And Now, And Here-第85章

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nothing　in　this　world　is　attained　without　losing　something　in　return。

but　that　is　not　the　case　in　attaining　truth。

no　matter　how　much　wealth　you　may　be　willing　to　give　away；　the　truth　will　not　be　found。

neither　can　you　buy　the　truth　by　having　wealth；　nor　by　losing　it。

some　people　think　they　will　buy　truth　once　they　have　earned　a　lot　of　money；　there　are　others　who　believe　they　will　find　truth　if　they　renounce　the　money。

but　essentially；　both　types　of　people　carry　the　idea　that　truth　can　be　purchased　by　means　of　wealth。

truth　cannot　be　found　through　money。

in　fact；　as　long　as　you　are　not　ready　to　give　up　yourself　you　wont　be　able　to　attain　truth　by　renouncing　whatever　else　you　may　have。

truth　can　be　discovered　not　by　losing　what　you　have；　but　by　disappearing　as　you　are。

it　needs　courage　to　lose　yourself　as　you　are。

so　the　second　element　is：　are　you　ready　to　disappear？　are　you　willing　to　give　yourself　away？　and　it　is　not　that　you　have　to　give　or　anything；　because　why　would　truth　be　interested　in　having　you？　the　readiness　to　give　yourself　is　enough。

just　the　very　readiness　in　itself　is　




Chapter　15

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discipline　of　suchness

6　august　1970　pm　in　bombay；　india　

question　1　

osho；　you　have　said　before　that　if　a　seeker　in　his　experiment　should　make　an　intense　resolve　that　he　would　like　to　die；　that　he　would　like　to　return　to　his　own　center；　in　a　few　days　his　life　energy　will　begin　to　contract　from　within　and　the　seeker　will　be　able　to　see　his　body　as　dead　……　first　from　within；　and　then　from　without。

consequently；　his　fear　of　death　will　disappear　forever。

so　the　question　is：　in　this　condition；　does　one　need　to　make　any　special　preparation　or　take　any　extra　precaution　so　that　the　subtle　body　may　return　safely　to　the　physical　body？　or；　does　the　return　of　the　subtle　body　happen　on　its　own？　please　explain。

in　many　ways；　man　lives　essentially　through　the　mind。

even　when　we　perceive　something　as　a　physical　occurrence；　deep　down　it　turns　out　to　be　a　psychological　phenomenon。

all　bodily　manifestations　have　their　roots　in　the　mind。

let　me　explain　a　few　things　in　this　regard；　then　it　will　be　easy　to　follow　the　question。

until　fifty　years　ago；　all　human　illnesses　were　treated　as　illnesses　of　the　body。

in　the　last　fifty　years；　the　more　we　have　learned　about　illnesses；　the　more　the　proportion　of　physical　illnesses　has　decreased　while　that　of　the　psychological　illnesses　has　increased。

even　the　greatest　of　physiologists　is　ready　to　admit　today　that　more　than　fifty　percent　of　all　human　ailments　are　psychological。

sicknesses　which　are　otherwise　considered　as　physical；　more　than　half　of　them　are　caused　by　the　mind。

mind　is　the　very　substratum　of　mans　being；　his　existence。

it　is　the　source　of　our　life；　it　is　the　source　of　our　illness；　and　it　is　the　very　source　of　our　death。

thats　why　so　much　importance　is　given　to　the　will。

if　you　have　ever　witnessed　an　experiment　in　hypnosis；　there　are　a　few　things　about　it　worth　keeping　in　mind。

a　hypnotized　person　is　simply　one　whose　conscious　mind　is　asleep　and　whose　unconscious　mind　is　awake。

when　the　conscious　mind　goes　to　sleep；　the　person　stops　doubting；　because　all　doubts　and　misgivings　are　limited　to　the　conscious　mind。

if　we　divide　the　human　mind　into　ten　parts；　it　will　appear　that　one　part　of　it　is　conscious　while　the　remaining　nine　are　unconscious。

nine　parts　are　in　the　dark　unconscious；　only　a　small　portion　……　one　tenth　of　the　mind　……　is　awake。

it　is　this　conscious　mind　that　doubts；　thinks；　ponders。

if　this　conscious　mind　were　to　sleep；　then　the　remaining　nine　parts　below　would　stay　totally　receptive。

there；　no　questions　are　asked；　no　doubts　are　raised。

in　the　state　of　hypnosis；　the　doubting　mind　is　put　to　sleep　and　the　undoubting；　receptive　mind　es　into　effect。

in　that　state；　if　you　were　to　place　a　small　piece　of　rock　on　the　hand　of　the　hypnotized　person　and　tell　him　it　is　a　hot　coal；　he　will　cry　out　in　pain　as　if　his　hand　had　been　burned。

he　will　at　once　throw　the　rock　away　……　just　as　he　would　if　a　real　hot　coal　had　been　placed　on　his　hand。

up　to　this　point　one　may　assume　that　just　an　idea　in　his　mind　must　have　caused　this　to　happen。

but　the　astonishing　thing　is　that　blisters　appear　on　his　hand　……　the　same　as　it　would　have　if　a　hot　coal　had　been　placed　there。

so　apparently；　although　you　had　placed　an　ordinary　piece　of　rock；　the　persons　mind　totally　accepted　your　word　that　it　was　a　hot　coal。

and　the　body　has　no　means　of　denying　the　mind；　so　it　acts　accordingly。

remember　well；　if　the　mind　accepts　totally；　the　body　will　have　to　follow　it。

there　is　a　reverse　of　this　experiment　too；　which　is　even　more　astonishing。

you　can　place　an　ember　in　the　hypnotized　persons　hand　and　tell　him　it　is　just　a　cold　pebble。

the　man　will　keep　on　holding　the　ember　and　yet　no　blisters　will　appear　on　his　hand。

without　the　minds　permission；　the　body　is　helpless　to　do　anything。

that　is　why　fakirs　are　able　to　dance　barefoot　on　fire　……　there　is　no　miracle　in　it。

its　just　a　little　experiment　in　the　science　of　mind。

there　are　ten　fakirs　dancing　on　the　fire；　they　openly　invite　anyone　to　join　them；　so　there　is　no　question　of　any　fraud。

you　are　wele　to　dance　with　them。

but　that　will　be　possible　only　when　watching　those　ten　people　you　bee　fully　convinced　the　fire　is　not　affecting　them。

once　you　are　convinced　……　that　if　they　are　not　having　burns；　you　wont　either　……　you　reach　the　same　state　a　hypnotized　person　does。

in　that　state；　the　one　part　of　your　mind　is　not　doubting；　and　the　nine　parts　are　believing　……　now　you　can　jump　into　the　fire；　your　feet　wont　burn。

one　who　has　any　doubts　will　not　jump；　but　the　one　who　has　none　will　jump　in。

what　this　means　is　that　even　fire　cannot　burn　you　if　the　mind　is　not　open　to　it；　and　even　coldness　can　cause　burns　if　the　mind　is　ready　for　it。

experiments　in　hypnosis　reveal　very　profound　truths　about　the　mind。

for　example；　i　was　once　conducting　experiments　in　hypnosis　on　a　girl。

i　was　a　guest　in　her　house。

we　were　sitting　in　a　room。

altogether　we　were　ten　people：　the　girl；　myself；　and　eight　other　people　including　her　mother；　who　was　seated　right　across　from　her。

when　i　placed　the　girl　under　hypnosis；　i　told　her　that　her　mother　had　left　the　room。

then　i　asked　her　to　open　her　eyes　and　count　the　number　of　people　present　in　the　room。

she　counted　nine　because　for　her；　the　mother　who　was　sitting　across　on　the　sofa　did　not　exist。

i　asked　her　several　times　who　was　sitting　on　the　sofa　and　her　answer　was；　〃the　sofa　is　empty。

〃　her　mother　called　out　to　her。

she　looked　all　around　the　room　……　except　at　the　sofa　where　her　mother　was　sitting　……　to　see　where　her　voice　came　from。

as　far　as　she　was　concerned；　the　mother　was　not　seated　on　the　sofa。

once　again　i　asked　her　to　close　her　eyes　and　told　her　that　her　father；　who　was　not　in　the　room；　had　e　and　was　sitting　across　from　her　on　the　sofa。

then　i　asked　her　to　open　her　eyes　and　count　the　number　of　people　in　the　room。

she　counted　ten。

i　asked；　〃you　had　said　earlier　the　sofa　across　from　you　was　empty；　why　are　you　counting　it　now？〃　she　said；　〃the　sofa　is　not　empty；　father　is　sitting　on　it。

〃　her　mother；　who　was　actually　sitting　on　the　sofa；　did　not　exist　for　her。

but　her　father　who　was　not　even　in　the　room　……　she　counted　him。

her　mind　had　totally　accepted　my　word。

a　resolute　mind　holds　wonderful　possibilities。

for　those　who　face　many　defeats　in　their　lives；　the　readiness　of　their　mind　to　accept　defeat　is　far　more　responsible　than　the　circumstances。

the　world　as　such　has　very　little　to　do　with　the　failures　met　by　people　……　ninety　percent　of　the　responsibility　lies　with　the　people　themselves。

when　one　is　ninety　percent　ready　to　encounter　failure；　it　would　be　a　little　too　much　if　the　world　didnt　cooperate　even　ten　percent　with　it　……　the　world　makes　a　ten　percent　contribution。

the　same　principle　applies　to　those　who　go　on　attaining　success　as　it　does　to　those　who　meet　with　failures。

those　who　are　healthy　and　those　who　remain　mostly　sick；　those　who　are　peaceful　and　those　who　are　continuously　restless　……　all　are　subject　to　the　same　principle。

deep　down；　whatsoever　you　want　to　be　thats　what　you　bee。

thoughts　bee　objects；　thoughts　bee　happenings；　thoughts　create　your　personality。

essentially；　we　alone　are　responsible　for　the　way　we　live；　and　the　level　at　which　we　live。

we　alone　lay　the　foundation　of　the　life　we　live。

once　this　truth　is　understood；　what　i　am　explaining　to　you　will　bee　clear。

i　have　already　mentioned　to　you　that　as　long　as　one　has　not　entered　death　voluntarily；　he　cannot　be　free　from　the　fear　of　death。

someday　death　will　e；　of　course；　but　then　you　wont　be　entering　into　it　voluntarily　……　you　will　be　pelled　to　face　it。

it　wouldnt　be　surprising　if　you　closed　your　eyes　and　became　unconscious　when　forced　to　go　somewhere。

you　cant　be　forced　into　something　if　you　are　fully　conscious。

but　there　is　no　need　for　one　to　be　under　such　pulsion。

dying　voluntarily；　one　can　see　death　even　while　being　alive。

watching　such　a　death　is　a　fascinating　experience　……　far　more　fascinating　than　the　experience　of　ordinary　deat