And Now, And Here-第33章
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it is exactly the same sort of foolishness。
is this how it can be resolved as to which of the two is right? how can it be determined whether marx is right or wrong? will it be by the use of the sword? or by dropping the hydrogen bomb? which will it be? it will have to be determined through the application of thought …… but man is not yet free to think; he is still beset by superstition。
so remember; my emphasis is not on breaking the chains; my emphasis is on doing away with the superstitious mind that creates these chains。
if that mind persists; then no matter how many chains you break it will create new ones。
and remember; new fetters are far more attractive; more lovable; more worth holding on to。
and remember this too: the new chain is always stronger than the old one; because by now our knowledge of how to make chains is also more developed; more advanced。
it often occurs to me that those in the business of breaking down superstitions only succeed in providing much tougher superstitions as substitutes for the worn…out ones …… they do nothing more than that。
the superstitious mind has to be discarded; or else it will keep on breeding superstition。
be cogitative; and make others cogitative also。
〃be cogitative〃 means: think; search; be inquisitive。
speak only after you have the right experience; and still admit readily that your experience is not necessarily right。
people may have other experiences tomorrow。
you may even have to go through different experiences; and it is not certain that what you experienced was not an hallucination。
so until that experience has been verified by scores of experiences more; it is better not to say anything about it。
thats why a scientist conducts an experiment; repeats it a thousand times; makes a thousand other people do it; and only then does he arrive at some kind of a conclusion。
and even then he never reaches a final conclusion。
one who wants to reach a conclusion in a hurry can never think。
a man in a hurry to reach a final conclusion inevitably fills himself with superstition。
and we are all in a great hurry。
a friend; in his question; has asked everything the whole of humanity is searching for and has not yet been able to find! he asks:
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does god exist or not? what is jeevatman; the individual soul? where is moksha? who created heaven? is there a hell? why has man appeared on the earth? what is the goal of life?
he is in such a hurry he wants to know about all of this instantly。
a man in such a hurry will undoubtedly bee superstitious。
search requires great patience; tremendous patience: it doesnt matter if we dont find what we are looking for in one lifetime; but we will continue to search。
in fact; for one who is cogitative; attaining is not important …… searching is。
for a man of superstition; attaining is important; seeking is totally unimportant。
a superstitious man is anxious to know how he can attain。
〃where is god?〃 he asks。
he is not much concerned with first finding out whether there is a god or not。
he is not interested in the pursuit of god; that is not his cup of tea。
he says; 〃you seek him and then show me。
〃 thats why he is out looking for a guru。
whosoever is looking for a guru is bound to end up being superstitious …… he cant stop short of that。
in fact; looking for a guru implies; 〃you have found; now please show us。
since you have already found; what is the point in our searching now? we bow down to your feet。
please give us what you have attained。
〃 the idea is for someone else to place his hand on your head and have you realize god。
so people are wandering around accepting mantras; being initiates; paying fees; massaging feet; serving; in the hope that what someone has already attained can bee their own。
this can never happen。
this shows clearly the hold of the superstitious mind。
someone elses achievement can never bee yours。
that poor fellow went in search and found; and you want to have it free? and remember; if he has searched; then while searching he must also have realized that one attains through seeking; not by asking。
and so he will not even create any disciples。
only those are after disciples who have themselves not yet attained。
they are hanging on to some other guru above them。
there is a long series of gurus; all hoping to gain from the other。
many gurus are already dead; and yet people hang on to them in the hope they will give them something。
there is a long chain of dead gurus; going back thousands and millions of years; and they are all hanging on to each other hoping someone may give something。
this is the mark of a superstitious mind。
the characteristic of a searching mind; the indication of a reflective mind is; 〃if there is god; then i will search for him。
if i succeed in finding him; then it will be because of my merit; my birthright。
if i ever find him; then it will be because of my lifelong dedication; my sacrifice; my meditation。
it will be the fruit of my effort。
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and remember; if god does bee available free; a cogitative individual will turn him down。
he will say; 〃it is not right to accept something that has not e out of my own effort。
i will attain through my own effort。
〃 and bear in mind there are certain things which can only be attained through ones own effort。
god is not one of those things sold in the market; a piece of merchandise available anywhere。
truth is not one of those articles sold in a department store where you can go and purchase it。
but such stores are open。
there are stores; there are bazaars; where a signboard hangs; saying 〃real truth available here。
〃 even truth is of the real and artificial kind! on every shop the sign says; 〃the real master lives here。
the rest are all fake masters; they live somewhere else。
this is the only authentic shop。
buy from us! give us the chance to serve you!〃 and once you have entered one of these shops; the owner wont want you to leave that easily。
all this mischief is the creation of the superstitious mind。
i would like to say to you: have faith in seeking; not in begging。
you will attain to god not by begging but by knowing。
also; never believe what others say。
someone may have attained …… it is possible of course …… so dont disbelieve either; because that is superstition too。
neither believe nor disbelieve。
if someone es along and says he has attained god; say; 〃congratulations。
god has been very passionate to you; allowing you to find him。
but kindly dont show me。
let me find him also; otherwise i will remain a cripple。
〃
if you are carried to a destination someone has already walked to; you will arrive as a cripple。
feet grow stronger by walking。
reaching a destination is not so important; the really important thing is that the traveler bees stronger in the pursuit。
attaining something is not as important as the transformation of the one who attained。
god; knowledge; or moksha are not readymade things。
they are the fruit of the offering of ones life; of a lifetime of effort and sadhana。
it is like the ultimate flower which es on its own。
but if you go to the market you will find plastic flowers。
they last longer。
you just need to dust them …… they last longer and create deception too。
but whom do they deceive? plastic flowers can deceive others …… those walking on the street can be fooled; they may think the flowers in your window are real …… but you cant be deceived because you bought them yourself。
for real flowers one has to sow the seeds; one has to put in effort; one has to raise the plants。
then; on their own; flowers bloom …… they are not brought in。
the experience of god is like the flower; ones sadhana is like the plant。
care for the plant and the flower will e by itself。
but we are in a hurry。
we say; 〃forget the plant; just give us the flower!〃
sometimes when children go to school for an examination; they dont solve the arithmetic problem; they look up the answer in the back of the arithmetic book and write it down。
even though the answer given is absolutely right; it is totally wrong。
how can the answer of one who has not followed the method be right? his answer is absolutely right …… he has written five …… and those who followed the method have also written five。
but do you see the difference in the answer given by those who followed the method and those who stole it from the back of the book? and what difference does it make whether they have stolen it from the back of the gita or the koran?
even though the answer given by both is the same; it is not the same; there is a fundamental difference。
the real question is not finding the answer; the real question is not arriving at five; the real question is learning how to arrive at the sum。
and the one who looked in the back of the book didnt learn that。
he didnt learn the arithmetic; he only got the answer。
and so; if you have learned something from somewhere; if you have received something from somebody; if you have heard something from someone and grabbed on to it …… then such a god is stolen from the b