And Now, And Here-µÚ18ÕÂ
°´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡û »ò ¡ú ¿É¿ìËÙÉÏÏ·ҳ£¬°´¼üÅÌÉ쵀 Enter ¼ü¿É»Øµ½±¾ÊéĿ¼ҳ£¬°´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡ü ¿É»Øµ½±¾Ò³¶¥²¿£¡
¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªÎ´ÔĶÁÍꣿ¼ÓÈëÊéÇ©ÒѱãÏ´μÌÐøÔĶÁ£¡
¡¨but¡¡how¡¡did¡¡you¡¡know¡¡this£¿¡¨¡¡he¡¡asked¡£
¡¨last¡¡night£»¡¡before¡¡going¡¡to¡¡bed£»¡¡you¡¡told¡¡me¡¡the¡¡first¡¡thing¡¡you¡¡would¡¡do¡¡this¡¡morning¡¡was¡¡go¡¡and¡¡buy¡¡a¡¡pair¡¡of¡¡shoes¡¡you¡¡badly¡¡needed¡£
you¡¡also¡¡said¡¡you¡¡felt¡¡the¡¡shoemaker¡¡was¡¡asking¡¡too¡¡much¡¡for¡¡the¡¡shoes¡£
its¡¡my¡¡experience¡¡that¡¡the¡¡last¡¡thought¡¡before¡¡going¡¡to¡¡bed¡¡at¡¡night¡¡bees¡¡the¡¡first¡¡thought¡¡the¡¡next¡¡morning¡£
so¡¡i¡¡merely¡¡guessed¡¡you¡¡must¡¡be¡¡at¡¡the¡¡shoestore£»¡¨¡¡the¡¡wife¡¡answered¡£
the¡¡husband¡¡said£»¡¡¡¨there¡¡is¡¡nothing¡¡left¡¡for¡¡me¡¡to¡¡say£»¡¡because¡¡you¡¡are¡¡right¡£
i¡¡was¡¡indeed¡¡at¡¡the¡¡shoemakers¡¡and¡¡we¡¡fought¡¡over¡¡the¡¡price¡¡of¡¡the¡¡shoes¡£
and¡¡the¡¡more¡¡heated¡¡the¡¡argument¡¡became£»¡¡the¡¡louder¡¡i¡¡repeated¡¡the¡¡name¡¡of¡¡god¡£
i¡¡may¡¡have¡¡been¡¡chanting¡¡gods¡¡name¡¡outwardly£»¡¡but¡¡inside¡¡i¡¡was¡¡involved¡¡in¡¡a¡¡fight¡¡with¡¡the¡¡shoemaker¡£
you¡¡are¡¡right£»¡¡perhaps¡¡i¡¡have¡¡never¡¡really¡¡been¡¡in¡¡the¡¡temple¡£
¡¨¡¡
entering¡¡a¡¡temple¡¡is¡¡not¡¡so¡¡easy¡¡¡¡¡¡it¡¡is¡¡not¡¡that¡¡you¡¡can¡¡enter¡¡any¡¡place¡¡and¡¡say¡¡that¡¡you¡¡are¡¡in¡¡a¡¡temple¡£
your¡¡body¡¡may¡¡have¡¡entered¡¡the¡¡temple£»¡¡but¡¡what¡¡about¡¡your¡¡mind£¿¡¡how¡¡can¡¡you¡¡trust¡¡where¡¡your¡¡mind¡¡will¡¡be¡¡the¡¡next¡¡moment£¿¡¡and¡¡once¡¡your¡¡mind¡¡has¡¡entered¡¡the¡¡temple£»¡¡why¡¡bother¡¡if¡¡the¡¡body¡¡is¡¡in¡¡the¡¡temple¡¡or¡¡not£¿¡¡the¡¡mind¡¡which¡¡has¡¡found¡¡the¡¡entrance¡¡into¡¡the¡¡temple¡¡suddenly¡¡discovers¡¡that¡¡it¡¡is¡¡surrounded¡¡on¡¡all¡¡sides¡¡by¡¡the¡¡vast¡¡temple£»¡¡that¡¡now¡¡it¡¡is¡¡impossible¡¡to¡¡step¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡temple¡£
wherever¡¡you¡¡go£»¡¡you¡¡will¡¡still¡¡be¡¡within¡¡his¡¡temple¡£
you¡¡may¡¡go¡¡to¡¡the¡¡moon¡£
¡£
¡£
¡£
recently¡¡armstrong¡¡landed¡¡on¡¡it¡£
does¡¡that¡¡mean¡¡he¡¡left¡¡gods¡¡temple£¿¡¡there¡¡is¡¡no¡¡way¡¡you¡¡can¡¡step¡¡out¡¡of¡¡gods¡¡temple¡£
do¡¡you¡¡imagine¡¡there¡¡is¡¡any¡¡place¡¡left¡¡where¡¡one¡¡can¡¡be¡¡outside¡¡his¡¡temple£¿¡¡
so¡¡those¡¡who¡¡think¡¡the¡¡temple¡¡they¡¡have¡¡made¡¡is¡¡the¡¡only¡¡temple¡¡of¡¡god£»¡¡and¡¡that¡¡no¡¡temple¡¡of¡¡god¡¡exists¡¡outside¡¡of¡¡it£»¡¡they¡¡are¡¡wrong¡£
and¡¡those¡¡who¡¡think¡¡that¡¡this¡¡temple¡¡should¡¡be¡¡destroyed¡¡because¡¡god¡¡is¡¡not¡¡present¡¡here¡¡¡¡¡¡they¡¡are¡¡equally¡¡wrong¡¡as¡¡well¡£
why¡¡blame¡¡the¡¡poor¡¡temples£¿¡¡if¡¡we¡¡could¡¡step¡¡out¡¡of¡¡our¡¡illusion¡¡that¡¡god¡¡exists¡¡only¡¡in¡¡temples£»¡¡our¡¡temples¡¡could¡¡bee¡¡very¡¡beautiful£»¡¡very¡¡loving£»¡¡very¡¡blissful¡£
a¡¡village£»¡¡in¡¡fact£»¡¡looks¡¡inplete¡¡without¡¡a¡¡temple¡£
it¡¡can¡¡be¡¡a¡¡very¡¡joyful¡¡thing¡¡to¡¡have¡¡a¡¡temple¡£
but¡¡a¡¡hindu¡¡temple¡¡can¡¡never¡¡be¡¡a¡¡source¡¡of¡¡joy£»¡¡nor£»¡¡for¡¡that¡¡matter£»¡¡can¡¡a¡¡mohammedan¡¡or¡¡a¡¡christian¡¡temple¡¡be¡¡a¡¡source¡¡of¡¡joy¡£
only¡¡gods¡¡temple¡¡can¡¡be¡¡a¡¡source¡¡of¡¡joy¡£
but¡¡hindu£»¡¡mohammedan¡¡and¡¡christian¡¡politics¡¡are¡¡so¡¡deep¡¡that¡¡they¡¡never¡¡allow¡¡a¡¡temple¡¡to¡¡represent¡¡the¡¡divine¡¡being¡£
thats¡¡the¡¡reason¡¡hindu¡¡shrines¡¡and¡¡mohammedan¡¡mosques¡¡look¡¡so¡¡ugly¡£
an¡¡honest¡¡man¡¡hesitates¡¡to¡¡even¡¡look¡¡on¡¡them¡£
they¡¡have¡¡turned¡¡into¡¡hotbeds¡¡of¡¡scoundrels£»¡¡all¡¡kinds¡¡of¡¡mischief¡¡is¡¡planned¡¡there¡£
and¡¡those¡¡who¡¡plan¡¡this¡¡mischief¡¡do¡¡not¡¡necessarily¡¡know¡¡what¡¡they¡¡are¡¡doing¡£
it¡¡is¡¡my¡¡understanding¡¡that¡¡no¡¡one¡¡plans¡¡mischief¡¡with¡¡much¡¡understanding£»¡¡mischief¡¡is¡¡always¡¡planned¡¡in¡¡unawareness¡£
and¡¡the¡¡whole¡¡earth¡¡is¡¡caught¡¡up¡¡in¡¡this¡¡mess¡£
if¡¡temples¡¡ever¡¡do¡¡disappear¡¡from¡¡the¡¡face¡¡of¡¡the¡¡earth£»¡¡it¡¡will¡¡not¡¡be¡¡because¡¡of¡¡the¡¡atheists£»¡¡but¡¡because¡¡of¡¡the¡¡so¡called¡¡theists¡£
temples¡¡are¡¡already¡¡disappearing£»¡¡they¡¡have¡¡almost¡¡disappeared¡£
if¡¡we¡¡want¡¡to¡¡save¡¡temples¡¡on¡¡this¡¡earth£»¡¡first¡¡we¡¡will¡¡have¡¡to¡¡see¡¡the¡¡vast¡¡temple¡¡around¡¡us¡¡¡¡¡¡existence¡¡itself¡£
then¡¡the¡¡smaller¡¡temples¡¡will¡¡automatically¡¡be¡¡saved£»¡¡then¡¡they¡¡will¡¡survive¡¡as¡¡symbols¡¡of¡¡the¡¡divine¡¡presence¡£
its¡¡as¡¡if¡¡i¡¡gave¡¡you¡¡a¡¡handkerchief¡¡as¡¡a¡¡gift¡£
¡£
¡£
the¡¡gift¡¡may¡¡be¡¡worth¡¡a¡¡few¡¡paisa£»¡¡but¡¡you¡¡preserve¡¡it¡¡safely¡¡in¡¡a¡¡treasure¡¡chest¡£
once¡¡i¡¡visited¡¡a¡¡village¡£
people¡¡came¡¡to¡¡see¡¡me¡¡off¡¡at¡¡the¡¡railway¡¡station¡¡and¡¡someone¡¡put¡¡a¡¡garland¡¡around¡¡my¡¡neck¡£
i¡¡took¡¡it¡¡off¡¡and¡¡handed¡¡it¡¡to¡¡a¡¡girl¡¡standing¡¡nearby¡£
i¡¡visited¡¡the¡¡same¡¡village¡¡after¡¡six¡¡years£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡same¡¡girl¡¡came¡¡up¡¡to¡¡me¡¡and¡¡said£»¡¡¡¨i¡¡have¡¡saved¡¡the¡¡garland¡¡you¡¡gave¡¡me¡¡last¡¡time¡£
although¡¡the¡¡flowers¡¡have¡¡faded¡¡and¡¡people¡¡say¡¡there¡¡is¡¡no¡¡fragrance¡¡left¡¡in¡¡them£»¡¡yet¡¡they¡¡are¡¡as¡¡fresh¡¡and¡¡fragrant¡¡as¡¡they¡¡were¡¡the¡¡first¡¡day¡£
after¡¡all£»¡¡you¡¡gave¡¡them¡¡to¡¡me¡£
¡¨¡¡
i¡¡visited¡¡her¡¡house¡¡and¡¡she¡¡brought¡¡out¡¡a¡¡lovely¡¡wooden¡¡box¡¡in¡¡which¡¡the¡¡garland¡¡was¡¡carefully¡¡placed¡£
the¡¡flowers¡¡had¡¡withered¡¡and¡¡were¡¡all¡¡dry£»¡¡they¡¡had¡¡lost¡¡their¡¡fragrance¡£
anyone¡¡seeing¡¡it¡¡might¡¡have¡¡asked£»¡¡¡¨why¡¡have¡¡you¡¡left¡¡this¡¡rubbish¡¡in¡¡such¡¡a¡¡beautiful¡¡box£¿¡¡whats¡¡the¡¡need£¿¡¡the¡¡box¡¡is¡¡valuable¡¡and¡¡the¡¡rubbish¡¡is¡¡worthless¡£
¡¨¡¡the¡¡girl¡¡could¡¡throw¡¡the¡¡box¡¡away¡¡but¡¡not¡¡the¡¡rubbish¡£
she¡¡could¡¡see¡¡something¡¡else¡¡in¡¡the¡¡rubbish¡¡¡¡¡¡for¡¡her¡¡it¡¡was¡¡a¡¡symbol£»¡¡it¡¡contained¡¡someones¡¡loving¡¡memory¡£
it¡¡might¡¡be¡¡rubbish¡¡to¡¡the¡¡rest¡¡of¡¡the¡¡world£»¡¡but¡¡not¡¡to¡¡her¡£
if¡¡the¡¡temples£»¡¡the¡¡mosques£»¡¡the¡¡churches¡¡could¡¡just¡¡remain¡¡the¡¡reminders¡¡of¡¡mans¡¡longing¡¡to¡¡ascend¡¡toward¡¡god¡£
¡£
¡£
¡£
and¡¡this¡¡is¡¡the¡¡truth¡£
take¡¡a¡¡look¡¡at¡¡the¡¡rising¡¡steeple¡¡of¡¡a¡¡church£»¡¡the¡¡rising¡¡minaret¡¡of¡¡a¡¡mosque£»¡¡the¡¡sky¡high¡¡dome¡¡of¡¡a¡¡temple¡£
they¡¡are¡¡nothing¡¡but¡¡symbols¡¡of¡¡mans¡¡desire¡¡to¡¡rise£»¡¡symbols¡¡of¡¡his¡¡journey¡¡in¡¡search¡¡of¡¡god¡£
they¡¡are¡¡symbols¡¡of¡¡the¡¡fact¡¡that¡¡man¡¡is¡¡not¡¡happy¡¡with¡¡only¡¡a¡¡house£»¡¡he¡¡wants¡¡to¡¡build¡¡a¡¡temple¡¡as¡¡well¡£
man¡¡is¡¡not¡¡happy¡¡only¡¡being¡¡on¡¡the¡¡earth£»¡¡he¡¡wants¡¡to¡¡ascend¡¡towards¡¡the¡¡sky¡¡as¡¡well¡£
have¡¡you¡¡ever¡¡noticed¡¡the¡¡earthen¡¡lamps¡¡burning¡¡in¡¡the¡¡temples£¿¡¡have¡¡you¡¡ever¡¡wondered¡¡why¡¡these¡¡lamps£»¡¡containing¡¡ghee£»¡¡containing¡¡purified¡¡butter£»¡¡are¡¡kept¡¡burning¡¡in¡¡the¡¡temple£¿¡¡have¡¡you¡¡ever¡¡realized¡¡that¡¡these¡¡lamps¡¡are¡¡the¡¡only¡¡things¡¡on¡¡earth¡¡whose¡¡flame¡¡never¡¡goes¡¡downwards£¿¡¡¡¡¡¡it¡¡always¡¡moves¡¡upwards¡£
even¡¡if¡¡you¡¡turn¡¡the¡¡lamp¡¡upside¡¡down£»¡¡the¡¡flame¡¡still¡¡moves¡¡upwards¡£
the¡¡flame£»¡¡which¡¡always¡¡moves¡¡upwards£»¡¡is¡¡a¡¡symbol¡¡of¡¡human¡¡aspirations¡£
we¡¡may¡¡be¡¡living¡¡on¡¡the¡¡earth£»¡¡but¡¡we¡¡would¡¡also¡¡like¡¡to¡¡make¡¡our¡¡abode¡¡in¡¡the¡¡sky¡£
we¡¡may¡¡remain¡¡tied¡¡to¡¡the¡¡earth¡¡below£»¡¡but¡¡we¡¡also¡¡long¡¡to¡¡move¡¡freely¡¡in¡¡the¡¡open¡¡skies¡£
and¡¡have¡¡you¡¡ever¡¡noticed¡¡how¡¡fast¡¡a¡¡flame¡¡rises¡¡and¡¡disappears£¿¡¡also£»¡¡have¡¡you¡¡ever¡¡observed¡¡that¡¡once¡¡the¡¡flame¡¡has¡¡risen¡¡and¡¡disappeared£»¡¡you¡¡can¡¡never¡¡find¡¡a¡¡trace¡¡of¡¡it£¿¡¡this¡¡is¡¡symbolic¡¡too¡¡¡¡¡¡of¡¡the¡¡fact¡¡that¡¡the¡¡one¡¡who¡¡ascends£»¡¡disappears¡£
the¡¡earthen¡¡lamp¡¡is¡¡solid¡¡matter£»¡¡while¡¡the¡¡flame¡¡is¡¡very¡¡fluid¡¡¡¡¡¡no¡¡sooner¡¡does¡¡it¡¡rise¡¡than¡¡it¡¡disappears¡£
so¡¡the¡¡flame¡¡of¡¡the¡¡lamp¡¡contains¡¡the¡¡message¡£
it¡¡is¡¡a¡¡symbol¡¡of¡¡the¡¡fact¡¡that¡¡whosoever¡¡rises¡¡above¡¡the¡¡gross¡¡will¡¡disappear¡£
it¡¡is¡¡purely¡¡out¡¡of¡¡love¡¡that¡¡a¡¡man¡¡chooses¡¡to¡¡burn¡¡ghee¡¡in¡¡his¡¡lamp¡£
although¡¡there¡¡is¡¡nothing¡¡wrong¡¡in¡¡using¡¡kerosene¡¡oil¡¡in¡¡a¡¡lamp¡¡¡¡¡¡god¡¡is¡¡not¡¡going¡¡to¡¡prevent¡¡you¡¡from¡¡doing¡¡so¡¡¡¡¡¡we¡¡feel¡¡that¡¡only¡¡one¡¡who¡¡has¡¡bee¡¡pure¡¡like¡¡ghee¡¡can¡¡move¡¡upwards¡£
the¡¡flame¡¡of¡¡a¡¡kerosene¡¡lamp¡¡will¡¡move¡¡upwards¡¡too¡¡¡¡¡¡kerosene¡¡is¡¡no¡¡less¡¡than¡¡ghee¡¡¡¡¡¡but¡¡ghee¡¡is¡¡a¡¡symbol¡¡of¡¡our¡¡feeling¡¡that¡¡one¡¡who¡¡has¡¡bee¡¡pure¡¡will¡¡be¡¡able¡¡to¡¡rise¡¡higher¡£
temples£»¡¡mosques£»¡¡and¡¡churches¡¡are¡¡also¡¡symbols¡¡of¡¡a¡¡similar¡¡type¡£
they¡¡can¡¡be¡¡very¡¡lovely¡£
they¡¡are¡¡beautiful¡¡symbols¡¡¡¡¡¡incredible¡¡illustrations¡¡created¡¡by¡¡man¡£
but¡¡they¡¡have¡¡bee¡¡ugly¡¡because¡¡so¡¡much¡¡nonsense¡¡has¡¡entered¡¡them¡£
now¡¡a¡¡temple¡¡no¡¡longer¡¡remains¡¡a¡¡temple¡¡¡¡¡¡it¡¡has¡¡bee¡¡the¡¡temple¡¡of¡¡the¡¡hindus¡£
and¡¡not¡¡only¡¡of¡¡the¡¡hindus¡¡but¡¡of¡¡the¡¡vaishnavas¡£
and¡¡not¡¡only¡¡of¡¡the¡¡vaishnavas¡¡but¡¡the¡¡temple¡¡of¡¡such¡¡and¡¡such¡¡a¡¡person¡£
and¡¡so£»¡¡with¡¡such¡¡continuous¡¡disintegration£»¡¡all¡¡temples¡¡have¡¡turned¡¡into¡¡hotbeds¡¡of¡¡politics¡£
they¡¡nurture¡¡the¡¡groupism¡¡and¡¡bigotry¡¡that¡¡lead¡¡everyone¡¡to¡¡disaster¡£
by¡¡and¡¡by£»¡¡they¡¡have¡¡all¡¡turned¡¡into¡¡establishments¡¡which¡¡continue¡¡to¡¡exploit¡¡and¡¡maintain¡¡their¡¡vested¡¡interests¡£
i¡¡am¡¡not¡¡asking¡¡you¡¡to¡¡do¡¡away¡¡with¡¡temples£»¡¡i¡¡am¡¡asking¡¡you¡¡to¡¡get¡¡rid¡¡of¡¡all¡¡that¡¡is¡¡worthless¡¡and¡¡has¡¡bee¡¡part¡¡of¡¡the¡¡temples¡£
their¡¡vested¡¡interests¡¡have¡¡to¡¡be¡¡destroyed¡£
temples¡¡have¡¡to¡¡be¡¡saved¡¡from¡¡turning¡¡into¡¡establishments£»¡¡they¡¡have¡¡to¡¡be¡¡saved¡¡from¡¡groupism¡¡and¡¡bigotry¡£
a¡¡temple¡¡is¡¡a¡¡very¡¡beautiful¡¡place¡¡if¡¡it¡¡remains¡¡just¡¡a¡¡reminder¡¡of¡¡god£»¡¡if¡¡it¡¡remains¡¡his¡¡symbol£»¡¡if¡¡it¡¡reflects¡¡a¡¡phenomenon¡¡rising¡¡towards¡¡the¡¡sky¡£
what¡¡i¡¡am¡¡saying¡¡is¡¡that¡¡as¡¡long¡¡as¡¡temples¡¡remain¡¡the¡¡mainspring¡¡of¡¡politics£»¡¡they¡¡will¡¡continue¡¡to¡¡cause¡¡misfortune¡£
and£»¡¡indeed£»¡¡now¡¡the¡¡temples¡¡are¡¡nothing¡¡but¡¡the¡¡mainsprings¡¡of¡¡politics¡£
when¡¡a¡¡temple¡¡is¡¡built¡¡for¡¡the¡¡hindus£»¡¡it¡¡automatically¡¡bees¡¡a¡¡hotbed¡¡of¡¡politics£»¡¡because¡¡politics¡¡means¡¡groupism¡£
and¡¡religion¡¡is¡¡something¡¡which¡¡has¡¡absolutely¡¡nothing¡¡to¡¡do¡¡with¡¡groupism¡£
religion¡¡means¡¡a¡¡sadhana£»¡¡an¡¡individual¡¡mitment¡¡to¡¡spirituality£»¡¡and¡¡politics¡¡means¡¡groupism¡£
always¡¡be¡¡aware¡¡that¡¡religion¡¡can¡¡be¡¡related¡¡to¡¡a¡¡sadhana£»¡¡but¡¡it¡¡can¡¡have¡¡no¡¡relation¡¡to¡¡groupism¡£
politics¡¡survives¡¡on¡¡groupism£»¡¡groupism¡¡survives¡¡on¡¡hatred£»¡¡and¡¡hatred¡¡survives¡¡on¡¡blood¡¡¡¡¡¡and¡¡the¡¡whole¡¡mischief¡¡goes¡¡on¡£
¡£
¡£
¡£
as¡¡a¡¡symbol¡¡of¡¡god¡¡the¡¡temple¡¡has¡¡bee¡¡impure¡£
that¡¡impurity¡¡has¡¡to¡¡be¡¡removed£»¡¡then¡¡it¡¡will¡¡be¡¡a¡¡symbol¡¡of¡¡great¡¡beauty¡£
if¡¡a¡¡village¡¡has¡¡a¡¡temple¡¡which¡¡belongs¡¡neither¡¡to¡¡the¡¡hindus¡¡nor¡¡to¡¡the¡¡mohammedans¡¡nor¡¡to¡¡the¡¡christians£»¡¡the¡¡village¡¡will¡¡look¡¡beautiful¡£
the¡¡temple¡¡will¡¡bee¡¡an¡¡adornment¡¡of¡¡the¡¡village¡£
the¡¡temple¡¡will¡¡bee¡¡a¡¡reminder¡¡of¡¡the¡¡infinite¡£
then¡¡those¡¡who¡¡enter¡¡the¡¡temple¡¡will¡¡not¡¡feel¡¡that£»¡¡by¡¡doing¡¡so£»¡¡they¡¡have¡¡e¡¡near¡¡god£»¡¡that¡¡outside¡¡they¡¡were¡¡away¡¡from¡¡him£»¡¡people¡¡will¡¡simply¡¡feel¡¡that¡¡the¡¡temple¡¡is¡¡a¡¡place¡¡which¡¡makes¡¡it¡¡easy¡¡to¡¡enter¡¡within¡¡themse