And Now, And Here-第42章

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sex　which　has　bee　still　bees　the　foothold　for　the　arising　of　brahmacharya。

one　can　take　the　step　of　brahmacharya　only　when　sex　has　ceased　to　move。

uprooting　the　foothold　of　sex；　breaking　it；　will　certainly　result　in　cutting　off　sex；　but　that　wont　help　in　achieving　brahmacharya。

instead；　man　will　remain　hanging　in　limbo　……　in　the　same　way　all　the　age…old　teachings　have　left　humanity　hanging　in　limbo。

what　we　see　around　us　in　life　is　nothing　but　the　movement　of　the　left　and　the　right　step；　of　the　left　and　the　right　foot。

in　life　everything　is　integrated。

the　apparent　diversity　is　like　the　notes　of　a　great　symphony。

if　you　cut　anything　out；　you　will　find　yourself　in　difficulty。

someone　may　say　the　color　black　signifies　evil。

thats　why　no　one　is　allowed　to　wear　black　at　marriages；　black　is　allowed　at　somebodys　death。

there　are　people　who　believe　black　is　a　sign　of　evil；　and　there　are　people　who　believe　white　is　a　sign　of　purity。

in　a　symbolic　sense；　it　is　alright　to　have　such　distinctions；　but　if　someone　were　to　say；　〃lets　get　rid　of　black；　lets　remove　black　from　the　face　of　the　earth；〃　then　remember；　with　the　removal　of　black；　very　little　white　will　be　left　behind　……　because　the　whiteness　of　white　stands　out　in　all　its　sharpness　only　against　a　black　background。

the　teacher　writes　on　a　blackboard　with　white　chalk。

is　he　out　of　his　mind？　why　doesnt　he　write　on　the　white　wall？　of　course　one　can　write　on　a　white　wall；　but　the　letters　wont　stand　out。

white　manifests　because　of　the　black　background；　black　is　in　fact　causing　the　white　to　stand　out。

remember；　the　white　of　the　man　who　invites　enmity　with　black　will　inevitably　grow　dull；　insipid。

one　who　is　against　showing　anger；　his　forgiveness　will　be　impotent。

the　strength　of　forgiveness　lies　in　anger；　only　one　who　can　be　angry　has　the　power　to　be　forgiving。

the　more　fierce　the　anger；　that　much　greater　will　be　the　magnanimity　of　forgiveness。

the　power　of　anger　itself　will　lend　luster　to　the　act　of　forgiveness。

in　the　absence　of　anger；　the　forgiveness　will　appear　totally　lackluster；　absolutely　lifeless；　dead。

if　a　persons　sex　is　destroyed　……　and　there　are　means　to　destroy　sex　……　then　remember；　that　will　not　make　him　a　brahmacharya；　a　celibate；　he　will　simply　turn　into　an　impotent　person。

and　there　is　a　fundamental　difference　between　these　two　things。

there　are　ways　to　do　away　with　sex；　but　a　man　cannot　bee　a　brahmacharya　by　doing　away　with　sex；　he　can　only　bee　impotent。

by　transforming　sex；　by　accepting　it；　by　moving　its　energy　towards　a　higher　level；　one　can　certainly　attain　brahmacharya。

but　remember；　the　brilliance　you　see　in　the　eyes　of　a　brahmachari；　a　celibate；　is　the　brilliance　of　sex　energy　itself。

the　energy　is　the　same；　but　transformed。

what　i　am　saying　is　that　what　we　call　opposites　are　not　opposites　……　life　consists　of　a　very　mysterious　order。

in　this　mysterious　order　opposites　have　been　created　so　that　things　can　exist。

you　must　have　seen　a　heap　of　bricks　piled　up　in　front　of　a　house　under　construction。

all　the　bricks　are　the　same。

then　the　architect；　the　engineer；　in　order　to　make　an　arch　for　a　doorway　in　the　house；　lays　the　bricks　in　opposing　order。

the　bricks　are　the　same；　but　making　the　doorway　he　places　them　opposite　each　other　so　they　can　hold　each　other。

he　wouldnt　be　able　to　make　the　arch　if　he　placed　them　in　the　same　order　……　the　doorway　would　fall　immediately。

bricks　laid　in　the　same　order　carry　no　strength；　there　is　no　resistance　in　them。

wherever　resistance　occurs　a　strength　is　created。

all　strength　es　with　opposition；　all　energy　is　produced　from　friction。

in　life；　the　principle　of　polarity　is　behind　the　creation　of　energy；　power。

the　bricks　are　all　alike；　but　they　are　placed　in　opposite　order。

god；　the　divine　architect　of　life；　is　very　intelligent。

he　knows　that　life　will　bee　cold　immediately；　will　dissolve　right　away　if　the　bricks　are　not　laid　in　opposition　to　each　other。

so　he　has　placed　anger　opposite　forgiveness；　sex　opposite　brahmacharya；　and　because　of　the　resistance　present　between　them；　an　energy　is　created。

and　that　energy　is　life。

he　has　put　the　bricks　of　birth　and　death　together；　facing　each　other；　and　thus　of　both　a　gateway　to　life　is　created。

there　are　people　who　say；　〃we　will　only　accept　the　brick　of　life；　we　wont　accept　the　brick　of　death。

〃　thats　fine。

suit　yourself。

but　if　you　dont　accept　death　you　will　die　that　very　moment；　because　then　all　the　bricks　that　are　left　will　be　alike。

only　the　bricks　of　life　will　be　left　……　and　they　will　collapse　right　away。

this　mistake　has　been　repeated　many　a　time。

for　the　last　ten　thousand　years　man　has　been　badly　afflicted　with　and　troubled　by　this　mistake。

he　insists　on　placing　bricks　that　are　all　alike；　he　doesnt　want　opposing　bricks。

〃remove　the　polarity；〃　he　says。

he　says；　〃if　we　believe　in　god；　then　thats　all　well　believe　in。

then　we　wont　believe　in　samsara；　in　the　mundane　world。

if　god　is；　then　there　is　no　samsara；　then　we　can　never　accept　the　mundane　life。

we　cant　be　in　the　marketplace；　we　cant　attend　to　our　businesses；　because　we　believe　in　god　well　bee　monks　and　retire　to　the　forests。

〃　that　man　would　like　to　create　his　world　with　the　bricks　of　god。

can　you　imagine　what　the　consequences　would　be　if；　by　mistake；　worldly　people　were　to　go　crazy　and　bee　monks？　from　that　very　day　things　wouldnt　move　an　inch；　from　that　day　the　whole　world　would　be　in　ruins。

in　fact；　the　man　who　is　a　monk　has　no　idea　that　he　is　surviving；　that　his　left　foot　moves　forward；　because　someone；　a　worldly　man；　is　running　a　store　in　the　marketplace　out　there。

one　foot　is　rooted　there；　thats　why　the　monks　foot　is　free　to　move。

the　monks　very　life…breath　es　from　the　worldly　man。

he　is　under　the　illusion　that　he　is　living　on　his　own；　but　the　fact　is；　all　his　nourishment　es　from　the　mundane　world。

and　yet　he　goes　about　cursing　the　worldly　man；　he　goes　on　telling　him；　〃renounce　the　world　and　bee　a　monk。

〃　he　doesnt　realize　he　is　creating　a　situation　for　universal　suicide　this　way　……　a　situation　even　he　cant　escape　from：　he　will　die　as　well。

he　is　thinking　of　using　bricks　that　are　all　alike。

there　are　also　people　who　say　the　opposite。

they　say；　〃theres　no　god；　theres　just　this　world　and　nothing　else。

we　only　believe　in　matter。

〃　and；　believing　only　in　matter；　they　also　tried　to　create　a　world　of　their　own。

they　too　have　landed　in　trouble。

where　they　have　arrived；　suicide　will　happen　there　as　well　……　because　if　there　is　only　matter　and　no　god；　then　everything　that　lends　savor　to　life；　that　makes　life　charming；　that　gives　movement　to　life；　that　creates　the　desire　to　rise；　will　be　gone。

if　one　were　to　believe　there　is　no　god；　that　there　is　nothing　but　matter；　then　what　meaning　is　there　in　life？　then　life　bees　totally　useless。

thats　why　people　like　sartre；　camus；　kafka　and　others　talk　so　much　about　meaninglessness　in　the　west。

today；　with　one　voice；　all　western　philosophers　are　saying　that　life　is　meaningless。

what　shakespeare　once　said　has　bee　relevant　all　of　a　sudden；　and　western　thinkers　are　now　reiterating　it　in　the　context　of　life　itself：　〃a　tale　told　by　an　idiot；　full　of　sound　and　fury；　signifying　nothing。

〃　there　cannot　be　any　significance；　any　meaning；　because　you　have　put　together　only　bricks　of　matter；　and　of　matter　alone。

meaning　is　bound　to　disappear　absolutely。

just　as　there　being　only　monks　would　take　meaning　away　from　the　world；　there　being　worldly　people　alone　would　also　take　meaning　away。

it　is　interesting　that　the　worldly　man　survives　with　the　help　of　the　renunciate　and　the　renunciate　survives　with　the　help　of　the　worldly　man　……　in　the　same　way　the　left　foot　is　dependent　on　the　right　foot　and　the　right　foot　is　dependent　on　the　left　foot。

on　the　surface　this　dependence　appears　as　a　contradiction；　but　deep　down　it　is　not。

both　feet　are　part　of　the　same　being：　one　keeps　it　rooted；　the　other　causes　it　to　move。

no　one　can　experience　the　whole　truth　of　life　without　understanding　this　contradiction　correctly。

a　person　who；　in　his　opposition；　insists　on　cutting　out　the　half　of　it　has　not　yet　attained　enough　intelligence。

you　can　do　away　with　the　half；　of　course；　but　as　soon　as　that　happens　the　remaining　half　will　die　as　well　……　because；　unquestionably；　the　latter　half　received　its　life　energy　from　the　first　half　and　from　nowhere　else。

i　have　heard

two　monks　were　involved　in　an　ongoing　dispute。

one　believed　it　is　good　to　have　some　money　on　you；　that　it　can　be　useful　in　emergencies。

his　friend；　the　other　monk；　used　to　argue；　〃why　do　we　need　money？　we　are　renunciates；　what　do　we　need　money　for？　only　worldly　people　keep　money。

〃　both　used　to　put　forward　arguments　in　support　of　their　respective　views；　and　it　seemed　like　their　arguments　were　correct。

the　great　mystery　of　this　universe　is　that　you　can　present　an　equal　number　of　arguments　in　support　of　any　of　the　opposing　bricks　used　in　its　creation；　and　the　dispute　can　never　end　because　both　bricks　are　used　equally。

anyone　can　point　out；　〃look；　the　universe　is　created　of　my　bricks；〃　while　someone　else　can　argue　against　this；　saying