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in fact; he will be filled with anger。

〃 

fareed gave a hearty laugh and said; 〃you have raised a good question; but i will answer it later。

first; do me a little favor。

〃 he picked up a coconut lying nearby; gave it to him and asked him to break it open; cautioning him not to break the kernel。

but the coconut was unripe; so the man said; 〃pardon me; i cannot do this。

the coconut is pletely raw; and if i break open the shell the kernel will break too。

〃 

fareed asked him to put that coconut away。

then he gave him another coconut; one which was dry; and asked him to break that one open。

〃can you save the kernel of this one?〃 he asked。

and the man replied; 〃yes; the kernel can be saved。

〃 

fareed said; 〃i have given you an answer。

did you understand?〃 

the man replied; 〃i didnt understand anything。

what relation is there between a coconut and your answer? what relation is there between the coconut and my question?〃 

fareed said; 〃put this coconut away too。

there is no need to break it or anything。

i am pointing out to you that there is one raw coconut which still has the kernel and the shell joined together …… if you hit the shell; the kernel will also break。

then there is the dry coconut。

now how is the dry coconut different from the raw coconut? there is a slight difference: the kernel of the dry coconut has shrunk inside and bee separated from the shell; a distance has occurred between the kernel and the shell。

now you say; even after breaking open the shell; the kernel can be saved。

so i have answered your question!〃 

the man said; 〃i still dont get it。

〃 the fakir said; 〃go; die and understand …… without that you cannot follow what i am saying。

but even then you will not be able to follow me because at the time of death you will bee unconscious。

one day the kernel and the shell will be separated; but at that moment you will bee unconscious。

if you want to understand; then start learning now how to separate the kernel from the shell …… now; while you are alive。

〃 

if the shell; the body; and the kernel; the consciousness; separate at this very instant; death is finished。

with the creation of that distance; you e to know that the shell and the kernel are two separate things …… that you will continue to survive in spite of the breaking of the shell; that there is no question of you breaking; of you disappearing。

in that state; even though death will occur; it cannot penetrate inside you …… it will occur outside you。

it means only that which you are not will die。

that which you are will survive。

this is the very meaning of meditation or samadhi: learning how to separate the shell from the kernel。

they can be separated because they are separate。

they can be known separately because they are separate。

thats why i call meditation a voluntary entry into death。

and the man who enters death willingly; encounters it and es to know that; 〃death is there; and yet i am still here。

〃 

socrates was about to die。

the final moments were approaching; the poison was being ground to kill him。

he kept asking; 〃it is getting late; how long will it take to grind the poison?〃 

his friends were crying and saying to him; 〃are you crazy? we want you to live a little longer。

we have bribed the person who is grinding the poison; we have persuaded him to go slowly。

〃 

socrates went out and said to the man who was grinding the poison; 〃you are taking too long。

it seems you are not very skilled。

are you very new to this? have you never ground it before? have you never given poison to a condemned person?〃 

the man replied; 〃i have been giving poison my whole life; but i have never seen a crazy man like you before。

why are you in so much of a hurry? i am grinding it slowly so that you may breathe a little more; live a little longer; remain in life a little more。

you keep talking like a crazy man; saying it is getting late。

why are you in such a hurry to die?〃 

socrates said; 〃i am in a great hurry because i want to see death。

i want to see what death is like。

and i also want to see; even when death has happened; whether i survive or not。

if i dont survive; then the whole affair is finished …… and if i do survive; then death is finished。

in fact; i want to see who will die with death …… will death die or will i die? i want to see whether death will survive or whether i will survive。

but how can i see this unless i am alive?〃 

socrates was given the poison。

his friends began to mourn; they were not in their right senses。

and what was socrates doing? he was telling them; 〃the poison has reached up to my knees。

up to the knees my legs are totally dead …… i will not even know if you cut them off。

but my friends; let me tell you; even though my legs are dead; i am still alive。

this means one thing is certain …… i was not my legs。

i am still here; i am totally here。

nothing within me has faded yet。

〃 socrates continued; 〃now both my legs are gone; up to my thighs everything is finished。

i wouldnt feel anything if you cut me right up to the thighs。

but i am still here! and here are my friends who go on crying!〃 

socrates is saying; 〃dont cry。

watch! here is an opportunity for you: a man is dying and informing you that he is still alive。

you may cut off my legs entirely …… even then i wont be dead; even then i will still remain。

my hands are also drifting away; my hands will die too。

ah! how many times i identified myself with these hands …… the same hands that are leaving now …… but i am still here。

〃 

and; like this; socrates continues talking while dying。

he says; 〃slowly; everything is being peaceful; everything is sinking; but i am still intact。

after a while i may not be able to inform you; but dont let that make you think i am no more。

because; if i am still here; even after losing so much of my body; how then would an end e to me if a little more of the body is lost? i may not be able to inform you …… because that is only possible through the body …… but still i will remain。

〃 and at the very last moment he says; 〃now; perhaps i am telling you the final thing: my tongue is failing。

i wont be able to speak a single word further; but still i am saying; i exist。

〃 until the final moment of death he kept saying; 〃i am still alive。

〃 

in meditation; too; one has to enter slowly within。

and gradually; one after another; things begin to drop away。

a distance is created with each and every thing; and a moment arrives when it feels as if everything is lying far away at a distance。

it will feel as if someone elses corpse is lying on the shore …… and yet you exist。

the body is lying there and still you exist …… separate; totally distinct and different。

once we experience seeing death face…to…face while alive; we will never have anything to do with death again。

death will keep on ing; but then it will be just like a stopover …… it will be like changing clothes; it will be like when we take new horses and ride in new bodies and set out on a new journey; on new paths; into new worlds。

but death will never be able to destroy us。

this can only be known by encountering death。

we will have to know it; we will have to pass through it。

because we are so very afraid of death; we are not even able to meditate。

many people e to me and say that they are unable to meditate。

how shall i tell them that their real problem is something else? their real problem is the fear of death。





and meditation is a process of death。

in a state of total meditation we reach the same point a dead man does。

the only difference is that the dead man reaches there in an unconscious state; while we reach consciously。

this is the only difference。

the dead man has no knowledge of what happened; of how the shell broke open and the kernel survived。

the meditative seeker knows that the shell and the kernel have bee separate。

the fear of death is the basic reason why people cannot go into meditation …… there is no other reason。

those who are afraid of death can never enter into samadhi。

samadhi is a voluntary invitation to death。

an invitation is given to death: 〃e; i am ready to die。

i want to know whether or not i will survive after death。

and it is better that i know it consciously; because i wont be able to know anything if this event occurs in an unconscious state。

〃 

so; the first thing i say to you is that as long as you keep running away from death you will continue to be defeated by it …… and the day you stand up and encounter death; that very day death will leave you; but you will remain。

these three days; all my talks will be on the techniques of how you can encounter death。

i hope that; these three days; many people will e to know how to die; will be able to die。

and if you can die here; on this shore。







and this is an incredible seashore。

it was on these very sands that krishna once walked …… the same krishna who told arjuna in a certain war; 〃dont be worried; have no fear。

dont be afraid of killing or of being killed; because i tell you that ne

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