going for*ard or
getting st!+k, And
t#is getting st!+k is *#at 'o! +all do*nfall or regression, 4!t reall' regression does
not #a%%en8 t#e
*orst t#at #a%%ens in s%irit!alit' is stagnation,
L!estion 5
L:E$T)O>ER@ )$ THERE A D)BBERE>CE 4ET.EE> $HAT)PAT A>D 6RACE0
T#e diFeren+e is great- reall' great, )n fa+t- t#ere is a great diFeren+e 1et*een
s#akti%at and gra+e,
$#akti%at is a kind of te+#ni2!e *#i+# +an 1e %lanned and managed, $#akti%at #as
to 1e %lanned
and mani%!lated, )t +annot 1e 1ro!g#t a1o!t an'time and an'*#ere, Do 'o!
!nderstand *#at )
mean0 Bor s#akti%at to #a%%enit is ver' ne+essar' t#at t#e seeker is in a rig#t
state to re+eive
it and t#at t#e medi!m is a rig#t medi!m, And *#en 1ot# t#ese +onditions are
f!l9lled and t#e'
s'n+#roni=e- s#akti%at #a%%ens, T#is is a matter of te+#ni2!e,
6ra+e +omes !ninvited- it +omes in t#e dark, Ho! +annot +all for it- 'o! +annot #ave
it on order,
>eit#er +an it 1e %lanned- mani%!lated and managed, )t is an event t#at #a%%ens
on+e in a great
*#ile- and #a%%ens on its o*n,
T#e diFeren+e 1et*een s#akti%at and gra+e is t#e game as it is 1et*een t#e
ele+tri+it' in 'o!r #ome
and t#e lig#tning in t#e skies, Ho! %!s# a 1!tton #ere and t#ere is instant lig#t8 1!t
t#e lig#tning
of t#e skies is 2!ite diFerent, ?ig#tning #a%%ens on its o*n- 'o! +annot #ave it on
order- alt#o!g#
elementall' it is t#e same energ' t#at *orks in 1ot# ele+tri+it' and lig#tning, .#ile
'o!r #ome
ele+tri+all' is te+#nologi+all' managed " it is +ontrolled 1' an instr!ment and a
te+#ni2!e " *e #ave
no +ontrol over lig#tning, 6ra+e is like lig#tning of #eavens, )t #a%%ens at some
!ne3%e+ted and
rare moment, And if t#e seeker is in a rig#t state of re+e%tivit' at t#at moment-
gra+e +an #a%%en to
#im, And t#en it is +ertainl' not s#akti%at, Alt#o!g# it is elementall' t#e same as
s#akti%at- 'et it is
gra+e " ver' diFerent from s#akti%at,
T#ere is anot#er diFeren+e " t#at no medi!m is needed to re+eive gra+e8 gra+e *ill
da*n on 'o!
dire+t, )t does not need a mediator to rea+# 'o!8 it *ill +ome straig#t to 'o!, And
gra+e is al*a's
a s!dden #a%%ening, And it is rare- it does not #a%%en often, And it +annot 1e
%lanned and
mani%!lated like s#akti%at, ) +an sa' t#at if 'o! +ome t#e ne3t da' at a 93ed time
after making
+ertain %re%arations- s#akti%at *ill #a%%en, 4!t all t#is is irrelevant in t#e +ase of
gra+e, )t ma'
#a%%enit ma' not #a%%en, )t is not in o!r #ands8 it 7!st +annot 1e managed-
mani%!lated,
.it# t#is diFeren+e- gra+e is t#e same as s#akti%at,
L!estion I
L:E$T)O>ER@ HO. CA> $HAT)PAT 4E P?A>>ED )B )T HAPPE>$ O>?H )> A>
E6O?E$$
$TATE0
Planning +an 1e done in an egoless state8 ego #as not#ing to do *it# %lanning,
Egoless %lanning is
a1sol!tel' %ossi1le, Ego is a diFerent t#ing8 it is a diFerent t#ing altoget#er, Bor
instan+e- *e %lan
t#at *it# +ertain ne+essar' %re%arations *e *ill sit for s#akti%at tomorro* at 9ve in
t#e morning, )n
t#is %lanning t#e seeker is not re2!ired to 1e egoless- 1!t t#e medi!m m!st 1e so,
Egolessness is not a transient state t#at no* 'o! are egoless and no* 'o! are not,
)f 'o! are
egoless- 'o! are8 if 'o! are not egoless- 'o! are not, )f ) am egoless- ) am8 if ) am not
egoless ) am
not, )t is not t#at tomorro* at 9ve ) *ill 1e in an egoless state, )t is ridi+!lo!s, Ho*
+an it 1e0 T#ere
is no *a' to 1e so, )f ) am egoless rig#t no*- t#en onl' ) *ill 1e egoless tomorro* at
9ve, And ) *ill
1e so- irres%e+tive of *#et#er ) %lan or do not %lan- *#et#er 'o! t!rn !% or do not
t!rn !%- *#et#er )
am a*ake or aslee% at t#at moment, )f ) am egoless- ) am it, )f ) am not egoless ) am
not it,
Egolessness is not a matter of degrees like 1od' tem%erat!re- alt#o!g# *e are !sed
to t#inking
a1o!t ever't#ing in terms of degrees, All o!r t#inking is like t#is, )f some1od'5s
1od' tem%erat!re
is ninet' eig#t degrees fa#ren#eit- *e sa' t#at #e is oka', 4!t if #is tem%erat!re
rises to ninet' nine
degrees *e sa' t#at #e #as a fever- #e is r!nning a tem%erat!re, >inet' eig#t
degrees is also fever-
1!t *e +all it normal fever, At ninet'Jnine degrees it 1e+omes a1normal8 1a+k again
at ninet' eig#t
it is normal, >inet' eig#t degrees is also fever 1!t 1e+a!se ever'1od' #as it- so it is
+alled normal,
A slig#t deviation from t#e normal +a!ses tro!1le,
Ordinaril' it is t#e same *it# o!r ego8 it is o!r fever, )f some1od' #as ego in t#e
same meas!re
as all ot#ers #ave it- *e sa' t#at #e is a modest %erson- a good man, A slig#t
deviation from t#e
normal ninet' eig#t degrees " if #e to!+#es t#e ninet'Jnint# degree of ego- *e sa'
at on+e #e is an
egoist- #e is arrogant, And in +ase some1od' +omes do*n to ninet' seven degrees-
*e +all #im an
a1sol!tel' #!m1le man- a f!ll ma#atma- a ver' great so!l,
Ego and no ego are diFerent t#ings altoget#er8 t#e' are diFerent states as s!+#,
T#e' are not
+on+erned *it# degrees- *it# 2!antities, T#e' are not like states of fever and nonJ
fever8 t#e' are
not to 1e meas!red as ninet'Jeig#t and ninet'Jnine degrees, )n fa+t- onl' in regard
to a dead man
+an *e sa' t#at #e #as no fever, As long as t#ere is 1od' #eat- *#et#er normal or
a1normal- it is
fever, )t is fever *it# t#e diFeren+e t#at ninet' eig#t degrees is normal and ninet'J
nine is a1normal,
And t#e a1normal #eat +a!ses !s %#'si+al tro!1le8 *e e3%erien+e disease 1e+a!se
of it,
T#en t#ere is anot#er angle to t#e ego, )f some one5s ego #!rts o!r ego- *e t#ink
#im to 1e an
egoist, And if some1od' else5s ego +omforts o!r ego- <atters and %la+ates o!r ego-
*e sa' t#e man
is egoless, 4!t *#at is t#e meas!re- t#e +riterion to kno* it0 )f a %er son +omes to
me in an arrogant
manner *anting to make #is im%ortan+e felt on me- *e *ill +all #im an egoist, 4!t if
t#e same %erson
+omes and to!+#es m' feet- *e *ill sa' #e is so #!m1le- so good, .#at +riterion is
t#ere to test it0
.e #ave onl' one test for ego@ to !s ego is t#at *#i+# dist!r1s o!r o*n ego, )f
some1od' #!rts o!r
ego- #e is an egoist- and if #e %la+ates o!r ego- #e is a saint- a #!m1le man, 4!t it
is al*a's o!r
ego *#i+# serves as t#e meas!re, )t is o!r o*n ego *it# *#i+# *e 7!dge if t#e ot#er
is an egoist or
ot#er*ise,
T#at is *#' *e fail to kno* t#e real state of non ego, Ho* +an *e kno* it0 .e kno*
#o* to meas!re
ego in degrees- *#et#er it is more or less, 4!t *#ere t#e degrees are a1sent
altoget#er- *e 9nd
o!rselves in great diG+!lt' to kno* it- to kno* t#e no ego,
4!t in t#e matter of s#akti%at t#e medi!m m!st 1e egoless, Egoless is not t#e rig#t
*ord- so ) *ill
sa' t#at onl' a no ego s#o!ld 1e t#e medi!m, And 1ear it in mind t#at s!+# a
%erson is a re+i%ient
of gra+e- t#at gra+e is s#o*ering on #im all t#e t*ent'Jfo!r #o!rs of t#e da', He *ill
manage it t#at
'o! too #ave a taste of it- 1!t so far as #e is +on+erned- t#e ne+tar of gra+e rains on
#im da' in and
da' o!t, T#at is #o* #e +an see to it t#at *#en 'o! are o%en for a moment or t*o- a
fe* dro%s of
t#at ne+tar enter 'o! t#ro!g# t#at o%ening,
L!estion 7
L:E$T)O>ER@ )$ THE EBBECT OB D)RECT 6RACE O> O>E .HO RECE)AE$ )T
EAER?A$T)>60 A>D CA> )T ?EAD O>E TO THE :?T)&ATE ATTA)>&E>T0
Dire+t gra+e is onl' re+eived on !ltimate attain ment and not 1efore, )t is onl' *#en
'o!r ego
disa%%ears t#at gra+e des+ends on 'o!, Ego is t#e onl' #!rdle in t#e *a' of
attainment, And
attainment is t#e !ltimate state after *#i+# not#ing more remains to 1e attained,
L!estion K
L:E$T)O>ER@ )$ THE $ADHA>A OR D)$C)P?)>E OB :>DA?)>) P$HCH)C OR )$ )T
$P)R)T:A?0
)t is 7!st s%irit!al,,, Ho! kno* t#at eating is %#'si+al- 1!t if 'o! don5t eat- t#e so!l *ill
soon leave
'o!r 1od', $o alt#o!g# food goes into t#e 1od'- 'et it is ne+essar' t#at t#e 1od' 1e
in a %arti+!lar
state so t#e so!l sta's in it, T#e same *a' alt#o!g# t#e k!ndalini is %s'+#i+ it is
ne+essar' t#at t#e
k!ndalini 1e in a %arti+!lar state so t#at 'o! +an rea+# t#e so!l, )f t#e k!ndalini is
not in a %arti+!lar
state- if it is diFerent from *#at it s#o!ld 1e for 'o!- t#en it is not %ossi1le to rea+#
t#e so!l, $o
alt#o!g# k!ndalini is %s'+#i+- it serves as a ste%%ing stone to t#e s%irit!al, )t is not
s%irit!al in itself-
and if some1od' sa's so #e is *rong, )f some1od' sa's t#at eating is s%irit!al- #e is
*rong, Eating
is %#'si+al- 1!t it serves as a 1ase for t#e s%irit!al,
4reat# is material- and t#o!g#t too is material8 ever't#ing is material, 4reat# and
t#o!g#t are matter
reall', 4!t t#eir s!1tlest form is +alled t#e %s'+#i+, Ps'+#e is t#e s!1tlest form of
matter, 4!t all
of t#em " 1reat# and mind and %s'+#e " serve as a 1ase for t#e seeker to take a
7!m% into t#e
s%irit!al, T#e' serve as 7!m%ing 1oards for a lea% into t#e divine, )t is like a man
*ants to dive into
a river- and to do so #e 9rst stands on a diving 1oard ere+ted on t#e 1ank of t#e
river, T#e diving
1oard is not t#e river, >o* someone +an arg!e t#at sin+e t#e 1oard is not t#e river
*#' s#o!ld #e-
*#o *ants to dive into t#e river- stand on it0 .#' +an5t #e stand in t#e river itself0
4!t no one +an
stand in t#e river *it# a vie* to dive into it, One #as to take #is stand on t#e 1oard
9rst- and t#en
#e +an 7!m% into t#e river, And t#e 1oard is a1sol!tel' diFerent from t#e river into
*#i+# one dives,
T#e 1oard is not t#e river,
$o it is t#ro!g# t#e 1od'- t#ro!g# t#e mind t#at 'o! +an take a 7!m% into t#e s%irit-
t#e so!l, And t#e
s%irit!al is attained onl' *#en t#e 7!m% #as 1een made, Bor t#e %resent 'o! #ave to
%re%are for it
from *#ere 'o! are at t#e moment, $o t#e 1od' and mind are 'o!r 7!m%ing 1oards,
Ho*ever- *#en
t#e 7!m% is made 'o! *ill #ave rea+#ed t#e s%irit!al,
L!estion (
L:E$T)O>ER@ )> HO:R EAR?)ER TEACH)>6 OB &ED)TAT)O> HO: A?.AH$ A$ED :$
TO 4E
RE?AOED- $T)??- $)?E>T A>D A.ARE, A>D >O. )> THE CO:R$E OB )>TE>$E
4REATH)>6
A>D A$)>6 5.HO A& )0/ HO: EOHORT :$ TO 4R)>6 A?? O:R EBBORT$ )>TO )T,
4:T A
$EEER .HO PRACT)CED THE EAR?)ER TECH>)L:E OB &ED)TAT)O> B)>D$ )T
D)BB)C:?T
TO P:T )> $:$TA)>ED EBBORT$, $O .H)CH OB THE T.O TECH>)L:E$ .O:?D 4E
6OOD
BOR H)&0
T#ere is no 2!estion of good and 1ad #ere, ) !nderstand 'o!r %oint8 it is not a
2!estion of good
and 1ad, Ho! #ave onl' to 9nd o!t *#i+# of t#e te+#ni2!es gives 'o! more %ea+e
and adds to
t#e moment!m of 'o!r meditation, )t +annot 1e t#e same for ever'1od'8 t#e' *ill
e3%erien+e it
diFerentl', T#ere are %eo%le *#o attain to rela3ation onl' after t#e' #ave r!n
t#emselves into t#e
gro!nd, And t#ere are ot#ers *#o +an go into rela3ation instantl'8 1!t t#e' are fe*
and far 1et*een,
)t is rat#er diG+!lt to move straig#t into silen+e8 onl' a #andf!l of %eo%le +an do so,
Bor t#e ma7orit'
of %eo%le it is ne+essar' to go t#ro!g# a lot of e3ertion and tension 1efore t#e' +an
rela3, 4!t t#e
%!r%ose in 1ot# +ases is t#e same " t#e 9nal o17e+tive is t#e same, )t is rela3ation,
L!estion 10
L:E$T)O>ER@ EOP?A)>)>6 DEEP A>D BA$T 4REATH)>6 HO: $A)D THAT )T )$ A
TECH>)L:E OB TRA>$BOR&AT)O> THRO:6H THE EOTRE&E$ " THAT .E HAAE TO
6O TO
THE EOTRE&E PO)>T OB TE>$)O> $O A> A4$O?:TE $TATE OB RE ?AOAT)O> )$
ACH)EAED
)> THE E>D, )B )T )$ $O- $HO:?D .E TAE )T TO 4E A $ADHA>A OR D)$C)P?)>E OB
TE>$)O>0
)t is a sad#ana of tensions, )t is a1sol!tel' a dis+i%line of tensions, )n fa+t- ever'
dis+i%line of energ'
is a dis+i%line of tension, Energ' itself means tension, )t is t#ro!g# tension t#at
energ' +omes into
1eing, .e s!++eeded in +reating a tremendo!s amo!nt of energ' from t#e atom-
1e+a!se *e s%lit
it into t*o and %!t its most s!1tle +om%onents in a state of tension, $o t#e *#ole
dis+i%line of %o*er
or energ' is a dis+i%line of tensions, )f *e !nderstand it rig#tl'- tension itself is
energ',
L!estion 11
L:E$T)O>ER@ HO: TA? OB T.O $H$TE&$ OB $ADHA>A " PO$)T)AE A>D >E6AT)AE,
.HAT )$ :>DA?)>) $ADHA>A " PO$)T)AE OR >E6AT)AE0
)t is %ositive- a1sol!tel' %ositive,
L!estion 12
L:E$T)O>ER@ .HH D)D >OT 4:DDHA TA? A4O:T THE :>DA?)>) A>D THE
CE>TER$ OR
CHARA$ )T PA$$E$ THRO:6H0
T#is s#o!ld 1e t#e last %art of o!r dis+!ssion for t#is evening,
)n fa+t- all of *#at 4!dd#a #ad said *as not re+orded- t#at is t#e 1iggest diG+!lt' in
t#e matter, &an'
t#ings from t#e tea+#ings of 4!dd#a *ere not re+orded deli1eratel', And t#en #is
tea+#ings *ere
re+orded a f!ll 9ve #!ndred 'ears after 4!dd#a5s deat#, T#e' *ere not re+orded in
#is lifeJtime, Bor
9ve #!ndred 'ears- t#e 1#ikk#!s- t#e dis+i%les of 4!dd#a- *#o *ere in %ossession
of #is tea+#ings-
ref!sed to red!+e t#em into *riting,
T#en a time +ame *#en t#ese +!stodians of 4!dd#ist kno*ledge t#emselves 1egan
to disa%%ear
from t#e eart#, And so a large sang#a- a +ongress of 4!dd#ists- *as +onvened
*#i+# de+ided
to re+ord 4!dd#a5s tea+#ings for t#e 9rst time- 1e+a!se t#ere *as a danger of t#eir
1eing lost
+om%letel' after t#e last of t#e 1#ikk#!s *#o *ere in %ossession of t#em *ere no
more,
As long as 4!dd#a5s tea+#ings +o!ld 1e %reserved orall' t#ro!g# memor'- #is
dis+i%les st!11ornl'
ref!sed to red!+e t#em into *riting, T#e same t#ing #a%%ened *it# t#e tea+#ings of
;es!s and
&a#avira, And it *as ne+essar' to do so,
T#ere *ere good reasons *#' t#e tea+#ings of 4!dd#a and men like #im *ere not
re+orded, Birstl'-
t#ese %eo%le #ad 1een tea+#ing t#ro!g# *ord of mo!t#- so it is t#eir s%oken *ords
t#at +om%rise
t#eir tea+#ings, Among t#em man' diFerent t#ings *ere said for diFerent kinds of
seekers, And all
of t#em *ere not ne+essaril' !sef!l for t#e 1eginners of s%irit!al dis+i%line, T#e'
+o!ld #ave 1een
#armf!l for t#em,
)t #a%%ens often eno!g# t#at *#en tea+#ings meant for advan+ed seekers are
%assed on to t#ose
1e#ind t#em t#e' onl' make t#eir %osition !nstead' as learners- 1e+a!se t#en t#e'
are sei=ed *it#
t#e idea of getting to t#e advan+ed stage *#i+# in t!rn makes t#em ignore t#eir
o*n #ome*ork,
T#ere is 'et an ot#er diG+!lt' in t#is res%e+t, &an' t#ings ta!g#t to t#e 1eginners
1e+ome not onl'
red!ndant 1!t even false for t#e advan+ed seekers, $o if t#e 1eginners +ome to
kno* t#ings ta!g#t
to t#e advan+ed learners too soon- t#e' *ill not take t#eir o*n lessons serio!sl' and
tr!stf!ll', And
in t#at event t#e' *ill get st!+k8 t#e' +annot advan+e f!rt#er, )t is t#erefore ver'
ne+essar' for t#e
tea+#ings to 1e tr!e for t#em at t#eir o*n stage, T#en onl' +an t#e' rig#tl' learn
and make %rogress
in s%irit!al dis+i%line,
.#en a +#ild is learning #is al%#a1et- #e is ta!g#t to sa' /6 1elongs to 6od,/ >o* it
#as reall' no
meaning to sa' so8 /6/ +an 1elong to go1lin as *ell, And t#ere is no relations#i%
1et*een 6od
and go1lin8 t#e' don5t 1elong to t#e same fraternit', )n fa+t- /6/ #as no +onne+tion
*#atsoever *it#
eit#er 6od or go1lin, 4!t it *o!ld 1e dangero!s to sa' it to t#e +#ild learning #is
al%#a1et, )f #is
fat#er tells #im- /Ho! fool- /6/ #as not#ing to do *it# 6od8 /6/ +an 1elong to a
t#o!sand and one
t#ings as *ell8 it does not 1elong to 6od e3+l!sivel'/- t#en t#is +#ild *ill never get
t#e al%#a1et /6/,
)t is t#erefore ne+essar' t#at for t#e %resent #e s#o!ld onl' 1e told t#at /6/ 1elongs
to 6od/, ?eave
aside t#o!sand ot#er t#ings asso+iated *it# it, )t *o!ld 1e eno!g# if #e learns /6/
in asso+iation
*it# 6od, ?ater on #e *ill also learn t#e ot#er t#o!sand t#ings8 and t#en #e *ill
kno* for #imself
t#at /6/ is not e3+l!sivel' +onne+ted *it# 6od, As *it# 6od- it is +onne+ted *it#
man' ot#er *ords,
And t#en 6od *ill dro% and #e *ill kno* /6/ inde%endentl',
$o in s%irit!al dis+i%line t#ere are a t#o!sand t#ings 1elonging to a t#o!sand levels,
And t#en t#ere
are a fe* t#ings t#at are ver' %ersonal and se+ret and esoteri+, T#e meditation t#at
) am tea+#ing
'o! no* is s!+# t#at it +an 1e talked a1o!t %!1li+l'8 1!t t#ere are t#ings t#at )
+annot dis+!ss in
large gro!%s8 ) *ill not, ) *ill talk a1o!t t#em *it# onl' a fe* +#osen individ!als *#o
are deserving,
$o alt#o!g# 4!dd#a #ad said a lot- all of it *as not re+orded, T#e same *a'- not
ever't#ing t#at
) *ill sa' *ill 1e re+orded, All of it +annot 1e red!+ed to *riting, Birstl' ) *ill sa' onl'
t#at m!+#
%!1li+l' *#i+# +an 1e re+orded *it#o!t an' risk, P!1li+l' ) *ill sa' onl' t#at m!+#,
And t#at *#i+#
needs to 1e treated and %reserved as se+ret tea+#ings *ill never 1e dis+losed to t#e
%!1li+, ) *ill
transmit t#em to deserving individ!als *#o *ill save t#em in t#eir memor',
L!estion 13
L:E$T)O>ER@ DOE$ )T &EA> THAT THE &ATTER OB THE :>DA?)>) A>D THE
D)BBERE>T
CHARA$ $HO:?D 4E TREATED A$ $ECRET A>D >OT RECORDED AT A??0
>o- t#ere are man' ot#er t#ings involved in it, T#ere s#o!ld 1e no diG+!lt' in
re+ording *#at ) #ave
said #ere t#ese fe* da's on t#e 2!estion of t#e k!ndalini and t#e +#akras, T#ere is
no diG+!lt'
*#atsoever, &' diG+!lt' is t#at t#ere is a ga% of t*ent' 9ve #!ndred 'ears
1et*een 4!dd#a and
o!r times- and it #as made a great diFeren+e8 over t#is %eriod man5s +ons+io!sness
#as gro*n, )
no* t#ink t#ere are man' t#ings t#at 4!dd#a t#o!g#t s#o!ld remain #idden t#at
+an no* ver' *ell
1e made %!1li+, T*ent' 9ve +ent!ries #ave made a 1asi+ diFeren+e, $o ) sa' t#at a
great man' of
t#e t#ings t#at 4!dd#a t#o!g#t to 1e se+rets +an no* 1e ta!g#t o%enl', $imilarl' a
great man' of
t#e t#ings t#at ) +onsider to 1e se+ret +an 1e revealed t*ent'J9ve #!ndred 'ears
after me- %rovided
man5s +ons+io!sness +ontin!es to evolve t#e *a' it s#o!ld,
Do 'o! follo* *#at ) am sa'ing0 Even if 4!dd#a *ere to +ome 1a+k- #e *o!ld like to
reveal man'
t#ings #e #ad #eld 1a+k from #is o*n times,
4!dd#a did one t#ing of great !nderstanding and im%ort, He #ad de+ided on eleven
2!estions
t#at no one *as allo*ed to %!t to #im, 4e+a!se if an' of t#em *ere %!t to #im- #e
*o!ld #ave to
ans*er t#em in some *a' or anot#er, And *#ile it *as not %ro%er to give a *rong
ans*er to t#em-
it *o!ld #ave 1een reall' *rong to give t#e rig#t ones, $o #e #ad de+ided on eleven
2!estions t#at
*ere %ro#i1ited- 1e+a!se t#e' *ere !ne3%laina1le, 4efore 4!dd#a entered a to*n it
*as %!1li+l'
anno!n+ed t#at no one s#o!ld %!t an' of t#ese eleven 2!estions to 4!dd#a- for #e
*o!ld not ans*er
t#em, $o t#e anno!n+ement said no one s#o!ld em1arrass 4!dd#a,
And t#ere *as a good reason for 4!dd#a to #ave ref!sed to ans*er t#em, )t *o!ld
#ave 1een
#armf!l if #e #ad ans*ered t#em- and if #e ref!sed to ans*er t#em- #e *o!ld #ave
felt g!ilt' t#at #e
*as s!% %ressing t#e tr!t#, $o t#e 1est *a' *as t#at t#e' s#o!ld not 1e raised at
all,
$o ever' village *as informed 1' 1eat of dr!m t#at as 4!dd#a *as visiting t#em
t#e' m!st not
%!t one of t#ese eleven 2!estions to #im- 1e+a!se it *o!ld amo!nt to em1arrassing
#im, T#ese
2!estions *ere treated as av'ak#'a- as !ne3%laina1le 2!estions, And t#e' *ere not
raised reall'8
one never %!t t#em to 4!dd#a,
And *#enever an o%%onent of #is insisted on %!tting it- 4!dd#a *o!ld sa' to #im-
/.ait for some
time- and do some sad#ana in t#e meantime, And *#en 'o! *ill 1e deserving of it- )
*ill ans*er
'o!r 2!estion,/ 4!t #e never ans*ered reall', And t#is is *#at #is +riti+s and
o%%onents !sed against
#im, T#e ;ains and t#e Hind!s alleged t#at 4!dd#a did not ans*er t#ese 2!estions
7!st 1e+a!se #e
did not kno* t#e ans*ers, T#e' also said t#at sin+e t#eir o*n s+ri%t!res #ad
ans*ered ea+# one of
t#em- it seemed t#at 4!dd#a *as la+king in kno*ledge, 4!t #is +riti+s forgot t#at it
*as so eas' for
4!dd#a to #ave re%eated t#e s+ri%t!ral ans*ers if #e *anted to ans*er t#em,
T#e tr!t# is t#at rig#t ans*ers are not *ritten even in t#e s+ri%t!res8 t#e' are not
%ossi1le reall',
$o t#e 2!estion s#o!ld not arise *#' 4!dd#a did not s%eak a1o!t t#e k!ndalini and
t#e +#akras,
CHAPTER 10
&editation not Pra'er #as 6reat B!t!re
1 ;!l' 1(70 am in
L!estion 1
L:E$T)O>ER@ HO: $A)D AT THE >AR6O? &ED)TAT)O> CA&P HE?D RECE>T?H- THAT
THE
$ADHA>A OR D)$C)P?)>E OB :>DA?)>) )$ A .AH OB PREPAR)>6 THE 4ODH, .)??
HO:
P?EA$E EOP?A)> )T0
Birstl'- t#e 1od' and t#e so!l in t#eir ver' de%t# are not se%arate8 t#e diFeren+e
1et*een t#em is
ver' s!%er9+ial, .#en t#e *#ole tr!t# of it is kno*n- *e no longer see t#e 1od' and
t#e so!l as t*o
se%arate entities8 *e reall' see t#em as one and t#e same, )n fa+t- t#e 1od' is t#at
%art of t#e so!l
*#i+# +an 1e gras%ed 1' t#e senses- and t#e so!l is t#at %art of t#e 1od' *#i+# is
1e'ond t#e gras%
of t#e senses, $o t#e so!l is t#e invisi1le end of t#e 1od'- and t#e 1od' is t#e visi1le
end of t#e so!l,
4!t t#is is kno*n onl' *#en one +omes to t#e !ltimate e3%erien+ing of tr!t#,
)t is ironi+al t#at in general *e all 1elieve t#at t#e 1od' and so!l are one and t#e
same t#ing, 4!t t#is
general 1elief is ill!sor'- 1e+a!se *e reall' don5t kno* *#at t#e so!l is, Rat#er *e
take t#e 1od' for
t#e so!l, 4!t even t#is ill!sor' and %o%!lar 1elief stems from t#e same 1asi+ tr!t# "
1e#ind it lies
t#e same kno*ledge of t#is !nit'8 in some invisi1le re+ess of o!r 1eing *e do kno*
t#at t#e 1od'
and so!l are one,
T#is kno*ledge of oneness #as- #o*ever- given rise to t*o kinds of errors, On t#e
one #and t#ere
are t#e s%irit!alists- *#o sa' t#at t#ere is onl' t#e so!l and no 1od'8 and on t#e
ot#er- t#ere are
t#e materialists like C#arvak and E%i+!r!s- *#o de+lare t#at t#ere is onl' t#e 1od'
and t#at t#ere
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CHAPTER 10. MEDITATI$N N$T PRA&ER HAS "REAT +UTURE
is no so!l, T#ese t*o mistaken +on+e%ts- +ontradi+ting ea+# ot#er- arise from t#e
same %rofo!nd
reali=ation t#at t#e 1od' and so!l are not se%arate,
And like t#e materialists- ever' +ommon %erson " *#o *e sa' is ignorant " t#inks
t#at #e is onl' a
1od',
4!t as t#e in*ard 7o!rne' *ill 1egin- t#e 1elief t#at t#e 1od' and so!l are t#e same
*ill 1e s#attered-
and one *ill +ome to kno* t#at t#e' are se%arate, 4e+a!se as soon as one kno*s
t#at t#ere is a
so!l- #e also kno*s t#at t#e 1od' is se%arate and t#e so!l is also se%arate,
4!t t#is #a%%ens in t#e intermediate stage of t#e 7o!rne', .#en 'o! *ill go dee%er
and still dee%er-
*#en 'o! *ill attain to t#e !ltimate e3%erien+ing- 'o! *ill kno* t#at t#e' are not
se%arate, T#e' are
reall' one and t#e same8 t#e' are t#e diFerent forms of t#e same realit',
)t is like ) am one %erson *it# t*o #ands " a rig#t #and and a left #and, )f some1od'
o1serves m'
t*o #ands from *it#o!t and sa's t#at t#e' are one and t#e same- #e is *rong-
1e+a!se t#e' are
t*o #ands +learl' se%arate from ea+# ot#er, Coming +loser to me #e *ill kno* t#at
m' left #and is
2!ite se%arate from t#e rig#t one, &a'1e- m' left #and is in %ain and t#e rig#t one
is not in %ain,
&a'1e t#e rig#t #and is +!t do*n and t#e left one is oka', $o t#e t*o are o1vio!sl'
not one and t#e
same, 4!t if someone *ill enter into m' interiorit' #e *ill 9nd t#at ) am one %erson
and 1ot# #ands
are mine, .#en t#e left #and is 1roken it is ) *#o am #!rt8 and *#en t#e rig#t one is
1roken- it is
again ) *#o s!Fer, And in t#e same *a' *#en t#e left #and is raised !%- it is ) *#o
am raising it !%-
and *#en t#e rig#t one is raised !%- it is again ) *#o am raising it,
$o in t#e !ltimate e3%erien+e t#e 1od' and so!l are not se%arate8 t#e' are t*o
sides- like m' t*o
#ands- of t#e same tr!t#, ) 1ring t#is simile so t#at 'o! !nderstand t#e t#ing *ell,
T#en t#e 7o!rne' +an 1egin from an' of t#e t*o %oints " eit#er from t#e 1od' or
from t#e so!l, )f
some one 1egins it *it# t#e 1od' and goes dee%er and dee%er into it- #e *ill
!ltimatel' rea+# to t#e
so!l, )t is like someone #olds m' rig#t #and and moves !%8 #e *ill rea+# to m' left
#and sooner or
later, $imilarl' someone +an dire+tl' 1egin *it# t#e so!l and rea+# to t#e 1od' in
t#e end,
)t is- #o*ever- ver' diG+!lt to 1egin *it# t#e so!l, )t is diG+!lt 1e+a!se t#e so!l is
altoget#er !nkno*n
to !s, $in+e *e mostl' e3ist at t#e %#'si+al %lane- o!r 7o!rne' +an onl' 1egin *it#
t#e 1od', T#ere
are- #o*ever- te+#ni2!es *#i+# start dire+tl' *it# t#e so!l8 1!t generall' t#e' are
!sef!l for onl' a
ver' fe* %ersons, One in a million +an !se t#e te+#ni2!es t#at 1egin *it# t#e so!l,
T#e vast ma7orit'
*ill #ave to start *it# t#e 1od', One5s 7o!rne' +an 1egin onl' *#ere one is,
And for t#e 7o!rne' 1eginning *it# t#e 1od' t#e k!ndalini +om%rises t#e
%re%arator' *ork, !ndalini
is t#e 1asi+ seat of t#e dee%est e3%erien+es of t#e 1od',
)n fa+t- t#e 1od' is not onl' *#at *e kno* it to 1e- or t#e %#'siologists kno*8 it is
m!+# more, Bor
instan+e- a fan is on, )f *e take t#e fan do*n and dismantle it %art 1' %art to
investigate it- *e *ill
not +ome a+ross ele+tri+it' an'*#ere, And ma'1e- on t#e 1asis of t#is investigation
a ver' intelligent
%erson sa's t#at t#ere is no s!+# t#ing as ele+tri+it' in t#e me+#anism of a fan, He
*ill never 9nd it
in an' %art of t#e fan itself, Het t#e fa+t is t#at *#en it *as moving- it *as 1eing
moved 1' ele+tri+it',
And t#e fan *ill sto% moving t#e moment t#e ele+tri+ +!rrent sto%s rea+#ing it, T#e
%#'siologists
st!d' t#e 1od' 1' disse+ting it and t#e' don5t 9nd t#e k!ndalini an'*#ere, T#e' *ill
never 9nd it, Het
t#e *#ole 1od' is r!n *it# t#e ele+tri+al energ' t#at is k!ndalini- like a fan is r!n
*it# ele+tri+it', T#is
ele+tri+al energ' of t#e k!ndalini +annot 1e kno*n t#ro!g# anal'sis done from
*it#o!t- 1e+a!se in
t#e %ro+ess of anal'sis t#e energ' disintegrates and disa%%ears, )t +an 1e kno*n
onl' t#ro!g# inner
e3%erien+ing of it,
T#ere are t*o *a's to kno* t#e 1od', Ho! +an kno* it from *it#o!t as t#e
%#'siologist does 1'
disse+ting it " t#is is one *a'8 and t#e ot#er *a' is to kno* it from *it#in it, One
*#o goes dee%
inside it and lives t#ere kno*s it from *it#in,
One *#o 1egins to kno* #is 1od' from *it#in,,, And remem1er- *e kno* o!r 1odies
onl' from
*it#o!t, Even o!r o*n 1odies are kno*n to !s onl' from t#e o!tside, )f ) kno* m'
left #and- ) kno*
it t#ro!g# m' e'es *#i+# #ave a+t!all' seen t#em, $o m' kno*ledge a1o!t m' left
#and is reall'
t#e %#'siologist5s kno*ledge, 4!t if ) +lose m' e'es and feel m' left #and- t#is inner
feeling of it *ill
1e m' o*n, $o if someone goes to kno* #is 1od' from *it#in- #e *ill soon rea+# t#e
k!nda- t#e
reservoir- *#i+# is t#e so!r+e of all o!r 1odil' energ', T#e energ' t#at lies aslee% at
t#is k!nda-
t#is %ool- is +alled t#e k!ndalini, And t#en #e *ill kno* for #imself t#at ever't#ing
emanates from
t#ere and %ervades t#e *#ole 1od', )t is like a single lam% 1!rns and lig#ts a *#ole
room, )f 'o!
*ill e3%lore t#e so!r+e of t#e lig#t %ervading t#e entire room- 'o! *ill +ome to t#e
lam% and 9nd
t#at all lig#t ra's are emanating from t#is one <ame, T#en 'o! *ill kno* t#at
alt#o!g# t#e ra's #ave
rea+#ed distant +orners of t#e room- 'et t#e lam% remains t#eir so!r+e,
Here *e are +on+erned *it# sear+#ing t#at %arti+!lar %oint from *#ere life energ'
emanates and
%ervades o!r *#ole 1od', ?ife energ' #as to #ave a +enter8 no energ' +an 1e
*it#o!t a so!r+e,
T#o!g# t#e s!n is a #!ndred million miles a*a' from !s- 'et *e #ave its ra's *it#
!s8 *e +an sa'
t#at t#ere m!st 1e a +enter- a so!r+e from *#ere t#e' emanate and %ervade t#e
eart#, )n fa+t- no
energ' +an ever 1e *it#o!t a +enter8 if t#ere is energ' it #as to #ave a +enter, Ho*
+an t#ere 1e a
+ir+le- a +ir+!mferen+e- *it#o!t a +enter0 .#ere t#ere is a +ir+!mferen+e t#ere is
+ertainl' a +enter
too,
T#at 'o!r 1od' is a 1!ndle of energ' is selfJevident8 it needs no %roof, )t is a %ile of
energ' t#at
rises !% and sits do*n- moves and #alts and goes into slee%, And it is not t#at its
energ' al*a's
f!n+tions !niforml'8 sometimes it is a+tive and vigoro!s and at ot#er times it is in a
let#argi+- lo*
and d!ll state, .#en 'o! are angr' 'o! #!rl a 1ig ro+k at someone *#i+# 'o! +an
#ardl' move
in 'o!r normal state, .#en 'o! are in great fear 'o! r!n at a s%eed *#i+# *o!ld 1e
envied 1' a
r!nner in an Ol'm%i+ ra+e, $o 'o!r energ' is not al*a's in t#e same state8 it
<!+t!ates a++ording to
+onditions in and aro!nd 'o!,
)t is t#erefore evident t#at 'o! #ave a kind of reservoir- a fo!ntain- from *#i+#
energ' goes into
a+tion or does not go, )t goes into a+tion *#enever ne+essar'8 ot#er*ise it lies
dormant at t#e
so!r+e, Brom t#is so!r+e 'o! dra* energ' in 1ot# 'o!r normal and a1normal
+onditions " in 'o!r
da' to da' needs and also in 'o!r emergen+ies, Het t#is reservoir is never em%t'- it
is al*a's f!ll8
'o! +annot e3#a!st it, )t is ine3#a!sti1le,
)t is interesting to kno* t#at *e never make f!ll !se of t#is great store of o!r
energ', T#ose *#o #ave
e3%lored t#is 9eld sa' t#at even t#e most e3traordinar' %eo%le- *#o are kno*n as
geni!ses- do not
!se more t#an 9fteen %er+ent of t#eir energ', Even great men of #istor' " *#o
made #istor' " don5t
+ross t#is limit of 9fteen %er+ent, And so far as t#e ordinar' man is +on+erned- #e
goes t#ro!g# #is
life 7!st *it# t*o to t*o and a #alf %er+ent of it8 ninet'Jeig#t %er+ent of #is energ'
remains !n!sed,
$o %otentiall'- from t#e %oint of t#e seed energ'- t#ere is no diFeren+e 1et*een an
e3traordinar'
%er son and an ordinar' one, T#e diFeren+e is one of energ'5s !se and dis!se, T#e
energ' t#at a
%erson of geni!s #as %!t into !se is t#e same as a ver' ordinar' %erson %ossesses
*it#o!t !sing
it, T#e ordinar' man is one *#o never s!mmoned #is energ' into a+tion8 #e never
%rovoked it-
+onfronted it *it# a +#allenge, He is satis9ed *it# *#at little #e #as on t#e s!rfa+e-
*#i+# #e t#inks
to 1e #is ma3im!m, He makes do *it# #is minim!m and leaves t#e vast %otential
!nta%%ed, And
t#at is *#' in moments of +risis even t#e most ordinar' %erson dis%la's
e3traordinar' strengt# and
a1ilit', $o onl' in moments of +risis do *e +ome to kno* *#at o!r inner %otentialit'
is,
T#ere is a +enter in ea+# one of !s *#ere t#is *#ole energ' d*ells " #idden and
aslee%, One s#o!ld
sa' t#at it lies t#ere in seed form " en+losed and latent8 1!t it +an 1e+ome manifest,
And it is +alled
k!nda- t#e %ool- or t#e reservoir,
T#e *ord /:>DA/ is ver' signi9+ant8 it #as man' meanings, One meaning is t#at it
is a still and
tran2!il %ool *it#o!t a single ri%%le, )f even a single ri%%le is t#ere it *ill mean t#at
t#e energ' #as
1e+ome a+tive, k!nda means t#at its +ontent- its energ'- is *it#o!t an' movement8
it is %erfe+tl'
%assive- +alm and resting, And anot#er meaning is t#at t#o!g# it is %assive and
aslee%- it +an an'
moment 1e+ome alert- a+tive- and moving, )t is not a dr' and dead %ool8 it is f!ll to
t#e 1rim, And
an' moment it +an 1e+ome a+tive- d'nami+8 alt#o!g# rig#t no* it is in a %assive-
slee%ing state,
T#at ma' 1e *#' *e don5t kno* *#at it is t#at lies aslee% inside !s, .e +an kno*
onl' t#at m!+# as
1e+omes a*ake and a+tive- onl' t#e a+tive %art of t#e energ' *ill enter 'o!r
+ons+io!sness- and its
%assive %art *ill lie aslee% in 'o!r !n+ons+io!s, T#at is *#' even t#e greatest of
men- !nless t#e'
attain to greatness- remain !na*are of t#is energ', &a#avira- 4!dd#a- ris#na and
;es!s- none of
t#em *ere a*are of t#eir %otential !ntil t#e' #ad a+t!ali=ed it- !ntil t#e' #ad
attained to t#e #eig#t of
t#eir greatness,
T#at is *#' *#en t#e event of a*akening takes %la+e eFortlessl'- t#e a*akened
ones +ome to
1elieve t#at it is a gift of gra+e from t#e !nkno*n, T#e' *onder #o* and *#en+e
t#is gift +ame
to t#em, And so t#e' feel t#at it +omes from *#osoever is nearest to t#em, )f t#e
&aster is t#e
nearest %erson- t#e' *ill sa' it is a gift from t#e &aster, And if t#e nearest o17e+t is
an idol of 6od-
and not t#e &aster- t#en t#e' *ill give all +redit to t#e idol itself, .#atsoever *ill
%re+ede t#e event
" a 4!dd#a- or 6od in #eaven " *ill 1e taken for t#e so!r+e, 4!t t#e fa+t is t#at it
al*a's +omes
from t#eir o*n inner so!r+e, 4!t 1e+a!se of t#eir %ast !na*areness t#e' as+ri1e it
to some o!tside
agen+' like t#e &aster or 6od- t#at #a%%ens to 1e nearest to t#e event,
) #a%%ened to read a stor' onl' t#e ot#er da', T*o farmers 1oarded a rail*a' train
for t#e 9rst time,
T#e' *ere residents of a mo!ntaino!s village and t#e' *ere 1orn on t#e same da',
$o *#en t#eir
1irt# da' arrived- t#e %eo%le of t#eir village t#o!g#t of giving t#em some 1irt#da'
gift, And as t#e
rail*a' train #ad 1een ne*l' introd!+ed in t#eir %art of t#e +o!ntr'- t#ere +o!ld not
1e a 1etter gift
t#an a train tri% for t#em, $o t#e farmers re+eived t*o train ti+kets from t#eir
village- and started on
t#eir 9rst travel 1' rail*a',
$in+e it *as an altoget#er ne* e3%erien+e for t#em- t#e' *ere e3+ited and +!rio!s
a1o!t ever't#ing
t#at +ame t#eir *a', A vendor of soft drinks #a%%ened to %ass 1' and t#e' de+ided
to 1!' a 1ottle
of soft drink and #ave a taste of it, T#e' de+ided to s#are t#e soft drink 1et*een
t#em and if t#e'
fo!nd it to 1e deli+io!s- t#e' *o!ld 1!' t#emselves anot#er one,
Having 1o!g#t t#e drink- one of t#em started 9rst to drink #is s#are, As #e *as #alf
*a' t#ro!g# t#e
drink t#e train entered a t!nnel, A1o!t t#is time #is friend 1e+ame an3io!s for #is
s#are of t#e drink
and #e asked t#e ot#er not to gra1 t#e *#ole t#ing, His friend said- /Bor 6od5s sake-
don5t to!+# it8
it is %oisono!sC ) #ave 1een str!+k 1lind 1' itC/
As t#e train entered t#e t!nnel- it s!ddenl' 1e+ame dark all aro!nd and t#e farmer
t#o!g#t t#at
t#e drink #ad t!rned #im 1lind, $o t#e nearest event " t#e drink " *as taken for t#e
+a!se of t#e
1lindness, )t is 7!st nat!ral, .#at %re+edes an event is taken to 1e its +a!sal fa+tor,
$imilarl'- *e don5t kno* t#e real so!r+e of o!r energ', And !nless it is a*akened-
t#ere is no *a' to
kno* it, And *e are not a*are if it +an 1e availa1le to !s- and in *#at meas!re it
+an 1e availa1le,
T#e a*akened %art of t#is slee%ing energ'- t#e k!nda- is +alled t#e k!ndalini, T#e
k!nda itself is !n
+ons+io!s- it is aslee%8 1!t t#e k!ndalini is +ons+io!s and a*ake, Onl' t#at %art of
t#e energ' *#i+#
*akes !% and +omes o!t of t#e k!nda is kno*n as k!ndalini, !ndalini is not t#e
*#ole of it8 it is
onl' a *ave arising o!t of t#e %ool,
$o t#is 7o!rne' is a t*oJfold e3%loration, T#e k!ndalini- t#e a*akened energ'- 1rings
'o! t#e ne*s
t#at t#ere is a ver' great so!r+e #idden *it#in 'o! *#i+# #as immense %ossi1ilities,
A single ra' of
lig#t from t#e s!n o%ens t#e %ossi1ilit' of an in9nite n!m1er of ra's +oming in its
*ake, $o one *a'
lies t#ro!g# a*akening t#e k!ndalini *#i+# *ill make 'o! f!ll' a*are of t#e %o*er
of 'o!r 1od', And
t#ro!g# t#e a*akening of t#is energ' 'o! *ill arrive at t#ose +enters- t#ose doors of
'o!r 1od'- from
*#ere %assage to t#e invisi1le end of t#e 1od'- *#i+# *e +all t#e so!l- 1e+omes
eas',
)t is ne+essar' to !nderstand t#is t#ing +learl' and f!ll'- 1e+a!se *#atsoever *e do-
it is reall' o!r
energ' t#at does it t#ro!g# some o%ening or +enter, Bor instan+e- o!r ears are s!+#
an o%ening-
t#ro!g# *#i+# *e #ear, )f 'o!r ears get diseased- 'o! *ill not 1e a1le to #ear
an't#ing- 1e+a!se t#e
energ' *ill 1e 1lo+ked on rea+#ing t#e ears- and it *ill t!rn 1a+k to its so!r+e, And
1' and 1' t#e
energ' *ill +ease moving to t#e ears- 1e+a!se it onl' moves *#ere it #as a +#an+e
of 1eing a+tive,
$o t#e energ' *ill no longer move to t#e ears,
T#e +ontrar' +an #a%%en- too, )f a %erson goes deaf and #e *ills strongl' to #ear
from #is 9ngers-
it is %ossi1le t#at #is 9ngers *ill 1egin to #ear, T#ere are %eo%le %resent on t#is
eart# *#o #ear
t#ro!g# 1odil' organs ot#er t#an t#eir ears, And t#ere are %eo%le *#o see t#ro!g#
organs ot#er
t#an t#eir e'es, .#at is it reall' t#at 'o! +all 'o!r e'es0
)t is not#ing 1!t a %art of 'o!r skin- *it# t#is diFeren+e " t#at sin+e time
immemorial man #as 1een
!sing t#is %arti+!lar %art of #is skin for t#e %!r%ose of seeing, )t m!st #ave 1een
onl' a++idental t#at
t#e 9rst man #ad !sed t#at %art of #is 1od' for t#is %!r%ose8 #e +o!ld as *ell #ave
!sed an' ot#er
%art for t#at matter, Ot#er +reat!res reall' !sed ot#er %arts and +onse2!entl' t#eir
e'es a%%eared
in diFerent %arts of t#eir 1odies, T#ere are animals and 1irds and inse+ts *#o #ave
gro*n do!1le
sets of e'es " one set of real e'es and t#e ot#er of false ones, .#ile t#e' see *it#
t#eir real e'es-
t#e' !se t#e false ones to de+eive t#eir enem', )n +ase an enem' in7!res t#eir e'es-
t#eir real e'es
are saved, A ver' ordinar' <' in 'o!r #o!se #as -a t#o!sand e'es8 its one e'e is
reall' a +olle+tion
of a t#o!sand e'es, T#at is *#' t#e <'5s +a%a+it' to see is enormo!s and ama=ing,
$ome 9s#es
see *it# t#eir tails- 1e+a!se t#e' are afraid of t#eir enemies #itting t#em from
1e#ind,
)f *e make a st!d' of t#e e'es of all t#e living 1eings of t#e *orld- *e *ill learn t#at
it is not ne+essar'
t#at t#e' s#o!ld onl' 1e *#ere t#e' are, $imilarl'- t#ere is no %arti+!lar meaning in
#aving o!r ears
t#e *a' t#e' are, T#e' +an 1e reall' an'*#ere, T#e lo+ation of man5s e'es and ears
is t#e res!lt of
#is re%eating for in9nite n!m1er of times t#e a+ts of seeing and #earing from t#e
same s%ots, And
+onse2!entl' t#eir memories #ave 1een most dee%l' engraved and 93ated in o!r
+ons+io!sness,
$o t#e' get re%eated me+#ani+all' and easil',
Even if one of t#e man' sense organs t#at *e #ave is lost- *e *ill miss t#at %art of
t#e *orld *#i+#
iK made availa1le to !s t#ro!g# it, )f *e lose o!r e'es- t#e *orld of lig#t *ill 1e lost
to !s8 *e *ill
+ease to e3%erien+e lig#t as s!+#, T#en *e *ill not kno* lig#t even if *e #ave t#e
1est of ears and
#ands and ot#er sense organs *it# !s,
$o *#en t#e k!ndalini 1egins to *ake !% and rise- it kno+ks at s!+# ne* doors of
'o!r 1od' t#at
are not at all ordinar', T#ro!g# t#ese e3traordinar' senses " after t#e' are
stim!lated 1' t#e energ'
of t#e k!ndalini " 'o! 1egin to kno* t#ings *#i+# 'o! +annot kno* t#ro!g# 'o!r
ordinar' senses,
Corre+tl' s%eaking- t#e k!ndalini 1egins to #it and a*aken 'o!r internal sense
organs, Even no*
it is t#ro!g# t#e energ' of t#e k!ndalini t#at 'o!r ordinar' e'es and ears and ot#er
sense organs
f!n+tion, 4!t t#ese are e3ternal organs *#i+# need a ver' small amo!nt of k!ndalini
energ' to get
going, A small in+rease in t#is amo!nt- and 'o! *ill #ave e3tra energ' at 'o!r
dis%osal to a+tivate
ot#er +enters as *ell,
Bor instan+e- if *e %o!r some *ater on t#e <oor #ere- it *ill form a tin' +#annel-
leaving a single
tra+k 1e#ind it for more *ater to follo* and <o*, 4!t if t#e amo!nt of *ater %o!red
is in+reased in a
1ig *a'- it *ill 1reak into man' ne* +#annels- 1e+a!se t#e old +#annel +annot take
all of it alone,
)n a dee%er %#'si+al sense- t#e a*akening of t#e k!ndalini means t#at 'o! #ave so
m!+# energ'
*it# 'o! t#at 'o!r old +#annels are not a1le to +ontain it- and so it irresisti1l' seeks
ne* aven!es
and ne* doors, As a res!lt- man' ne* and s!1tle senses *it#in 'o! *ill 1e+ome
a*ake and a+tive,
T#ese e3trasensor' +enters *ill make 'o! tele%at#i+ and +lairvo'ant8 'o! *ill 1egin
to see and #ear
t#ings *#i+# are 1e'ond t#e rea+# of 'o!r ordinar' e'es and ears, Ho! *ill
e3%erien+e +ertain t#ings
'o!r normal senses #ave not#ing to do *it#, Altoget#er ne* sense organs *ill
1e+ome a+tive *it#in
'o!, And t#e most %rofo!nd res!lt of t#e intensi9+ation of t#e ne* senses *ill 1e
t#at 'o! *ill 1egin
to kno* t#e invisi1le *orld *#i+# lies #idden in 'o!r 1od'- *#i+# is t#e most s!1tle
and im%er+e%ti1le
%art of 'o!r 1od'- and *#i+# *e +all t#e atman or t#e so!l, $o *it# t#e a*akening
of t#e k!ndalini
t#e %ossi1ilities of 'o!r gro*t# *ill 1e m!+# en#an+ed,
4!t t#e *ork #as to 1egin *it# t#e 1od',
T#ere is anot#er *a' *#i+# ) #ave left o!t so far, ) #ave so far e3%lained to 'o! *#at
#as 1een
done generall' to a*aken t#e k!ndalini8 1!t t#e k!ndalini is not t#e *#ole of t#e
k!nda or t#e %ool,
T#ere is an ot#er *a' *#i+# ) ma' #ave to talk to 'o! a1o!t se%aratel', Aer' fe*
%ersons in t#e
*orld #ave taken 5t#is *a', )t is not one of a*akening t#e k!ndalini- *it# *#i+# *e
are familiar- 1!t
of getting immersed in t#e k!nda itself, )t is not like a*akening a small %art of t#e
energ' and !sing
it for gro*t#8 it is a matter of merging o!r entire +ons+io!sness in t#e k!nda or t#e
%ool of %rimeval
energ', )n t#at event no ne* senses *ill 1e a*akened8 in t#at +ase no e3trasensor'
e3%erien+es
*ill 1e availed- and even t#e e3%erien+e of t#e so!l *ill 1e missed +om%letel', )n
t#at event- one *ill
dire+tl' en+o!nter and e3%erien+e 6od- t#e s!%reme,
T#ro!g# a*akening t#e k!ndalini- t#e 9rst e3%erien+e t#at +omes 'o!r *a' is of t#e
so!l, .it# it-
'o! reali=e t#at 'o!r so!l is se%arate from t#ose of ot#er %eo%le, Peo%le *#o #ave
attained 1'
a*akening t#e k!ndalini !s!all' 1elieve in t#e e3isten+e of m!lti%le so!ls, T#e' sa'
t#at t#ere are
as man' so!ls as t#ere are living 1eings on t#e eart#- t#at ever' %erson #as
se%arate so!ls, 4!t
%eo%le *#o #ave immersed t#emselves dire+tl' in t#e k!nda sa' t#at t#ere is no
so!l- onl' 6od is8
t#ere is not#ing 1!t 6od, T#e' sa' t#ere is onl' one- not man', 4e+a!se 1'
dro*ning 'o!rself in t#e
k!nda- 'o! not onl' merge *it# 'o!r individ!al k!nda- 1!t also *it# t#e k!nda of
all- of t#e +olle+tive-
t#e !niversal k!nda, k!nda is one, )t is not m' k!nda and 'o!r k!nda and #is k!nda
as se%arate
entities8 it is one and t#e same,
T#at is *#' t#e energ' of t#e k!nda is immense and in9nite, >o matter #o* m!+#
energ' 'o! dra*
from it- 'o! +annot red!+e its +ontent even 1' an iota8 it ever remains f!ll and
*#ole, Ho! ma'
dra* an' amo!nt of energ' for 'o!r !se- it makes no diFeren+e in its +ontent8 it is
al*a's f!ll and
ine3#a!sti1le, 4!t *#at *e dra* from it *e tend to +all o!r o*n, )t is like dra*ing
*ater from t#e
o+ean and storing it in o!r se%arate small vessels, And *e t#ink t#at t#e +ontents of
o!r vessels are
diFerent from one anot#er, 4!t if someone merges #imself *it# t#e *#ole sea- #e
*ill sa' t#at t#e
sea is one- t#at t#e *ater in t#e diFerent vessels is %art of t#e same sea- and it is
going to ret!rn to
its so!r+e again, Ho! +annot kee% it se%arate from t#e sea for long, $oon t#e *ater
of t#e vessel
*ill eva%orate in t#e #eat of t#e s!n- t#en t!rn into +lo!ds- and ret!rn to t#e sea in
t#e form of rains,
Reall' it #as not 1een se%arated from its so!r+e8 it +annot 1e,
$eekers *#o *ork t#ro!g# a*akening t#e k!ndalini #ave e3trasensor' e3%erien+es-
*#i+# are reall'
e3traordinar' and !ni2!e %s'+#i+ e3%erien+es, T#e' are reall' %s'+#edeli+, And
t#ese %eo%le +ome
to reali=e t#e so!l *#i+# is onl' a %art of 6od- or t#e s!%reme, T#!s t#e' are tr'ing
to reali=e t#e
*#ole t#ro!g# its %art, )t is like diFerent %eo%le are to!+#ing a vast and immense
o+ean from its
diFerent and distant s#ores, ) ma' 1e to!+#ing t#e same o+ean from one s#ore8
'o!- too- ma' 1e
to!+#ing from a diFerent s#ore millions of miles a*a' from m' s#ore, 4!t #o* +an )
1elieve t#at
'o! #ave rea+#ed t#e same sea as ) #ave0 ) am to!+#ing its one s#ore *#i+# ) t#ink
to 1e mine "
a se%arate o+ean " and 'o! are to!+#ing anot#er s#ore *#i+# 'o! t#ink to 1e 'o!rs
" a se%arate
o+ean, )t is like ) treat t#e )ndian O+ean as mine- 'o! treat t#e Atlanti+ as 'o!rs- and
a t#ird %erson
treats t#e Pa+i9+ as #is,
4!t in fa+t all t#e o+eans are !nited and one, )t is reall' a vast glo1al o+ean, 4!t it is
diG+!lt to kno*
it as s!+# if *e a%%roa+# it fragmentaril'8 t#en *e *ill not kno* t#e one vast o+ean,
Rat#er- *e *ill
divide and demar+ate it a++ording to o!r limited visions of it, >ot onl' t#e o+ean- *e
*ill divide t#e
s#ores- too,
$o t#e e3%erien+e of t#e so!l is like to!+#ing t#e o+ean from a %arti+!lar +orner of
it, And t#is +an
+ome a1o!t 1' a*akening onl' a little 1it of t#e vast energ', T#erefore it 1e+omes
ne+essar' for
a seeker *#o #as attained on t#is %at# to 1e %re%ared to lose t#e so!l- too- to
trans+end it and go
1e'ond, Ot#er*ise t#e 7o!rne' *ill 1e im%eded- 1e+a!se it is 'et in+om%lete,
Reali=ation of t#e so!l
is not t#e *#ole of it8 #e *ill #ave to lose t#e so!l as *ell- and take a %l!nge into t#e
k!nda, 4!t
t#en it 1e+omes eas'8 it is easier,
&an' times a long ro!te %roves to 1e t#e easier one- and a s#ort+!t t!rns o!t to 1e
t#e most diG+!lt,
And t#ere are reasons for it- and good reasons at t#at, A long ro!te is al*a's t#e
easier one, >o*- if
) #ave to +ome +lose to m'self ) *ill #ave to do so t#ro!g# t#e medi!m of anot#er
%erson, )f ) *ant to
see m' o*n image it *ill 1e ne+essar' to take t#e #el% of a mirror, )t seems to 1e an
!nne+essaril'
long and tort!o!s *a'- for m' image to enter a mirror 9rst and t#en ret!rn to me in
t#e form of its
re<e+tion- so ) +an see m' o*n fa+e, /.#' make s!+# a long deto!r0/ one ma' ask,
4!t t#ere is no
*a' ot#er t#an t#is,
Alt#o!g# m' fa+e is t#e nearest to me- 'et for t#e same reason it is most diG+!lt to
see it dire+tl',
$o *#ile t#e *a' of a*akening a %art of t#e k!ndalini energ' +ertainl' makes for a
long ro!te- it is
almost inevita1le, )t is #o* t#e *#ole *orld of inner senses o%ens !% and *e attain
to t#e self- or
t#e so!l, And from t#ere a 2!ant!m lea% 1e+omes a m!st, )t is reall' t#e long
deto!r t#at makes t#e
2!ant!m lea% smoot# and eas', 4e+a!se it is after t#at t#e 1liss of selfreali=ation "
*#i+# +omes
t#ro!g# kno*ing one self " 1egins to invite and %rovoke one to strive for t#e #ig#est
of 1liss,
Certainl' t#ere is 1liss in kno*ing and reali=ing oneself- 1!t t#e 1liss of losing
oneself is of t#e
#ig#est, )t is t#e s!%reme 1liss, After 'o! #ave kno*n 'o!rself- onl' one kind of #!rt
remains@ it
is t#e #!rt of t#e self- t#e #!rt of kno*ing t#at 'o! are, .it# t#e attainment of self
kno*ledge all
%ains *ill disa%%ear- 1!t one %ain *ill still %!rs!e 'o!8 and it is t#e %ain of 1eing,
>o* 'o! *ill ask
of 'o!rself@ /.#' t#is- m' 1eing0/ Ho! no* kno* t#at 1eing also is !nne+essar' and
%ainf!l, And
t#en 'o! *ill take a 7!m% from 1eing to non 1eing, One da' 'o! *ill sa'@ />o* t#at )
#ave kno*n t#e
1eing ) *o!ld like to kno* t#e non 1eing too, >o* t#at ) #ave kno*n t#e lig#t- )
*o!ld love to kno*
darkness too,/
Ho*ever vast t#e lig#t- it #as its limits8 1!t darkness is limitless, 4eing is no do!1t
greatl' signi9+ant-
'et it is limited8 non 1eing is in9nitel' in9nite,
Peo%le failed to !nderstand 4!dd#a for t#is ver' reason, .#en someone asked #im-
/$#all ) s!rvive
t#ere in moks#a or freedom0/ #e said- />o- 'o! *ill not s!rvive8 it is 'o! *#o #ave
reall' to 1e freed
from 'o!rself,/ T#en #e f!rt#er 2!eried- /6ranted t#at in moks#a ever't#ing else
*ill go " desires-
s!Ferings and sins *ill go8 1!t *#at a1o!t m' 1eing0 .ill ) not live in m' %ristine
form0/ To t#is
4!dd#a said- /Ho* +an 'o! live0 After desires- %ains and sins *ill #ave disa%%eared-
one %ain *ill
still remain " t#e %ain of 1eing, T#en 'o!r ver' 1eing *ill 1egin to #!rt 'o!,/
)t is interesting to kno* t#at after t#e +essation of desires- 'o!r ver' 1eing 1egins to
irk 'o!- #!rt
'o!, $o long as 'o! #ave desires- 1eing does not seem to 1e at all irksome- 1e+a!se
'o! kee%
'o!r 1eing o++!%ied *it# somet#ing or t#e ot#er, )f 'o! are after mone'- 'o!r 1eing
is o++!%ied *it#
making mone', And if 'o! *ant %restige and fame- 'o!r 1eing is o++!%ied *it#
earning name and
fame for 'o!, 4!t *#at *ill 'o! do *it# 'o!r 1eing *#en 'o!r desire for mone' *ill
#ave left 'o!-
*#en 'o! *ill +ease to #anker after %osition and %restige- *#en even t#e desire for
se3 *ill 1e gone-
and 'o! *ill 1e left *it# not#ing to do- *#en doing itself *ill +ease0 )t is t#en t#at
'o!r 1eing *ill
1egin to %in+# 'o! dire+tl', T#en 1eing *ill dist!r1 'o! and 'o! *ill +ome to feel
t#at 'o! don5t need
it, )t is for t#is sit!ation t#at 4!dd#a sa's- />o- t#ere *ill 1e not#ing left, After t#e
e3tin+tion of t#e
lam%- *#ere does t#e <ame go0/
Till t#e time of #is deat# %eo%le +ontin!ed to ask 4!dd#a- /.#at #a%%ens to a
tat#agata after
#is deat#0 .#at *ill #a%%en after 'o! *ill 1e dead0/ And 4!dd#a al*a's said-
/.#at is t#ere to
#a%%en after ) am no more0 >ot#ing *ill 1e left over8 like t#e lam% is e3ting!is#ed-
ever't#ing *ill
1e e3ting!is#ed, Ho! never ask *#at #a%%ens to t#e <ame after t#e lam% is
e3ting!is#ed, .#en t#e
<ame is gone- it is gone,/
$o t#e attainment of t#e so!l is 7!st a stage in t#e %re%aration for losing t#e so!l,
.e gain it onl'
to lose it !ltimatel', 4!t it is easier- too, 4e+a!se if 'o! dire+tl' ask a %erson *#ose
desires are
still alive to sink #imself in t#e k!nda- to lose #imself +om%letel'- #e +annot do so8
#e *ill sa' it is
7!st im%ossi1le, He *ill sa' t#at sin+e #e #as man' im%ortant t#ings to do- #e
+annot aFord to lose
#imself,
.#' are *e so afraid of losing o!rselves0 .e are afraid 1e+a!se t#ere is al*a's so
m!+# to 1e
done t#at if *e lose o!rselves- ever't#ing *ill remain !ndone- in+om%lete, Bor
instan+e- ) #ave 1!ilt
m'self a #o!se *#i+# is in+om%lete- and ) t#ink ) *ill 1e read' to lose m'self after
+om%leting t#is
#o!se, And 1' t#e time t#is #o!se *ill 1e +om%leted- some ot#er in+om%lete
%ro7e+ts and *orks *ill
s#o* t#emselves, Desire to do is reall' t#e desire to +om%lete somet#ing- and t#at
is *#at goads !s
on, T#erefore as long as one5s desires are t#ere- it is not %ossi1le to lose one5s so!l-
alt#o!g# losing
one5s so!l straig#t a*a' makes for t#e s#ortest of %at#s, Ho* +an #e- *#ose desires
are inta+t lose
#is so!l0 Of +o!rse- if #is desires disa%%ear- #e +an 1e read' to lose t#e so!l- too8
1e+a!se no* #e
*ill #ave no !se for t#e so!l,
Bor instan+e- if 'o! ask someone *#ose miseries are still alive to %art *it# #is 1liss-
#e *ill sa' 'o!
are sim%l' +ra=', 4!t if #is miseries leave #im and #e is left *it# 1liss alone- t#en #e
+an %re%are
#imself to %art *it# 1liss as *ell, .it# desires gone- *#at *ill #e do *it# 1liss0 And
t#e great event
#a%%ens onl' *#en one is read' to give !% 1liss- too, An'1od' +an 1e read' to give
!% sorro*8 1!t a
time does +ome in o!r lives *#en *e get %re%ared to %art *illingl' *it# 1liss itself,
And t#at is *#at
leads to one5s dissol!tion in and !nit' *it# t#e s!%reme 1eing,
T#is +an #a%%en dire+tl' too8 one +an enter t#e k!nda in one s*ee%, )t is- #o*ever-
ver' diG+!lt to
%re%are oneself for it all at on+e8 grad!al %re%aration is t#erefore t#e easier *a',
.#en desiring disa%%ears- *#en mind +eases- *#en doing +omes to an end- *#en
all 'o!r %ro%s
*it# *#i+# 'o! live fall a*a'- t#en in t#e end onl' 'o! remain *it#o!t an' 1asis-
*it#o!t an' s!%%ort,
)t is t#en t#at 'o! sa' to 'o!rself- /)t is no* no !se salvaging t#is self8 no* ) +an let
go of it too,/ T#en
'o! dro*n 'o!rself in t#e k!nda and merge *it# it, T#is merger *it# t#e k!nda is
+alled nirvana- or
freedom,
)f someone *ants t#e %l!nge dire+tl' into t#e k!nda- t#e k!ndalini does not +ome in
#is *a', T#at
is *#' some of t#e s%irit!al %at#s did not talk a1o!t t#e k!ndalini8 1e+a!se it *as
not ne+essar',
T#ose *#o ta!g#t dire+t merger *it# t#e k!nda did not t#ink it ne+essar' to talk
a1o!t t#e te+#ni2!e
of k!ndalini a*akening, 4!t m' o*n e3%erien+e sa's t#at t#e dire+t %at#s +o!ld not
*ork, T#e' ma'
#ave *orked *it# one or t*o rare individ!als- 1!t t#at does not matter m!+#, One
<o*er does not
make a s%ring, T#erefore- one #as to go t#ro!g# t#e longer ro!te,
&an' a time one #as to kno+k at t#e doors of man' ot#er #o!ses in order to rea+#
one5s o*n #o!se,
;!st to arrive at 'o!r o*n #o!se- 'o! ma' #ave to %ass t#ro!g# man' ot#er
%eo%le5s 9rst, )n order
to kno* 'o!r o*n fa+e 'o! ma' #ave to kno* man' ot#er fa+es 9rst, And 1efore
'o! +ome to love
'o!rself 'o! #ave to love an' n!m1er of ot#er %ersons, )t seems so sim%le to love
oneself, .#at
diG+!lt' is t#ere in loving 'o!rself0 .#o o1str!+ts 'o! in loving 'o!rself0 )t is onl'
rig#t t#at 'o!
s#o!ld +ome straig#t #ome, 4!t it does not a+t!all' #a%%en t#at *a', )n fa+t- it is
ver' diG+!lt to
9nd one5s o*n #o!se 1efore one #as visited an' n!m1er of #o!ses 1elonging to
ot#ers, And !ntil
one #as 1egged for ot#ers5 love and given #is o*n to t#em- one does not +ome to
kno* t#at t#e real
2!estion is of loving oneself,
A1o!t k!ndalini ) said t#at it is a %re%aration of t#e 1od'8 it is reall' a %re%aration to
enter t#e
1odiless- to enter t#e s%irit- t#e so!l, And 'o! +annot enter t#e so!l *it# t#e
amo!nt of energ' t#at
is +!rrentl' availa1le to 'o!- 1e+a!se it is 7!st eno!g# to take 'o! t#ro!g# t#e da'
to da' +#ores
of life, )n fa+t it is not s!G+ient for t#is eit#er8 it is so meager t#at at t#e end of
ever' da' 'o! feel
nearl' e3#a!sted, T#e availa1le energ' is not s!G+ient even for o!r da' to da'
needs8 its s!%%l' is
so %oor, $o *it# t#is meager energ' 'o! +annot rea+# t#e so!l8 t#e 2!estion sim%l'
does not arise,
)t *as for t#is reason t#at t#e +on+e%t of sann'as +ame into 1eing, )t +ame into
1eing *it# a vie*
to +onserving o!r energ' 1' freeing o!rselves from #o!se#olders5 a+tivities-
1e+a!se *e #ad ver'
limited amo!nt of energ' in o!r #ands, T#is energ' #ad to 1e +#anneli=ed in some
ot#er dire+tion8
it #ad to 1e !sed for some #ig#er %!r%ose, $o t#e seekers *ere e3#orted to +lose
t#eir s#o%s and
es+a%e from t#e market%la+e- from t#e *orld,
To me- t#is attit!de is mistaken, T#e little energ' t#at *e s%end in o!r da' to da'
life is not *ort#
saving- 1e+a!se *e *ill #ave to s%end as m!+# energ' in saving it, Even to save
energ'- one is
re2!ired to s%end energ', &an' a time- 'o! don5t s%end as m!+# energ' in
e3%ressing anger as 'o!
do in s!%%ressing it, $ometimes 'o! #ave to s%end more energ' in avoiding a 9g#t
t#an 'o! *o!ld
#ave s%ent in 9g#ting itself, $o ) don5t +onsider it a rig#t *a'8 it is t#e *a' of t#e
miser,
)s t#is sann'as0 )t is t#e *a' of t#e miserl' %eo%le " to save a little from *#at *e
#ave- *#i+# is
itself too meager, T#is miserl' a%%roa+# is of no !se, )nstead of saving a little
energ' from #ere and
a little from t#ere- *e s#o!ld a*aken more of t#e slee%ing energ' " *#i+# is %lent'-
*#i+# is in9nite,
.#' save energ'0 ;!st a*aken it more and more, )f 'o! #ave to s%end more energ'-
dra* it from
t#e reservoir itself- *#i+# is limitless, Ho! #ave so m!+# t#at 'o! +annot s%end it all
even if 'o! *is#
to8 so *#' 1ot#er a1o!t saving it0
>o* a %erson is afraid t#at if #e loves #is *ife #e +annot love 6od8 1e+a!se #e
t#inks t#at t#e little
energ' t#at #e #as *ill all 1e s%ent in loving #is *ife, $o #e de+ides to save it 1'
r!nning a*a'
from #is *ife, 4!t in order to save energ' #e *ill #ave to 9g#t *it# #imself- *#i+#
*ill again +ost #im
energ', 4esides- +an 'o! rea+# to 6od *it# t#e little energ' *it# *#i+# 'o! love
'o!r *ife0 )t is so
s+ant t#at it +annot reall' take 'o! even to 'o!r *ife- let alone 6od, )t +an never
take 'o! to 6od,
) mean to sa' t#at it is s#eer madness on 'o!r %art " to t#ink of 1!ilding a 1ridge
1et*een 'o! and
t#e in9nit' *it# t#is %altr' amo!nt of energ' *#i+# fails to 1ridge 'o! even *it#
'o!r lover, Ho! are
a*are of its !tter inade2!a+' even in 'o!r %ett' relations#i%s, Time and again it
fails 'o!- even in
'o!r eFort to rea+# t#e #earts of 'o!r lovers,
$o it is not a 2!estion of saving energ'8 it is a 2!estion of a*akening t#e great
energ' t#at is l'ing
aslee% *it#in 'o!, And t#is energ' is in+al+!la1l' in9nite- it is sim%l' ine3#a!sti1le,
And on+e it
1egins to a*aken- t#e more it a*akens t#e more is t#e %ossi1ilit' of its f!rt#er
a*akening8 it goes
on o%ening, On+e started- t#is stream of energ' is so vast and endless t#at 'o! +an
never e3#a!st
it, )n ot#er *ords- t#ere is never a moment in 'o!r life *#en 'o! +an sa' t#at no*
t#ere is not#ing
more to 1e a*akened,
T#e %ossi1ilit' of a*akening is in9nite8 'o! +an dra* an' amo!nt of energ' from
t#is limitless
reservoir, And t#e more 'o! dra* from it t#e stronger 'o! 1e+ome to a*aken more
and more of
t#is great energ', And *#en 'o! #ave a1!ndan+e of t#is inner energ' at 'o!r
dis%osal- onl' t#en
+an 'o! !se it in t#e 2!est of t#e !nkno*n, And t#en onl' +an 'o! vent!re to tread
on t#e %at#s t#at
are !nkno*n and !n+#arted, Do 'o! !nderstand *#at ) am sa'ing0
T#ere is a kind of aP!en+e in t#e o!tside *orld- too, A %erson #as amassed
a1!ndant *ealt# and
no* #e t#inks of making a tri% to t#e moon, 6oing to t#e moon is meaningless8
t#ere is not#ing to
1e gained, 4!t t#ere is not#ing *rong a1o!t it8 1e+a!se t#ere is not#ing to lose as
*ell, He #as so
m!+# t#at #e +an easil' aFord it,
As long as 'o! don5t #ave *ealt# in a1!ndan+e " 'o! #ave onl' eno!g# for 'o!r da'
to da' !se or
even less " 'o! *ill kee% a stri+t e'e on 'o!r e3%enses8 'o! *ill t#ink t*i+e 1efore
s%ending even a
%enn', And t#erefore 'o! *ill never ste% o!t of t#e kno*n *orld, To go into t#e
!nkno*n 'o! need
a1!ndant energ'- a %let#ora of energ', And t#e k!ndalini *ill 9ll 'o! *it# t#at
a1!ndan+e, T#en 'o!
#ave so m!+# t#at a 2!estion arises as to #o* to s%end it and *#ere,
And remem1er- *#en 'o! #ave a1!ndant energ'- 'o! s!ddenl' 9nd t#at all t#e old
+#annels of
energ' are +om%letel' +#oked !%8 for t#e' are no* in+a%a1le of taking so m!+#-
t#e' are not meant
for it, )t is like an o+ean #as fallen into a small river- *i%ing t#e river o!t of
e3isten+e all at on+e, T#e
river *ill never kno* *#ere it #as disa%%eared and #o*, T#e old +#annels of 'o!r
anger- 'o!r se3
and t#e rest of it *ill s!ddenl' +#oke and disa%%ear, T#e da' t#e <ood of energ' *ill
rise- it *ill +r!s#
and destro' all its old *#arves and 1anks, Ho! *ill s!ddenl' 9nd t#at somet#ing
altoget#er ne* and
diFerent #as +ome into 1eing, And 'o! *ill *onder *#at #a%%ened to all 'o!r %ett'
savings and 'o!r
miserl' and sting' living, Ho!r %!n' eForts " like %ra+ti+ing +eli1a+' and s!%%ressing
anger and
doing t#is and t#at " *ill disa%%ear into t#in air- 1e+a!se t#e old +anals and rivers
#ave disa%%eared
and a *#ole o+ean #as a%%eared on t#e s+ene from no*#ere,
And *#en 'o! #ave no ot#er *a' to s%end t#is immense energ'- 'o! s!ddenl' 9nd
t#at t#is energ'
#as set o!t on an altoget#er diFerent 7o!rne', 4e+a!se t#e 7o!rne' #as +easelessl'
to go on and
on8 it +an never +ome to a sto%, T#e energ' *ill kee% moving8 it +annot sto%, T#is
%ilgrimage is
everlasting,
)t is 7!st a matter of a*akening t#e energ' for on+e, T#en 'o!r old *a's of life
1e+ome meaningless-
and man' !nkno*n and !nfamiliar doors- l'ing +losed for ages- 1egin to give *a' to
t#is onr!s#ing
energ', And it is t#ere t#at 'o! 1egin to #ave e3trasensor' e3%erien+es, And as
soon as t#e
e3trasensor' doors o%en 'o! 1egin to 1e a*are of t#e 1odiless %art of t#e 1od'-
*#i+# ma' 1e
+alled t#e so!l or t#e s%irit,
$o k!ndalini is 1od'5s %re%aration to enter t#e 1odiless- t#e so!l, )t *as in t#is sense
t#at ) #ad said
so at >argol,
L!estion 2
L:E$T)O>ER@ TA?)>6 A4O:T A$CE>T A>D DE$CE>T OB THE :>DA?)>) E>ER6H-
HO:
$A)D THAT )T$ A$CE>T PRECEDE$ DE$CE>T, )$ )T$ DE$CE>T THE $A&E A$
DE$CE>D)>6
OR &ER6)>6 )> THE :>DA OR )$ )T $O&ETH)>6 D)BBERE>T0 P?EA$E EOP?A)> THE
PHE>O&E>O> OB A$CE>T A>D DE$CE>T,
A+t!all'- t#e merging in t#e :>DA is neit#er des+ent nor as+ent8 it is not#ing of
t#e kind, )t is not a
matter of rise and fall8 it is 7!st a matter of disa%%ear ing- of +easing to 1e, .#en a
dro% of *ater falls
into t#e o+ean- it does not as+end or des+end- it 7!st disa%%ears into t#e o+ean, Of
+o!rse- *#en a
dro% dries !% in t#e #eat of t#e s!n- it +ertainl' as+ends to t#e #eavens in t#e form
of va%ors, And
*#en in +onta+t *it# t#e +ool air- t#e va%or t!rns into a +lo!d8 it des+ends to t#e
eart# in t#e form
of rains, 4!t its 7o!rne' to t#e sea is neit#er as+ent nor des+ent8 it is sim%l'
merging- disa%%earing-
d'ing in t#e o+ean,
$o t#e 2!estion of as+ent and des+ent arises in a ver' diFerent sense, )t is in t#e
sense t#at man'
times t#e energ' t#at *e raise #as to 1e ret!rned to t#e k!nda- t#e %ool, .e raise
t#e energ'
and at t#e same time *e ret!rn it to t#e so!r+e- again and again, And it is
ne+essar' to do so for
man' reasons, One 1ig reason is t#at often eno!g# t#e amo!nt of energ' a*akened
is m!+# more
t#an *#at *e +an stand- and so it #as to 1e sent 1a+k to its so!r+e8 ot#er*ise it
ma' %rove to 1e
dangero!s,
$ome energ'- if it is more t#an *#at *e +an take,,, O!r +a%a+ities to 1ear a t#ing
are limited8
even o!r +a%a+it' to 1ear #a%%iness is limited, $o also o!r +a%a+ities to 1ear %ain
and %o*er are
limited, And if t#e s#o+k of onr!s#ing #a%%iness or %ain or %o*er is more t#an *e
+an take- t#en o!r
%s'+#osomati+ organism +an s!Fer a 1reakdo*n, And t#is *ill 1e 2!ite #armf!l,
T#at is *#' man'
a time energies t#at are too m!+# #ave to 1e ret!rned to t#eir so!r+e, 4!t it
de%ends on te+#ni2!es,
)t is not ne+essar' in t#e +ase of t#e te+#ni2!e t#at ) am talking a1o!t, T#ere are
te+#ni2!es *#i+#
a*aken t#e energ' instantl' and s!ddenl'8 t#e' are +alled t#e te+#ni2!es of s!dden
enlig#tenment,
And t#ere is al*a's some danger in#erent in t#e %ra+ti+e of s!+# te+#ni2!es-
1e+a!se t#e onr!s#
of energ' ma' 1e too m!+# for 'o! to 1ear8 'o! ma' not 1e %re%ared for it, )ts
voltage ma' 1e so
#ig# t#at 'o!r lig#t +an 1e t!rned oF- or 'o!r f!se +an 1e 1lo*n- or 'o!r fan +an 1e
1!rned- or 'o!r
+ar +an 1e set on 9re, 4!t t#e te+#ni2!e t#at ) give 'o! #ere is free from t#is
danger8 it 9rst +reates
%otential in 'o! and t#en a*akens 'o!r energ',
Tr' to !nderstand it in t#is *a', )f a 1ig dam 1!rsts- it *ill +a!se a good deal of
damage, 4!t t#e
*aters of t#e same dam +an 1e +#anneled in a reg!lated manner and a++ording to
t#e needs of t#e
!sers,
A !ni2!e event took %la+e in t#e life of ris#na m!rti, )n #is adoles+en+e #e *as
made to go t#ro!g#
t#e entire dis+i%line of t#e k!ndalini 1' some s%e+ial %eo%le 1elonging to t#eoso%#',
A n!m1er of
e3%eriments *ere made on #im- 1!t #e #as no* no +lear memor' of t#em, He is not
a*are of *#at
#e #ad to go t#ro!g#, He 1e+ame a*are onl' *#en t#e o+ean of enlig#tenment #ad
alread' entered
t#e +anal t#at #e *as, T#at is *#' #e #as no kno*ledge of t#e %re%arator' %#ase of
#is s%irit!al life,
And so #e does not a++e%t t#at an' %re%aration is needed for enlig#tenment, 4!t
t#e fa+t is t#at
#e *as %re%ared for t#is in a 1ig *a'- *#i+# #ad never #a%%ened on t#is eart#
1efore #im, A+t!all'
an' n!m1er of %eo%le #ave done %re%arator' *ork- 1!t t#e' did it *it# t#emselves,
Here for t#e 9rst
time ot#er %eo%le did t#is 7o1 for ris#nam!rti, T#e' reall' *orked on #im,
L!estion 3
L:E$T)O>ER@ CA> OTHER$ DO )T REA??H0
A1sol!tel'- ot#ers +an do it- 1e+a!se in t#e dee%est sense ot#ers are not ot#ers,
T#ose *#o a%%ear
to !s to 1e ot#ers are not t#at, $o ot#ers made t#ese %re%arations- and t#e' did so
for a great +a!se-
for a+t!ali=ing a great event, 4!t t#e event +o!ld not 1e a+t!ali=ed8 t#e e3%eriment
7!st mis9red,
T#e event t#e t#eoso%#ists *ere %re%aring for *as to 1e t#e advent- t#e entr' of a
great so!l- for
*#i+# ris#nam!rti *as +#osen as t#e ve#i+le, ris#nam!rti *as to 1e 7!st !tili=ed
as a ve#i+le-
and #e *as %re%ared for t#is %!r%ose, Bor t#is %!r%ose s%irit!al +#annels *ere d!g
and energ' *as
a*akened t#ro!g# t#e medi!m of ris#nam!rti, 4!t t#is *as onl' t#e %reliminar'
%art of t#e *ork,
$o far as ris#nam!rti *as +on+erned- #e *as not t#e goal of t#e %ro7e+t- #e *as
onl' !sed as a
means, )t *as a 2!estion of making a s%a+e in #im for some ot#er so!l to +ome and
reside, 4!t it
+o!ld not s!++eed8 it failed,
T#e %ro7e+t failed 1e+a!se *#en t#e *aters arrived- ris#nam!rti de+lined to 1e t#e
means8 #e
ref!sed to %la' t#e medi!m for some1od' else, )t *as feared t#at #e *o!ld do so,
$!+# a fear #as
al*a's 1een t#ere- and t#at is *#' s!+# e3%eriments *ere never made in t#e %ast,
T#is fear is real8
1e+a!se *#en a %erson +omes to a state *#en #e +an 1e an end !nto #imself- *#'
s#o!ld #e agree
to 1e a means for some1od' else0 ris#nam!rti de+lined in t#e last #o!r,
)t is like t#is@ ) give 'o! t#e ke' to m' #o!se so t#at 'o! +an %re%are it for a g!est
*#o is e3%e+ted
#ere tomorro*, 4!t after ) #and 'o! t#e ke' and leave t#e #o!se- 'o! 1e+ome t#e
master, Ho! +an
ver' *ell ref!se to take t#e g!est in t#e #o!se on t#e %lea t#at 'o! are its master-
t#e ke' is *it#
'o!, T#is ke' *as made 1' someone else- and someone else #ad +onstr!+ted t#is
#o!se too, And
alt#o!g# 'o! #ave t#e ke' 'o! #ave no kno*ledge #o* t#e ke' *as made or #o*
t#e #o!se *as
+onstr!+ted, 4!t sin+e 'o! o*n t#e ke' and 'o! kno* #o* to o%en t#e #o!se- t#e
matter ends !%
t#ere,
$!+# a t#ing #as #a%%ened, $ome %eo%le +an 1e %re%ared- and some ot#ers +ome
%re%ared
from t#eir %revio!s lives, 4!t t#is is not an ordinar' matter, Ordinaril'- ever'1od'
#as to %re%are
#imself for #imself, And it is onl' %ro%er t#at %re%arations s#o!ld +ome 9rst and t#e
#a%%ening of
enlig#tenment after *ard, &ore *ater s#o!ld <o* into t#e +anal onl' as its +a%a+it'
to take it gro*s,
Care s#o!ld 1e taken t#at t#e energ' is a*akened onl' in %ro%ortion to 'o!r
+a%a+it' to take it-
never more t#an t#at, T#ere *ere te+#ni2!es *#i+# led to t#e release of e3+essive
energ', T#at is
#o* man' %eo%le *ent mad and insane, And it is 1e+a!se of s!+# %ra+ti+es t#at
%eo%le 1e+ame
ver' m!+# afraid of religion,
$o *e +an #ave t*o *a's of a*akening t#e energ' and t#ere is not m!+# diG+!lt'
a1o!t it,
) am going to tell 'o! from a re+ent e3%erien+e of Ameri+a " from t#eir management
of ele+tri+
s!%%l' " #o* at times o!r %lans go a*r', $!+# a sit!ation +an arise even in t#e
internal s%#ere of
o!r life, T#e' #ave in Ameri+a K0 organi=ed t#e distri1!tion of t#eir ele+tri+it' t#at if
t#ere is s!r%l!s
ele+tri+it' in a %arti+!lar to*n " if on a %arti+!lar nig#t t#e to*n !ses less t#an its
allotted 2!ota " t#e
s!r%l!s ele+tri+it' is a!tomati+all' transmitted to anot#er to*n *#ere it is needed,
)t means t#at even
a small amo!nt of ele+tri+ energ' is not allo*ed to remain !n!sed in an' %la+e8 it is
immediatel'
transferred to anot#er %la+e *#i+# !ses it,
Bor instan+e- a fa+tor' t#at *as *orking till last evening #as +losed do*n toda' on
a++o!nt of la1or
tro!1le- and it is not going to !tili=e t#e energ' al lotted to it, And t#ere is anot#er
to*n *#ere a
fa+tor' ma' 1e l'ing idle for la+k of energ', $o t#e' #ave organi=ed it in a manner
t#at ele+tri+it'
*it#in a =one is +onstantl' rela'ed from one %la+e to anot#er- so t#ere is no s!r%l!s
in one %la+e
and s+ar+it' in anot#er,
4!t it so #a%%ened a fe* 'ears ago " and it #a%%ened on a++o!nt of t#is s'stem of
a!tomati+
transmission of energ' " t#at for ten to t*elve #o!rs Ameri+a *as %l!nged in
darkness- and a kind
of +#aos %revailed all over, As it #a%%ened- t#ere *as a %o*er fail!re in a +ertain
to*n and as
a res!lt a va+!!m *as +reated t#ere, >o* t#e entire e3+ess energ' in t#e net*ork
of t#at =one
a!tomati+all' r!s#ed 1a+k to t#at area " *it# s!+# for+e t#at all t#e f!ses in t#at
to*n *ere 1lo*n
and +onse2!entl' t#e *#ole inter+onne+ted s'stem of t#at =one *as disr!%ted and
disorgani=ed,
T#e *#ole organi=ation of ele+tri+ s!%%l' +olla%sed- and s!ddenl' for t*elve #o!rs
Ameri+a ret!rned
to a state *#ere it e3isted some t*o t#o!sand 'ears ago, T#ere *as total 1la+ko!t
all over- and all
so+ial life +ame to a standstill,
)t *as t#en t#at t#e' reali=ed for t#e 9rst time t#at all t#eir attem%ts at eG+ien+'
and streamlining
+an 1oomerang on t#em and %rove to 1e a disaster, T#is t#ing *o!ld never #ave
#a%%ened if ea+#
to*n #ad its o*n se%arate s'stem of ele+tri+ s!%%l', T#is t#ing +an never #a%%en in
)ndia- t#at t#e
ele+tri+it' of t#e *#ole +o!ntr' goes oF all at on+e, )t +an onl' #a%%en in t#e :$A-
*#ere even
ele+tri+ s!%%l' is *#oll' organi=ed and +entrali=ed and *#ere t#e +ir+!it is f!ll'
<o*ing all t#e time,
$o t#ere is al*a's a danger,
T#ere is a s'stem like t#e ele+tri+ +ir+!it *it#in man as *ell, And if t#e ele+tri+
+!rrent t#at is inside
'o! <o*s to*ard 'o! in greater 2!antit' t#an 'o! +an take- it +an 1e dangero!s,
And t#ere are
te+#ni2!es *it# *#i+# 'o! +an in+rease t#e <o* of 'o!r inner ele+tri+it', Bor
instan+e- 'o! are
sitting *it# 9ft' ot#er %eo%le in t#is #all, .it# t#e #el% of some te+#ni2!es 'o! +an-
if 'o! like- +a!se
t#e energ' of all t#e 9ft' %eo%le to <o* to*ard 'o! " one %erson, )n t#at event all
t#e 9ft' %ersons-
1eing drained of t#eir energ'- *ill 1e+ome !n+ons+io!s- *#ereas 'o! *ill 1e+ome a
%illar of energ'-
'o! *ill 1e 1!rsting *it# energ', 4!t t#is ma' %rove to 1e dangero!s for 'o! too, )t
is %ossi1le
t#at t#e energ' t#!s released ma' 1e too m!+# for 'o! to 1ear, And t#e +ontrar'
+an also #a%%en,
T#ro!g# t#e same ro!te- 'o!r +!rrent of energ' +an 1e dire+ted to <o* to ot#ers-
draining 'o! of
'o!r *#ole energ', All s!+# e3%eriments #ave 1een +arried o!t in t#e %ast,
$o t#ere are met#ods *it# *#i+# one +an ret!rn t#e s!r%l!s energ' to t#e so!r+e in
+ase too m!+#
of it <o*s to #ig#er +enters at a time- in +ase t#ere is a s!rfeit of energ', 4!t t#is is
not ne+essar' in
t#e +ase of t#e te+#ni2!es t#at ) am giving 'o! #ere, T#is is *#oll' !nne+essar'-
1e+a!se energ'
*ill 1e released in t#is +ase onl' in %ro%ortion to 'o!r +a%a+it' to take it, .e *ill
+reate t#e s%a+e
9rst and t#en release energ' to 9ll t#e s%a+e, $o 'o! *ill never 1e in need of
ret!rning an' s!r%l!s
energ', $!+# a sit!ation is not going to arise, Of +o!rse- some da' 'o! 'o!rself *ill
ret!rn to t#e
so!r+e8 1!t it is a diFerent matter, Having kno*n ever't#ing 'o! *ill take a 7!m%
and merge *it# t#e
k!nda, 4!t t#at is 2!ite a diFerent t#ing,
T#ese terms- as+ent and des+ent- #ave 1een !sed *it# ot#er meanings as *ell, T#e
meaning in
*#i+# $#ree A!ro1indo !ses t#em is ver' diFerent,
.e +an t#ink of t#e divine energ' in t*o *a's@ eit#er *e t#ink of it as somet#ing
residing a1ove
!s- at t#e to%- in t#e #eavens- or as somet#ing do*n 1elo*- at t#e 1ottom- in t#e
a1'smal de%t#s,
.e t#ink in terms of t#e =enit# or t#e nadir, 4!t so far as t#e +osmi+ order is
+on+erned- t#e terms
a1ove and 1elo*- t#e to% and t#e 1ottom- are meaningless8 t#e' #ave no relevan+e
*#atsoever,
T#e' are 7!st o!r t#inking +on+e%ts8 t#e' onl' re%resent o!r *a's of t#inking, .e
take t#e +eiling of
t#is #all to 1e a1ove !s- 1!t it is not so, )f *e 1ore t#e eart# rig#t at t#is %la+e *it#
a drilling ma+#ine
and go on 1oring- it *ill someda' end !% in Ameri+a, And if someone *ere to
o1serve from t#ere #e
*ill 9nd t#is +eiling to 1e 1elo* !s " !nder o!r #eads- not a1ove t#em, .e *ill
a%%ear to #im as a
1!n+# of %eo%le doing s#irsasana " to 1e standing on o!r #eads, 4!t t#e +eiling
remains t#e same,
)t de%ends on #o* and *#en+e *e see it,
T#e same *a' o!r +on+e%ts of east and *est are false, .#at is east and *#at is
*est0 )f 'o! kee%
going east 'o! *ill rea+# t#e *est, And if 'o! kee% *alking *est*ard 'o! *ill +ome
to t#e east,
.#' +all it t#e *est if *alking in t#is dire+tion 'o! +ome to t#e east0 )t is
meaningless, Ever' s!+#
+on+e%t is relative- and so it is !nreal, )t is 7!st a !tilitarian #'%ot#esis- an imaginar'
+on+e%t8 it
is !sef!l and 'et false, Can 'o! sa' *#ere east is and *#ere it 1egins0 Does it 1egin
in Cal+!tta-
Rangoon or Tok'o0 .#ere does *est 1egin and end0 T#e' reall' 1egin no*#ere and
end no*#ere,
T#e' are onl' !tilitarian +on+e%ts- *it# *#i+# *e divide t#e eart# for o!r
+onvenien+e,
T#e same *a' a1ove and 1elo*- t#e to% and 1ottom- are !tilitarian +on+e%ts, .#ile
east and *est
are #ori=ontal +on+e%ts- a1ove and 1elo* are verti+al +on+e%ts, T#e' are 7!st
+on+e%ts nonet#eless,
A+t!all' t#ere is not#ing like a1ove and 1elo*8 1e+a!se t#e !niverse #as no roof
and no <oor, )t is
so vast and limitless, $o all talk of a1ove and 1elo*- !% and do*n- is meaningless,
4!t t#is !tilitarian +on+e%t of a1ove and 1elo* #as invaded o!r religio!s t#inking
too, $o some
%eo%le e3%erien+e 6od as somet#ing +oming from a1ove8 and t#en it is a +ase of
energ' des+ending
on t#em, $ome %eo%le e3%erien+e 6od as somet#ing rising from 1elo*- from t#e
roots8 in t#at +ase
energ' as+ends to t#em, 4!t a+t!all' t#is division #as no meaning, .#ere *e %la+e
6od " a1ove
or 1elo* " is a matter of a%tit!de and e3%edien+', 4!t if *e #ave to make a +#oi+e
in t#is makes#ift
arrangement- ) *o!ld %refer t#e +on+e%t of as+ent to t#at of des+ent,
T#e +on+e%t of t#e as+ent of energ' *ill 1e more !sef!l for 'o! t#an t#e +on+e%t of
des+ent- and
t#ere are reasons for it, 4e+a!se if 'o! take to t#e +on+e%t of as+ent- 'o! *ill #ave
to raise t#e
energ'- 'o! *ill #ave to *ork for it, And in +ase 'o! +#oose t#e ot#er +on+e%t-
des+ent of energ'-
'o! *ill 1e left *it# not#ing 1!t %ra'er- 'o! *ill do not#ing 1!t %ra', )f it is a matter
of des+ending
energ'- 'o! +an onl' fold 'o!r #ands and %ra',
T#erefore- t*o kinds of religions evolved t#ro!g#o!t t#e *orld " one 1ased on
meditation and
anot#er 1ased on %ra'er, Religions +ommitted to %ra'er are t#ose t#at e3%erien+e
6od to 1e a1ove-
in t#e skies, He is a1ove t#e et#ers and *e +annot do a t#ing to 1ring #im do*n to
!s, )f *e *ant to
9nd #im- *e *ill #ave to rise #ig#er and #ig#er, And if *e strive to do so- *e +an
o!rselves 1e+ome
6od, 4!t *e +annot go !%8 *e #ave to remain *#ere *e are, And so all *e +an do is
to +all o!t to
#im in %ra'er@ /O 6od- des+end on !s- %leaseC Come do*n to !s,/
On t#e ot#er #and- t#ere are religions *#i+# 1elieve t#at *e #ave to raise
somet#ing !% from o!r
*it#in- t#at t#ere is somet#ing aslee% at o!r roots- and it +an 1e raised !% onl' if *e
do somet#ing
in t#is dire+tion, T#ose religions t!rned a*a' from %ra'er and took to meditation,
T#e' 1e+ame
religions of meditation, $o t#e +on+e%t of a1ove and 1elo* #as made all t#e
diFeren+e 1et*een
%ra'er and meditation, Religions of %ra'er 1elieve 6od to 1e #ig# !% and religions of
meditation
t#ink t#at #e resides at t#e roots- from *#ere #e #as to 1e raised !%,
And remem1er t#at 1' and 1'- religions of %ra'er #ave 1een losing gro!nd and
d'ing o!t, T#ere is
no f!t!re for t#em8 t#e' #ave no f!t!re *#atsoever, And religions of meditation are
dail' gro*ing in
%otentialit'- and t#e' #ave an enormo!s f!t!re 1efore t#em,
) *o!ld like 'o! to !nderstand t#at o!r 7o!rne'5s road goes !%*ard from 1elo*-
from #ere,
T#is +on+e%t #as some ot#er meanings too, T#e +on+e%t- #o*ever- is relative,
T#erefore- it does
not matter to me if 'o! 1elieve 6od to 1e a1ove in t#e skies, ) *ill #ave no diG+!lt'
a1o!t it, 4!t
) kno* t#at 'o! *ill +ertainl' fa+e diG+!lties in *orking it o!t, ) said a little *#ile
ago t#at if *e
kee% going east*ard *e s#all !ltimatel' +ome to t#e *est8 1!t t#is does not mean
t#at *e s#o!ld
go east*ard if *e #ave to go to t#e *est8 *e s#o!ld onl' go *est*ard, T#o!g# t#e
east *est
+on+e%t is meaningless- 'et *e start going *est*ard if *e #ave to go to t#e *est,
T#is is also tr!e8
t#at if *e kee% going east*ard *e *ill !ltimatel' +ome to t#e *est, 4!t t#en t#e
7o!rne' *o!ld 1e
!nne+essaril' m!+# too long, Do 'o! !nderstand *#at ) mean to sa'0
)t *ill make a lot of diFeren+e for t#e devotee and t#e meditator, T#e devotee5s 6od
is !% in t#e sk'-
and so #e *ill %ra' and *ait *it# folded #ands, And t#e meditator5s 6od is #idden
1elo* in #is roots
and so #e *ill gird !% #is loins and strive to a*aken #im,
T#ere are ot#er inter%retations *#i+# *e s#o!ld 1ear in mind, .#en *e 1elieve 6od
to 1e 1elo*-
in t#e roots- #is %resen+e is felt ever'*#ere- even in *#at *e +all o!r 1aser instin+ts
and emotions,
T#en not#ing in o!r minds remains 1ase and lo*l'- 1e+a!se if 6od #imself lives in
t#e region 1elo*-
#e is %resent even in *#at *e +all t#e most lo*l' region of o!r life, And #e +an 1e
a*akened even
t#ere, )f se3 is in t#at region- 6od *ill 1e t#ere too- and #e +an 1e a*akened and
attained from t#at
end also, )n ot#er *ords- t#ere +an 1e no %la+e *#ere #e +annot 1e fo!nd, He *ill
1e fo!nd even in
t#e lo*est of #ells- if it is t#ere,
4!t if *e 1elieve t#at 6od is some*#ere !% in t#e skies- t#e +#or!s of
+ondemnation starts
immediatel'8 t#en *#atever is 1elo* stands +ondemned- 1e +a!se 6od is not t#ere,
And t#en
!nkno*ingl' t#e feeling of one5s o*n inferiorit' gri%s t#e 1eliever, And its
+onse2!en+es " t#e
%s'+#ologi+al +onse2!en+es of self +ondemnation and g!ilt " are sim%l' disastro!s,
And if 'o! *ant to stand on 9rm and strong feet- it is ne+essar' t#at t#e energ'
s#o!ld +ome from
1elo*- for t#at *ill lend strengt# to 'o!r legs, )f t#e energ' +ame from a1ove- it *ill
onl' to!+# 'o!r
#ead, 4!t t#e 2!estion is t#at t#e energ'- to 1e eFe+tive- s#o!ld rea+# t#e ver'
roots,
And t#e energ' +oming from a1ove *ill al*a's a%%ear to 'o! to 1e alien and
foreign, T#at is t#e
reason t#at t#ose *#o attain t#ro!g# %ra'er never 1elieve t#at 6od and *e are one,
&o#ammedans
#ave al*a's 1een strongl' o%%osed to an'one sa'ing t#at #e is 6od, T#e' t#ink
t#at 6od and man
+annot 1e one and t#e same- 1e+a!se 6od is !% in t#e #eavens and man is #ere on
t#e eart#- at
t#e 1ottom, T#erefore t#e' 1e#eaded &ansoor and killed $armad, Bor t#em t#ere is
no greater
1las%#em' t#an t#is- t#at an'one s#o!ld sa' t#at #e is 6od, 4e+a!se *#ile 6od is of
t#e #ig#est-
man is as good as *orms +ree%ing on t#e gro!nd, Ho* +an t#e lo*l' man identif'
#imself *it# t#e
#ig#est0
T#e reason for t#is 1elief is t#at *#en *e t#ink 6od to 1e #ig# !% and o!rselves to
1e lo*l' +reat!res-
*e are 1o!nd to 1e t*o se%arate entities, Bor t#is ver' reason t#e $!9s *ere never
a++e%ta1le to
)slam " t#e religion of t#e &o#ammedans " 1e+a!se $!9s +laim t#at t#e' and 6od
are one,
.e +an 1e one *it# 6od onl' if 6od +omes from 1elo*- 1e+a!se *e are 1elo*, Onl'
if 6od +omes
from t#e eart# and not from t#e skies +an #e and *e !nite into one 1eing,
As soon as *e install 6od on a t#rone in t#e #eavens- o!r eart#l' life stands
+ondemned8 it 1e
+omes a sin, And t#en to 1e 1orn into t#is *orld is looked !%on as a res!lt of o!r sin,
And *#en *e
%la+e 6od at t#e roots- life on t#is eart# 1e+omes a 1liss- a 1enedi+tion, T#en it
+eases to 1e t#e
fr!it of o!r sins and t!rns into a gift of 6od and #is +om%assion, And t#en t#e
%resen+e of #is lig#t
*ill 1e felt even in t#e darkest of o17e+ts, And t#en- 6od *ill 1e %resent in t#e
innermost 1eing of
even t#e *orst of men- even t#e most devilis# man,
T#erefore ) *o!ld %refer t#at 'o! 1elieve 6od to 1e an as+ending for+e8 alt#o!g#
reall' t#ere is no
diFeren+e 1et*een t#e t*o +on+e%ts of as+ending and des+ending for+es, T#ere is
no diFeren+e
*#atsoever for one *#o kno*s, He *ill sa' t#at 1ot# ideas are 7!st !seless, 4!t if
*e do not kno*
and *ant to go on a s%irit!al 7o!rne'- it is 1etter t#at *e +#oose a %at# t#at makes
o!r 7o!rne' easier,
$o ) *o!ld like t#e seeker to !nderstand t#at energ' *ill rise from t#e 1ottom and
go on an !%*ard
7o!rne',
T#erefore- %eo%le *#o o%ted for t#e !%*ard 7o!rne' a++e%ted 9re as t#e s'm1ol of
6od- 1e+a!se
9re is al*a's rising !%*ard, T#e 9re in t#e lam%- its <ame- is +onstantl' going !%
and !%, T#at is
*#' in t#e dee%est re+esses of o!r mind *e a++e%ted 9re as 6od5s s'm1ol " for t#e
sim%le reason
t#at irres%e+tive of *#at 'o! do- 9re al*a's goes !%*ard- and as it goes !%*ard it
is soon lost in t#e
void, T#e <ame of 9re is visi1le for a *#ile and t#en it loses itself in t#e et#er,
$imilarl' t#e seeker
*ill rise !%*ard- *ill 1e visi1le for a *#ile and t#en #e *ill lose #imself in t#e
!nseen,
T#erefore ) la' stress on t#e as+ent of energ' and not on its des+ent,
L!estion E
L:E$T)O>ER@ HO: $A)D AT THE >AR6O? CA&P THAT .E HAAE TO T)RE O:T O:R
4OD)E$
THRO:6H )>TE>$E A>D DEEP 4REATH)>6 A>D CO>$TA>T?H A$)>6 THE
L:E$T)O>
/.HO A& )0/ $O THAT .E E>TER DEEP &ED)TAT)O>, 4:T HO. CA> EOHA:$T)O>
A>D THE
RE$:?T)>6 ?AC OB E>ER6H ?EAD TO &ED)TAT)O> .H)CH REA??H >EED$
A4:>DA>T
E>ER6H0
/To tire o!t/ does not mean t#at t#ere *ill 1e an' la+k of energ', .#en ) sa' 'o!
#ave to tire 'o!r self
o!t- *#at do ) mean 1' t#e term /'o!rself/0 Here /'o!rself/ means 'o!r sense
organs t#ro!g# *#i+#
'o!r energ' <o*s in reg!lar %ro+ess ever'da', 4' /'o!rself/ ) mean 'o!r organism8
) mean 'o! as
'o! are rig#t no*, ) am not talking a1o!t *#at 'o! reall' +an 1e8 ) am- at t#e
moment- +on+erned
*it# *#at 'o! are,
$o *#en 'o! tire 'o!rself o!t- t*o t#ings #a% %en toget#er, As 'o! tire 'o!rself o!t-
all 'o!r senses
%ra+ti+e tires o!t 'o!r 1od'Jmind- 'o!r sense organs- on t#e ot#er it goes on
#ammering 'o!r
k!ndalini, $o from one end 'o! get tired and from anot#er 'o!r slee%ing energ'
1egins to *ake !%,
4ot# %ro+esses are sim!ltaneo!s, On one side 'o! get fatig!ed and on t#e ot#er
'o!r energ' is
a*akened, At t#e same time- 'o! are not in a %osition to !se 'o!r energ' an'
f!rt#er, Ho!r e'es are
so tired t#at t#e' +annot see8 'o!r mind is so tired t#at it +annot t#ink- even if it
*ants to, Ho!r legs
ref!se to move- t#e' are so !tterl' *ear',
)n t#is sit!ation- if 'o! *ant to move 'o! *ill #ave to move *it#o!t 'o!r feet- and if
'o! *ant to see
'o! *ill #ave to see *it#o!t 'o!r e'es- 1e+a!se t#e' are 7!st e3#a!sted, $o *#en
'o!r organism is
over*orked it ref!ses to do a t#ing, 4!t at t#e same time some energ' #as 1een
a*akened and it
*ants to do somet#ing !rgentl', >o* t#is energ' *ill immediatel' kno+k at t#ose of
'o!r doors t#at
are not tired- and are ever read' to take it and *ork *it# it, T#ese o%enings *ere
al*a's read' 1!t
*ere denied all o%%ort!nit' to do a t#ing, Ho! *ere so strong t#at 'o! +o!ld !se !%
all 'o!r energ',
>o* 'o! are tired- and ne* and fres# energ' is !% for a+tion, 4!t 'o!r old organs
like e'es and ears
*ill ref!se to take it, $o *#en 'o!r ears and e'es ref!se to see- *#at *ill t#e ne*
energ' do0
)n t#is sit!ation 'o! *ill 1egin to see from some ver' diFerent dimension- *#i+# *ill
1e a ne* %art of
'o!r 1eing, Ho!r %s'+#i+ +enter of sig#t *ill 1egin to o%erate- and 'o! *ill see
t#ings t#at 'o! #ad
never seen 1efore, And 'o! *ill see from a s%a+e 'o! #ad never !sed in t#e %ast,
T#at s%a+e #ad
never 1een given an o%%ort!nit' to f!n+tion8 no* t#ere is an o%%ort!nit' for it- for
t#e 9rst time,
)t is for t#is reason t#at ) la' stress on tiring 'o! o!t, On t#e one #and 'o!r 1od' #as
to 1e tired-
'o!r mind #as to 1e tired- all t#at 'o! are #as to 1e tired- so t#at *#at 'o! reall'
are and 'o! are not
a*are of +an 1e+ome a+tive, .#en fres# energ' is aro!sed- it demands *ork- and
'o!r 1eing *ill
#ave to %rovide it *it# *ork, A+t!all' t#is energ' *ill 9nd *ork 1' itself, $o in t#e
event of 'o!r ears
1eing tired- t#e ne*l' a*akened energ' *ill #ear t#at *#i+# is +alled />AD/ or t#e
inner so!nd, )n
t#e event of 'o!r e'es 1eing tired- t#e ne* energ' *ill see lig#t- inner lig#t, To #ear
t#e inner so!nd
and to see t#e inner lig#t- 'o!r %#'si+al ears and e'es are not needed, )t *ill smell
s!+# %erf!mes as
are 1e'ond t#e rea+# of 'o!r ordinar' noses, T#!s- ver' s!1tle senses- *#at 'o!
+all s!%ersenses-
*ill 1e+ome alive and a+tive,
Ea+# of o!r sense organs is +onne+ted *it# a +orres%onding s!%ersense organ,
T#ere is an ear
*#i+# #ears on t#e o!tside and t#ere is anot#er ear *#i+# #ears *it#in 'o!, 4!t t#e
inner ear *as
never given a +#an+e to f!n+tion, >o* t#at 'o!r o!ter ear is over*orked and it
ref!ses to *ork
an'more- and t#e ne* energ' #as gat#ered near 'o!r rel!+tant ears- *#at *ill it
do0 )t *ill a+tivate
'o!r ot#er ear- t#e inner ear- *#i+# #as never 1een !sed in t#e %ast, $o 'o! *ill
#ear and see s!+#
t#ings t#at if 'o! s%eak to 'o!r friends a1o!t t#em t#e' *ill sa'- /Ho! #ave gone
o!t of 'o!r mind, )t
is im%ossi1le, Ho! are del!ded8 'o! are 7!st dreaming,/
4!t 'o! *ill #ear t#e so!nd more +learl' t#an 'o! ever #eard t#e m!si+ of 'o!r
veena- 'o!r l!te,
T#e inner l!te *ill 1e #eard so +lear and lo!d t#at 'o! +an never t#ink t#at it +o!ld
1e !nreal- false,
Ho! *ill sa' t#at if t#is is false- t#e o!ter veena is !tterl' false,
$o t#at ne* doors to 'o!r e3isten+e o%enit is ne+essar' as a 1eginning to tire o!t
'o!r senses,
On+e t#ose doors are o%ened- t#ere is no %ro1lem, T#en 'o! +an +om%are- and sa'
t#at if 'o! #ave
to see- it is far 1etter to see *it#in- *#i+# is so m!+# 1lissf!l, T#e o!ter is
insigni9+ant in +om%arison
*it# t#e inner, 4!t rig#t no* 'o! #ave no *a' to +om%are- 'o! #ave no +#oi+e
*#atsoever, )f 'o!
*ant to see t#ere is onl' t#e o!ter s+ene to 1e seen, On+e 'o!r inner e'es 1egin to
see- 'o! #ave a
+lear +#oi+e8 'o! +an +#oose 1et*een t#e inner and t#e o!ter, And t#en 'o! *ill
al*a's +#oose t#e
inner *#enever 'o! *ill feel like seeing, And 'o! *ill not miss it8 t#e o!ter *ill
1e+ome meaningless,
T#ere is a stor' in t#e life of Ra1i'a, Of an evening t#e s!n is going do*n and s#e is
sitting inside
#er #!t, A fakir kno*n as Hassan #as +ome to visit #er, )t is t#e time of s!ndo*n and
t#e evening
is sim%l' en+#anting, $o Hassan +alls o!t to #er- /Ra1i'a- *#at are 'o! doing inside
t#e #!t0 T#e
evening is so 1ea!tif!l- and t#e s!ndo*n is as s%lendid as ) #ave never seen 1efore,
$!+# a glorio!s
evening ma' not 1e seen again, Please +ome o!t of 'o!r #!t and *at+# it,/
)n ans*er- Ra1i'a sa's- /O fool- #o* long *ill 'o! +ontin!e to *at+# t#e o!ter s!n0 )
ask 'o! to t!rn
in- 1e+a!se #ere ) am *at+#ing #im *#o +reated t#e s!n, And ) am *itnessing s!+#
s!ns #ere as
are 'et !n+reated and *ill 1e +reated in an !nseen f!t!re, $o it is 1etter t#at 'o!
+ome in,/
4!t Hassan +o!ld not get *#at Ra1i'a *anted to tell #im, T#is *oman is reall' rare,
Ra1i'a is one
of t#e ver' fe* *omen of signi9+an+e in all t#e #istor' of mankind, 4!t Hassan fails
to !nderstand
#er8 #e insists again and again t#at Ra1i'a s#o!ld +ome o!t of #er #!t and *at+#
t#e s!nset *#i+#
s#e is missing, And Ra1i'a *arns #im over and over not to get lost in t#e glamor of
t#e o!ter s!nset
and t#!s miss t#e real 1ea!t' of t#e inner,
T#is +onversation 1et*een Ra1i'a and Hassan is #a%%ening at t*o diFerent %lanes
sim!ltaneo!sl',
T*o diFerent kinds of sense organs are %arti+i%ating in it, )f 'o! are not a*are of t#e
inner senses-
t#en t#e o!ter *orld is ever't#ing for 'o!,
And it *as in t#is sense t#at ) said t#at it is good if t#e o!ter senses are tired o!t,
L!estion 5
L:E$T)O>ER@ $O )> TH)$ &ED)TAT)O>- T)R)>6 O:T DOE$ >OT &EA> ?AC OB
E>ER6H,
>ot in t#e least, )t is meant to a*aken t#e energ' " t#e energ' t#at lies aslee%
inside ea+# one
of 'o!, And t#e *#ole *ork is meant to a*aken it, )t is tr!e t#at t#e sense organs
get tired8 1!t
t#e sense organs don5t +om%rise t#e energ'- t#e' are merel' t#e doors t#ro!g#
*#i+# t#e energ'
%asses, And 'o! are not t#e door8 'o! are somet#ing else, Ho! merel' %ass t#ro!g#
t#ese doors,
And it is t#e doors t#at get tired and ask 'o! not to %ass t#ro!g# t#em- 1e+a!se
t#e' are over*orked
and e3#a!sted, Ho!r e'es are ref!sing to 1e !sed, And t#e ot#er senses sa' t#e
same t#ing,
$o initiall' t#is %ro+ess of tiring o!t t#e senses is ver' #el%f!l,
L!estion I
L:E$T)O>ER@ )B )T )$ A CA$E OB E>ER6H A.AE>)>6- THE> TH)$ &ED)TAT)O>
$HO:?D
4R)>6 BRE$H>E$$ )>$TEAD OB BAT)6:E, 4:T ORD)>AR)?H )T 4R)>6$ O>?H BAT)6:E,
.HH0
)t *ill 1e so onl' in t#e 1eginning, 4!t 1' and 1' 'o! *ill feel fres# and e3#ilarated,
T#is fres#ness
and e3#ilaration is s!+# as 'o! #ave never kno*n 1efore, 4!t in t#e 1eginning 'o!
*ill- for s!re- feel
tired, )t is so 1e+a!se 'o! #ave identi9ed 'o!rself *it# t#ese senses, Ho! t#ink t#em
to 1e 'o!rself,
$o *#en t#e senses are tired- 'o! sa' t#at 'o! are tired, T#is identi9+ation *it# t#e
senses #as to
go,
Bor instan+e- 'o! are riding a #orse and t#e #orse gets tired, >o* if 'o! are
identi9ed *it# t#e #orse
'o! *ill sa' t#at 'o! are tired- 'o! are dead tired, .e take on t#e fatig!e of all
t#ose *it# *#om *e
are identi9ed, )f 'o! identif' 'o!rself *it# t#e #orse- 'o! *ill 1e tired *#en t#e
#orse is tired, T#e
da' 'o! *ill kno* t#at 'o! are not t#e #orse- a fres#ness *ill visit 'o! in a ver'
diFerent *a', And
t#en 'o! *ill kno* t#at it is t#e senses t#at get tired and not 'o!,
On t#e +ontrar'- *#en t#e senses are tired and ref!se to *ork- a lot of energ' *#i+#
*o!ld ot#er*ise
#ave 1een frittered a*a' !selessl'- is saved and +onserved in a %ool of energ'
*it#in 'o!, T#en
'o! *ill kno* *#at is +alled +onservation of energ'- and it *ill in+reasingl' t!rn into
'o!r %ri+eless
treas!re, And sin+e t#is energ' does not go o!t- it %ermeates ever' 91er- ever'
%ore of 'o!r 1eing,
T#is energ' is 'o!- and *#en 'o! *ill !nderstand it 'o! *ill kno* t#e diFeren+e,
$o 1' and 1'- after meditation- 'o! *ill e3%erien+e immense fres#ness, )t is *rong
to sa' t#at 'o!
*ill feel fres#ness- rat#er 'o! *ill 1e+ome fres#ness itself, )t is not t#at 'o! *ill feel
fres#- 'o! *ill
1e t#e fres#ness, 4!t t#is *ill #a%%en onl' *#en 'o!r identit' *ill +#ange, Rig#t
no* 'o! are riding
t#e #orse- and all 'o!r life 'o! #ave identi9ed 'o!rself *it# t#e #orse, )t *ill take
time to kno* t#at
'o! are not t#e #orse 1!t t#e rider, And it *ill 1e easier for 'o! to !nderstand if t#e
#orse is so tired
t#at it dro%s do*n, T#en 'o! *ill #ave to *alk- and *alk on 'o!r o*n feet, And
*#en 'o! *alk- 'o!
*ill kno* t#at 'o! are se%arate from t#e #orse,
4!t riding for long on #orse1a+k 'o! #ave forgotten t#at 'o! +an *alk, $o it is good
t#at t#e #orse
is tired o!t,
CHAPTER 11
T#e Al+#em' of C#aoti+ 4reat#ing
2 ;!l' 1(70 am in
L!estion 1
L:E$T)O>ER@ A 6REAT &H$T)C OB R:$$)A- 6EOR6E 6:RD;)EBB HA$ .R)TTE> A
&E&O)R OB H)$ $P)R)T :A? ADAE>T:RE$ >O.> A$ &eetings *it# Remarka1le
&en, )> THE
4OO HE $AH$ THAT HE .A$ &:CH )&PRE$$ED 4H A D)$C:$$)O> .)TH A $:B)
DERA)$H
O> HO6)C PRA>AHA& A>D A$A>A$, THE DERA)$H HAD .AR>ED H)& A6A)>$T A??
)>D$
OB 4REATH)>6 EOERC)$E$- 4ECA:$E A>H CHA>6E )> THE >AT:RA? 4REATH)>6
$H$TE&
4R)>6$ A4O:T D)$ORDER )> ?)BE .)TH D)$A$TRO:$ RE$:?T$, .HAT DO HO: $AH
A4O:T )T0
T#ere is some tr!t# in *#at #e sa's a1o!t %rana'am and ot#er 1reat#ing e3er+ises,
)n fa+t- t#ere is
no false#ood *#i+# does not +ontain a grain of tr!t#8 it +annot 1e ot#er*ise, Ever'
lie #as a little of
tr!t# in it, And it is t#is small element of tr!t# t#at im%resses one, 4!t *it# it- t#e lie
goes along and
9nds +redi1ilit'8 ot#er*ise one *o!ld not kno* a1o!t it,
>o* it is tr!e t#at *e s#o!ld not %ossi1l' interfere *it# and o1str!+t t#e nat!ral
*a's of o!r life8
ot#er*ise t#ere is going to 1e tro!1le, )t *o!ld 1e good if *e didn5t im%ede t#e
nat!ral f!n+tioning of
o!r 1odies8 *e s#o!ld not interfere *it# t#e *a' *e 1reat#e- t#e *a' *e *alk-
stand or sit, 4e+a!se
as soon as *e %la+e #indran+es in t#eir *a'- +#anges 1egin to #a%%en,
Remem1er t#at an' kind of loss means +#ange- and gain also means +#ange, 4ot#
loss and gain
are +#anges, $o if 'o! *ant to remain as 'o! are- t#en it is 7!st %ro%er t#at 'o!
don5t interfere
*it# 'o!r 1reat# ing, 4!t if 'o! #ave some*#ere to go- if 'o! *ant to 1ring a1o!t a
+#ange- a
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CHAPTER 11. THE ACHEM& $+ CHA$TIC 1REATHIN"
transformation in 'o!r life- t#en 'o! *ill #ave to take t#e risk, T#e risk is if 'o! 1ring
a1o!t a +#ange
in 'o!r 1reat#ing %attern- it *ill +#ange 'o!r *#ole lifest'le, )f 'o! are satis9ed *it#
1eing as 'o!
are- if 'o! t#ink it is oka' as 'o! are- t#en 'o! need not do a t#ing, 4!t if 'o! feel
t#at is 'o! are is
not eno!g#- t#en 'o! *ill #ave to make a +#ange,
And t#en a +#ange in o!r 1reat#ing 1e+omes im%ortant to !s- most im%ortant, And
as soon as 'o!
make a diFeren+e in 'o!r *a' of 1reat#ing- man' t#ings in 'o! *ill 1egin to fall
a%art- and man'
ot#er t#ings *ill 1egin to 1e %!t toget#er, >o*- after t#o! sands of e3%eriments- it
#as 1een fo!nd
*#at it is t#at *ill dro% a*a' from 'o! and *#at it is t#at *ill 1e %!t toget#er and
added on to 'o!, )t
is no* as good as settled " a verita1le s+ien+e,
A fe* t#ings are kno*n to all of !s from o!r da' to da' e3%erien+es, Bor instan+e-
*#en 'o! are
angr'- 'o!r 1reat#ing !ndergoes a +#ange8 it does not remain t#e same, And
1reat#ing +#anges
even as 'o! feel 2!iet and silent8 it *ill not 1e *#at it !sed to 1e, And if 'o! kno*
#o* 'o! 1reat#e
in a state of silen+e- t#en 'o! +an +reate t#at state 1' reg!lating 'o!r 1reat#ing in a
*a' t#at
+orres%onds *it# silen+e,
4ot# mind and 1reat#ing are inter+onne+ted,
.#en t#e mind is se3!all' aro!sed- t#e %attern of 1reat#ing immediatel' !ndergoes
a +#ange, $o if
in a state of se3!al aro!sal 'o! don5t allo* 'o!r 1reat#ing %attern to +#ange-
se3!alit' *ill disa%%ear
instantl', T#e desire for se3 *ill +ease8 it +annot last an' longer, Bor an't#ing to
#a%%enever't#ing
in t#e 1od' me+#anism needs to 1e in a %arti+!lar state of alignment *it#
ever't#ing else, $o if 'o!
1egin to 1reat#e slo*l' *#en a strong *ave of anger assails 'o!- anger *ill
eva%orate8 1e+a!se it
*ill 9nd no room in slo* 1reat#ing to sta' as it is,
T#erefore t#e dis+i%line of 1reat#ing #as great signi9+an+e, A +#ange in 1reat#ing
eFe+ts a
+orres%onding +#ange in 'o!r mind, And t#ere is no danger involved *#en it #as
1een esta1lis#ed
" and esta1lis#ed ver' s+ienti9+all' " #o* mind 1e#aves in diFerent states of
1reat#ing, T#ere
*as danger of +o!rse in t#e initial stages of t#is e3%eriment, )n fa+t- danger is t#ere
even no* in
t#e e3%erimental stages of ever' ne* advent!ro!s sear+# in ?ife, 4!t as t#e
e3%eriment s!++eeds
it t!rns into a s+ienti9+ la*, Bor instan+e- it is im%ossi1le for a man to 1e angr' if #e
kee%s #is
1reat#ing stead' and +alm, 4ot# anger and +alm 1reat#ing +annot go toget#er, T#e
+ontrar' is also
%ossi1le, )f 'o! 1egin to 1reat#e t#e *a' 'o! 1reat#e in anger 'o! *ill s#ortl' 9nd
anger arising in
'o!r mind,
Prana'am- or t#e dis+i%line of 1reat#ing- #as dis+overed man' met#ods for t#e
transformation of
'o!r mind,
)t *o!ld 1e good to !nderstand t#e diFeren+e 1et*een *#at *e +all arti9+ial
1reat#ing and *#at *e
+all nat!ral 1reat#ing, .#at 'o! kno* as nat!ral 1reat#ing is not t#at nat!ral, )f 'o!
!nderstand it
rig#tl' 'o! *ill kno* t#at it is all arti9+ial 1reat#ing *#i+# 'o! #ave 1e+ome
a++!stomed to, 4e+a!se
'o! #ave 1een 1reat#ing t#is *a' for a ver' long time- ever sin+e 'o!r +#ild#ood-
'o! #ave 1e+ome
!sed to it, )t #as 1e+ome 'o!r #a1it " a se+ond nat!re, Reall' 'o! don5t kno* *#at
nat!ral 1reat#ing
is,
Ho! 1reat#e in one *a' d!ring t#e da'time- and d!ring t#e nig#t 'o! 1reat#e in
2!ite anot#er *a',
Ho!r 1reat#ing d!ring t#e da' #as 1een arti9+ial, )n t#e nig#t d!ring slee%- nat!ral
1reat#ing takes
over " %ro+ess- *#i+# is o%erative d!ring 'o!r slee%- is more nat!ral t#an 'o!r
da'time 1reat#ing,
.e #ave gotten into a +ertain #a1it of 1reat#ing d!ring *aking #o!rs *#i+# is not
nat!ral- and t#ere
are reasons for it, )f 'o! are a little alert a1o!t 'o!r *a's of 1reat#ing *#en 'o! are
in a +ro*d and
*#en 'o! are alone- 'o! *ill 9nd t#at t#e' are 2!ite diFerent from ea+# ot#er, Ho!
*ill also 9nd t#at
t#e *a' of 'o!r 1reat#ing +#anges as soon as 'o! are alone after leaving t#e +ro*d,
Ho! 1reat#e in a +ertain manner *#ile 'o! are *it# t#e +ro*d- and 'o! 1reat#e
2!ite diFerentl' *#en
alone, 4eing s!rro!nded 1' a +ro*d- 'o!r mind is tense and 'o!r 1reat# is s#ort
and s#allo*8 it
does not go dee%, 4!t *#en 'o! are sitting alone and rela3ed- 'o!r 1reat#ing
1e+omes dee% again,
And *#en 'o! go to 1ed in t#e nig#t- it 1e+omes +om%letel' dee% d!ring 'o!r slee%,
Ho! never
1reat#e so dee%l' d!ring t#e da'time8 *#ile a*ake- 'o! never 1reat#e so nat!Jrall'
and dee%l' t#at
it is lo!d and 'o! #ear it,
.#at is kno*n as o!r nat!ral 1reat#ing is not nat!ral8 it is onl' +onditioned and
arti9+ial 1reat#ing,
)t is so %atterned t#at it #as t!rned into a #a1it,
C#ildren 1reat#e in a *a' t#at is 2!ite diFerent, P!t a +#ild to slee% and t#en *at+#
#im8 #e 1reat#es
*it# #is 1ell'- and as #e 1reat#es it is #is 1ell' *#i+# rises !% and goes do*n, 4!t
gro*nJ!% %eo%le
1reat#e *it# t#eir +#est- and so it is t#eir +#est t#at moves !% and do*n *it#
1reat#ing, T#e +#ild
1reat#es nat!rall' rall', And if 'o! 1egin to 1reat#e t#e *a' +#ildren do- 'o!r mind
*ill slo*l' get
into t#e same state as t#at of a +#ild8 'o!r mind *ill 1e as inno+ent as t#e +#ild5s,
Or +onversel'- if
'o! 1e+ome as inno+ent as a +#ild is- 'o! *ill 1egin to 1reat#e *it# 'o!r 1ell',
T#at is *#' stat!es of 4!dd#a made in ;a%an and C#ina are 2!ite diFerent from
stat!es made in
)ndia, )n )ndia- 4!dd#a5s images #ave a small 1ell' and a large +#est, )t is 2!ite
diFerent in ;a%an
and C#ina8 all #is images in t#ose +o!ntries #ave a large 1ell' and a small +#est, To
!s- ;a%anese
and C#inese stat!es of 4!dd#a look odd8 *e t#ink t#e' are miss#a%en and !gl', 4!t
in fa+t- it is t#e
rig#t t#ing8 1e+a!se *#en a man of silen+e like 4!dd#a 1reat#es- #e 1reat#es *it#
#is 1ell' " *#i+#
is t#e nat!ral *a' of 1reat#ing,
$!+# an inno+ent %erson as 4!dd#a +annot 1reat#e *it# #is +#est- *#i+# is
!nnat!ral and arti9+ial,
And *#en one 1reat#es *it# #is 1ell'- t#e 1ell' is 1o!nd to 1e large and 1!lging, $o
t#e large 1ell'
of 4!dd#a5s stat!e is s'm1oli+, )t mig#t not #ave 1een so large a+t!all'- 1!t it #as
to 1e de%i+ted t#e
*a' it #as 1een de%i+ted, And t#e reason is t#at a man like 4!dd#a 1reat#es *it#
#is 1ell'- and #e
is as inno+ent as a +#ild,
.#en *e !nderstand t#is- *e +an take ste%s to more to nat!ral 1reat#ing, As it is-
o!r 1reat#ing is
!nnat!ral- arti9+ial, T#e dervis# is *rong to tell 'o! not to 1reat#e arti9+iall', )n
fa+t- o!r 1reat#ing is
alread' arti9+ial- !nnat!ral eno!g#, 4!t as o!r !nder standing of it *ill dee%en- *e
*ill in+reasingl'
1reat#e nat!rall', And *#en o!r 1reat#ing *ill 1e !tterl' nat!ral- t#e greatest
%ossi1ilit' of o!r life
*ill 1egin to a+t!ali=e and !nfold itself from *it#in,
)t is also good to kno* t#at t#e %ra+ti+e of s!dden arti9+ial 1reat#ing is 1ene9+ial,
Here- one t#ing s#o!ld 1e +learl' !nderstood@ t#at *#ere t#ere is gain t#ere is loss
as *ell, A %erson
r!ns a s#o% *#i+# 1rings %ro9t and loss in t#e same meas!re, And anot#er %erson is
gam1ling in
*#i+# #e is a *inner and loser in t#e same meas!re, T#e ratio of gain and loss is
al*a's t#e same,
$o t#e dervis# is rig#t in sa'ing t#at it is dangero!s to interfere *it# one5s
1reat#ing, 4!t it is onl' a
#alf tr!t#, )t is f!ll of %ossi1ilities too, )t is a gam1le,
$o if sometimes *e 1reat#e for a little *#ile in a +om%letel' !nnat!ral manner "
!nnat!ral in t#e
sense t#at *e never #ave 1reat#ed t#is *a' " *e *ill 1egin to 1e a*are of ver' ne*
states- ne*
sit!ations *it#in !s, T#ese are sit!ations in *#i+# *e +an go mad- and *e +an also
1e li1erated
in s!+# sit!ations, .e +an 1e insane and *e +an also 1e+ome free in s!+#
sit!ations, 4ot# t#e
%ossi1ilities are t#ere, And sin+e it is *e *#o +reate t#ese sit!ations in !s- *e +an
ver' *ell +ontrol
and !ndo t#em *#en *e t#ink it to 1e ne+essar', $o t#ere is no danger, Danger is
%ossi1le onl' if
*e +annot !ndo t#em, 4!t 1e+a!se *e #ave 1ro!g#t t#em into 1eing- *e +an ver'
*ell terminate
t#em as soon as *e *is#,
$!+# sit!ations are in 'o!r #and- 1e+a!se ever' moment 'o! kno* *#ere 'o! are
moving- *#et#er
'o! are moving to*ards 1liss or 'o! are moving to *ards miser'- *#et#er 'o! are
moving to*ards
%ea+e or to*ards danger, At ever' ste% 'o! kno* +learl' *#at is #a%%ening, $o
t#ere is no danger
*#atsoever,
And if t#e %attern of 1reat#ing is +#anged ver' s!ddenl' and 1riskl'- t#en 'o!r
*#ole inner state
!ndergoes a +om%lete +#ange, .e +an never kno*- in o!r #a1it!al *a' of
1reat#ing- t#at *e are
se%arate from t#e 1od', T#e #a1it *#i+# #as 1e+ome ingrained in !s #as 1ridged
t#e t*o8 it *orks
as a 1ridge 1et*een t#e 1od' and mind- and *e #ave 1e+ome so a++!stomed to
t#eir 1eing one,
)t is like 'o! go #ome ever' da'- and ever' da' as 'o! rea+# 'o!r #o!se 'o!
a!tomati+all' t!rn t#e
*#eel of t#e +ar and 9nd 'o!rself standing on t#e %or+#, Ho! don5t #ave to t#ink
a1o!t it " never, 4!t
*#at *ill #a%%en if one evening as 'o! t!rn 'o!r +ar to t#e left as 'o! #ave 1een
doing ever' da'-
t#e +ar t!rns to t#e rig#t- and 'o!r familiar road disa%%ears- and instead an
altoget#er diFerent road
a%%ears in sig#t0 Ho! *ill s!ddenl' get %!==led and 1e*ildered and 9nd 'o!rself in
2!ite a strange
and in+redi1le state of mind, Bor t#e 9rst time 'o! *ill 1e+ome f!ll' a*are,
$trangeness of a t#ing immediatel' s#akes 'o! o!t of t#e r!t of !n+ons+io!sness8 it
%!ts an end to
'o!r %s'+#ologi+al slee%, Ho!r !n+ons+io!sness +an never end in a *orld t#at is *ell
organi=ed and
settled- and *#ere ever't#ing re%eats itself me+#ani+all' ever' da', Ho!r
!n+ons+io!sness goes
*#en some t#ing !ne3%e+ted- strange and ama=ing #a%%ens- and #a%%ens
s!ddenl',
Bor instan+e- ) am talking to 'o! #ere, T#is *ill not 1ring 'o! o!t of t#e state of
!n+ons+io!sness,
4!t if s!ddenl' t#is ta1le starts talking- not even one %erson *ill remain
!n+ons+io!s #ere, )t *ill
1e im%ossi1le for 'o! to remain !n+ons+io!s if t#is ta1le starts s%eaking, Even a
t#o!sand *ords
of mine are not eno!g#8 'o! *ill #ear t#em !n+ons+io!sl', 4!t one *ord from t#is
ta1le and 'o!
all *ill rea+# a state of a*areness as 'o! #ave never kno*n 1efore, .#'0 4e+a!se
it is strange-
it is *eird- it is o!t of t#e *a', )t is t#is strangeness t#at !%sets 'o!r inner state and
1reaks its
esta1lis#ed %atterns of 1e#avior,
$o *#en t#e e3%erien+es of 1reat#ing %!t 'o! in an !tterl' strange sit!ation- t#en
ne* %ossi1ilities
of s%irit!al gro*t# o%en !% 1efore 'o!8 'o! attain to a*areness- and t#en 'o! reall'
see somet#ing,
And if someone +an go mad +ons+io!sl'- it *o!ld 1e a great e3%erien+e8 no ot#er
e3%erien+e +o!ld
1e greater t#an t#is, 4!t #e s#o!ld 1e mad and 'et re main a*are, )n t#e d'nami+
meditation
t#at ) #ave devised- s!+# a s%a+e +an 1e +reated *#ere 'o! remain f!ll' a*are
*it#in- and 'o! go
+om%letel' mad *it#o!t, Ho! go so mad t#at if someone else #ad 1een in 'o!r %la+e
'o! *o!ld not
#esitate to +all #im in sane, $o 'o! +an ver' *ell +all 'o!rself insane, 4!t all t#e
same 'o! are
a*are and *at+#ing t#at 'o! are dan+ing and *#irling, $o 1ot# t#ings #a%%en
sim!ltaneo!sl'@ 'o!r
1eing a*are and 'o!r going mad,
4!t sin+e 'o! are a*are- #o* +an 'o! go reall' mad0 Het *#at is #a%%ening to 'o!
is t#e same t#at
#a%%ens to a madman, )t is in s!+# a sit!ation t#at a feeling of !tter strangeness
over*#elms 'o!-
and 'o! se%arate 'o!rself from t#e 1od', >ot t#at 'o! do it- t#e se%aration #a%%ens
on its o*n, Ho!
s!ddenl' 9nd t#at all +onne+tions- all +omm!ni+ations 1et*een 'o! and t#e 1od'
#ave sna%%ed-
t#at all 1ridges #ave 1roken- and all ad7!stments #ave +olla%sed, Ho! 9nd t#at
ever't#ing relevant
#as 1e+ome irrelevant8 t#e da' to da' relevan+e of t#ings is lost altoget#er, T#ings
are #a%%ening
on t#eir o*n, Ho!r #ands are moving *it#o!t 'o!r *anting to move t#em, Ho!r e'es
are s#edding
tears *it#o!t 'o! *anting to +r', Ho! *ant to sto% t#e la!g#ter- 1!t it +ontin!es in
s%ite of 'o!,
T#e +reation of s!+# moments of strangeness is ver' im%ortant for a*areness, And
t#e' are +reated
more 2!i+kl' t#ro!g# 1reat#ing t#an t#ro!g# an't#ing else, .#ere ot#er te+#ni2!es
*ill take 'ears-
1reat# ing *ill do it in ten min!tes, T#is is 1e+a!se 1reat#ing is so dee%l' +onne+ted
*it# o!r 1eing
t#at even a slig#t stroke on it rever1erates t#ro!g#o!t o!r 1eing,
.e #ave #ad ver' val!a1le te+#ni2!es of 1reat# ing- 1!t ) do not give m!+# val!e
to %rana'am or an'
met#odi+al *a' of 1reat#ing, 4e+a!se as soon as 'o! s'stemati=e 1reat#ing- it
loses its +a%a+it' to
+reate a strange sit!ation for 'o!, As a %erson %ra+ti+es 1reat#ing met#odi+all' "
in#aling *it# one
nostril- *it##olding it for a *#ile and t#en e3#aling it *it# t#e ot#er nostril " it
1e+omes met#odi+al-
it 1e+omes %art of #is #a1it, And it is t#e #a1it!al 1reat#ing- it is t#e +onditioned
1reat#ing t#at in its
t!rn- 1ridges 'o! *it# t#e 1od',
T#e 1reat#ing t#at ) tea+# is a1sol!tel' nonJmet#odi+al8 it is *it#o!t an' r!les8 it is
a1s!rd, )t is not
a matter of e3#aling- in#aling and *it##olding 1reat# in a met#odi+al manner, )t is a
*a' of +reating
a feeling of strangeness in 'o! " to %!t 'o! so o!t of gear- to %!t 'o! in s!+# !tter
+onf!sion and
+#aos t#at 'o! +annot %!t it into order again, )f 'o! again +reate an order in t#is
disorder- 'o!r mind
" *#i+# is so +lever " *ill soon a++e%t it and ad7!st itself *it# it, 4reat#ing in an'
met#odologi+al
manner *ill again t!rn into a s'stem, 4!t it *ill lose all strangeness a1o!t it,
.#at ) *ant is t#at a moment s#o!ld +ome *#en all 'o!r roots- all 'o!r asso+iations
sna% in one
s*ee%, A da' s#o!ld +ome *#en 'o! s!ddenl' 9nd t#at 'o! #ave no roots- no
identities- no
asso+iations *#atsoever8 t#at 'o! #ave no %arents- no 1rot#ers and sisters- t#at
'o! don5t #ave
even a 1od' to 'o!, ) *ant 'o! to 1e in t#at a1s!rd state *#ere one a%%ears to 1e
+ra=',
Remem1er t#at if 'o! land in t#is state !na*are and *it#o!t 'o!r eForts- 'o! *ill
reall' go mad, 4!t
if 'o! rea+# it t#ro!g# 'o!r eForts *it# a*areness- 'o! +annot go mad, 4e+a!se
t#en it *ill 1e in
'o!r #ands- and 'o! +an retra+e from it an' moment,
)n m' vie*- if a %erson s!Fering from mental disorder is %ers!aded to do d'nami+
meditation- t#ere
is ever' %ossi1ilit' of #is 1eing restored to sanit' and #ealt#, 4e+a!se on+e #e 9nds
t#at insanit' is
*#at #e #imself +reates- #e *ill also kno* #o* #e +an +!re it, )n t#e %ast- insanit'
#ad gri%%ed #im
1' itself8 #e #ad no #and in it, T#is meditation *ill s#o* #im #o* #e +an #ave a
#and in +reating it
and t#en getting rid of it, Of +o!rse- t#e te+#ni2!e #as its risks " 1!t t#e risk is
*ort# taking8 it is
f!ll of %ossi1ilities, $o a man +an 1e +!red of #is insanit' t#ro!g# t#e d'nami+
meditation, )t +an 1e
!sed for treating t#e mentall' si+k *it# s!++ess,
Bor t#e normal %erson doing t#is meditation- it +an 1e said *it# g!arantee t#at #e
*ill never fall %re'
to insanit' " 1e+a!se no* #e kno*s for #imself #o* insanit' is +reated, $o #e +an
ver' *ell t!rn
oF *#at #e #as t!rned on, >o* it *ill 1e im%ossi1le to drive #im mad- 1e+a!se no*
#e *ill al*a's
remain #is o*n master, >o* #e kno*s t#e se+ret of insanit' and sanit',
T#e 1reat#ing t#at ) am talking a1o!t is non r#'t#mi+ and nonJmet#odi+al, Ho!
+annot re%eat it
toda' t#e *a' 'o! did it 'esterda'- 1e+a!se it #as no met#od *#atsoever, >ot onl'
t#at 'o! +annot
re%eat 'o!r %erforman+e of 'esterda' " even toda' 'o! +an not end it t#e *a' 'o!
*ill 1egin, )t *ill
1e *#at it *ill 1e,
And its onl' %!r%ose is to see t#at 'o!r mind5s +onditionings- its #a1its- its set
%atterns are loosened,
T#e dervis# is rig#t in sa'ing t#at man' n!ts and 1olts of 'o!r %#'si+al and mental
str!+t!re *ill get
loosened8 a+t!all' t#e' #ave to 1e loosened, At t#e moment t#is str!+t!re " *it# its
+onditionings-
set %atterns and #a1its " is so tig#t t#at 1e+a!se of it- se%aration of t#e so!l from
t#e 1od' is not
%ossi1le, Onl' *#en it is +om%letel' loosened *ill 'o! kno* t#at t#ere is somet#ing
more *it#in 'o!-
*#i+# *as 7oined to t#e 1od' and #as not 1een se%arated,
4!t sin+e t#is loosening #a%%ens t#ro!g# 1reat#ing- it is t#ro!g# a s%e+ial kind of
1reat#ing t#at it
1e+omes tig#t again8 'o! don5t #ave to do an't#ing to tig#ten it, )t is not ne+essar'
to do somet#ing
to read7!st it8 it is read7!sted 1' itself, Of +o!rse- if 1reat#ing res!lts in a kind of
insanit' *it#in 'o!
*#i+# gets o!t of 'o!r +ontrol " if it 1e+omes an o1session and +ontin!es for t#e
rest of t#e da' "
t#en it *ill 1e a 1ad t#ing indeed,
4!t if someone does it 7!st for an #o!r and t#en leaves it- t#en ever't#ing falls 1a+k
in %la+e on its
o*n, After*ard onl' t#e memor' of t#e e3%erien+e *ill remain *it# 'o!, Ho! *ill
remem1er #o* 'o!
1e+ame se%arate from t#e 1od'- and #o* 'o! *ere again 7oined to it in an orderl'
manner, 4!t no*
'o! kno*- even after 1eing re7oined *it# t#e 1od'- t#at 'o! are se%arate, Ho! kno*
t#at 'o! are
se%arate- in s%ite of 1eing !nited again *it# t#e 1od' after t#e meditation #ad
ended,
T#erefore- t#is *a' of 1reat#ing is indis%ensa1le8 *e +annot do *it#o!t it,
$o t#e dervis# is rig#t in sa'ing t#at interfering *it# 1reat#ing is dangero!s, )t #as
its dangers-
indeed, 4!t if *e are seeking life a1!ndant- *e m!st 1e %re%ared to fa+e a danger
as great as
o!r o17e+tive is, 4!t t#ere is a danger and t#ere is a danger, T#ere is danger *#i+#
!ne3%e+tedl'
+onfronts !s on its o*n- and *e +annot es+a%e it, And t#ere is danger *#i+# *e
invite and +reate-
and *#i+# *e +an get over an' time *e *is#,
Bor instan+e- in t#e +o!rse of t#is meditation 'o! go t#ro!g# all kinds of movements
and a+tions,
$omeone is 'elling- someone else is dan+ing and singing, 4!t if t#e' are asked to
sto% ever't#ing-
t#e' +an do so instantl', T#e' *ill sto%- 1e+a!se ever't#ing *as of t#eir o*n
making " t#is is one
t#ing, And it is 2!ite diFerent if s!+# t#ings like +r'ing and dan+ing #a%%en to 'o!
invol!ntaril'-
*it#o!t 'o!r +oo%eration, A l!nati+ is dan+ing on t#e road8 #is dan+e is +om%!lsive,
He does not
kno* a t#ing a1o!t it- so #e +annot do an't#ing to sto% it,
&' !nderstanding is t#at sooner or later- t#is meditation t#at ) am giving 'o! is
going to 1e a t#era%'
of great signi9+an+e- and it *ill !navoida1l' 1e +ome a *a' of treating t#e mentall'
ill and restoring
t#em to #ealt#, And if it 1e %ossi1le t#at ever' +#ild in t#e s+#ool goes t#ro!g# t#is
meditation- #e
*ill 1e saved from insanit' for t#e *#ole of #is life, He *ill never 1e mad8 #e *ill 1e
imm!ne from
t#is disease- 1e+a!se t#en #e *ill 1e #is o*n master- master of #is 1od' mind,
T#e dervis#- *it# *#om 6!rd7ieF #ad a dis+!ssion on 1reat#ing- is a traveler of a
diFerent %at#, He
never %ra+ti+ed 1reat#ing- and #e e3%erien+ed t#e sit!ation of strangeness t#ro!g#
some diFerent
*a', And t#is is t#e tro!1le " t#e tro!1le is- t#at t#e kno*er of one *a' loses no
time in +alling ot#er
*a's *rong, 4!t a t#ing is rig#t or *rong in t#e +onte3t of a %arti+!lar *a', .#at is
*rong for one
*a' ma' 1e 2!ite rig#t for anot#er,
Bor instan+e- t#ere is a %in in t#e *#eel of a 1!llo+k +art, >o* a %erson *it# a motor
+ar +an sa' t#at
t#is %in is !tterl' !seless, )t ma' 1e !seless in t#e +onte3t of t#e +ar- 1!t it is as
!sef!l for t#e +art
as an' %art of t#e +ar +an 1e !sef!l for t#e +ar, $o not#ing is *rong or rig#t
a1sol!tel'8 ever't#ing
is relative,
4!t t#is mistake is 1eing re%eated al*a's, T#is $!9 dervis# #as attained t#ro!g#
anot#er %at#- *
#ose te+#ni2!es are diFerent, A $!9 generall' *orks !%on #is slee%- and not on
1reat#ing, Bor #im-
nig#t vigil #as great signi9+an+e, He *ill kee% a*ake for mont#s8 and a sit!ation of
strangeness +an
arise from long and +onstant *akef!lness- as it arises from fast and #ard 1reat#ing,
)f 'o! +an go
*it#o!t slee% for a f!ll mont# 'o! *ill land in t#e same state of madness *#i+#
+omes t#ro!g# dee%
and +#aoti+ 1reat#ing,
4e+a!se slee% is a ver' nat!ral %#enomenon " it is as nat!ral as 1reat#ing " t#e $!9
makes a
frontal atta+k on slee%- and t#!s goes t#ro!g# ver' strange and *eird e3%erien+es,
4!t nig#t vigil #as its o*n dangers- and t#e' are greater t#an t#ose in#erent in
+#aoti+ 1reat#ing,
T#is is a long and dra*n o!t %ro+ess@ 'o! #ave to kee% *aking for mont#s toget#er
" nig#t vigil of a
da' or t*o is !seless, And if somet#ing goes *rong after 'o! kee% a*ake for t*o
mont#s- t#e *rong
+annot 1e remedied in a se+ond or t*o, 4!t a *rong arising after ten min!tes of
1reat#ing +an 1e
remedied in a se+ond, )f 'o! go to slee% after t*o mont#s of +onstant *aking- 'o!
+annot make !%
t#e loss in t*ent' fo!r #o!rs, &a'1e- 'o! *ill not even 1e a1le to slee% after t*o
mont#s of nig#t
vigil,
T#e %at# of t#e $!9 is more dangero!s- alt#o!g# nig#t vigil is ver' !sef!l, T#e
seeker kee%s *aking
nig#t after nig#t and *aits %atientl', T#e dervis# *#o met 6!rd7ieF #as follo*ed t#is
%at#,
T#e $!9 also !ses dan+e as a devi+e, Dan+e also +an 1e a means to 1ring a1o!t
se%aration of
t#e 1od' and so!l- 1!t t#e dan+e #as to 1e one t#at is not learned and %ra+ti+ed
and %re%ared, )f
'o! dan+e in a %ra+ti+ed *a'- it *on5t do, As ) said- t#at 1reat#ing in t#e *a' of
%rana'am +annot
1ring a1o!t t#e se%aration of t#e 1od' and so!l " 1e+a!se %rana'am is
met#odologi+al " similarl'-
if someone re%eats a %re%ared dan+e- #e *ill soon identif' #imself *it# t#e 1od',
4!t if ) tell one of
'o! #ere *#o does not kno* dan+ing t#at #e s#o!ld dan+e- and #e s!ddenl' 1egins
dan+ing and
%ran+ing- #e +an make it, T#is is s!+# a strange t#ing t#at 'o! +annot identif'
'o!rself *it# it- 'o!
+annot kno* t#at 'o! are dan+ing,
$o t#ese are t#e t*o met#ods t#at t#e $!9s !se@ nig#t vigil and dan+ing, $ome
ot#er met#ods #ave
also 1een !tili=ed, Bor e3am%le- t#e $!9s !se *ool for t#eir garments, T#e' *ear
*oolen +lot#es in
t#e t'%i+al #ot +limate of deserts " t#at is #o* t#e' go against t#e 1od', $omeone
*#o fasts is also
going against t#e 1od', $omeone is sitting *it# one foot %la+ed on a s#ar% nail- and
anot#er %erson
slee%s on a 1ed of t#orns, All t#ese are devi+es to +reate t#at strange %s'+#ologi+al
sit!ation *#ere
se%aration +an #a%%en,
)t is- #o*ever- nat!ral t#at a %ilgrim of a %arti+!lar %at# +annot t#ink t#at t#e same
sit!ation +an
1e +reated 1' ot#er devi+es too, 6!rd7ieF5s dervis# kno*s not#ing a1o!t %rana'am,
And #e *ill
#arm #imself if #e %ra+ti+es somet#ing like it8 it *ill do #im real #arm, )n #is +ase-
t#e #arm ma' 1e
grievo!s, )t *ill 1e like !sing t#e *#eel of a 1!llo+k +art for a motor +ar " it *ill 1e
dangero!s, >o*
if a man on nig#t vigil %ra+ti+es %rana'am- #e is 1o!nd to go mad immediatel', He
*ill go o!t of #is
mind t#e same nig#t, And t#ere are good reasons for it,
Ho!r %erson 7!st +annot stand t#e +om1ined eFe+ts of t#e t*o e3er+ises " nig#t vigil
and %rana'am,
T#at is *#' t#e ;ains did not !se %rana'am- 1e+a!se t#e' +reated t#at strangeness
t#ro!g# fasting,
)f t#e' +om1ine fasting *it# %rana'am- t#e' *ill 1e in dee% tro!1le " t#e danger is
reall' great,
Prana'am #as no !se *#atsoever for t#e ;ains8 t#e ;ain monk *ill sa' t#at it is all
!seless, 4!t #e
does not kno* t#at 1' den'ing %rana'am #e onl' *ants to sa' t#at it #as no %la+e
in #is kind of
s%irit!al dis+i%line, Basting does for #im *#at %rana'am does for ot#ers,
)t is for t#is reason t#at t#e ;ains did not +on+ern t#emselves *it# 'ogi+ asanas and
t#e rest of it- 1e
+a!se t#e' +an 1e grievo!sl' #armf!l for a %erson !ndergoing a long fast, T#ose
*#o go for 'ogi+
asanas need a ver' soft and greas' diet like milk- 1!tter and g#ee- *#i+# are dee%l'
satisf'ing,
Basting goes +ontrar' to it,
Basting makes 'o! dr' and arid from t#e inside, Basting *#ets 'o!r #!nger- and it
*o!ld 1e
damaging to do asanas in a state of 1!rning #!nger, T#e 9re of #!nger +an rise to
'o!r 1rain
and 'o! +an go mad, $o t#e ;ain monk *ill tell 'o! t#at 'ogasanas #ave not#ing
s!1stantial a1o!t
t#em- t#e' are *ort#less,
4!t for t#e %at# t#at !ses t#em- t#ese 'ogi+ asanas #ave immense val!e, Done
*it# t#e rig#t kind
of diet- t#e' +an *ork *onders, )t is ne+essar' t#at t#e 1od' is in a smoot# and
s!%%le state- as if it
is *ell l!1ri+ated " #en+e t#e im%ortan+e of soft and greas' food " 1e+a!se ea+#
one of its 1ones
and sine*s and nerves *ill #ave to go t#ro!g# great mani%!lation and
transformation, T#e 1od' *ill
1reak if it is not s!G+ientl' soft and s!%%le, )t #as to 1e e3+eedingl' <e3i1le and
s!%%le,
>o* t#ese 'ogi+ asanas are not#ing 1!t strange 1odil' %ositions or %ost!res *#i+#
*e normall' do
not ado%t, And *e #ave no idea #o* all o!r 1odil' %ositions are intimatel'
+onne+ted *it# o!r mind,
.#en a %erson is an3io!s and *orried- #e 1egins to s+rat+# #is #ead, One +an ask
*#' #e s+rat+#es
#is #ead " *#at #as it to do *it# #is an3iet'0 4!t if 'o! %revent #im from doing so-
'o! *ill 9nd t#at
#e +an not 1e *orried, To 1e in a state of *orr'- #e *ill +om%!lsivel' take #is #ands
to #is #ead,
And if 'o! restrain #im from doing so- #e *ill 9nd it diG+!lt to 1e *orried, Ever'
an3iet' #as some
ne+essar' %#'si+al asso+iations *it# it8 it is ne+essar' t#at t#e m!s+les of 'o!r
#and s#o!ld 1e in a
%arti+!lar %osition in relation to 'o!r nerves, His an3iet' +an 1e a+tivated onl' *#en
#is 1od' takes
its re2!ired %osition,
All t#e 'ogi+ asanas and m!dras follo* t#e %atterns of o!r mind5s diFerent states,
And t#e' are t#e
res!lts of +o!ntless e3%eriments and e3%erien+es,
As ) told 'o! t#is morning- asanas and m!dras- 1odil' %ost!res and gest!res- form
1' t#emselves
in t#e +o!rse of t#e meditation t#at 'o! #ave 1een doing #ere, After t#o!sands of
e3%eriments it
*as fo!nd *#i+# kind of m!dra is formed in a %arti+!lar state of mind, T#en t#e
reverse %ro+ess +an
also 1e *orked o!t- in *#i+# 'o! +an attain to a %arti+!lar state of mind 1' forming
t#e m!dra t#at
+orres%onds *it# it,
Bor instan+e- 4!dd#a sits in a %arti+!lar *a'8 and if 'o! +an sit t#at *a' it *ill 1e
easier for 'o!
to attain to t#e state of mind *#i+# 4!dd#a #as- 1e+a!se ever' state of mind is
1o!nd *it# a
+orres%onding %osition of t#e 1od', )f 'o! +an *alk as 4!dd#a *alks- if 'o! +an sit
as 4!dd#a sits-
if 'o! +an 1reat#e as 4!dd#a 1reat#es- it *ill 1e easier for 'o! to a+#ieve #is state
of mind, Or
+onversel'- if 'o! +an attain to 4!dd#a5s state of mind- 'o! *ill 9nd a great
similarit' 1et*een 'o!r
*a's and 4!dd#a5s *a's of *alking and sitting,
4ot# t#ings move %arallel to ea+# ot#er,
>o* %ersons like 6!rd7ieF " *#o in a sense *as an !%rooted %erson " +annot kno*
it- 1e+a!se
t#e' don5t #ave an' tradition 1e#ind t#em- going 1a+k t#o!sands of 'ears,
&oreover- 6!rd7ieF in t#e
+o!rse of #is *anderings met nearl' t*o do=en m'sti+s 1elonging to diFerent
s+#ools, And it *as
from s!+# diverse so!r+es t#at #e +olle+ted #is *ares, His *ares +onsist of an'
n!m1er of %arts
1elonging to an' n!m1er of s%irit!al instr!ments " ea+# of *#i+# is 2!ite diFerent
from t#e ot#er,
T#ese %arts *ere rig#t in t#eir o*n %la+es- 1!t *#en all of t#em *ere 7!m1led
toget#er t#e' made
a ver' strange assortment, T#at is *#' sometimes a 6!rd7ieF te+#ni2!e *orks on
some1od'- 1!t
it never *orks f!ll' on an'one, T#erefore- none of t#ose *#o *orked *it# 6!rd7ieF
+o!ld attain to
+om%lete f!l9llment, )t is sim%l' not %ossi1le- 1e+a!se *#en someone 1egins to
*ork *it# 6!rd7ieF
and somet#ing +li+ks- #e 1e+omes interested in t#e *ork and enters a %at# *#i+# is
a medle' of
diverse %at#s, $o- soon ot#er te+#ni2!es 1egin to o%erate on #im in a reverse
manner, T#is is so
1e+a!se 6!rd7ieF does not #ave a +om%lete s'stem of s%irit!al dis+i%line, One
s#o!ld sa' t#at it is
a m!lti s'stem- and in+om%lete at t#e same time, &an' ne+essar' links are missing-
even in t#is
+#ain of a m!ltiJs'stem,
&ost of 6!rd7ieF is information #as 1een +olle+ted from t#e $!9s, He #as no
kno*ledge of
Ti1etan 'oga- and so far as kno*ledge of #at#a 'oga is +on+erned- it is inade2!ate,
4esides-
all #is information a1o!t #at#a 'oga +ame from t#e o%%onents of t#is dis+i%line- it
+ame from $!9
dervis#es, 6!rd7ieF is not an ade%t of #at#a 'oga, All #is kno*ledge of 'oga or
k!ndalini *as
derived from #ostile so!r+es- or from t#ose *#o *ere travelers of o%%osite %at#s,
$o *#at 6!rd7ieF sa's on t#e 1asis of t#is information is in+onsistent in man' *a's,
Bor instan+e-
#is vie*s on k!ndalini are *#oll' a1s!rd, He does not kno* a t#ing a1o!t it, He
goes on +alling it
/k!nda 1!Fer/, T#is 1!Fer is not a #a%%' term, He means to sa' t#at it is 1e+a!se
of t#e k!ndalini
t#at 'o! don5t attain to kno*ledge8 it *orks as a 1!Fer- as a 1arrier 1et*een 'o!
and t#e !ltimate,
$o it is ne+essar' to trans+end it 1' destro'ing it, A++ording to 6!rd7ieF it is not at
all ne+essar' to
a*aken t#e k!ndalini, >o* #e does not kno* *#at #e is sa'ing,
T#ere are of +o!rse 1!Fer like t#ings in o!r %ersonalit'- and it is 1e+a!se of t#em
t#at *e +an take
man' kinds of s#o+ks in life, 4!t t#e k!ndalini is not a 1!Fer, !ndalini is a s#o+k in
itself- 1!t
6!rd7ieF #as no kno*ledge of it, )t is t#e greatest s#o+k %ossi1le, .#en t#e
k!ndalini rises it +omes
to 'o! as a most %o*erf!l s#o+k, Of +o!rse- t#ere are 1!Fers in 'o!r s'stem- 1!t
t#e' are a diFerent
t#ing8 t#e' *ork as s#o+k a1sor1ers, And it is ne+essar' t#at t#ese 1!Fers are
destro'ed, 4!t
6!rd7ieF takes k!ndalini itself to 1e a 1!Fer- 1e+a!se #e kno*s not#ing a1o!t it, )n
fa+t- #e #as no
e3%erien+e of k!ndalini- 1e+a!se #e #ad no o%%ort!nit' to kno* it from t#e ade%ts
of k!ndalini 'oga,
T#at is *#' man' times in+ongr!o!s t#ings #a%%en,
&en like 6!rd7ieF and ris#nam!rti #ave 1een vi+tims of s!+# in+ongr!it', T#e
in+ongr!it' is t#at
t#e' +o!ld not #ave s'stemati+ kno*ledge of t#e se+rets t#at lie 1e#ind terms and
energies like t#e
k!ndalini, )n fa+t- s!+# kno*ledge is ver' diG+!lt to o1tain, )t is sim%l' not %ossi1le
in one lifetime,
)t #a% %ens onl' in t#e +ase of some rare individ!als *#o learn and gro* among
some do=ens of
s+#ools in t#e +o!rse of do=ens of lives8 ot#er*ise it is im%ossi1le, )f someone gro*s
among do=ens
of s+#ools " *#i+# *ill o1vio!sl' take do=ens of lives " onl' t#en it is %ossi1le t#at in
#is last life
#e *ill 9nd a s'nt#esis among t#e diverse s%irit!al dis+i%lines, Ot#er*ise it is not
%ossi1le to 9nd a
s'nt#esis,
.#at is !s!al is t#at a %erson attains to t#e #ig#est t#ro!g# a single s+#ool- and
t#en #e need
not take anot#er 1irt#, His goal is rea+#ed- #is life is f!l9lled, T#erefore a s'nt#esis
does not
#a%%en, Of late- ) #ave 1een t#inking t#at a s'nt#esis 1et*een t#e vario!s s%irit!al
dis+i%lines of
t#e *#ole *orld is %ossi1le- and t#at it is somet#ing *ort# *orking for, All t#e
dis+i%lines #ave to
1e a%%roa+#ed from diFerent ends and t#en %!t toget#er, Ever'*#ere t#e !ltimate
#a%%ening is t#e
same8 onl' its met#ods are diFerent,
>o* a Qen &aster t#ro*s a seeker o!t of t#e *indo*, T#is onl' +reates a s%a+e of
strangeness in
t#e seeker and not#ing else, 4!t t#e Qen &aster *ill sa' t#at t#ere is no need of
%rana'am and t#at
t#is 1#astrika %rana'am " 1ello* like 1reat#ing " is !seless, T#ere is reason for #im
to sa' so, One
ma' ask t#at if 1#astrika +annot do it, #o* +an t#ro*ing one o!t of t#e *indo* do0
)f 'o! go and
tell 4!dd#a or &a#avira t#at someone attained to kno*ledge after 1eing t#ro*n o!t
of t#e *indo*-
#e *ill sa' 'o! are +ra=', Ever' da' %eo%le fall do*n from roofto%s or tree to%s and
none of t#em
a+#ieves kno*ledge,
4!t falling is one t#ing and 1eing t#ro*n o!t is 2!ite diFerent, Balling from t#e
roofto% is like someone
goes mad8 1!t *#en a fe* %eo%le lift a man 1odil' and t#ro* #im o!t of t#e
*indo*- and #e kno*s
t#at #e is 1eing t#ro*n o!t- t#en #e *ill soon !ndergo an e3%erien+e of strangeness
a1o!t t#e *#ole
t#ing, He is all t#e time a*are and *ondering a1o!t t#e *#ole sit!ation *#en #e is
1eing t#ro*n
o!t- and *#en #e falls do*n on t#e gro!nd, And t#at is t#e moment *#en #e
1e+omes se%arate
from t#e 1od',
Anot#er Qen &aster %i+ks !% #is staF and #its t#e seeker on t#e #ead, T#is is also
strange, T#e
seeker #as gone to #im for %ea+e of mind- and t#e &aster #its #im *it# #is staF,
T#is s!ddenl'
+reates a moment of strangeness for t#e seeker, 4!t it *ill not 1e so in )ndia, )f 'o!
#it someone
#ere- #e *ill #it 'o! 1a+k8 #e *ill 1e read' for a 9g#t, )t *ill onl' #a%%en in ;a%an-
1e+a!se t#is
%ra+ti+e #as fo!nd a %la+e for itself in t#at +o!ntr', Peo%le are a*are t#at Qen
&asters +an do
somet#ing great t#ro!g# #itting t#e seeker,
)f 'o! go to a saint and immediatel' on seeing 'o! #e 1egins to ins!lt 'o!r mot#er
and sisters *it#
fo!r letter *ords- #e *ill s!++essf!ll' +reate a sit!ation of !tter strangeness for 'o!,
Ho! go to #im in
t#e 1elief t#at #e is a kno*er of tr!t#- and #e o%enl' #!rls fo!rJletter *ords at 'o!C
.#at a +ontrastC
4!t t#is is oka' onl' if 'o! #ave some a*areness of it8 ot#er*ise 'o! *ill 1e in
diG+!lt', Ho! ma'
t#ink 'o! *ent to a *rong %erson and 'o! *ill not visit #im again,
4!t in +ertain s+#ools- even re1!kes and inve+tives #ave 1een !sed to +reate
strangeness, T#ere
is a fakir in a small village +alled $aik#era near 6adar*ara, Ho! +an never kno* #o*
#e *ill re+eive
'o! *#en 'o! go to #im, He ma' !se fo!r letter *ords for 'o!- and #e +an do
an't#ing *eird and
+ra=', &a'1e #e *ill stand !% in t#e %resen+e of #is visitors and start %issing, Ho!
*o!ld 1e !tterl'
s#o+ked, T#at is +reating *#at is +alled a s%a+e of strangeness in 'o!,
A%art from it- #e *o!ld even attem%t to 1eat 'o! %#'si+all', And in #is attem%t to
1eat 'o!- #e +an
+#ase 'o! for miles and miles, 4!t %eo%le *#o !nderstand #im are m!+# 1ene9ted
7!st 1' visiting
#im, T#ose *#o don5t !nderstand- t#e' dismiss #im as a madman, And #e #as
not#ing to do *it#
t#ose *#o don5t !nderstand #im, 4!t #e +ertainl' #el%s t#ose *#o +are to
!nderstand #im, >o*
a man *#om #e %!rs!es for miles *ill +ertainl' 9nd #imself in a ver' strange s%a+e,
;!st t#ink
of t#e sit!ation@ a man is 1eing %!rs!ed 1' #im and a t#o!sand %eo%le are *at+#ing
t#e s+ene,
:ndo!1tedl' a strange atmos%#ere is +reated,
T#is +an 1e done 1' man' ot#er s+#ools- te+#ni2!es and s'stems, 4!t t#e diG+!lt'
is t#at ever'
s!+# s+#ool is not a*are t#at ot#ers are doing t#e same t#ing in t#eir o*n *a's,
T#ere is 'et anot#er diG+!lt' in t#e matter, Even if someone kno*s- as ) kno*- t#at
t#e same res!lt
+an 1e a+#ieved 1' some ot#er te+#ni2!es- #e *ill not sa' it, .#en ) am e3%laining
a %arti+!lar
s'stem- ) #ave to %resent it as t#e #ig#est8 ot#er*ise it *on5t 1e eFe+tive, Even if )
kno* t#at t#is
+an 1e a+#ieved 1' some ot#er met#ods- ) *ill not sa' so *#en ) am talking on a
%arti+!lar s'stem,
T#en ) *ill sa' t#at t#is +an 1e a+#ieved onl' t#ro!g# t#is s'stem and not t#ro!g#
an' ot#er, And
t#ere is a reason for doing so, Ho! are not t#at intelligent- t#at 'o! +an take it in its
rig#t %ers%e+tive,
)f ) sa' t#at all s+#ools +an do it- 'o! *ill 1e 7!st +onf!sed, Ho! *ill +on+l!de t#en
t#at no s+#ool +an
do it reall', 4esides- all t#ese s+#ools are so +ontrar' to ea+# ot#er t#at 'o! *ill
1egin to *onder
#o* it +an 1e %ossi1le, Ho!r +onf!sion *ill 1e even more +onfo!nded,
T#at is *#' man' times t#e *ise ones- t#ose *#o kno*- #ave to talk in t#e
lang!age of t#e ignorant
ones, T#e' #ave to assert t#at /T#is is t#e onl' *a'- t#ere is none e3+e%t t#is,/ Bor
t#is reason ) 9nd
m'self in great diG+!lt'- 1e+a!se ) kno* *ell t#at it +an 1e a+#ieved t#ro!g# ot#er
*a's too, $o )
9nd m'self in great diG+!lt',
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 1E0 Os#o
CHAPTER 12
!ndalini .ill Transform Ho!
2 ;!l' 1(70 %m in
L!estion 1
L:E$T)O>ER@ HO: $A)D HE$TERDAH THAT O:R :>DA$ OR POO?$ OB E>ER6H ARE
>OT
$EPARATE A>D D)BBERE>T BRO& EACH OTHER8 THEH ARE REA??H O>E CO$&)C
:>DA,
4:T $O BAR A$ A $EEER )$ CO>CER>ED H)$ E>ER6H .)?? R)$E BRO& H)$ O.>
:>DA
A>D >OT BRO& OTHER$, $O )$ THE :>DA REA??H O>E0 P?EA$E EOP?A)>,
)t is like t#is@ Ho! #ave a *ell in 'o!r #o!se and ) #ave anot#er *ell in m' #o!se,
O1vio!sl'- t#e t*o
*ells seem to 1e se%arate from ea+# ot#er, 4!t t#e !ndergro!nd stream from *#i+#
t#ese t*o *ells
dra* t#eir s!%%l' of *ater is t#e same, And t#is !ndergro!nd stream- in its t!rn- is
+onne+ted *it#
t#e distant o+ean,
)f 'o! follo* t#e +o!rse of t#e stream *#i+# is t#e so!r+e of 'o!r *ell5s *ater- 'o!
*ill not onl' +ome
a+ross m' *ell and all ot#er *ells- 'o! *ill !ltimatel' +ome !%on t#e great o+ean
itself, )n t#e same
*a'- in t#e +onte3t of t#e k!ndalini t#e individ!al is t#ere onl' at t#e 1eginning of
t#e 7o!rne'"as t#e
7o!rne' +omes to its end t#e individ!al too- +omes to #is end, T#en t#ere is onl' t#e
all- t#e *#ole-
t#e a1sol!te- t#e one- or *#atsoever 'o! +all it,
$o at t#e starting %oint of t#e 7o!rne' 'o! are se%arate and ) am se%arate- 1!t at
t#e destination-
t#e !ltimate %oint- t#ere is neit#er 'o! nor ), .e are 7!st fragments or %arts of t#at
*#i+# is t#ere at
t#e 7o!rne'5s end,
$o *#en t#e k!ndalini manifests itself in 'o!- it *ill seem at 9rst to 1elong to 'o!"
t#e individ!al, )t
*ill 1e 'o!rs, >at!rall'- 'o! *ill 9nd 'o!rself standing at t#e edge of 'o!r *ell, 4!t
as t#e k!ndalini
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CHAPTER 1#. KUNDAINI 2I TRANS+$RM &$U
*ill as+end and e3%and- 'o! *ill 1' and 1' 9nd t#at 'o!r *ell is +onne+ted *it# all
ot#er *ells also,
And t#e more t#e e3%erien+e dee%ens t#e more and more 'o!r individ!al *ell *ill
disa%%ear- and in
its %la+e t#e o+ean *ill +ome into 1eing, And it is in t#e !ltimate e3%erien+ing t#at
'o! *ill 1e a1le
to sa' t#at t#is k!nda 1elongs to all,
)t is in t#is sense t#at ) said t#at t#e k!nda is one and !niversal8 it is one +osmi+
%ool of energ',
T#at is #o* *e all- as *e are- seem to 1e se%arate as individ!als, ?et !s !nderstand
it in a diFerent
*a', )f a leaf on a tree all of a s!dden 1e+omes +ons+io!s and a*are- t#en t#e
neig#1oring leaf
*ill a% %ear to it as t#e ot#er, Ho* +an it kno* a leaf #anging from anot#er 1ran+#
of t#e tree to 1e
itself0 ?eave aside t#e leaf on t#e ot#er 1ran+#8 it +annot t#ink of anot#er leaf on its
o*n 1ran+# to
1e itself, &a'1e t#is leaf is a little distant from it8 even t#e leaf on its rig#t #and side
*ill a%%ear to
1e t#e ot#er, )t *ill 1e so 1e+a!se t#e +ons+io!sness of t#is leaf is individ!al,
4!t if t#is leaf enters its o*n interiorit' it *ill soon 9nd t#at t#e neig#1oring leaf is
#anging on t#e
same stem *#i+# is its o*n- and t#at t#e' 1ot# derive t#eir 7!i+e of life from t#e
same so!r+e, )f t#is
leaf goes dee%er it *ill kno* t#at not onl' its o*n stem- even t#e neig#1oring stem
is %art of t#e
same tree and t#at t#eir life for+e is one and t#e same, And if it rea+#es t#e ver'
roots of t#e tree it
*ill learn t#at all its 1ran+#es and all its leaves are- like itself- %arts of one and t#e
same tree,
And if t#is leaf +ontin!es on its 7o!rne' and enters t#e #eart of t#e eart# itself"t#e
eart# from *#i+#
t#e neig#1oring tree #as emerged"t#en it *ill 1e a*are t#at along *it# its o*n tree-
all ot#er trees
are +#ildren of one mot#er"mot#er eart#, And in +ase t#is leaf vent!res still fart#er-
it *ill in t#e end
dis+over t#at !ltimatel' t#e *#ole +osmos is not#ing 1!t its o*n e3tension- its o*n
rami9+ation, $o
t#is tin' leaf is onl' one end of t#is immense e3isten+e,
A leaf is a se%arate individ!al *#en it 1e+omes +ons+io!s as a %art- and it *ill +ease
to 1e an
individ!al *#en it 1e+omes +ons+io!s as t#e *#ole,
Ho!r 9rst e3%erien+ing of t#e a*akening of t#e k!ndalini *ill 1e one of t#e atman- or
t#e so!l8 and its
!ltimate e3%erien+ing *ill 1e t#at of %aramatman- or 6od #imself, And if 'o! sto%
*it# t#e ver' 9rst
a*akening and don5t %ro1e an' f!rt#er- and if 'o! raise a fen+e aro!nd t#e *ell of
'o!r a*areness-
'o! *ill stagnate as atman- as d so!l, T#at is #o* a n!m1er of religions are st!+k
*it# t#e so!l"t#e'
don5t go 1e'ond it, 4!t t#e atman or so!l is not t#e !ltimate e3%erien+e8 t#ese
religions #ave +overed
onl' #alf t#e 7o!rne', )f 'o! go f!rt#er- t#e so!l also *ill disa%%ear and t#en onl'
6od or t#e *#ole
*ill remain,
And as ) said earlier- if 'o! vent!re a little f!rt#er- even 6od *ill disa%%ear and *#at
*ill remain in
t#e end *ill 1e nirvana or em%tiness, Or- *e +an sa' t#at not#ingness *ill remain,
$o t#ose *#o
vent!red to take a ste% 1e'ond 6od arrived at nirvana, )t is t#e' *#o talk of t#e
!ltimate void or t#e
a1sol!te em%tiness, T#e' sa' t#at not#ing remains t#ere8 !ltimatel' t#ere is
not#ing- or not#ingness
itself,
T#e tr!t# is t#at *#en 'o! reali=e t#e all- 'o! also reali=e t#e not#ing or
not#ingness at t#e same
time, T#e a1sol!te is not#ingness- too,
?et !s a%%roa+# it in a diFerent *a', T#e =ero and t#e *#ole- t#e not#ingness and
t#e all- t#e
em%tiness and t#e a1sol!te are t*o names of t#e same t#ing, T#e' are
inter+#angea1le8 t#e' mean
t#e same, T#e =ero is also t#e *#ole, T#e em%tiness is also t#e *#oleness, T#e
not#ingness is
also t#e ever't#ingness,
Have 'o! ever seen a #alf em%tiness or a #alf =ero0 Ho! +annot divide a =ero into
t*o #alves, Ho!
+annot s%lit a =ero8 it *ill +ease to 1e a =ero if 'o! s!++eed, Ho! +an divide t*o 1'
t*o8 'o! +an also
divide one 1' t*o, 4!t 'o! +annot s%lit t#e =ero8 it is im%ossi1le, Ho! +annot even
dra* t#e =ero or
t#e void on a %ie+e of %a%er, T#e sign of =ero dra*n on %a%er is s'm1oli+, As soon
as 'o! dra* it- it
+eases to 1e t#e void- 1e+a!se 'o! +ir+!ms+ri1e it- limit it *it# some lines, )f 'o!
ask E!+lid- #e *ill
sa' t#at =ero is t#at *#i+# #as neit#er lengt# nor 1readt#, >o matter #o* small 'o!
dra* it- even
t#e smallest %ossi1le %oint *ill #ave a little lengt# and 1readt#, $o t#e sign of t#e
=ero dra*n on a
%a%er is onl' s'm1oli+- it is not real, )f it #as lengt# and 1readt#- it +annot 1e a =ero,
T#erefore t#e :%anis#ads +o!ld sa' t#at if 'o! ded!+t t#e void from t#e void- t#e
void still remains"
*#i+# means t#at 'o! +annot ded!+t an't#ing from it, Ho! *ill 9nd at t#e end t#at
'o! +annot take
a*a' an't#ing from em%tiness, All 'o!r attem%ts at stealing from it *ill #ave 1een
in vain, >or +an
'o! remove it or r!n a*a' *it# it, )t is irred!+i1le8 it is irremova1le8 it is in a *a'
a1sol!te,
.#at is tr!e in t#e +onte3t of =ero or t#e void is also tr!e in t#e +onte3t of t#e *#ole
or t#e a1sol!te,
)n fa+t- 'o! +annot +on+eive of t#e *#ole e3+e%t 1' *a' of em%tiness, T#e *#ole
means t#at not#ing
+an 1e added to it- ant t#e =ero or em%tiness means t#at not#ing +an 1e ded!+ted
from it, T#ere
is no *a' of going an' fart#er from t#e a1sol!te- and t#ere is no %ossi1ilit' of
%l!nging dee%er t#an
t#e dee%est void, Ho! +annot divide eit#er t#e *#ole or t#e void into %arts8 t#e' are
indivisi1le,
And t#e *#ole +annot 1e 1o!nded- 1e+a!se *#atever is 1o!nded +annot 1e t#e
*#ole, To 1e
1o!nded means t#at somet#ing remains o!tside t#e 1o!ndar'- and so it +annot
#ave *#oleness,
T#en it is less t#an t#e *#ole, )f t#e 1o!ndar' of 'o!r #o!se 1egins *#ere t#e
1o!ndar' of m' #o!se
ends- it means t#at m' #o!se is not t#e *#ole8 if it is t#e *#ole it s#o!ld in+l!de
'o!r #o!se as *ell,
$o t#ere +an 1e no limit to t#e *#ole8 it is illimita1le, .#o +an limit it0 )t needs a
neig#1or- an
o!tside agen+' to do so, 4!t not#ing is o!tside t#e *#ole, T#e *#ole is alone8 it #as
no neig#1ors
*#atsoever,
Remem1er- it al*a's needs t*o to +reate a 1o!ndar' 1et*een t#em8 t*o +reate a
1o!ndar', T#ere
is a 1o!ndar' *#ere ) end and someone else 1egins, )f t#ere is no one else to 1egin
*it#- if onl' ) am
t#ere- t#en ) am not going to end8 ) +annot 1e limited, $o also t#e *#ole #as no
limits, .#o is t#ere
to limit it0 )n t#e same *a' t#e void- t#e em%tiness- +an #ave no limits- no
1o!ndaries8 1e+a!se if it
+an 1e limited- it is somet#ing"t#en it +annot 1e not#ing, Onl' somet#ing +an 1e
limited,
$o if 'o! !nderstand it +orre+tl' 'o! *ill kno* t#at t#e void and t#e *#ole are t*o
*a's of sa'ing
t#e same t#ing, And a religio!s %ilgrim +an follo* 1ot# *a's@ eit#er 'o! 1e+ome t#e
*#ole or 'o!
1e+ome t#e not#ing, 4ot# *a's *ill take 'o! to 'o!r destin'- *#i+# is t#e destin' of
all,
One *#o goes t#e *a' of t#e *#ole- *#o is in love *it# t#e *#ole- t#e %ositive- #e
*ill sa'@ /) am t#e
1ra#man- ) am t#e a1sol!te,/ He *ill sa' t#at #e is 6od- #e is all t#at t#ere is, He
*ill sa' t#at t#ere
is not#ing 1e'ond #im- and t#at t#ere is no /t#o!/, He in+l!des all /t#o!5s/ *it#in
#im, )f it is %ossi1le
for 'o! to 1e so in9nite- 'o! *ill #ave attained t#e #ig#est,
4!t in t#e 9nal re+koning- even t#is /)/ *ill #ave to go- 1e+a!se if t#ere is no /t#o!/-
#o* +an 'o! sa'
/) am8 ) am t#e 4RAH&A>/0 /)/ +an 1e meaningf!l onl' in t#e +onte3t of/t#o!/8
*it#o!t /t#o!/- /)/ is
sim%l' irrelevant,
And *#en 'o! are t#e a1sol!te- t#ere is not m!+# sense in sa'ing- /) am t#e
a1sol!te/- 1e+a!se
t#is statement +on+edes in a*a' t#e e3isten+e of t*o"t#e 1ra#man and 'o!, And
!ltimatel' *it#
t#e de%art!re of /)/- even t#e 1ra#man or t#e a1sol!te *ill 1e+ome meaningless,
One *ill #ave to
1e+ome s%ee+#less8 #e *ill 1e a1sol!tel' silent,
)n t#is ot#er *a' 'o! anni#ilate 'o!rself so +om%letel' t#at 'o! sa'- /) am not,/ )n
one +ase 'o! sa'-
/) am t#e 4RAH&A>-/ or /) am all-/ and in anot#er 'o! sa' /) am not#ing8
ever't#ing is a1sol!te
em%tiness,/ T#is %at# *ill also take 'o! to t#e same !ltimate destin', And *#en 'o!
#ave arrived
t#ere 'o! *ill not 1e a1le to sa' even t#is"t#at 'o! are not, To sa' /) am not/ needs
t#e %resen+e of
t#e /)/, $o even t#is *ill disa%%ear,
Ho! +annot even sa' t#at ever't#ing is em%tiness- all is void, To sa' t#at all is void-
it is ne+essar'
t#at 1ot# /all/ and /em%tiness/ *o!ld 1e in e3isten+e, T#en t#e onl' +o!rse o%en to
'o! is t#at 'o!
1e+ome s%ee+#less- 'o! 1e+ome silent, Brom *#erever 'o! 1eginJ J*#et#er from
t#e *#ole or from
t#e void- not#ingness" it *ill take 'o! to s!%reme silen+e *#ere 'o! *ill #ave
not#ing to sa',
T#erefore- *#ere one 1egins #is 7o!rne' is not a ma7or 2!estion, .#at is to 1e
e3amined is t#e
destination *#ere one *ill 9nall' arrive, .#ere #e *ill !ltimatel' rea+# is t#e 1asi+
2!estion,
T#is 9nal destin' +an 1e kno*n and re+ogni=ed, And if one #as attained to it- t#en
*#atever %at#
#e #as follo*ed is t#e rig#t %at#, >o %at# is rig#t and no %at# is *rong in t#e
a1sol!te sense,
.#atsoever takes 'o! to 'o!r goal is t#e rig#t %at#, And t#e goal is one and t#e
same,
4!t *#erever 'o! 1egin 'o! *ill al*a's 1egin *it# t#e /)/, T#e earl' e3%erien+e *ill
al*a's 1e /)/J
oriented- 1e+a!se t#at is o!r given sit!ation8 t#at is *#ere *e are and *#en+e *e
start, .#et#er
*e a*aken t#e k!ndalini or *e go into meditation or *e enter silen+e- t#e initial
e3%erien+e #as to
1e individ!alit #as to 1e /)/ oriented, .#atsoever *ill #a%%en at t#e initial stage
*ill #a%%en to !s
as individ!als- 1e+a!se *e are individ!als at t#e 1eginning of t#e 7o!rne', 4!t as *e
go dee%er-
t#e individ!al *ill go on disa%%earing, T#e dee%er t#e e3%erien+e t#e greater t#e
erosion of t#e
individ!al- t#e ego, 4!t if *e stra' from t#e inner 7o!rne' and *ander a1o!t- t#en
t#e individ!al *ill
s!rvive and go on gro*ing instead,
Bor instan+e- a %erson is standing on t#e edge of a *ell, )f #e enters t#e *ell and
kee%s going
dee%er and dee%er- #e *ill one da' rea+# t#e o+ean, :ltimatel' #e *ill kno* t#at
t#ere *as no s!+#
t#ing as a *ell, .#at is a *ell reall'0 )t is 7!st a #ole8 it is a #ole in t#e eart# t#ro!g#
*#i+# one
%ee%s into t#e o+ean8 it is a small o%ening in t#e great o+ean,
.#at is t#e meaning of a *ell0 )t is a small o%ening- a %assage t#ro!g# *#i+# 'o!
+ome in +onta+t
*it# t#e sea, Ho! are *rong if 'o! t#ink of a *ell in terms of *ater8 t#e *ater in t#e
*ell is t#e o+ean
itself8 it +omes from t#e o+ean, T#e *ell is 7!st t#e medi!m t#ro!g# *#i+# 'o! see
t#e sea, And as
t#is o%ening *ill 1e enlarged- t#e vision of t#e sea *ill 1e enlarged to t#e same
e3tent,
4!t if 'o! +ome o!t of t#e *ell and stra' from it- 'o! *ill- 1' and 1'- lose sig#t of
t#e *ater too, T#en
'o! *ill 1arel' see t#e edge of t#e *ell and its mo!t#8 'o! *ill never 1e a1le to 9nd
an' asso+iation
1et*een t#e *ell and t#e o+ean, And t#en 'o! *ill ref!se to 1elieve t#at t#e' are
one and t#e same,
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 1EE Os#o
.#ile t#e in*ard 7o!rne' *ill take 'o! to !nit' and oneness- t#e o!t*ard 7o!rne'
*ill do t#e +ontrar'8
it *ill take 'o! to division and diversit', )t *ill take 'o! to t#e man',
4!t t#e fa+t remains t#at at t#e 1eginning of all e3%erien+es t#ere is t#e *ell- t#e
individ!al- and at
its end t#ere is t#e o+ean t#e nonJindivid!al or 6od, )t *as in t#is sense t#at ) said
t#at t#e k!nda of
energ' is one- !niversal- +osmi+, )f 'o! dive dee%- t#e k!nda *ill +ease to 1e 'o!rs8
t#en t#ere *ill
1e onl' t#e !niversal k!nda, T#en- in fa+t- not#ing *ill 1e 'o!rs, )t is so in t#e ver'
nat!re of t#ings,
L!estion 2
L:E$T)O>ER@ HO: $AH THAT A?? THE $OJCA??ED )>D)A)D:A? .E??$ ARE O>E A>D
THEH
ARE A?READH ;O)>ED .)TH THE OCEA> .H)CH )$ E&PT)>E$$, )B $O- .HAT >EED )$
THERE TO 6O THRO:6H A>H $ADHA>A OR $P)R)T:A? D)$C)P?)>E )> ORDER TO 4E
O>E
.)TH THE E&PT)>E$$ OR THE AO)D0
Ho! ask t#is 2!estion 1e+a!se 'o! t#ink em%tiness to 1e not#ing, And *#' s#o!ld
someone do
an't#ing 7!st to a+#ieve not#ing0 One s#o!ld do somet#ing if t#ere is somet#ing to
1e a+#ieved,
Ho! e2!ate em%tiness *it# not#ing, T#en sad#ana or eFort 1e+omes !nne+essar'
for 'o!, Bor 'o!-
eFort is *ort# making if 'o! #ave to 1e+ome somet#ing, .#' strive for not#ing0
4!t 'o! don5t kno* t#at em%tiness means t#e *#ole, Ho! don5t kno* t#at t#e void
is all t#ere is, )t
does not mean not#ing8 it means t#e a1sol!te, 4!t rig#t no* 'o! +annot
!nderstand #o* em%tiness
+o!ld 1e t#e *#ole- t#e a1sol!te, A *ell +an also sa'- /)f ) #ave to go to t#e o+ean
onl' to kno* t#at
) am not#ing- t#en *#' s#o!ld ) go at all0/ T#e *ell is rig#t to sa' so, And it is rig#t
in ref!sing to go
to t#e sea if it means t#at !ltimatel' t#e *ell does not e3ist,
4!t for realit' or tr!t# it makes no diFeren+e if 'o! don5t go, T#e fa+t is t#at 'o! are
not, .#et#er
'o! go to t#e o+ean or 'o! don5t- it does not alter t#e realit', T#e realit' is 'o! are
not a *ell8 'o! are
t#e o+ean itself, Ho! +an +#oose to remain a *ell 1!t t#e fa+t is t#at 'o! are not8 it is
a lie t#at 'o!
are, And t#is lie *ill +ontin!e to #!rt 'o!- to #a!nt 'o!, )t *ill +ontin!e to make 'o!r
life !n#a%%' and
misera1le, And it *ill kee% 'o! in +#ains- in 1ondage, )n t#is lie t#ere is no
%ossi1ilit' *#atsoever of
7o' and 1liss,
)t is tr!e t#at t#e *ell on rea+#ing t#e sea *ill disa%%ear- 1!t *it# it all its miser'- all
its an3iet' *ill
also disa%%ear, 4e+a!se all its miser' and an3iet' are ine3tri+a1l' 1o!nd *it# its
1eing a *ell- an
individ!alan ego, To ot#ers it *ill seem t#at t#e *ell #as lost itself 1' entering t#e
o+ean8 it failed
to 1e somet#ing, 4!t t#e *ell *ill not t#ink so, T#e *ell *ill sa'- /.#o sa's t#at )
am lost0 ) #ave
1e+ome t#e o+ean itself,/ )t *as t#e neig#1oring *ell- t#at #as not 'et visited t#e
sea- *#i+# #ad
said- /.#ere are 'o! going- 'o! fool0 .#' do 'o! go *#ere 'o! *ill +ease to 1e0/
4!t t#e sea
going *ell *ill sa'- /.#o sa's it means to 1e not#ing0 )t is tr!e t#at ) *ill die as a
*ell- 1!t ) *ill 1e
1orn as t#e o+ean itself,/
T#e +#oi+e is al*a's *#et#er 'o! *ant to re main a *ell or 'o! *ant to 1e+ome an
o+ean, T#e
+#oi+e is 1et*een t#e %ett' and t#e immense- 1et*een t#e %art and t#e *#ole-
1et*een 1ondage
and freedom, 4!t it is an e3%eriential matter8 it is not at all %#iloso%#i+al, And if t#e
*ell is afraid of
d'ing- it *ill #ave to sever all relations#i% *it# t#e o+ean, 4e+a!se as long as it is
related *it# t#e
o+ean it *ill al*a's fa+e t#e danger of kno*ing t#at it is t#e o+ean itself,
T#en t#e *ell *ill #ave to 1reak its ties even *it# all t#e !ndergro!nd s%rings and
streams- 1e+a!se
!ltimatel' t#e' go to t#e same o+ean, T#e *ell *ill #ave to +lose its e'es from all
sides and ref!se to
see *it#in- lest it s#o!ld +ome to kno* of its o*n non 1eing and t#e 1eing of t#e
o+ean, T#en it *ill
al*a's see o!t*ard and never look *it#in, T#en it *ill *is# t#e streams to 1e as
small as %ossi1le8
it *ill even *is# t#em to 1e dr' and dead, 4!t t#en in t#e long r!n t#e *ell itself *ill
die- alt#o!g# it
*ill do ever't#ing to save itself, )n t#e ver' eFort to save itself it *ill %eris#,
;es!s #as said- /He *#o *ill save #imself *ill die- and #e alone *ill 1e saved *#o
*ill die vol!ntaril',/
$o t#e 2!estion invaria1l' arises in o!r minds- /.#' go *#ere ) *ill die and
disa%%ear0 .#' go
t#ere at all- if deat# is +ertain0/ 4!t if t#is deat# is a +ertaint'- it is *#at it is, And
#o* on eart# *ill
'o! save 'o!rself t#ro!g# s!+# self %reserving eForts0 )f it is tr!e t#at 'o! *ill die
on entering t#e
o+ean- #o* are 'o! going to save 'o!rself as a *ell- and for #o* long0 )f- in 'o!r
vie*- 1e+oming
s!+# a #!ge o+ean amo!nts to d'ing- #o* are 'o! going to s!rvive as a tin' *ell
and for #o* long0
$oon its *alls *ill +r!m1le8 soon its *ater *ill eva%orate- and soon it *ill 1e +overed
*it# dirt and
d!st, .#en 'o! are not to s!rvive as a vast o+ean- #o* *ill 'o! s!rvive as a %ett'
*ell0 And for
#o* long0
T#is is #o* t#e fear of deat# arises, T#is is t#e fear t#at %!rs!es t#e *ell, T#e *ell
does not *ant to
go to t#e sea for fear of e3tin+tion, T#erefore it kee%s a distan+e from t#e sea and
+ontin!es to 1e a
*ell, 4!t even t#en t#e fear of deat# is going to gri% it- 1e+a!se no sooner does it
alienate itself from
t#e sea- deat# dra*s +loser and still +loser, ;oined *it# t#e o+ean t#ere is #o%e and
life for t#e *ell8
t#e *ell5s life is ines+a%a1l' linked *it# t#e o+ean, Alienated from t#e o+ean its
deat# is +ertain,
T#at is *#' *e are all afraid of deat#8 *e are afraid lest *e s#o!ld die and
disa%%ear, 4!t t#ere is
no es+a%e from deat#8 it is +ertain, And t#ere are onl' t*o *a's of d'ing, One is
t#at 'o! take a
7!m% into t#e o+ean and die, T#is kind of deat# is ver' 1lissf!l- 1e+a!se 'o! *ill not
reall' die- 'o!
*ill 1e+ome t#e o+ean itself, And anot#er kind of deat# #a%%ens *#en 'o!
st!11ornl' +ling to t#e
*ell- and die nonet#eless, T#en 'o! stagnate and rot and die *it# tears in 'o!r
e'es,
O!r mind is greed'8 it is al*a's after some gain- some %ro9t- some a+#ievement, )t
goes on asking-
/.#at *ill ) gain if ) go to t#e o+ean0 .#at *ill ) a+#ieve if ) seek samad#i or nirvana
or em%tiness0/
.e al*a's ask *#at *e are going to a+#ieve- and *e never ask" *#i+# is *#at one
s#o!ld ask"
/Ho* did *e lose o!rselves in t#is rat ra+e for gains and a+#ievements0/ On t#e
fa+e of it- *e
#ave a+#ieved ever' t#ing@ *e #ave a+#ieved *ealt#- %o*er- %restige- ever't#ing,
And in t#is ver'
%!rs!it *e #ave lost o!rselves8 *e #ave +om%letel' lost o!rselves, .e #ave no*
ever't#ing" e3+e%t
o!rselves,
)f 'o! ask me in terms of a+#ievement- ) *ill sa'@ if 'o! are %re%ared to lose 'o! *ill
a+#ieve 'o!rself,
And 'o! *ill lose 'o!rself and lose +om%letel' if 'o! are not %re%ared to lose- if 'o!
tr' to save, T#is
is t#e %arado38 t#at in 'o!r attem%t to save- 'o! *ill save ever't#ing e3+e%t
'o!rself, Ho! *ill save
t#ings and 'o! *ill lose 'o!r so!l- *#i+# 'o! reall' are,
L!estion 3
L:E$T)O>ER@ HO: $A)D THAT THE RAT)O OB OOH6E> A>D CAR4O> D)OO)DE
CHA>6E$
THRO:6H DEEP 4REATH)>6, .)?? HO: P?EA$E EOP?A)> HO. TH)$ &ATTER )$
CO>>ECTED .)TH THE A.AE>)>6 OB THE :>DA?)>)0
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 1EI Os#o
T#ere are man' +onne+tions 1et*een t#em, One- *e +arr' *it#in !s t#e %otential
for 1ot# life and
deat#, .#ile t#e o3'gen of 1reat# re%resents o!r %otential for life- +ar1on dio3ide
re%resents t#e
%otential for deat#, .#en 'o!r o3'gen grad!all' diminis#es and disa%%ears and 'o!
are left *it#
+ar1on dio3ide alone- 'o! *ill t!rn into a +or%se, )t is like *e 1!rn a %ie+e of *ood"it
kee%s 1!rning
so long as o3'gen is availa1le, T#ere is 9re- t#ere is life in t#e *ood so long as
o3'gen is availa1le
to it, 4!t as soon as its o3'gen is s%entit is dead, )t is red!+ed to as#es- to +oal-
*#i+# is +ar1on,
T#e +ar1on *#i+# is left 1e#ind is not#ing 1!t dead 9re,
4ot# t#e elements are o%erating *it#in !s, )f *e #ave more of +ar1on dio3ide- *e
*ill slide into
let#arg', T#at is *#' it is easier to slee% in t#e nig#t t#an in t#e da'time- 1e+a!se
d!ring t#e nig#t
t#e amo!nt of +ar1on dio3ide goes !% *#ile t#at of o3'gen de+lines, T#at is #o* *e
go to slee% so
easil' in t#e nig#t and not so easil' d!ring t#e da'time, )n t#e da'time t#e amo!nt
of o3'gen in t#e
air goes !% 1e+a!se of t#e s!n- and ever't#ing is a*ake and a+tive, And *it#
s!nset- t#e %ro%ortion
of o3'gen in t#e air dro%s +onsidera1l',
T#at is #o* darkness and nig#t #ave 1e+ome t#e s'm1ol of let#arg' and inertia,
And t#e s!nJ is t#e
s'm1ol of lig#t and life and energ'- 1e+a!se it 1rings life *it# it, At nig#t ever't#ing
1e+omes listless@
<o*ers +lose t#eir %etals- leaves *it#er- and all living 1eings go to slee%, )n a sense
t#e *#ole eart#
in t#e nig#t slides into a tem%orar' kind of deat#, And *it# t#e advent of anot#er
morning- <o*ers
1loom again- trees 1egin to s*a'- leaves 1e+ome alive- living 1eings *ake !%- 1irds
are on t#eir
*ings and t#e *#ole eart# 1e+omes festive, T#e tem%orar' deat# of t#e nig#tJtime
disa%%ears and
life ret!rns to t#e eart#,
T#e same t#ing #a%%ens *it#in 'o!, .#en t#e 2!antit' of o3'gen in 'o! goes !%-
'o!r latent
energies 1egin to a*aken, Bor ever' kind of latent energ' to *ake !%- o3'gen is a
m!st, .e +an
kee% a d'ing man alive for a little *#ile *it# t#e #el% of o3'gen, He *o!ld 1e
instantl' dead if t#e
o3'gen t!1e is removed from #is nostrils, 4!t *it# o3'gen #e +an 1e ke%t alive for a
fe* da's- a fe*
mont#s- even for a fe* 'ears- 1e+a!se #is !tterl' enfee1led life for+e is 1eing
revived 1' o3'gen,
.e are kee%ing deat# itself at 1a' *it# t#e #el% of o3'gen,
Toda' t#o!sands of %eo%le t#ro!g#o!t E!ro%e and Ameri+a are 1eing ke%t alive *it#
o3'gen
%!m%ed into t#em from *it#o!t, T#e' *o!ld #ave 1een dead long ago 1!t for t#e
o3'gen +'linders,
>o* e!t#anasia #as 1een one of t#e most im%ortant iss!es in t#e +o!ntries of t#e
.est, E!t#anasia
means t#at a %erson s#o!ld #ave t#e rig#t to die *#en #e m!st, .it# t#e #el% of
o3'gen and ot#er
modern devi+es t#e %#'si+ians +an kee% someone alive"alt#o!g# #e ma' 1e as
good as dead"for
long, $o e!t#anasia #as 1e+ome a great iss!e, T#e %#'si+ian5s %ro1lem is t#at if #e
allo*s #im
to die #e *ill 1e said to 1e g!ilt' of #omi+ide, )t *o!ld 1e a kind of m!rder, $o #e
*ill kee% an
eig#t'J'earJold invalid alive *it# o3'gen, )f #e does not do so #e *ill 1e %rose+!ted
for m!rder- so
#e *ill kee% t#is e11ing energ' alive 1' inserting an o3'gen t!1e in t#e nostrils,
.#at do 1reat#ing e3er+ises like %rana'am- 1#astrika and *#at ) +all intense and
fast 1reat#ing do0
Ho! 1reat#e in so m!+# life 1reat# t#at t#e %otential of 'o!r latent energ' is
#eig#tened and it 1egins
to a*aken, At t#e same time- *it# dee% and fast 1reat#ing t#e %attern of dee%
seated inertia or
slee% is 1roken,
Ho! *ill 1e s!r%rised to #ear a stor' t#at ) am going to tell 'o!,
A1o!t fo!r 'ears ago a 4!dd#ist monk +ame to me from Ce'lon, He #ad 1een going
*it#o!t slee%
for t#ree 'ears, He *as given ever' kind of medi+al treatment- 1!t it did not *ork,
&edi+ine +o!ld
not *ork 1e+a!se t#e 1#ikk#! #ad 1een %ra+ti+ing ana%ansati 'oga"a s%e+ial kind
of 1reat#ing
dis+i%line in vog!e among t#e 4!dd#ists, )t +onsists in *at+#ing one5s dee% 1reat#
da' in and da'
o!t, >o* t#e %erson *#o #ad ta!g#t #im ana%ansati 'oga did not kno* t#at if one
*at+#ed #is dee%
1reat# t#ro!g# t*ent'Jfo!r #o!rs of t#e da'- #e *o!ld lose #is slee% +om%letel',
T#en it *o!ld 1e
im%ossi1le for #im to get an' slee%,
To make t#e matter *orse- t#e 1#ikk#! *as 1e ing given slee%ing %ills *#ile #e *as
doing
ana%ansati, )t +reated a great +on<i+t in #is 1od' and #e *as reall' in a mess, .#ile
t#e dr!gs
*ere tr'ing to ind!+e slee% in #im- +onstant *at+#f!lness of t#e 1reat# *as kee%
ing #im a*ake,
Conse2!entl' a kind of deadlo+k- a +risis *as +reated in #is 1od'- as *ill #a%%en in
a +ar if 1ot#
its a++elerator and 1rake are a%%lied sim!ltaneo!sl', )t *as evident t#at t#e 1#ikk#!
*as in terri1le
s!Fering,
$ome1od' told #im a1o!t me and so #e +ame, As soon as ) sa* #im ) kne* t#at #e
*as in t#e
gri% of a kind of madness, #e #ad %!t #imself in an im%ossi1le sit!ation, ) asked #im
to sto% t#e
ana%anasati 'oga immediatel', 4!t #e *anted to kno* *#at ana%anasati #ad to do
*it# #is loss of
slee%, He #ad no idea t#at +onstant a*areness of dee% 1reat#ing #ad in+reased t#e
amo!nt of #is
o3'gen so m!+# t#at #is slee% #ad vanis#ed, ) also told #im t#at if #e +o!ld not give
!% ana%ansati-
#e s#o!ld t#en sto% taking sedatives and go *it#o!t slee%, )f #e +ontin!ed *it# #is
ana%ansati- #e
+o!ld easil' do *it#o!t slee%8 it *o!ld do #im no #arm at all,
.#en t#e 1ikk#! sto%%ed ana%anasati for onl' eig#t da's- #is slee% ret!rned to #im-
and #e #ad no
!se for an' sedatives,
An' in+rease in +ar1on dio3ide inevita1l' in+reases o!r slee%, And ever't#ing t#at
%rod!+es +ar1on
in o!r 1od' sends o!r alread' slee%ing energies into dee%er slee%- it dee%ens o!r
!n+ons+io!sness,
T#at is *#'- as t#e %o%!lation of t#e *orld is gro*ing- ever' %erson5s s#are of
o3'gen is going do*n
in t#e same meas!re, And t#at adds to o!r !n+ons+io!sness"*#i+# is alread' too
m!+#, A time
ma' +ome soon *#en o!r +a%a+it' to 1e a*ake *ill 1e at its minim!m,
Ho! feel fres# in t#e morning, Ho! feel fres# *#en 'o! go to a forest or visit a
seas#ore, And 'o!
1e+ome listless and d!ll *#en 'o! are in t#e market %la+e- *#en 'o! are in a +ro*d,
.#'0 )t is
1e+a!se of t#e %re%onderan+e of +ar1on dio3ide and la+k of o3'gen, )t is tr!e t#at
o3'gen is 1eing
+reated all t#e time- 1!t as a +ro*d +ons!mes more o3'gen- it leads to a s+ar+it' of
o3'gen in t#e
market%la+e, 6o to a +ro*ded %la+e"a +inema #o!se or a tem%le"and soon 'o! *ill
1e in t#e gri%
of d!llness and insensitivit', And go to a mo!ntain or a garden- or a riverside- and
'o! *ill feel alert
and alive and #a%%',
T#ere is a great %!r%ose in in+reasing t#e 2!antit' of 'o!r o3'gen, )t +#anges 'o!r
inner 1alan+e8 it
makes 'o! more *akef!l and a*are- less slee%' and !n+ons+io!s, And if t#e
amo!nt of o3'gen is
in+reased s*iftl' and s#ar%l' and a1r!%tl'- it *ill make a radi+al diFeren+e in 'o!r
inner 1alan+e, )t
*ill 1e like one side of t#e s+ales goes to t#e to% and t#e ot#er side to!+#es t#e
gro!nd, And if t#is
+#ange is 1ro!g#t a1o!t in one stroke- 'o! *ill e3%erien+e it ver' 2!i+kl' and
s#ar%l', A slo* and
grad!al +#ange is #ardl' felt 1' 'o!,
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 1EK Os#o
T#at is *#' ) insist on fast and intense 1reat#ing so t#at 'o! 1ring a1o!t s!+# a
s*ift +#ange t#at
'o! %ass from one stage to anot#er in 7!st ten min!tes- and also o1serve t#e
%ro+ess of +#ange
itself, )t is onl' *#en a t#ing +#anges s*iftl' and s#ar%l' t#at it +an 1e so +learl'
o1served,
Bor instan+e- ea+# one of !s %asses from infan+' to adoles+en+e and from 'o!t# to
old age- 1!t t#e
%ro+ess is so slo* and grad!al t#at *e never kno* e3a+tl' *#en *e 1e+ome
adoles+ent- *#en *e
1e +ome old, )f someone asks for t#e e3a+t date *#en ) 1e+ame old- ) +annot tell, An
old man is
+onf!sed- #e fails to !nderstand t#at #e is no* old- 1e+a!se 1e t*een #is 'o!t# and
old age t#ere
*as no ga% *#at soever, $imilarl'- a +#ild does not kno* t#at #e #as +ome of age8
#e +ontin!es
to 1e#ave as a +#ild, .#ile #e looks adoles+ent to ot#ers- #e #imself remains
!na*are of t#is fa+t,
.#ile #is %arents e3%e+t #im to take !% #is res%onsi1ilit' in t#e famil'- #e still takes
#imself to 1e a
kid,
)t is so 1e+a!se t#e transition from one stage to anot#er does not #a%%en *it# a
1ang8 it is ver'
silent and slo*, )n t#e same *a' an old man +ontin!es to 1e#ave as t#o!g# #e is a
'o!ng man8 #e
is not a*are t#at a +#ange #as taken %la+e in #is life, And #o* +an #e kno*0
A s#ar% and s!dden transition is needed for one to kno* it, )f t#ere *as a 93ed da'
and #o!r for t#is
transition to take %la+e- t#ere *o!ld #ave 1een no room for +onf!sion, And t#en
t#ere *o!ld 1e no
need to remind a gro*n !% or an old %erson a1o!t #is %ro%er state,
)n meditation ) aim at a +#ange so s#ar% and %o*erf!l t#at 'o! +learl' kno* t#e
diFeren+e 1et*een
'o!r slee%ing +ons+io!sness and its a*akened +o!nter%art, )t s#o!ld +ome like a
lea%- *it# a 1ang-
so 'o! kno* *ell t#at t#e transformation #as #a%%ened, T#is kno*ing is val!a1le8 it
*ill #el% 'o!
ver' m!+#, Bor t#is reason ) s!%%ort te+#ni2!es t#at 1ring a1o!t s!dden and s#ar%
transformation,
)f it takes a long time- 'o! *ill never kno* it, And t#is ignoran+e #as its dangers,
T#e danger is
t#at if 'o! don5t kno* *#at +#ange #as taken %la+e t#en it *ill not dee%en 'o!r
!nderstanding as it
s#o!ld,
)t often #a%%ens t#at someone +omes to some s%irit!al e3%erien+e all !na*are and
eFortlessl'- and
t#e +#ange is so slo* and silent t#at #e does not kno* *#at it is all a1o!t, T#en #e
tries to inter%ret
it in #is o*n old *a's"*#i+# are mostl' *rong"1e+a!se t#e ne+essar' %ers%e+tive
to !nderstand
it is la+king, &an' times it #a%%ens t#at 'o! are ver' +lose to a ne* s%irit!al
e3%erien+e and 'o!
1'%ass it- 1e+a!se 'o! inter%ret it a++ording to 'o!r old moorings, All t#is #a%%ens
7!st 1e+a!se t#e
+#anges #a%%en so grad!all' and slo*l',
) kno* of a man *#o easil' lifts a *ater 1!Falo *it# #is #ands, A 1!Falo is a
+onsidera1l' large and
#eav' animal, His animal farm #as man' 1!Faloes on it, T#is man started lifting a
1a1' 1!Falo and
+ontin!ed to lift it dail' for a long %eriod of time, T#erefore as t#e 1!Falo gre* !%-
slo*l' #is +a%a+it'
to lift it gre* at t#e same %a+e, And no* #e +an lift an' gro*nJ!% 1!Falo"*#i+#
sim%l' looks like a
mira+leC T#e man #imself does not t#ink it to 1e a mira+le- 1e+a!se #e #as a+2!ired
t#is +a%a+it'
slo*l' over a long %eriod of time, 4!t all ot#er %eo%le t#ink it to 1e a verita1le
mira+le- 1e+a!se t#e'
#ave a %ers%e+tive to see it, T#e' kno* t#e' t#emselves +annot do *#at t#is man
does *it# %erfe+t
ease,
)t is for t#is reason t#at ) tea+# 'o! t#is intense and d'nami+ *a' of meditation,
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 1E( Os#o
And o3'gen #as great signi9+an+e, )t is a tremendo!sl' %re+io!s t#ing, T#e more
'o! 9ll 'o!r 1od'
*it# o3'gen t#e more s%eed' *ill 1e 'o!r transition from t#e 1od' to t#e so!l, )f
'o! !nderstand it
rig#tl'- 'o! *ill kno* t#at 'o!r 1od' is 'o!r dead end8 t#e 1od' is t#at %art of 'o!
*#i+# s#o*s itself
1e+a!se it is dead, T#is %art of 'o!- 1eing dead- #as 1een solidi9ed and t#erefore it
is visi1le, And
t#e so!l is anot#er %art of 'o! t#at +ontin!es to 1e li2!id and s!1tle- rare and
et#ereal8 it +annot
1e gras%ed, A good 2!antit' of o3'gen- *#i+# 1rings a*akening and life to 'o!- *ill
+reate a good
distan+e 1et*een 'o!r 1od' and so!l, T#en 'o! *ill +learl' kno* t#em to 1e
a1sol!tel' diFerent
from ea+# ot#er- alt#o!g# t#e' are t*o %arts of t#e same 1eing"'o!,
T#erefore- 1reat# %la's a great role in t#e a*akening of t#e k!ndalini,
T#e k!ndalini is 'o!r energ' aslee%, Ho! +annot a*aken it *it# t#e #el% of +ar1on
dio3ide, Rat#er-
+ar1on *ill dee%en its slee%, O3'gen is a great aid in a*akening t#e k!ndalini, T#is
is t#e reason
t#at *e #ave al*a's given s!+# great im%ortan+e to morning meditation, T#e
reason is t#is@ t#at in
t#e morning even a small 1reat# +arries a large amo!nt of o3'gen *it# it, T#e eart#
#a%%ens to 1e
in a ver' !ni2!e and e3traordinar' state for a f!ll #o!r after s!nrise- and to take
advantage of t#is
sit!ation- morning #as 1een +#osen all t#e *orld over as t#e 9nest time for
meditation,
T#e more 'o! #ammer t#e k!ndalini *it# 'o!r fast and intense 1reat#ing- t#e more
2!i+kl' it *ill
a*aken, 4!t t#e diG+!lt' is t#at *e don5t see +learl' #o* it o%erates- and t#erefore
t#e signi9+an+e
of dee% 1reat#ing is lost on !s, Bor instan+e- a lam% is 1!rning, .e see t#e oil in t#e
eart#en %ot-
*e see t#e *i+k and t#e mat+#sti+k t#at lig#ts it, .e also see t#e <ame and t#e
lig#t arising from
it, 4!t *e fail to see t#e real t#ing@ t#e o3'gen *#i+# is t#e vital %art of t#e *#ole
o%eration, )t is
reall' o3'gen t#at 1!rns and 1e+omes lig#t, >eit#er t#e oil nor t#e *i+k nor t#e
mat+#sti+k is t#at
im%ortant, T#e oil- t#e *i+k and t#e mat+#sti+k are t#e visi1le %arts of t#e lam%-
t#e' form its 1od',
4!t its invisi1le %art- t#e o3'gen- *#i+# forms t#e so!l of t#e lam% and *#i+# reall'
1!rns- is not
visi1le,
) #ave #eard t#at one evening a famil' *ent o!t to visit friends- leaving 1e#ind a
1o' to take +are of
t#e #o!se, T#ere is a small tem%le in t#at #o!se and a lam% is 1!rning 1efore a
stat!e of some god,
T#e 1o' #as 1een es%e+iall' asked to see t#at t#e lam% does not go o!t, &eantime-
a strong *ind
1egins to s*ee% t#ro!g#- and t#e 1o' gets *orried a1o!t t#e lam%, $o #e 1rings a
glass 1o*l and
+overs t#e lam% *it# it, Alt#o!g# t#e lam% is *ell %rote+ted- 'et its <ame dies
immediatel', Per#a%s
t#e lam% +o!ld #ave s!rvived t#e *ind- 1!t it +o!ld not s!rvive la+k of o3'gen8 it
*as dead in a
se+ond,
T#e o3'gen- *#i+# is reall' t#e vital for+e- is invisi1le, .#at *e +all o!r life is a
%ro+ess of
o3'genation8 it is like t#e 1!rning of t#e lam%, $%eaking in s+ienti9+ terms- life is t#e
<aming o3'gen,
.#et#er it is in #!man 1eings or in trees or in t#e lam% or in t#e s!n #imself-
*#erever t#ere is
o3'genation t#ere is life, $o t#e more t#e o3'genation- t#e 1rig#ter 'o!r life5s
<ame, And k!ndalini
is t#is life5s <ame, O3'genation #eig#tens t#e <aming and <o* of t#e k!ndalini, $o
o3'gen is ver'
eFe+tive *it# t#e k!ndalini,
L!estion E
L:E$T)O>ER@ &A>H HO6)$ &AE :$E OB &O:>TA)> CAAE$ .H)CH :TTER?H ?AC
OOH6E>, HO. DO THE CAAE$ HE?P )> ATTA)>)>6 $A&ADH) OR :>)TH .)TH THE
A4$O?:TE0
A+t!all' man' t#ings are ne+essar' 1efore some one +an go into a +ave to %ra+ti+e
'oga, )f t#ese
re2!irements are not f!l9lled a 'ogi in a +ave *ill never attain to samad#i8 #e *ill
instead %ass into
in+reasing !n+ons+io!sness, .#at #e *ill take for samad#i *ill 1e not#ing 1!t
dee%ening slee% and
!n+ons+io!sness, He alone +an make !se of a +ave *#o #as o3'genated #imself so
m!+# t#ro!g#
a1!ndant %ra+ti+e of %rana 'am t#at t#e +ave %oses no %ro1lem for #im,
)f a %erson #as gone t#ro!g# %rana'am in de%t#- if ever' dro% of #is 1lood- ever'
91er of #is 1od'
#as 1een o3'genated- #e +an 1!r' #imself !ndergro!nd for eig#t da's and +ome
o!t of it alive, T#e
reason is sim%l' t#is@ #e #as eno!g# o3'gen in reserve to last #im for eig#t da's,
Ordinaril'- *e don5t
#ave an' s!r%l!s o3'gen *it# !s8 *e manage *it# m!+# less, )f 'o! go and lie do*n
!ndergro!nd
1' t#e side of t#e 'ogi *it#o!t ade2!ate %ra+ti+e of %rana'am- 'o! *ill 1e dead on
t#e eig#t# da'
*#en t#e 'ogi +omes o!t alive, T#e 'ogi #as in reserve t#at amo!nt of o3'gen
*#i+# is needed to
kee% one going for eig#t da's 1!ried !nder t#e eart#, $!+# a %erson *ill make good
!se of a +ave
for meditation and *ill 1e #ig#l' 1ene9ted, $in+e #e *ill #ave no %ro1lem of
o3'gen- #e *ill rea%
ot#er 1ene9ts t#at onl' a +ave 1rings to a 'ogi,
T#e +ave is !sed 1e+a!se it %rovides man' kinds of %rote+tion to t#e seeker, )t not
onl' %rote+ts
#im from t#e din and 1!stle of t#e o!tside *orld8 it also %rote+ts #im from vario!s
vi1rations t#at
are in7!rio!s to 'oga, A +ave of a %arti+!lar kind of stone #as m!+# signi9+an+e,
Parti+!lar stones-
like mar1le- %revent man' vi1rations from entering t#e +ave, T#at is *#' mar1le
#as 1een *idel'
!sed in t#e +onstr!+tion of tem%les, 4e+a!se of t#e mar1le +ertain vi1rations are
ke%t a*a' from
t#e tem%les,
$o t#e mar1le is not !sed 7!st for de+oration5s sake"as is generall' !nderstood"it
#as reall' great
s%irit!al signi9+an+e dis+overed t#ro!g# long e3%erimentation, T#ere are stones
t#at a1sor1 some
s%e+ial kinds of vi1rations- t#!s %reventing t#em from enter ing t#e tem%les, $ome
ot#er stones
de<e+t or re%el t#ese vi1rations, And t#ere are stones t#at attra+t vi1rations
+ond!+ive to s%irit!al
dis+i%line, )n t#e %ast- +aves of %arti+!lar s#a%es and si=es *ere +arved o!t-
1e+a!se t#e design of
a +ave is also im%ortant to sad#ana,
4!t *e #ave no idea- 1e+a!se t#e *#ole s+ien+e of it #as 1een lost, .#en *e make
a +ar- *e make
it *it# a s%e+i9+ design, T#is is done *it# an e'e to t#e s%eed of t#e +ar, A +ar #as
to 1e designed
so t#at it tears t#ro!g# t#e air and does not 9g#t *it# it, )f t#e +ar is <at at its front-
its s%eed *ill
1e in#i1ited, T#e front s#o!ld 1e s!+# t#at it +!ts t#ro!g# t#e air- nonJresisting like
an arro*, And
1e+a!se t#e +ar +!ts t#ro!g# t#e air *it# s%eed- t#e air r!s#es into t#e va+!!m
+reated 1e#ind t#e
+ar- adding to t#e s%eed,
Ho! mig#t #ave seen t#e 1ridge on t#e river 6anges at Alla#a1ad8 it *as
+onstr!+ted *it# great
diG+!lt', T#e river5s +!rrent *as so strong t#at it *as#ed a*a' ever' %illar of t#e
1ridge t#at t#e
engineers so!g#t *it# great eFort to +onstr!+t, Pillar after %illar #ad to 1e 1!ilt and
re1!ilt, 4!t
t#e 1!ilders #ad a s%e+ial diG+!lt' *it# one %arti+!lar %illar8 it *as almost
im%ossi1le to +onstr!+t it,
.#en all ot#er %illars *ere read'- t#is one +ontin!ed to def' modern te+#nolog',
T#en t#e engineers
#it !%on an ingenio!s %lan@ t#e' designed t#is %illar after t#e s#a%e of a s#oe and it
*it#stood t#e
%o*erf!l +!rrent, )f 'o! o1serve 'o!r o*n s#oe 'o! *ill 9nd #o* its s#a%e #el%s 'o!
in *alking8 it
+!ts t#ro!g# t#e air, $o t#e s#oeJlike %illar +o!ld a1sor1 t#e s#o+k of 6anges5
r!s#ing +!rrents,
T#at is *#' +aves #ave s%e+ial s#a%es and si=es and s%e+i9+ kinds of stones in
t#em,
A seeker +an %ro7e+t #is vi1es !% to a %arti+!lar limit of #is s%a+e- and t#ro!g#
e3%erimentation #e
*ill learn for #imself #o* m!+# s%a+e #e needs in order to safel' do #is sad#ana,
Bor instan+e- if #e
+omes to kno* t#at #e +an 9ll an area of si3t' fo!r s2!are feet *it# #is o*n vi1es-
t#at m!+# s%a+e
*ill 1e +onsidered safe for #im- and #e *ill 9nd 7!st t#at m!+# s%a+e for #imself,
T#en #e *ill see to
it t#at #is +ave #as t#e least n!m1er of o%enings"%er#a%s one *ill 1e eno!g#, And
t#is single door
s#o!ld #ave a s#a%e and si=e of its o*n8 it s#o!ld %reserve t#e vi1es of t#e seeker
and at t#e same
time kee% oF ot#er !n*anted vi1es from entering t#e +ave,
)f a n!m1er of seekers #ave !sed a %arti+!lar +ave for t#is sad#ana- t#at +ave
a+2!ires e3traordinar'
signi9+an+e- and ne* seekers +an 1e ver' m!+# 1ene9ted 1' it, T#erefore some
+aves #ave 1een
!sed for t#o!sands of 'ears *it#o!t a 1reak,
.#en for t#e 9rst time t#e +aves of A7anta *ere e3+avated- t#e' *ere all 9lled *it#
m!d, And it *as
done *it# a %!r%ose- alt#o!g# t#e %eo%le in +#arge of t#e e3+avation *ork #ad no
idea of it, T#e'
*ere s!r%rised to 9nd t#at ever' +ave #ad 1een +aref!ll' 9lled and sealed *it# dirt,
T#e' looked 7!st
like mo!ntain ro+ks- *#ere trees #ad gro*n freel', )t 1e+ame ne+essar' to 9ll t#ose
+aves *it# dirt-
1e+a!se a time +ame *#en seekers 1e+ame s+ar+e- and t#eir !sef!l ness #ad to 1e
%reserved for
some f!t!re time *#en ne* seekers *o!ld 1e availa1le *#o *o!ld need t#em,
T#e +aves of A7anta *ere never meant for t#e to!rists and sig#tseers for *#om t#e'
are 1eing !sed
at %resent, T#e' are not for visitors8 t#e visitors #ave virt!all' destro'ed ever't#ing
t#at *as %re+io!s
a1o!t t#em, >o* t#e' are of no *ort# s%irit!all',
Alt#o!g# a +ave la+ks o3'gen- it #as ot#er advantages for a seeker, And sad#ana or
s%irit!al
dis+i%line is a +om%le3 aFair8 t#ere are man' as%e+ts to it, A +ave is good for t#e
advan+ed seekers,
And a seeker did not #ave to remain +on9ned to a +ave da' in and da' o!t8 #e *ent
o!t of it from
time to time, A %art of #is sad#ana *as done o!tside t#e +ave- if it *as ne+essar' to
do so, He !sed
1ot#"t#e inner and o!ter s%a+e of t#e +ave,
Tem%les and mos2!es *ere designed and +onstr!+ted for t#is ver' %!r%ose8 t#e'
*ere meant to
+onserve s%e+ial kinds of vi1es and energies- *#i+# are +ond!+ive to t#e gro*t# of
t#e seekers,
$ometimes 'o! 9nd- on visiting a %la+e- t#at 'o!r t#o!g#ts #ave s!ddenl' +#anged-
alt#o!g# 'o!
don5t kno* t#at t#e %arti+!lar %la+e #as a #and in it, Ho! t#ink t#at t#e +#ange #as
o++!rred 1' itself,
At times 'o! 9nd t#at on visiting a %arti+!lar %erson 'o! are a diFerent %erson"
diFerent from *#at
'o! *ere, Ho! 9nd t#at a diFerent fa+et of 'o!r %ersonalit' #as +ome to t#e fore,
T#en 'o! t#ink t#at
it is 7!st a matter of +#anging moods, 4!t t#e matter is not t#at sim%le,
A good deal of resear+# #as 1een done in t#is dire+tion, Bor e3am%le- t#ere are t#e
%'ramids of
Eg'%t, )ntensive investigations #ave 1een made to 9nd o!t *#at t#e %'ramids are-
*#' t#e' *ere
made and for *#at, .#at *as t#e %!r%ose of +onstr!+ting s!+# giant %'ramids in a
*asteland- in a
desert0 Ho* m!+# mone' *as s%ent on t#eir +onstr!+tion0 Ho* m!+# #!man
energ' *ent into t#e
making of t#em0 )f s!+# #!ge str!+t!res *ere onl' meant for 1!r'ing t#e dead- as
t#e' seem to 1e-
t#en it *as a re+kless *aste of mone' and #!man energ',
T#e tr!t# is t#at t#e %'ramids *ere es%e+iall' +onstr!+ted for s%irit!al %!r%oses8
t#e' *ere %la+es
*#ere s%irit!al sad#ana +o!ld 1e +arried on *it# great ease and advantage, And it
*as for s%irit!al
%!r%oses t#at t#e dead 1odies of s%e+ial %eo%le *ere %reserved in t#em,
)n Ti1et- dead 1odies of great 1od#isattvas- #ig#l' advan+ed so!ls- some of *#i+#
are t#o!sands of
'ears old"#ave 1een %reserved in ver' dee% and se+ret +aves, T#e 1od' t#at
4!dd#a #ad *as not
an ordinar' 1od', Even t#e %#'si+al 1od'- *it# *#i+# t#e great so!l of 4!dd#a #ad
1een asso+iated
for eig#t' 'ears- *as not an ordinar' t#ing, )t *as immeas!ra1l' %re+io!s and great,
T#is 1od'
#ad a1sor1ed and assimilated t#e rare vi1es of 4!dd#a for eig#t' 'ears, )t is diG+!lt
to sa' if a
%#enomenon like t#at *ill #a%%en on t#is eart# again,
After #is +r!+i93ion t#e dead 1od' of ;es!s *as ke%t in a +ave, )t *as to 1e 1!ried
t#e ne3t da'- 1!t it
*as not fo!nd again, )t +ontin!es to 1e a m'ster' for t#e C#ristians #o* #is dead
1od' disa%%eared-
and *#at #a%%ened to it, T#ere is t#e stor' of #is res!rre+tion *#i+# sa's t#at ;es!s
*as seen 1'
some of #is dis+i%les a fe* da's after #is +r!+i93ion, 4!t t#e 2!estion remains@ *#at
#a%%ened to
;es!s after #e *as res!rre+ted and *#en did #e die again0
4!t it is m'sterio!s t#at not#ing is kno*n a1o!t ;es!s after t#e +r!+i93ion, T#e
C#ristians #ave
no a++o!nt *#atsoever of t#e res!rre+ted ;es!s, T#e fa+t is t#at t#e dead 1od' of
;es!s *as so
%re+io!s t#at it #ad to 1e immediatel' removed from t#e +ave to a %la+e *#ere it
+o!ld 1e %reserved
safel' for a long time, And t#is information #ad to 1e a g!arded se+ret for t#e safet'
of t#e dead
1od', A man like ;es!s is indeed rare in all #istor',
$o t#ese %'ramids of Eg'%t"in+l!ding t#eir str!+t!re- t#eir +o!rts- t#eir s%e+ial
feat!res"are #ig#l'
meaningf!l and signi9+ant,
MHere in ans*er to an ina!di1le 2!estion Os#o sa's t#at it is a diFerent matter and
He *ill dis+!ss it
se%aratel',N
L!estion 5
L:E$T)O>ER@ .HE> .E E>TER DEEP &ED)TAT)O>- THE 4ODH 4ECO&E$ )>ERT A>D
THE 4REATH)>6 TH)>- .H)CH )$ ?)E?H TO CA:$E ?AC OB OOH6E> )> THE 4ODH,
P?EA$E EOP?A)> TH)$ PHE>O&E>O> )> THE CO>TEOT OB &ED)TAT)O> A>D
$A&ADH)"
),E, EC$TA$H,
A+t!all'- *#en 1reat#ing #as rea+#ed its f!ll intensit' and a ga% is +reated 1et*een
'o! and 'o!r
1od'- *#en 'o!r slee%ing and a*akened %arts seem to 1e se%arate from ea+#
ot#er- t#en 'o! *ill
1egin to move to 'o!r a*akened %art, At t#is stage t#e 1od' +eases to need o3'gen
an' more, >o*
it is good t#at t#e 1od' goes into slee%- t#at it 1e+omes inert- as good as dead, >o*
'o!r life for+e
does not move to*ard t#e 1od'- instead it 1egins to move to*ard t#e so!l,
)t is t#e 1od' t#at needs o3'gen- t#e so!l #as no need for o3'gen reall', Do 'o!
follo* *#at ) sa'0
T#e 1od' needs o3'gen8 and *#en 'o!r life for+e moves to*ard t#e so!l- t#e 1od'
needs a minim!m
amo!nt of o3'gen"7!st eno!g# to kee% it alive, )t does not need more t#an t#e
minim!m- and it *ill
im%ede 'o!r %rogress if t#e 1od' re+eives more o3'gen at t#is stage,
T#erefore it is as it s#o!ld 1e t#at 1reat#ing slo*s do*n and 1e+omes t#in and
fee1le, 4reat#ing
*as !sef!l to a*aken t#e energ'- and on+e t#e energ' is a*ake- 1reat#ing +eases
to 1e !sef!l,
>o* 'o!r 1od' +an do *it# t#e minim!m of 1reat#ing, And so t#ere *ill 1e
moments *#en it *ill
+ome to a sto% +om%letel', )t #as to sto%,
)n fa+t- *#en 'o! rea+# t#e %oint of rig#t 1alan+e- *#i+# *e +all samad#i- 1reat#ing
*ill +ease, 4!t
*e #ave no idea *#at t#is +essation of 1reat#ing means, )f 'o! *ant to kno* it rig#t
no* 'o! +an
sto% 1reat#ing- 1!t it *ill 1e meaningless, Ho! +annot kno* it e3%erientiall' 1'
deli1eratel' sto%%ing
it, T#is *ill not 1e t#e same e3%erien+e t#at 'o! #ave in dee% meditation,
.e are familiar *it# onl' t*o *a's of 1reat#ing@ a 1reat# +omes in and anot#er
goes o!t, 4!t a
moment +omes- and it +omes at t#e #eig#t of meditation- *#en 1reat#ing sto%s
#alf*a' 1et*een
in#alation and e3#alation, .#en s!+# moments +ome 'o! *ill feel t#at 'o!r
1reat#ing #as +eased
and t#at 'o! are going to die, Certainl' t#ese moments *ill +ome,
As 'o! go dee%er in meditation 'o!r 1reat#ing 1e+omes slo*er and slo*er8 as if
1reat#ing #as
rari9ed, )t is 1e+a!se 'o! don5t need an' o3'gen at t#at de%t# of meditation,
O3'gen *as ne+essar'
at its initial stage, )t is like ) t!rn a ke' in t#e lo+k to o%en a door, >eed ) +ontin!e
t!rning t#e ke'
even after it #as done its 7o10 >o* t#e ke' is !seless, )t #angs 1' t#e lo+k and ) am
inside t#e room,
Ho! ma' ask *#' ) don5t !se t#e ke' *#en ) am in t#e room, >o- t#e ke' #as served
its %!r%ose8 it
*as onl' meant for entering t#e room,
As long as t#e k!ndalini does not a*aken- 'o! *ill #ave to !se t#e ke' of 1reat#ing
*it# all 'o!r
strengt#, 4!t as soon as it is a*akened- 1reat#ing 1e+omes !nne+essar', >o*- as
'o! are on
'o!r in *ard 7o!rne'- 'o!r 1od' *ill demand ver' little o3'gen, And t#en 'o! don5t
#ave to !se 'o!r
volition to sto% 1reat#ing8 it *ill slo* do*n on its o*n, )t *ill slo* do*n to a #alt-
and a moment
*ill +ome *#en ever't#ing *ill seem to #ave +ome to a standstill, )n fa+t- t#is is t#e
moment"*#en
1reat#ing sto%s #alfJ*a' 1et*een in#alation and e3#alation"*#en 'o! are in a state
of !tter 1alan+e-
*#en 'o! are in e+stas' or samad#i, )n t#is ver' moment 'o! kno* e3isten+e"not
life,
:nderstand t#is diFeren+e 1et*een kno*ing life and kno*ing e3isten+e, )n samad#i
'o! kno*
e3isten+e"not life, Ho!r kno*ledge of life is linked *it# 'o!r 1reat#ing- 1e+a!se life
is o3'gen-
it is a %art of 1reat#, )n samad#i 'o! kno* t#e e3isten+e *#ere 1reat#ing is *#oll'
!nne+essar',
E3isten+e is immense, T#is e3isten+e in+l!des ever't#ing"it in+l!des 'o!r 1eing-
and t#e mo!ntains
and t#e stars and t#e *#ole s%a+e, T#ere is no movement *#atsoever8 ever't#ing is
still and resting
in e3isten+e, >ot even a ri%%le arises in its %la+id- +alm and tran2!il sea, )n t#at
moment all t#e
vi1rations of 'o!r 1reat# *ill +ome to a sto%8 1reat# itself *ill sto%- 1e+a!se 1reat#
+annot enter t#is
stillness- t#is em%tiness, ?et alone 1reat#- even life +annot enter t#is s%a+e, >ever,
T#e 1e'ond is 1e'ond life too,
Remem1er- t#at *#i+# is 1e'ond deat# is 1e'ond life- too, T#erefore *e +annot sa'
t#at 6od is alive8
it *o!ld 1e a1s!rd to sa' so, $in+e #e is not s!17e+t to deat#- it is meaningless to
+all #im alive, ?ife
is relative to deat#8 t#e one +annot 1e *it#o!t t#e ot#er, 6od #as no life8 #e #as
e3isten+e"rat#er
#e is e3isten+e itself, Of +o!rse- *e living 1eings are alive- *e #ave life, .#en *e
+ome o!t of
e3isten+e- *e #ave life, And it is o!r deat# *#en *e ret!rn to e3isten+e again,
Bor instan+e- it is life *#en a *ave arises in an o+ean, 4efore t#e *ave arose t#ere
*as onl' t#e
o+ean- t#ere *as no *ave, ?ife 1egins *#en a *ave arises8 it is t#e *ave5s +oming
into 1eing- into
life, And *#en t#e *ave disa%%ears- it is t#e *ave5s deat#, )ts rise is its life8 its fall is
its deat#,
4!t t#e e3isten+e of t#e sea is *it#o!t *aves, T#e o+ean *as t#ere even *#en
*aves #ad not
arisen- and it *ill 1e t#ere *#en t#e *aves *ill #ave died, And t#e e3%erien+e of
t#at e3isten+e- t#at
sameness- t#at tran2!ilit'- is samad#i or e+stas',
$o samad#i is not t#e e3%erien+ing of life8 samad#i is t#e e3%erien+ing of e3isten+e,
$amad#i is
e3istential8 1reat# is not needed for it, Bor samad#i 1reat# #as no meaning, >eit#er
1reat# nor non
1reat# #as an' meaning for samad#i, .#ere ever't#ing +omes to a sto% t#ere is
samad#i,
T#erefore it is ne+essar' t#at *#en a seeker enters dee%er states of meditation
ever' %re+a!tion
and +are s#o!ld 1e taken to kee% #im alive, &an' %ersons are re2!ired to #el% #im
t#ro!g# t#at
+riti+al #o!r- ot#er*ise #e ma' disa%%ear- #e ma' 1e lost in t#at immensit' kno*n
as samad#i, )f
%ro%er +are is not taken- #e ma' not ret!rn from #is so7o!rn into e3isten+e,
Ramakris#na often
rea+#ed t#is state, Bor da's #e !sed to 1e in samad#i- to 1e a1sor1ed in e3isten+e-
and it 1e+ame
diG+!lt for #im to ret!rn to life,
Ramakris#na is a ver' revered sage- #e is *idel' kno*n and #eld in great res%e+t,
4!t *e don5t
kno* a t#ing a1o!t t#e man *#o saved Ramakris#na for t#e *orld, One of #is
ne%#e*s lived *it#
#im8 it *as #e *#o al*a's saved #im *#en #e slid into s!+# a state, He ke%t nig#t
vigil for #im,
.#enever Ramakris#na entered samad#i- t#is ne%#e* of #is *orked #ard to kee%
#im alive8 #e
kind of for+i1l' fed #im *it# milk and *ater and ot#er no!ris#ments, .#enever #is
res%iration failed-
#e gave #im massage to restore #is 1reat#ing, He did ever't#ing to save #im for t#e
*orld,
T#e *#ole *orld +ame to kno* of Ramakris#na t#ro!g# Aivekananda- 1!t no1od'
kno*s t#e man
*#o saved #im for t#e *orld, He *orked #ard- #e s%ared not#ing to serve
Ramakris#na- *#o +o!ld
#ave 1een dead an' time, T#e e3%erien+e of samad#i is so tremendo!sl' 1lissf!l
t#at a ret!rn from
it 1e+omes nearl' im%ossi1le, )n t#at moment t#ere is ever' %ossi1ilit' of getting
lost irrevo+a1l',
T#ere is a %oint of no ret!rn- and it is so +lose to samad#i, $+#ools and monasteries
and as#rams
+ame into 1eing for t#is ver' %!r%ose@ 7!st to save t#e seekers from sliding into t#e
%oint of no
ret!rn, $ann'asins *#o did not 1!ild s+#ools and as#rams failed to e3%erien+e dee%
samad#i,
.andering sann'asins"kno*n as %arivra7akas"*#o ke%t moving from %la+e to %la+e-
*ere de%rived
of t#is loftiest s%irit!al e3%erien+e, To do so a gro!%- a s+#ool is a m!st,
To go dee% into samad#i and- f!rt#er- to save seekers from deat#- man' %ersons
*#o kno* t#e
t#ing are needed, T#e %arivra7akas- in order to es+a%e atta+#ment- made it a r!le
t#at t#e' *o!ld
not sta' at a %la+e for a long %eriod of time, 4!t one *#o 1e+omes a vi+tim of
atta+#ment over a
long %eriod of time +an 1e+ome so even in a s#ort time, T#e diFeren+e *ill 1e t#at
of degree"#is
atta+#ment *ill 1e a small one, )t ma' 1e t#e diFeren+e 1et*een a t#ree mont#s
old atta+#ment
and a t#ree da's old atta+#ment, T#e diFeren+e *ill 1e one of degrees, T#e s+#ool
of %arivra7akas
is 1o!nd to lose 'oga and samad#i in t#e long r!n- 1e+a!se gro!%s and +omm!nes
are needed to
save t#em,
)t is one t#ing to enter samad#i"an individ!al +an do it"1!t t#e matter of 1ringing
#im 1a+k is ver'
diFerent, T#ere is no diG+!lt' !% to t#e stage of meditation- 1!t t#e moment of
samad#i re2!ires
great %re+a!tion and +are, )t is t#e moment *#en it 1e+omes !rgent to %rote+t t#e
seeker from
sli%%ing into t#e region of no ret!rn, He #as to 1e saved so t#at #e 1rings !s t#e
ne*s of t#e
1e'ond, And #e alone +an 1ring t#at ne*s *#o #as %ee%ed into it t#ro!g# samad#i-
*#o #as a
glim%se of it,
.#atsoever *e kno* of it +ame to !s from t#ose #andf!l of %eo%le *#o #ave
ret!rned from t#at
1e'ond, 4!t for t#em *e *o!ld #ave 1een !tterl' in t#e dark a1o!t it, Ho! +annot
kno* it t#ro!g#
t#o!g#t or s%e+!lation8 t#ere is no *a' to it, )t +an onl' 1e dire+tl' +onta+ted and
e3%erien+ed, And
ver' often one *#o +onta+ts t#e 1e'ond 9nds it diG+!lt to ret!rn from t#ere, He +an
1e lost forever8
it is t#e %oint of no ret!rn, )t is t#e %oint from *#ere one 7!m%s into t#e !nending
void of s%a+e-
*#ere all roads end- *#ere all 1ridges are 1roken,
)t is t#e time *#en great +are is needed- *#en great *ork #as to 1e done, ?atel' )
#ave 1een of
t#e vie* t#at *#en ) #ave %re%ared 'o! for samad#i- s+#ools or +omm!nes *ill 1e
!rgentl' needed,
6ro!%s- and not individ!als- *ill 1e im%ortant to 'o!"gro!%s t#at *ill take +are of
t#ose *#o *ill
enter samad#i8 ot#er*ise t#e' *ill 1e lost forever, 6ro!%s- s+#ools and +omm!nes
*ill see to it
t#at seekers are #el%ed to ret!rn from t#at state- and t#at kno*ledge of t#is
s!%reme e3%erien+e is
%reserved for !s, Ot#er*ise t#ere is ever' danger of its 1eing lost,
L!estion I
L:E$T)O>ER@ .HAT )$ THE $TATE OB 4REATH)>6 )> .HAT .E CA?? $AHA;
$A&ADH) OR
>AT:RA? EC$TA$H0
)t 1e+omes ver' r#'t#mi+- ver' #armonio!s- it 1e+omes m!si+al8 and t#ere are
man' ot#er t#ings
to it, T#e %erson *#o is t*ent' fo!r #o!rs in sa#a7 samad#i- *#ose mind does not
*aver- *#o is
still and 2!iet- *#o is esta1lis#ed in e3isten+e- *#o is one *it# it- #is 1reat#ing
takes on a r#'t#m of
its o*n, And *#en #e is not doing a t#ing"neit#er eating- nor s%eaking nor *alking"
t#en 1reat#ing
1e+omes e3+eeding 1lissf!l for #im, T#en 7!st 1eing- 7!st 1reat# ing 1rings #im s!+#
7o' and 1liss
t#at not#ing else +an 1ring, His 1reat#ing is ver' r#'t#mi+ and #armonio!s8 it t!rns
into a so!ndless
so!nd- t#e so!nd of one #and +la%%ing,
A taste of t#at !neart#l' e3%erien+e +an 1e #ad t#ro!g# 1reat#ing in a %arti+!lar
*a', T#at is *#'
dis+i%lines of 1reat#ing"'ogi+ and ot#ers"*ere develo%ed in t#e %ast, Bor instan+e-
if a %erson
makes #is 1reat#ing as r#'t#mi+ and #armonio!s as t#e 1reat#ing of a %erson in
sa#a7 samad#i- #e
*ill kno* *#at 2!iet!de and %ea+e is, Prana'am and ot#er 1reat#ing te+#ni2!es
*ere develo%ed
t#ro!g# o1serving t#e *a's of 1reat#ing and its eFe+ts in +lose %ro3imit' of an'
n!m1er of %eo%le
esta1lis#ed in samad#i, And t#e' are ver' #el%f!l,
4reat#ing in t#e state of samad#i is red!+ed to its minim!m- 1e+a!se in samad#i
life is not as
signi9+ant as e3isten+e- or 1eing is, Bor a %erson in samad#i an altoget#er ne*
dimension #as
o%ened- *#i+# 1elongs to e3isten+e and *#ere 1reat#ing and t#ings like it are not
ne+essar', >o*
#e is everlastingl' esta1lis#ed in t#at dimension- #e e3ists in t#at dimension, He
no* makes !se
of #is 1od' onl' *#en #e #as to relate *it# !s8 ot#er*ise #e does not !se #is 1od',
)t is onl' to
relate *it# !s t#at #e eats- slee%s- 1at#es- *ears +lot#es and does ot#er t#ings t#at
t#e 1od' needs,
T#ese are 7!st #is *a's to relate *it# !s,
E3+e%t for relating *it# !s #e does not need #is 1od' and 1reat#ing and t#e rest of
it, )n t#emselves
t#e 1od' and its f!n+tions #ave no meaning for #im, And #is 1reat#ing 1e+omes
minimal8 #e
1reat#es onl' t#at m!+# as is ne+essar' to %rod!+e eno!g# life for+e to kee% #im in
t#e 1od',
T#erefore #e +an easil' live in a %la+e *it# ver' little o3'gen,
T#ere are olden tem%les and +aves *#i+# #ave #ardl' an' doors and *indo*s8 t#e'
#ave no
ventilators at all, T#e' look so ana+#ronisti+ for t#e modern times- t#e' are *#oll'
against #'giene-
t#e s+ien+e of #ealt#, All t#ese an+ient tem%les and +aves t#at are still e3isting-
#ave no o%enings
*ort# t#e name,
T#ere are +aves *it# no arrangements for ventilation8 one *onders #o* a *#iF of
air +an enter t#em,
T#is is so 1e+a!se t#ose *#o lived in t#em did not need m!+# air, )n fa+t- t#e' did
not *ant m!+#
air to enter t#eir san+t!aries- 1e+a!se t#e vi1rations of t#e o!tside *orld +arried 1'
air +o!ld #ave
destro'ed t#e astral vi1rations of t#e +ave- *#i+# needed to 1e %rote+ted and
%reserved, )t *as *it#
a vie* to %rote+t and %reserve t#e store of astral energ' t#at t#e tem%les and +aves
of old times #ad
not#ing like ventilation,
T#is is not %ossi1le toda', To make it %ossi1le again- it *ill 1e ne+essar' to 1!ild a
long line of
t#e dis+i%line of 1reat#ing, To make it %ossi1le *e *ill need men and *omen *#o
#ave attained to
samad#i,
L!estion 7
L:E$T)O>ER@ HO. DOE$ THE 4:DDH)$T TECH>)L:E OB A>APA>$AT)"CO>$TA>T?H
.ATCH)>6 O>E5$ 4REATH"ABBECT THE $TATE OB OOH6E> )> O:R 4OD)E$0
Ana%ansati #as great eFe+t on o!r 1od' o3'gen, T#is is a good 2!estion *#i+#
needs to 1e rig#tl'
!nderstood, Ever' a+tivit' of life- ever' f!n+tion of o!r 1od' is a++elerated *#en
'o! %a' attention
to it, &ost of t#e 1odil' f!n+tions are a!tonomi+8 'o! don5t #ave to %a' attention to
t#em- 1!t *#en
'o! %a' attention t#e' are aFe+ted,
Bor instan+e- *#en a do+tor %!ts #is 9nger on 'o!r %!lse- 'o!r %!lse 1eat does not
remain t#e same-
it immediatel' 2!i+kens a little8 it is more t#an *#at it *as 1efore, )t is so 1e+a!se it
#as re+eived
attention- t#e attention of t*o %ersons"t#e do+tor5s and 'o!rs, And it *ill 2!i+ken a
lot if t#e do+tor
#a%%ens to 1elong to t#e o%%osite se3- 1e+a!se no* it *ill re+eive more attention,
Ho! +an tr' it like
t#is@ +#e+k 'o!r o*n %!lse 9rst- and t#en *at+# for ten min!tes #o* it 1eats and
t#en +#e+k it again,
Ho! *ill 9nd t#at 'o!r %!lse 1eat #as +#anged- it #as 2!i+kened, Attention *orks as
a +atal'ti+ agent
to #eig#ten 'o!r %!lse 1eat- or for t#at matter an' f!n+tion of t#e 1od',
T#e te+#ni2!e of ana%ansati is tremendo!sl' val!a1le, )t is a *a' of *at+#ing 'o!r
o*n 1reat#ing,
Ho! don5t #ave to do a t#ing a1o!t it8 'o! don5t #ave to interfere *it# 'o!r
1reat#ing or to 1reat#e
in an' %arti+!lar manner, Ho! #ave onl' to *at+# it as it is, 4!t it is also tr!e t#at as
soon as 'o!
1egin to o1serve it- 'o!r 1reat#ing 1e+omes a little faster, )t is inevita1le, .it# 'o!r
o1servation-
t#e manner of 'o!r 1reat#ing *ill +#ange- and it *ill 1e faster t#an 1efore, And t#is
+#ange and t#e
o1servation itself *ill s#o* res!lts,
4!t t#e main o17e+tive of ana%ansati is not to 1ring a1o!t an' +#anges in 'o!r
1reat#ing %attern8
t#e main o17e+tive is 7!st o1serving 'o!r 1reat# as it is, 4e+a!se *#en 'o! o1serve
'o!r 1reat#ing-
and o1 serve it +onstantl'- 1' and 1' 'o! 1egin to se%arate 'o!rself from it8 t#ere
o++!rs a ga%
1et*een 'o! and 'o!r 1reat#, 4e+a!se *#en someone o1serves somet#ing-
immediatel' t#e
o1server 1e+omes se%arate from t#e o1served,
)n fa+t- t#e o1server +annot 1e one *it# t#e o1served, T#e moment 'o! t!rn
somet#ing into t#e
o1served- 'o! se%arate 'o!rself from 'o!r o17e+t of o1servation"'o! 1e+ome
diFerent from it, $in+e
'o! #ave made 'o!r 1reat# t#e o1served- and 'o! #ave 1een *at+#ing #o* it
*orks- 'o! 1e+ome
distant from it in t#e ver' %ro+ess of o1servation, And t#en one da' 'o! *ill 9nd
t#at *#ile 1reat#ing
is going on 'o! are at a +onsidera1le distan+e from it,
Ana%ansati 'oga 1rings a1o!t 'o!r se%aration from t#e 1od'8 'o! reall' e3%erien+e
it,
Ho! +an tr' ana%ansati in man' *a's, )f 'o! *at+# t#e *a' 'o! *alk"if 'o! 7!st
o1serve #o* t#e
rig#t foot rises and moves- and t#en t#e left foot rises and moves"if 'o! onl' *at+#
t#e movement of
'o!r feet- 'o! *ill 9nd in t*o *eeks5 time t#at 'o! are 2!ite se%arate from 'o!r
feet, Ho! *ill +learl'
see 'o!r feet as t#e o1served and 'o! remain t#e o1server, Ho!r o*n feet *ill seem
to 'o! to 1e
f!n+tioning me+#ani+all', $!+# a %erson +an sa' t#at *alking #e does not *alk-
talking #e does not
talk- eating #e does not eat- slee%ing #e does not slee%, And #e is rig#t,
4!t it is ver' diG+!lt to !nderstand s!+# a %erson *#o #as 1e+ome a *at+#er on
t#e #ill, )f #e is a
*itness to #is *alking- if #e reall' does not *alk *#ile *alking- it is onl' #e *#o
a+t!all' sees it so8 it
*ill 1e diG+!lt for ot#ers even to !nderstand it, )f #e is a *itness to #is talking- #e
*ill not talk *#ile
talking- #e *ill remain a *itness alone,
Ana%ansati is a signi9+ant te+#ni2!e8 it makes 'o! t#e *itness- t#e *itnessing so!l-
1!t it is diFerent
from k!ndalini,
L!estion K
L:E$T)O>ER@ )T )$ ?)E?H THAT THRO:6H DEEP A>D )> TE>$E 4REATH)>6 A>
EOCE$$
OB OOH6E> E>TER$ THE ?:>6$ OB THE $EEER CA:$)>6 H)& 6REAT HAR&, .HAT
DO
HO: $AH0
A+t!all'- no %erson !ses #is l!ngs f!ll' *#ile 1reat#ing, T#ere are ro!g#l' si3
t#o!sand air sa+s
in a %erson5s l!ngs- o!t of *#i+# #ardl' 9fteen to t*ent' #!ndred sa+s are 9lled *it#
o3'gen if t#e
%erson #a%%ens to 1e ver' #ealt#' and #e 1reat#es normall', T#e rest of t#e air
sa+s are 9lled *it#
+ar1on dio3ide- *#i+# is anot#er name for 9lt#, T#erefore it is diG+!lt to 9nd a man
*#o takes in
more o3'gen t#an is ne+essar', One *#o takes in t#e ne+essar' amo!nt of o3'gen
is also rare, A
ma7or %art of o!r l!ngs remains !n!sed,
)t *o!ld 1e reall' a great t#ing if 'o! +an 9ll 'o!r *#ole l!ngs *it# o3'gen8 it *ill
lead to great
e3%ansion of 'o!r +ons+io!sness, Ho* e3%ansive 'o!r life is +an 1e kno*n from t#e
amo!nt of
o3'gen 'o! +arr' in 'o!r l!ngs, T#e more o3'gen- t#e more life, And if 'o! +an 9ll
'o!r entire l!ngs
*it# o3'gen- 'o! *ill 1e at t#e =enit# of life,
)t is o3'gen t#at makes for t#e diFeren+e 1et*een t#e #ealt#' and t#e si+k, T#e si+k
is #e *#o
takes in ver' little o3'gen t#ro!g# 1reat#ing, T#at is *#' some si+k %eo%le #ave to
1e given o3'gen
t#ro!g# arti9+ial means, T#e' *ill 7!st die if t#e' are left to t#emselves, Healt# and
si+kness +an 1e
meas!red 1' t#e intake of o3'gen, T#at is #o* r!nning makes 'o! #ealt#'- 1e+a!se
r!nning 1rings
'o! lots of o3'gen, Ever' %#'si+al e3er+ise is !sef!l for t#is ver' reason, An'
a+tivit' t#at adds
to 'o!r sto+k of o3'gen is +ond!+ive to 'o!r #ealt#, And *#at de%letes 'o!r reserve
of o3'gen is
in7!rio!s to 'o!r #ealt#8 it *ill +a!se si+kness,
4!t t#e fa+t remains t#at 'o! never 1reat#e to t#e f!ll +a%a+it' of 'o!r l!ngs8 'o!
never take in
even as m!+# o3'gen as 'o! are +a%a1le of taking in, $o t#e 2!estion of taking
more t#an *#at is
ne+essar' sim%l' does not arise, Ho! +annot take more t#an *#at t#e l!ngs +an
#old8 'o! +annot
take more t#an its 9ll, )t is s!+# a diG+!lt t#ing to do,
L!estion (
L:E$T)O>ER@ A?O>6 .)TH OOH6E> .E TAE )> OTHER 6A$E$ ?)E >)TRO6E>
A>D HHDRO6E> .)TH O:R 4REATH, HO. ARE A?? THE$E 6A$E$ CO>D:C)AE TO
&ED)TAT)O>0
T#ese are a1sol!tel' +ond!+ive to meditation, .#atever t#ere is in t#e air"it is not
onl' o3'gen 1!t
man' ot#er t#ings"is +ond!+ive to life, )t is 1e+a!se of t#em t#at 'o! are alive,
T#ere is no life on a
%lanet or satellite %lanet *#ere t#ese gases are not availa1le in t#e rig#t
%ro%ortions, )t is t#e' *#o
make life %ossi1le, T#erefore 'o! need not *orr' on t#is s+ore,
And t#e more intensel' and 1riskl' 'o! 1reat#e- t#e more 'o! *ill 1ene9t, )n a state
of dee% and
fast
1reat#ing onl' o3'gen +an enter 'o!r s'stem in ma3i m!m 2!antit'8 ever't#ing
else *ill 1e left o!t,
And even t#ese ot#er gases are !sef!l ingredients of life8 t#e' are not #armf!l,
L!estion 10
L:E$T)O>ER@ HO. )$ )T THAT THE 4ODH 4E6)>$ TO BEE? ?)6HT ABTER DEEP A>D
BA$T
4REATH)>60
)t is tr!e t#at t#e 1od' *ill feel lig#t after t#is meditation, )t *ill 1e so 1e+a!se o!r
+ons+io!sness of
1od' is one of #eaviness, .#at *e +all #eaviness is not#ing more t#an o!r
a*areness of t#e 1od',
T#e 1od' *eig#s #eav' on a si+k %erson even if #e is skinn' and *ir', 4!t a #ealt#'
%erson- even if
#e is a #eav'*eig#t- +arries #is 1od' ver' lig#tl', $o it is reall' o!r 1od'J
+ons+io!sness *#i+# feels
like a *eig#t on !s,
And *e 1e+ome +ons+io!s of o!r 1od' onl' *#en it is in %ain- *#en it is s!Fering,
.e 1e+ome
+ons+io!s of o!r feet *#en t#e' are #!rting, .e 1e+ome a*are of o!r #ead *#en it
is a+#ing, )f
t#ere is no 1od' %ain- *e are never a*are of o!r 1od', T#is +ons+io!sness is t#e
meas!re of o!r
s!Fering,
.e de9ne a #ealt#' %erson as one *#o feels as if #e is 1odiless, He *#o does not
feel t#at #e is
a 1od'- *#o #as a feeling of 1odilessness- is reall' a #ealt#' %erson, And if #e is
identi9ed *it# a
%arti+!lar %art of #is 1od' it +an 1e said t#at t#is %art of #is 1od' is si+k,
As t#e amo!nt of o3'gen in+reases and as t#e k!ndalini a*akens- 'o! *ill 1egin to
#ave e3%erien+es
t#at are not of t#e 1od'8 t#e' 1elong to t#e so!l or t#e atman, And on a++o!nt of
t#ese s!1tle
e3%erien+es 'o! *ill sim!ltaneo!sl' feel lig#tness- an e3traordinar' kind of
*eig#tlessness, &an'
%eo%le *ill feel as if t#e' are levitating, >ot t#at t#e' reall' levitate"an event of
a+t!al levitation takes
%la+e onl' on+e in a long *#ile, 4!t 1e+a!se of t#e feeling of !tter *eig#tlessness-
'o! feel t#at 'o!
are levitating, )f 'o! o%en 'o!r e'es and see- 'o! *ill 9nd t#at 'o! are sitting on t#e
gro!nd, 4!t
*#' t#is feeling of levitation0
T#e fa+t is t#at o!r mind- in its inmost de%t#s- does not kno* an' lang!age as *e
kno*, )t onl' kno*s
t#e lang!age of %i+t!res- s'm1ols, $o *#en 'o! e3%erien+e *eig#tlessness- !tter
*eig#tlessness-
'o!r mind e3%resses it in t#e lang!age of %i+t!res, )t does not sa' ver1all' t#at it is
*eig#tlessness-
it %i+t!res it as an a+t of levitation- it feels levitation,
O!r dee%er mind- o!r !n+ons+io!s mind does not t#ink in *ords- it t#inks in
%i+t!res- in s'm1ols,
T#at is *#' o!r dreams in t#e nig#t #ave onl' %i+t!res and #ardl' an' *ords, T#e
dreaming mind #as
to trans form ever't#ing"in+l!ding e3%erien+es and t#o!g#ts"into %i+t!res, Bor t#is
reason *#en *e
*ake !% in t#e morning *e 9nd it so diG+!lt to !nderstand o!r o*n dreams, T#e
lang!age *e kno*
and !se in t#e *aking #o!rs is !tterl' diFerent from t#e %i+torial lang!age of
dreams, T#e t*o are
total strangers to ea+# ot#er- and t#erefore great inter%reters in t#e form of %!ndits-
%s'+#ologists
and %s'+#iatrists are needed to inter%ret t#em for !s, .e 7!st +annot do *it#o!t
t#em,
>o* someone is am1itio!s, Ho* *ill #e e3%ress #is am1ition *#en #e is dreaming0
He *ill t!rn
into a 1ird on t#e *ing soaring #ig# in t#e sk', T#en #e *ill 1e at t#e to% of
ever't#ing- leaving t#e
*#ole *orld 1e#ind #im, Am1ition in dreams takes t#e form of <ig#ts"one dreams
t#at #e is <'ing
and <'ing, All am1itio!s men #ave dreams of <'ing, 4!t t#e *ord am1ition *ill
never 9nd a %la+e in
dreams, $o after *aking !% in t#e morning t#e %erson *onders *#' #e *as <'ing in
#is dreams,
)t is #is am1ition t!rned into a <'ing 1ird in dreams,
T#e same *a' *#en *e enter t#e de%t#s of meditation- *eig#tlessness feels like
levitation, Reall'
*eig#tlessness +an 1e %i+t!red onl' as levitation- t#ere is no ot#er *a',
And on+e in a great *#ile t#e 1od' a+t!all' levitates in a state of e3treme
*eig#tlessness,
L!estion 11
L:E$T)O>ER@ AT T)&E$ )> THE CO:R$E OB &ED)TAT)O> )T $EE&$ THAT $O&ETH)>6
.)TH)> HA$ $>APPED- A>D TH)$ EOPER)E>CE )$ BR)6HTE>)>6,
)t is %ossi1le- it is a1sol!tel' %ossi1le,
L!estion 12
L:E$T)O>ER@ $HO:?D >OT O>E 6ET BR)6HTE>ED0
Bear is !nne+essar'- alt#o!g# it is nat!ral t#at 'o! feel afraid,
L!estion 13
L:E$T)O>ER@ )T CREATE$ A ?OT OB HEAT A$ .E??,
T#at- too- is %ossi1le, )t is %ossi1le 1e+a!se 'o!r *#ole inner me+#anism !ndergoes
a +#ange,
All 'o!r +onne+tions *it# t#e 1od' 1egin to get loose- and ne* +onne+tions 1egin to
form in t#eir
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 1I0 Os#o
%la+es, Old 1ridges are 1roken and ne* ones are formed, Old doors +lose and ne*
ones o%en, $o
t#e *#ole #o!se is 1eing altered, T#at is *#' 'o! t#ink t#at man' t#ings *it#in 'o!
are 1reaking
do*n- and t#en 'o! feel s+ared, )t is nat!ral- 1e+a!se t#e *#ole s'stem goes
t#ro!g# a state of
disarra' and disorder, )t #a%%ens in times of transition,
.#en a ne* order *ill arise o!t of t#is +#aos- it *ill 1e altoget#er diFerent from t#e
old- it *ill 1e
in+om%ara1l' !ni2!e, T#en 'o! *ill forget t#at some t#ing like an old order ever
e3isted, And even
*#en 'o! remem1er it 'o! *ill *onder #o* on eart# 'o! +o!ld %!t !% *it# it,
All t#is is %ossi1le,
L!estion 1E
L:E$T)O>ER@ .)?? )T 4E >ECE$$ARH TO &AE EBBORT$ TO 4REATHE DEEP?H A>D
A$
/.HO A& )0/ EAE> ABTER $HAT)PAT OR TRA>$&)$$)O> OB E>ER6H HA$
HAPPE>ED- OR
.)?? THEH HAPPE> >AT:RA??H A>D O> THE)R O.>0
.#en 1reat#ing and asking 1e+ome nat!ral- t#e 2!estion does not arise, T#en t#is
2!estion itself
*ill seem to 1e !nnat!ral, T#e matter ends *it# ever't#ing 1eing nat!ral, 4!t man'
times- m!+#
1efore it #a%%ens- t#e mind *ill %ers!ade 'o! to 1elieve t#at it #as alread'
#a%%ened and t#at it is
no* no !se +ontin!ing t#e eFort, $o long as t#e mind +ontin!es to %ers!ade 'o!-
'o! s#o!ld not
rela3- 'o! s#o!ld not give !% eFort, Till t#en 'o! #ave to +ontin!e *it# asking-
/.#o am )0/ 1e+a!se
t#e mind is still t#ere- it still s!rvives, )t is t#e mind t#at arg!es *it# 'o! and tries to
%ers!ade 'o!,
A da'- #o*ever- *ill +ome *#en 'o! *ill 9nd t#at it is no longer ne+essar' to do
an't#ing, T#en 'o!
*ill not 1e a1le to do a t#ing even if 'o! *ant to- 1e+a!se 'o! +an ask /.#o am )0/
onl' as long as
'o! do not kno* *#o 'o! are, T#e da' 'o! +ome to kno* *#o 'o! are- t#e 2!estion
*ill not arise
an'more, T#en it *o!ld 1e ver' a1s!rd to ask it- 1e+a!se 'o! kno*,
As long as ) don5t kno* *#ere t#e door is- ) *ill make fervent in2!iries a1o!t it- 1!t
on+e ) +ome to
kno*- t#e 2!estion *ill dro% 1' itself, T#en ) *ill not ask *#et#er ) s#o!ld ask t#is
2!estion or not, )t
is red!ndant- it is meaningless, .e in2!ire as long as *e don5t kno* a t#ing8 as
soon as *e kno* it
t#e matter ends, As soon as 'o! reali=e *#o 'o! are- t#e *orld of
2!estions +omes to an end, And *#en 'o! #ave taken a 7!m% into t#e 1e'ond- t#en
not#ing is left
to 1e done, T#en *#atsoever 'o! do- it is meditation, Ho! *alk and it is meditation,
Ho! sit and it is
meditation, T#en 'o!r silen+e is meditation- and 'o!r s%ee+#- too, Even if 'o! 9g#t-
it is meditation,
.#at 'o! do makes no diFeren+e,
L!estion 15
L:E$T)O>ER@ :>DER THE )&PACT OB $HAT)PAT OR TRA>$&)$$)O> OB E>ER6H-
DEEP
4REATH)>6 HAPPE>$ O> )T$ O.>, 4:T AT T)&E$ THE 4ODH RE?AOE$ A>D
4REATH)>6
$?ACE>$, $HO:?D O>E CO>T)>:E TO &AE EBBORT$ D:R)>6 $:CH )>TERAA?$0
)t *o!ld 1e good if 'o! do, )t is not a 2!estion of *#et#er 1reat#ing +ontin!es or
sla+kens, )t does
not matter m!+# if 1reat#ing +omes to a sto%, T#e 2!estion is *#et#er 'o! #ave %!t
in eno!g# eFort
or not, .#at is signi9+ant is 'o!r eFort- not t#e fr!it of 'o!r eForts, .#at matters is
t#at 'o! #ave
done 'o!r 1est- t#at 'o! #ave staked 'o!r all,
T#e mind is ver' +!nning in 9nding aven!es of es+a%e, )t does ever't#ing to %rote+t
itself, )t sa's-
/>o* t#at not#ing is #a%%ening- it is time *e give !% eForts,/ T#e mind is so skillf!l
t#at in t#e +o!rse
of a da' it +an s!ggest #!ndreds of *a's of es+a%e and #!ndreds of e3+!ses and
rationali=ations,
)t +an go to t#e lengt# of telling 'o! t#at 'o! *ill s!Fo+ate- 'o! *ill die if 'o!
%!rs!e in 'o!r eForts
an' longer,
Don5t listen to t#e mind, Tell 'o!r mind- /)t is 1lissf!l to s!Fo+ate and to die,/ )t is
anot#er t#ing if
1reat#ing sto%s on its o*n- 1!t 'o! on 'o!r %art s#o!ld +ontin!e to strive, Ho!
s#o!ld s%are not#ing
from 'o!r side, Don5t s%are even a little 1it- 1e+a!se sometimes even t#at little 1it
+an 1e de+isive
and fatef!l,
>o1od' kno*s *#at is going to 1e t#e last stra* on t#e +amel5s 1a+k, )t is al*a's
t#e last %ie+e of
stra* t#at makes t#e +amel sit, 6ranted t#at 'o! #ave %!t a 1ig load on t#e +amel5s
1a+k- 1!t it is
not 'et eno!g# to make it sit, &a'1e t#e last 1it of stra* is still la+king t#at *ill
de+ide t#e iss!e-
1e+a!se it is al*a's t#e last stra* t#at de+ides, )t is not t#e 9rst stra*- 1!t t#e last
one t#at %roves
fatef!l, &a'1e 'o! #ave al read' loaded t#e +amel *it# ((,(( %o!nds of #a'- and it
fails to make it
sit, )t is still *aiting for t#e last 1it",001 %o!nd,
Tr' to !nderstand it t#is *a', Ho! are tr'ing to 1reak a %adlo+k *it# a #ammer, Ho!
#ave a%%lied
(( %o*erf!l strokes and t#e lo+k ref!ses to 1reak, And no*- 1eing tired- 'o! a%%l'
t#e 100t# stroke
ver' mildl', 4!t t#e lo+k 1reaks do*n *it# t#is mild stroke, $o sometimes ver' small
t#ings %rove
to 1e t#e de+iding fa+tor8 sometimes onl' a stra* 1e+omes de+isive, ?et it not 1e
said t#at 'o! did
ever't#ing and 'et missed t#e target 1' an in+#, .#et#er 'o! miss it 1' an in+# or
1' a mile- it is
t#e same, )f 'o! miss it- 'o! miss it *#oll',
)t so #a%%ened onl' re+entl', One friend #ad 1een meditating like 'o! all- for t#ree
da's in a +am% in
Amritsar, He is an ed!+ated %erson- a do+tor, He #ad 1een meditating and
meditating- 1!t not#ing
#a%%ened, And t#en t#e last da' +ame, ) #ad no kno*ledge of *#at #e #ad 1een
doing or not doing,
)n fa+t- ) kne* not#ing a1o!t #im, On t#e last da'- *#ile e3%laining t#e te+#ni2!e- )
said t#at *ater
+#anges into va%or onl' *#en it rea+#es t#e 100t# degree tem%erat!re, )f one
sto%%ed 1oiling it
at t#e ((t# degree- #e s#o!ld not +om%lain t#at 7!st for *ant of a single degree of
tem%erat!re t#e
*ater ref!sed to +#ange into va%or, Even if 'o! give it ((,( degrees of #eat- it *ill
+ontin!e to 1e
*ater, Even if an iota of #eat is la+king it *ill ref!se to +#ange, Onl' *#en it +rosses
t#e 100t#
degree mark *ill it +#ange into va%or, And t#ere is no ot#er *a', A r!le is a r!le,
He +ame to me in t#e evening of t#e same da', And #e said t#at *#at ) #ad said in
t#e +onte3t
of *ater +#anging into steam served #im *ell, Earlier #e *as of t#e vie* t#at if #is
eForts *ere
mild- #is gains from meditation *o!ld 1e t#at mild- 1!t t#ere *o!ld 1e gains
nonet#eless, .#en #e
#eard me- #e t#o!g#t t#at #e *as mistaken, Bor t#e *ater to t!rn into steam- t#e
f!ll 100 degrees of
tem%erat!re is a m!st, )t is not t#at a small amo!nt of tem%erat!re *ill +#ange t#e
*ater into va%or
in a small *a', T#e *ater *ill not +#ange at all 1efore its #eat rea+#es t#e 100t#
degree8 it #as to
traverse t#e *#ole *a', And so on t#is morning #e 1ro!g#t in all #is eForts to
meditation- and #e
*as s!r%rised to see t#at somet#ing #a%%ened, .#at #e #ad done for t#e last t#ree
da's #ad 1een
in vain, He #ad gained not#ing 1!t fatig!e at t#e end, Toda' #e *as not tired at all-
and *#at is
remarka1le is t#at #e reall' made it,
T#erefore it is al*a's t#e last stra* t#at makes t#e diFeren+e 1et*een t#ose *#o
make it and t#ose
*#o don5t,
T#ere is one ot#er t#ing to 1e 1orne in mind, D!ring meditation- *at+#ing t#e man
on 'o!r side
doing #is 1est- 'o! t#ink t#at even #e is not making an' #ead*a'- let alone 'o!,
Ho! are *rong to
t#ink so, T#ere is a diFeren+e 1et*een a #!ndred degrees and a #!ndred degrees,
Ho!r #!ndred
degrees is not t#e same as t#e #!ndred degrees of anot#er %erson, &a'1e t#e ot#er
%erson #as
m!+# more reserve energ' t#an 'o! #ave- and #e is not !sing it all- alt#o!g# #e is
doing 1etter t#an
'o!, )t is like t#is@ A %erson #as 9ve #!ndred r!%ees in #is %o+ket- and o!t of it #e
stakes t#ree
#!ndred in a gam1le, And 'o! #ave onl' 9ve r!%ees in 'o!r %o+ket and o!t of it 'o!
make a 1et of
fo!r, Here 'o! are staking more t#an #e is8 'o! are going to o!t1id #im,
)t is not a 2!estion of #o* m!+# 'o! or t#e ot#er %erson #as s%entit is a 2!estion
of t#e ratio
1et*een *#at 'o! #ave and *#at 'o! gam1le, )t is t#e ratio t#at matters, Ho! *ill
*in if 'o! *ager
all 'o!r 9ve r!%ees, And t#e ot#er man *ill lose even if #e *agers fo!r #!ndred
ninet' nine r!%ees,
)n order to *in #e *ill #ave to stake all #is 9ve #!ndred,
.#at is of !ltimate im%ortan+e is t#at 'o! *ill stake 'o!rself totall'- t#at 'o! *ill
not s%are even an
o!n+e of energ' and eFort, >ever t#ink t#at 'o! #ave done eno!g# for t#e %resent-
and t#at 'o! *ill
tr' ne3t time, T#e moment 'o! t#ink so- 'o! *ill 1egin to regress- to fall 1e#ind,
And it often #a%%ens t#at s!+# t#o!g#ts 1egin to assail 'o! rig#t *#en t#e de+isive
#o!r arrives-
*#ere 'o! are going to make it, )t is at t#is +riti+al 7!n+t!re t#at 'o!r mind 1egins to
1e s+ared lest
'o! s#o!ld disa%%ear into not#ingness, )t is t#e moment of great est danger for 'o!
as ego- and it
is also t#e moment of greatest +onse2!en+e- greatest f!l9llment for 'o! as t#e so!l,
And it is in t#is
moment t#at 'o!r mind *ill ask 'o! to give !%- on t#e %lea t#at 'o! #ave done
eno!g#- t#e *ater
#as 1een #eated too m!+#- it ma' an' moment t!rn into va%or,
.#en 'o!r mind senses imminent danger and %ani+s- kno* t#at it is t#e most
de+isive and t#e
%re+io!s moment of meditation"t#e moment of f!l9llment, As long as t#ere is no
danger- t#e mind
*ill ask 'o! to +arr' on- 1!t as soon as 'o! +ome +lose to danger" *#i+# is t#e
1oiling %oint"'o!r
mind *ill ask 'o! to sto% immediatel', T#e mind *ill sa' 'o! #ave alread' e3erted
'o!r !tmost- no*
t#ere is no energ' left to %ro+eed an' f!rt#er,
4e*are of 'o!r mind *#en t#is de+isive moment arrives, )t is %re+isel' t#e moment
*#en 'o! #ave
to 1ring all 'o!r energ' into a+tion, )f 'o! miss t#at mo ment 'o! ma' miss for
'ears, $ometimes
it takes 'ears to rea+# t#e ((t# degree tem%erat!re, And sometimes 'o! miss it
almost *#en 'o!
#ave to!+#ed t#e #!ndredt# degree mark, And 'o! miss it for ver' %ett' t#ings,
$o do not s%are 'o!rself8 ot#er*ise 'o! *ill miss,
L!estion 1I
L:E$T)O>ER@ .HAT )B THE 4?OOD AE$$E?$ ARE DA& A6ED 4ECA:$E OB TOO
&:CH
$TRA)>0
?et t#em 1e damaged, .#at *ill 'o! do 1' saving t#em0 Toda' or tomorro* t#e'
are going to 1e
destro'ed, And *#at are 'o! going to do after saving t#em0
L!estion 17
L:E$T)O>ER@ ABTER A??- .E DO>5T .A>T TO D)E )> A $TATE OB )6>ORA>CE,
)f 'o! *orr' a1o!t 'o!r 1lood vessels- kno* for s!re t#at 'o! are going to die in a
state of ignoran+e,
.#at *ill 'o! do after 'o! #ave saved 'o!r 1lood vessels0 O!r diG+!lt' is t#at *e
are al*a's
*orr'ing a1o!t t#ings t#at are of no +onse2!en+e to !s,
L!estion 1K
L:E$T)O>ER@ )> BACT- .E HAAE O>?H A ?)TT?E8 HO. CA> .E ABBORD TO ?O$E )T0
) *onder if 'o! #ave even t#at little *#i+# is *ort# saving, )f 'o! reall' #ad- 'o!
*o!ld not 1e afraid
of losing it, Ho! don5t #ave even t#at m!+#, Ho! are like a naked man *#o is afraid
of losing #is
+lot#es, T#is fear gives t#e naked man a false satisfa+tion t#at #e o*ns somet#ing,
He derives
%leas!re from t#e ill!sion t#at #e #as +lot#es- #e is not naked, )f #e #ad +lot#es
reall'- #e *o!ld not
#ave 1een afraid of losing t#em, After all t#e' are onl' +lot#es8 *#at if t#e' are
lost0 6et rid of s!+#
fears,
) don5t mean to sa' t#at 'o!r 1lood vessels are going to 1e a+t!all' damaged, And if
t#e' are going
to 1e damaged it *ill 1e 1e+a!se of 'o!r fear and not 1e+a!se of meditation, Bear
*ill +ertainl'
destro' t#em8 it is reall' fear t#at damages 'o!r 1lood vessels and man' ot#er
t#ings, 4!t *e are
not afraid on t#at s+ore8 *e do not fear o!r fear,
)f 'o! are afraid- if 'o! are an3io!s- if 'o! are tense- 'o!r 1lood vessels along *it#
man' ot#er
t#ings *ill 1e damaged for t#is ver' reason, 4!t *e are not afraid on a++o!nt of it,
.e are afraid
of meditation- *#i+# does not damage a t#ing, On t#e +ontrar'- it *ill re%air all
damages t#at #ave
alread' #a%%ened to 'o!,
4!t *e +ling to o!r fears- and *e take ref!ge in t#em, And *e go on sa'ing@ .#at if
t#is or t#at
#a%%ens0 $o *e do ever't#ing to r!n a*a' from meditation, )f it is so- ) *ill sa'@
.#' go at all0 T#is
fear- t#is #esitan+'- t#is +on<i+t is dangero!s, T#en don5t go near it- 1e 9nis#ed *it#
it for good,
4!t *e are am1ivalent8 *e *ant to do 1ot#, .e *ant to meditate and at t#e same
time *e *ant to
r!n a*a' from it, And t#en t#is +on<i+t reall' destro's !s, T#en *e are
!nne+essaril' in a mess,
T#o!sands of %eo%le are !nne+essaril' in a mess8 t#e' *ant to 9nd 6od and at t#e
same time t#e'
are afraid lest #e s#o!ld +onfront t#em an' da', T#is do!1le 1ind- t#is s%lit mind is
t#e %ro1lem, All
o!r diG+!lt' is t#at one %art of o!r mind *ants to do a t#ing and anot#er %art does
not *ant to do
it, Do!1t and +on<i+t #ave 1e +ome o!r ver' 1reat#, )t never #a%%ens t#at *#at *e
*ant to do- *e
*ant a1sol!tel', T#e da' it *ill 1e so- t#ere *ill 1e not#ing t#at *ill +ome in 'o!r
*a', T#at da' 'o!r
life *ill a+2!ire a d'namism t#at 'o! #ave never kno*n,
4!t *e are in a ridi+!lo!s state8 *e take one ste% for*ard and immediatel' *e take
anot#er ste%
1a+k, .e %!t one 1ri+k in its %la+e to 1!ild a #o!se and t#e ne3t moment *e
remove it, T#!s *e
#ave 1ot# toget#er" t#e %leas!re of 1!ilding a #o!se and t#e sorro* of not #aving it
done, All da'
long *e raise a *all and *#en nig#t +omes *e %!ll it do*n *it# o!r o*n #ands, And
t#en *e 1e*ail
#o* diG+!lt it is to 1!ild a #o!se,
)n $ear+# of t#e &ira+!lo!s Aol 1 1IE Os#o
.e s#o!ld tr' to !nderstand t#is do!1le 1ind str!+t!re of o!r mind, And t#e onl'
*a' 'o! +an
!nderstand it is t#is@ 4e %re%ared for *#at 'o! t#ink to 1e t#e *orst, T#is imagined
*orst is t#at 'o!r
1lood vessels *ill 1e damaged, ?et t#em 1e damaged, .#at *o!ld 'o! do if 'o!
save t#em- sa'-
for t#irt' or fort' 'ears0 Ho! *ill 1e a +lerk in some oG+e for t#ese t#irt' 'ears, Ho!
*ill eat- slee%-
and %rod!+e a fe* +#ildren, T#ese +#ildren- in t#eir t!rn- *ill gro* !% and 1e+ome
#!s1ands and
*ives- t#is and t#at- like 'o!, And *#en 'o! *ill die- 'o! *ill leave t#em 1e#ind to
*orr' a1o!t t#eir
1lood vessels 1eing dam aged, .#at else *ill 'o! do0
)f *e kno* t#at t#e life *e are tr'ing to save #as not#ing in it t#at is *ort# saving-
t#en onl' +an *e
stake o!r all8 ot#er*ise it is im%ossi1le, .e s#o!ld 1e ver' +lear in o!r minds t#at
*#at *e are so
stren!o!sl' tr'ing to save is not *ort# t#e la1or, .e s#o!ld also kno* t#at not#ing
is saved in s%ite
of all t#at *e do to save it, And if *e !nderstand it +learl'- t#en t#ere is no %ro1lem
*#atsoever, t#en
'o! *ill 1e %re%ared for ever't#ing- even for t#e 1lood vessels 1eing damaged,

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