And Now, And Here-第5章

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hat　was　his　mistake。

once　you　see　the　mistake；　the　matter　is　over。

would　that　man　then　say；　〃how　can　i　get　rid　of　five？　now　i　see　two　and　two　are　four；　but　before；　i　had　added　them　up　as　five。

how　can　i　be　free　of　five？〃　the　man　would　not　ask　for　such　freedom；　because　as　soon　as　one　finds　out　that　two　plus　two　equal　four；　the　matter　is　over。

there　is　no　five　any　more。

then　what　does　one　have　to　be　free　of？　

one　neither　has　to　be　free　from　death　nor　does　one　have　to　triumph　over　it。

one　needs　to　know　death。

the　very　knowing　it　bees　freedom；　the　knowing　itself　bees　the　victory。

thats　why　i　stated　earlier　that　knowing　is　power；　that　knowing　is　freedom；　that　knowing　is　victory。

knowing　death　causes　it　to　dissolve；　then　suddenly；　for　the　first　time；　we　bee　connected　with　life。

thats　why　i　told　you　that　the　first　thing　about　meditation　is　that　it　is　a　voluntary　entry　into　death。

the　second　thing　i　would　like　to　say　is　that　one　who　enters　into　death　willingly；　finds；　all　of　a　sudden；　entrance　into　life。

even　though　he　goes　in　search　of　death；　instead　of　meeting　death　he　actually　finds　ultimate　life。

even　though；　for　the　purpose　of　his　search　he　enters　the　mansion　of　death；　he　actually　ends　up　in　the　temple　of　life。

and　one　who　escapes　from　the　mansion　of　death　never　reaches　the　temple　of　life。

allow　me　to　point　out　to　you　that　the　walls　of　the　temple　of　life　are　engraved　with　the　shadows　of　death。

may　i　also　point　out　to　you　that　the　maps　of　death　are　drawn　on　the　walls　of　the　temple　of　life；　and　since　we　run　away　from　death　we　are　also；　in　effect；　running　away　from　the　temple　of　life！　only　when　we　accept　death　will　we　be　able　to　accept　these　walls。

if　ever　we　could　enter　death；　we　would　reach　the　temple　of　life。

the　deity　of　life　dwells　within　the　walls　of　death；　the　images　of　death　are　engraved　all　over　the　temple　of　life。

we　have　simply　been　running　away　at　the　very　sight　of　them。

if　you　have　ever　been　to　khajuraho；　you　must　have　noticed　a　strange　thing　……　all　around　its　walls　scenes　of　sex　have　been　sculpted。

the　images　look　naked　and　obscene。

if；　after　seeing　them；　a　man　simply　runs　away；　then　he　will　not　be　able　to　reach　the　deity　of　the　temple　inside。

inside　is　the　image　of　god；　and　outside　are　engravings；　images；　of　sex；　passion；　and　copulation。

they　must　have　been　a　wonderful　people　who　built　the　temples　of　khajuraho。

they　depicted　a　profound　fact　of　life：　they　have　conveyed　that　sex　is　there；　on　the　outside　wall；　and　if　you　are　to　run　away　from　there；　then　you　will　never　be　able　to　attain　to　brahmacharya　to　celibacy　……　because　brahmacharya　is　inside。

if　you　are　ever　able　to　get　beyond　these　walls；　then　you　will　also　attain　to　brahmacharya。

samsara；the　mortal　world；　is　displayed　on　the　walls；　and　running　away　from　it　will　never　bring　you　to　god；　because　the　one　who　is　sitting　inside　the　walls　of　samsara　is　god　himself。

i　am　telling　you　exactly　the　same　thing。

somewhere；　someplace；　we　should　build　a　temple　whose　walls　have　death　displayed　on　it　and　the　deity　of　life　would　be　sitting　inside。

this　is　how　the　truth　is。

however；　since　we　keep　escaping　from　death；　we　miss　the　divinity　of　life　as　well。

i　say　both　things　simultaneously：　meditation　is　entering　voluntarily　into　death；　and　the　one　who　enters　death　voluntarily　attains　to　life。

that　means：　one　who　encounters　death　ultimately　finds　that　death　has　disappeared　and　he　is　in　lifes　embrace。

this　looks　quite　contrary　……　you　go　in　search　of　death　and　e　across　life　……　but　it　is　not。

for　example；　i　am　wearing　clothes。

now　if　you　e　in　search　of　me；　first　you　will　e　across　my　clothes　……　although　i　am　not　the　clothes。

and　if　you　bee　frightened　of　my　clothes　and　run　away；　then　you　will　never　be　able　to　know　me。

however；　if　you　e　closer　and　closer　to　me；　without　being　frightened　of　my　clothes；　then　beneath　my　clothes　you　will　find　my　body。

but　the　body　too；　in　a　deeper　sense；　is　a　garment；　and　if　you　were　to　run　away　from　my　body；　then　you　would　not　find　the　one　who　is　seated　inside　me。

if　you　were　not　to　bee　frightened　of　the　body　and　continued　your　journey　inside；　knowing　that　the　body　is　a　garment　too；　then　you　would　certainly　e　across　that　one　who　sits　inside；　that　one　everyone　is　desirous　of　meeting。

how　interesting　it　is　that　the　wall　is　made　of　the　body　and　the　divine　is　seated　graciously　inside。

the　wall　is　made　of　matter　and　inside　is　the　divine；　the　consciousness　seated　in　glory。

these　are　contrary　things　indeed　……　the　wall　of　matter　and　the　divinity　of　life。

if　you　understand　rightly；　the　wall　is　made　of　death　and　the　divine　is　made　of　life。

when　an　artist　paints　a　picture　he　provides　a　dark　background　to　bring　out　the　white　color。

the　white　lines　bee　clearly　visible　against　the　dark　background。

if　one　were　to　get　scared　of　the　black；　he　wouldnt　be　able　to　reach　the　white。

but　he　doesnt　know　that　it　is　the　black　that　brings　out　the　white。

similarly；　there　are　thorns　around　the　blooming　roses。

if　one　bees　frightened　of　the　thorns　he　wont　be　able　to　reach　the　roses；　if　he　goes　on　escaping　from　the　thorns　he　will　be　deprived　of　the　flowers　too。

but　one　who　accepts　the　thorns　and　approaches　them　without　fear　finds　to　his　amazement　that　the　thorns　are　simply　meant　to　protect　the　flower；　they　merely　serve　the　purpose　of　being　the　outer　wall　for　the　flower　……　the　wall　of　protection。

the　flower　is　blooming　in　the　middle　of　the　thorns；　the　thorns　are　not　the　flowers　enemy。

the　flowers　are　part　of　the　thorns　and　the　thorns　are　part　of　the　flowers　……　both　have　emerged　from　the　same　life…giving　force　of　the　plant。

what　we　call　life　and　what　we　call　death　……　both　are　part　of　one　greater　life。

i　am　breathing。

a　breath　es　out；　a　breath　goes　in。

the　same　breath　that　es　out　goes　back　in　after　a　while；　and　the　breath　that　goes　in　es　out　after　a　while。

breathing　in　is　life；　breathing　out　is　death。

but　both　are　steps　of　one　greater　life　……　life　and　death；　walking　side　by　side。

birth　is　one　step；　death　is　another　step。

but　if　we　could　see；　if　we　could　penetrate　inside；　then　we　would　attain　the　vision　of　the　greater　life。

these　three　days　we　shall　do　the　meditation　of　entering　into　death。

and　i　shall　speak　to　you　on　many　of　its　dimensions。

tonight　we　shall　do　the　first　days　meditation。

let　me　explain　a　few　things　about　it　to　you。

you　must　have　understood　my　point　of　view　by　now：　we　have　to　reach　a　point　within；　deep　inside；　where　there　is　no　possibility　of　dying。

we　have　to　drop　the　whole　outer　circumference；　as　happens　in　death。

in　death　the　body　drops；　feelings　drop；　thoughts　drop；　friendship　drops；　enmity　drops　……　everything　drops。

the　entire　external　world　departs　……　only　we　remain；　only　the　self　remains；　only　the　consciousness　remains　aloof。

in　meditation　too；　we　have　to　drop　everything　and　die　leaving　only　the　observer；　the　witness　within。

and　this　death　will　happen。

throughout　these　three　days　of　meditation；　if　you　will　show　the　courage　of　dying　and　drop　your　self　a　phenomenon　can　occur　which　is　called　samadhi。

samadhi；　remember；　is　a　wonderful　word。

the　state　of　total　meditation　is　called　samadhi　and　a　grave　built　after　a　persons　death　is　also　called　a　samadhi。

have　you　ever　thought　about　this？　……　both　are　called　samadhi。

in　fact；　both　have　a　mon　secret；　a　mon　meeting　point。

actually；　for　a　person　who　attains　to　the　state　of　samadhi；　his　body　remains　just　like　a　grave　……　nothing　else。

then　he　es　to　realize　that　there　is　someone　else　within；　outside　there　is　only　darkness。

following　a　persons　death　we　make　a　grave　and　call　it　a　samadhi。

but　this　samadhi　is　made　by　others。

if　we　can　make　our　own　samadhi　before　others　make　it；　then　we　have　created　the　very　phenomenon　we　are　longing　for。

others　will　have　the　occasion　to　make　our　grave　for　certain；　but　we　may　perhaps　lose　the　opportunity　of　creating　our　own　samadhi。

if　we　can　create　our　own　samadhi；　then；　in　that　state；　only　the　body　will　die　and　there　will　be　no　question　of　our　consciousness　dying。

we　have　never　died；　nor　can　we　ever　die。

no　one　has　ever　died；　nor　can　anyone　ever　die。

to　know　this；　however；　we　will　have　to　descend　all　the　steps　of　death。

i　would　like　to　show　you　three　steps　we　shall　follow。

and　who　knows；　that　phenomenon　might　occur　on　this　very　seashore　and　you　may　have　your　samadhi　……　not　the　samadhi　others　make；　but　the　one　you　create　of　your　own　will。

there　are　three　steps。

the　first　step　is　to　relax　your　body。

you　have　to　relax　your　body　so　much　that　you　begin　to　feel　as　if　your　body　is　lying　far　away　from　you；　as　if　you　have　nothing　to　do　with　it。

you　have　to　withdraw　the　whole　energy　from　your　body　and　take　it　inside。

we　have　given　the　energy　to　our　bodies　……　whatever　amount　of　energy　we　pour　into　the　body　goes　into　it；　whatever　amount　we　withdraw　gets　pulled　inward。

have　you　ever　noticed　something？　when　you　get　into　a　fight　with　somebody；　where　does　your　body　get　the　additional　energy　from？　in　that　state　of　anger　you　can　lift　a　rock　so　big　that　you　couldnt　even　budge　it　when　you　were　calm。

although　it　was　your　body　did　you　ever　wonder　where　the　en