And Now, And Here-第20章
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he lives; as it were; in one room of his house; while the rest of the rooms remain vacant and can be occupied by other guests。
occasionally higher souls also enter a human body; but they do so for very different reasons。
there are some acts of passion which cannot be carried out without being in a body。
say; for example; that a house catches fire and no one steps forward to save it from burning down。
the crowd stands there; powerless; no one dares enter the burning house。
suddenly a man steps forward; puts out the fire and manages to save somebody trapped inside。
later on; when everything is over; the man himself wonders how he did it。
he feels quite sure he moved and acted under the influence of some unknown power …… that it was not his doing; that someone else did it。
in such instances; where man is unable to muster the courage for some good cause; some higher soul can enter a human body and acplish the task。
but these are rare happenings。
since it is difficult for superior souls to find suitable wombs; they sometimes have to wait for hundreds of years before their next birth。
and surprisingly enough; these souls appear on the earth almost at the same time。
for example; buddha and mahavira were both born in india 2;500 years ago。
both were born in bihar; and during the same period six other enlightened beings were present in the same state; in bihar。
their names are not known to us because they did not initiate any disciples; because they had no followings …… that is the only reason …… but they were of the same caliber as buddha and mahavira。
and they conducted a very daring experiment: none of them initiated any followers。
one of these people was prabuddha katyayana; another was ajit keshkambal; and yet another was sanjay vilethiputra。
then there was makhali gosal; and there were others。
in that period of time; eight people of the same genius and the same potential were born simultaneously; in that very state of bihar。
with all the world available; these eight souls waited for a long time to be born in that small area of bihar。
and when the opportunity came; it came all at once。
often it happens; as well as for evil souls; that a chain of births es to pass for the good。
at the same time as buddha and mahavira; socrates was born in greece; followed after a time by plato and aristotle。
at about the same time in china; confucius; lao tzu; chuang tzu and mencius; meng tzu; were born。
some incredible people took birth all at once in different parts of the world at approximately the same time。
the whole world was filled with some fascinating people。
it seems as if the souls of all these people were waiting for some time。
then an opportunity came their way; wombs became available to them。
when; by chance; wombs do bee available; many wombs bee available all at once。
it is just like the blooming of a flower。
when the season arrives; you find one flower has blossomed; and then you see the second flower; and then the third。
the flowers were just waiting to bloom。
dawn arrives; and it is just a question of the sun rising above the horizon and the flowers begin to bloom。
the buds burst open and the flower blooms。
the flowers were waiting the entire night; and as the sun arose; they bloomed。
exactly the same thing happens with inferior souls。
when a suitable environment develops on earth; they take birth in a chain。
for example; in our time; people like hitler; stalin and mao were all born during the same period。
such horrible people must have waited for thousands of years to take birth; they cant find wombs that easily。
stalin alone killed about six million people in the soviet union; and hitler killed about ten million people all by himself。
the death contraptions devised by hitler were unique in the history of mankind。
he carried out mass murder in a way no one had ever done before; next to him; tamerlane and genghis khan seem novices。
hitler devised gas chambers for mass murder。
he found it too cumbersome and costly to kill people one by one and then dispose of their bodies; so he devised ingenious methods of mass murder。
there are other means of mass murder too …… for example; as happened in the recent munal riots at ahmedabad; or at other places …… but these are all very expensive methods。
also; it is such an effort to kill people one by one …… and it takes a lot of time as well。
killing people one by one doesnt work: you kill one here; and another is born somewhere else。
so hitler would have five thousand people put in a gas chamber together; and with the flick of a button these five thousand people were virtually turned into vapor; they would simply evaporate。
the chamber would be empty; no sign of them would be left。
not a drop of blood was spilled; not a single grave was dug。
it was all very neat。
no one can accuse hitler of bloodshed。
if god is still dispensing justice by the old standards; he will find hitler totally innocent。
he did not spill a drop of blood; he pierced no breast with his sword; he simply devised an ingenious method of killing; a means beyond description。
he placed people in a gas chamber; switched on a high…voltage button and the people simply evaporated。
not a sign was left to prove they had ever existed。
hitler; for the first time; got rid of people as one boils water and turns it into vapor。
he turned ten million people into gas!
it is very difficult for a soul like hitlers to find a new body quickly。
and it is good it is so difficult; otherwise the earth would be in great trouble。
hitler will have to wait for a very long time; because it is extremely difficult for a conception of such a low quality to take place again。
what does it mean to be born through an inferior conception? it means that generations of the parents ancestors have a long chain of evil deeds to their credit。
in a single lifetime one cannot accumulate enough evil to account for the conception of a person like hitler。
to produce a son like hitler; how much evil; how many murders can one man mit in one lifetime? for a son like hitler to choose his parents; a long chain of evil deeds is required; deeds performed by the parents for hundreds; thousands; millions of years。
this means that if a person were to work in a slaughterhouse continuously for thousands of years; only then could his genes; his breed; bee capable of attracting a soul like hitlers。
the same holds true for a good soul。
for an average; ordinary soul there is no difficulty taking birth; there are wombs all over ready to receive such souls。
and besides; its demands are very ordinary。
there are the same cravings: eating; drinking; making money; enjoying sex; seeking honor and position …… such ordinary longings。
everyone longs for these things; and so the soul has no problem finding a womb。
all parents can give any soul the opportunity t
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Chapter 4
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returning to the source
30 october 1969 am in meditation camp at dwarka; gurujat; india
question 1
a friend has asked: according to what you have said; one can triumph over death through meditation or sadhana。
but then; doesnt the same state exist when we are in sleep? and if it does; then why cant death be conquered through sleep?
the first thing that needs to be understood is that triumph over death does not mean there is something like death to conquer。
to triumph over death simply means you will e to know there is no death。
to know that death is not is to conquer it。
there is nothing like death to be conquered。
as soon as one knows there is no death; our ongoing and losing battle with death ceases。
some enemies exist; and there are others that in reality do not exist but only seem to exist。
death is one of those enemies with no real existence; it only seems to exist。
and so; do not take the triumph to mean that somewhere death exists and that we shall conquer it。
this would be like a man going crazy fighting with his shadow; until someone points out to him; 〃look closely; the shadow has no substance。
it is merely an appearance。
〃 if the man looked at the shadow and realized what he was doing; he would laugh at himself; only then could he know he has conquered the shadow。
conquering the shadow simply means there was not even the tiniest shadow to be fought with; anyone attempting to do so would go crazy。
one who fights with death will lose; one who knows death will triumph over it。
this also means that if death is not; then in reality we never ever die …… whether we are aware of it or not。
the world does not consist of those people who die and those who do not die …… no; its not like that。
in this world no one ever dies。
there are two kinds of people; however: those who know this as a fact; and those who dont …… this is the only difference。
in sleep we reach the same place we do in meditation。
the only difference is that in sleep we are unconscious; while in meditation we are fully conscious。
if someone were to bee fully aware; even in his sleep; he would have the same experience as in meditation。
for example; if we