And Now, And Here-第78章

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lth；　he　has　never　been　concerned　about　your　health；　nor　will　he　ever　be。

hence；　no　matter　what　reply　you　give；　he　is　never　going　to　listen　to　it。

he　will　skip　your　answer　and　start　talking　about　something　else。

so　the　man　decided　to　perform　an　experiment。

one　morning；　someone　called　him　on　the　phone　and　asked；　〃hello；　how　are　you？〃　and　the　man　answered；　〃my　cow　gives　a　lot　of　milk。

〃　

the　other　fellow　said；　〃thats　good！　how　is　your　wife？〃　hearing　this；　the　man　found　out　that　no　one　really　listens　to　what　you　say。

we　take　things　absolutely　mechanically。

i　was　reading　someones　biography。

this　man　has　traveled　all　over　the　world。

in　whichever　country　he　went；　he　had　to　fill　in　all　kinds　of　forms。

he　couldnt　understand　why　he　had　to　undergo　the　torture　of　filling　out　all　these　forms。

so　he　started　filling　in　absurd　details。

he　did　this　everywhere　he　traveled。

no　government　questioned　him。

he　would　write　his　age　as　five　thousand　years；　and　no　one　objected。

who　reads　these　forms？　who　bothers？　who　is　interested？　nobody　cares。

life　goes　on　absolutely　off　guard；　mechanically。

all　answers　are　mechanical。

someone　asks；　〃how　are　you？〃　you　answer；　〃i　am　okay。

〃　even　puters　can　do　this　job。

one　puter　asking；　〃how　are　you？〃　another　puter　answering；　〃i　am　okay。

〃　thats　how　it　is　going　on　really。

there　is　no　consciousness；　no　alertness；　no　awareness　……　nothing。

one　needs　to　bee　a　little　aware　of　all　this。

one　needs　to　be　a　witness。

just　stop　for　a　moment。

make　any　moment　the　moment　to　bee　alert。

give　yourself　a　sudden　jerk　and　look　around　in　amazement。

just　remain　a　watcher。

if　you　can　prepare　yourself　in　these　two　areas；　you　will　bee　less　and　less　angry。

because　a　witnessing　consciousness　can　never　be　angry。

in　order　to　be　angry；　one　has　to　bee　identified；　one　has　to　bee　unconscious。

a　witnessing　consciousness　will　go　on　attaining　to　celibacy　because　it　cannot　be　consumed　by　sexual　desire。

a　man　of　witnessing　consciousness　can　never　overeat；　hence　he　doesnt　need　to　take　a　vow　to　diet。

although　we　are　not　aware　of　it；　food　in　itself　is　not　the　cause　of　our　overeating。

the　reason　lies　much　deeper。

for　example；　there　is　a　man　who　overeats。

now　he　is　not　even　aware　of　why　he　overeats。

has　it　ever　occurred　to　you　that　when　you　are　angry　you　eat　too　much？　have　you　ever　kept　account　of　it？　have　you　ever　noticed　consciously　that　you　eat　more　when　you　feel　the　lack　of　love？　have　you　ever　kept　any　record　of　it？　have　you　ever　discovered　consciously　that　when　ones　life　is　filled　with　love；　one　doesnt　eat　much？　when　a　man　meets　his　beloved；　he　loses　his　appetite。

the　hunger　disappears　in　moments　of　love。

but　when　love　is　absent；　he　begins　to　eat　voraciously。

why？　t
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Chapter　14

　　
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5　august　1970　pm　in　bombay；　india　

question　1　

at　the　dwarka　meditation　camp　you　have　discussed　the　process　of　entering　into　the　memories　of　past　lives。

you　said　then　that　by　disconnecting　the　consciousness　pletely　from　the　future；　the　power　of　meditation　should　be　focused　toward　the　past。

explaining　the　process　further；　you　said　that　first　one　regresses　to　the　age　of　five；　then　to　the　age　of　three；　followed　by　the　memory　of　birth；　the　point　of　conception；　and　finally　into　the　memories　of　past　life。

you　said　additionally　that　you　did　not　intend　to　explain　the　whole　sutra；　the　whole　technique　for　remembering　past　lives。

what　is　the　whole　technique？　would　you　kindly　explain　the　sutra　further。

memories　of　our　past　life　have　been　prevented　by　nature。

there　is　a　reason　for　it。

it　is　necessary　that　in　the　overall　system　of　ones　life　one　forgets　most　of　the　things　that　happen　to　him　every　day。

thats　why　we　dont　remember　all　the　memories　that　we　create　during　our　lifetime。

however；　that　which　you　dont　remember　is　not　pletely　erased　from　your　mind。

only　the　connection　between　your　consciousness　and　the　memory　is　severed。

for　example；　if　a　person　lives　for　fifty　years；　billions　of　memories　will　be　formed　in　his　mind。

if　he　were　to　remember　them　all　he　would　go　mad。

so　he　remembers　whatever　is　meaningful：　whatsoever　is　worthless　he　slowly　forgets。

but　your　forgetting　does　not　mean　the　memory　is　pletely　wiped　out。

it　merely　slips　out　of　your　center　of　consciousness　and　is　stored　in　some　corner　of　your　mind。

buddha　has　given　a　very　significant　name　to　this　storehouse。

he　calls　it　alaya　vigyan　……　the　storehouse　of　consciousness。

it　is　just　like　having　an　attic　or　a　basement　where　all　the　unwanted　things　are　stored。

even　though　the　objects　are　out　of　your　sight；　they　still　remain　present　within　the　house。

similarly；　your　memories　go　out　of　sight；　but　remain　accumulated　in　some　corners　of　your　mind。

it　would　bee　difficult　to　live　if　you　were　to　recall　all　the　memories　of　even　this　life。

in　order　that　the　mind　stays　free　to　handle　the　events　of　the　future；　the　past　has　to　be　forgotten。

since　you　forget　what　happened　yesterday；　you　bee　capable　of　living　the　tomorrow。

this　way　the　mind　goes　on　being　empty；　it　is　able　to　look　ahead。

in　order　to　look　ahead　it　is　necessary　to　forget　the　past。

without　forgetting　what　has　already　occurred　you　wont　have　the　capability　to　see　what　is　ahead　of　you。

every　day　a　part　of　your　mind　must　bee　blank　so　that　it　can　receive　new　impressions；　otherwise　how　can　it　work？　as　the　future　arrives；　the　past　disappears　every　day。

and　as　soon　as　this　future　bees　the　past；　it　disappears　too　so　that　we　are　free　to　receive　what　lies　ahead。

this　is　how　the　mind　functions。

we　cannot　carry　the　full　memory　of　even　one　life。

you　wont　be　able　to　recall　anything　if　i　ask　you　what　you　did　on　january　1；　1960。

you　did　exist　on　january　1；　1960；　and　you　must　have　done　something　from　dawn　till　dusk；　yet　you　will　be　unable　to　remember　anything。

a　small　technique　of　hypnosis　can　revive　the　memory　of　that　day。

if　you　are　hypnotized；　and　a　part　of　your　consciousness　is　put　to　sleep；　and　then　if　you　are　asked　to　describe　what　you　did　on　january　1；　1960；　you　will　recount　everything。

for　a　long　time　i　experimented　on　a　young　man。

but　my　problem　was　how　to　be　sure　of　the　details　he　gave　of　january　1；　1960。

he　was　able　to　narrate　that　day　only　under　hypnosis：　in　the　waking　state　he　would　forget　everything。

so　it　was　difficult　for　me　to　determine　whether　or　not　he　really　took　a　bath　at　nine　oclock　on　the　morning　of　january　1；　1960。

there　was　only　one　way　to　do　it。

i　wrote　down　everything　he　did　on　a　certain　day。

after　a　few　months　when　i　asked　him　to　describe　his　activities　of　the　same　day；　he　couldnt　recall　anything。

when　i　put　him　under　a　deep　state　of　hypnosis　and　asked　him　to　narrate　the　particular　day；　he　not　only　recounted　all　that　i　had　noted　down；　but　described　many　other　things　which　had　not　been　written。

he　did　not　miss　anything　from　what　i　had　written　down；　rather　he　added　many　more　things。

obviously　i　could　not　have　noted　everything。

i　had　written　only　what　i　saw　or　what　had　occurred　to　me。

in　hypnosis　you　can　be　taken　as　deeply　inside　your　self　as　one　would　like　to　go。

but　it　will　be　done　by　someone　else；　you　will　be　unconscious。

you　wont　know　a　thing。

under　hypnosis　you　can　be　taken　even　into　your　past　lives；　but　it　would　essentially　be　in　a　state　of　unconsciousness。

the　only　difference　between　jati…smaran　regression　and　the　technique　of　hypnosis　is　that　while　regressing　you　go　into　your　past　lives　with　consciousness；　in　hypnosis　you　are　taken　into　your　previous　lives　by　being　made　unconscious。

the　validity　increases　a　great　deal　if　both　the　techniques　are　applied。

suppose　you　hypnotize　a　man；　ask　him　about　his　previous　lives　and　write　it　down；　then　in　his　conscious　state　you　lead　him　into　meditation。

if　even　under　the　meditative　state　he　gives　the　same　account　of　his　previous　lives；　you　gather　additional　evidence　and　the　validity　of　the　story　is　established。

so　the　same　memory　can　be　revived　by　applying　two　methods。

although　the　process　of　regression　is　simple；　it　has　its　own　hazards。

thats　why　i　did　not　explain　all　the　keys。

all　the　keys　can　be　told　only　to　an　individual　who　is　ready　to　experiment。

otherwise；　ordinarily；　they　cannot　be　explained　to　everyone。

the　whole　technique　can　of　course　be　explained　saving　one　sutra　……　this　one　cannot　be　practiced。

as　i　said　yesterday；　our　consciousness　moves　with　the　aid　of　will；　determination。

for　example；　when　you　sit　for　meditation　and　begin　to　go　deep　into　it；　make　a　resolve　to　go　back　when　you　were　five　years　old　and　find　out　what　happened　to　you　then。

in　that　deep　state　of　meditation　you　will　suddenly　find　you　have　indeed　bee　five　years　old；　and　whatever　happened　to　you　at　that　age　is　ing　back　to　you。

at　first；　enter　into　the　memory　of　this　birth。

as　one　gains　clarity　and　depth　in　meditation；　and　as　it　bees　possible　to　go　back　into　the　past　……　which　is　not　difficult　……　one　can　go　as　far　back　as　the　mothers　womb　and　revive　memories　of　that　time。

if　your　mother　fell　down　when　she　was　pregnant　with　you；　her　memory　of　that　fall；　that　hurt；　will　bee　part　of　your　memory　too。

or；　if　she　was　un