〃 what i am saying is that our theism and our atheism； our beliefs …… all of them are the products of conveniences that suit our conditions。
one who wants to escape from death will inevitably grab hold of some belief。
similarly； someone who wishes to die will also grab on to some belief。
but neither of them is eager； anxious to know death。
there is a vast difference between convenience and truth。
never think too much about convenience。
a thought is always about convenience。
a vision is always of truth； a thought is always of convenience。
one man is a munist。
he makes a lot of noise …… there should be a revolution； the poor should be poor no longer； property must be divided； and so on。
now just give him a car； a big bungalow and a beautiful girl to marry； and in fifteen days you will see a totally different man。
you will hear him say； 〃munism； etcetera …… its all nonsense！〃 what happened to this man？ what was convenient to him shaped his thinking。
the other day it was convenient for him to think that the property be divided； now it is inconvenient to think that property be divided。
now the division of property would mean dividing his car； dividing his bungalow。
the man who doesnt have a beautiful woman can very well say that women should also be socialized。
why should some men have a monopoly over beautiful women？ women should belong to all。
there are people who think this way。
there are people on this earth who propound； 〃today property； tomorrow women。
〃 and there is nothing wrong in it； because all along you have been treating women as your property anyway。
if one says； 〃it is wrong that one man should live in a big house and the other in a shanty；〃 then what is the problem in questioning； 〃why should one man have a pretty woman and another man not？ the division should be equal。
〃 these are danger signals。
sooner or later such questions will surely e up。
the day property is distributed； the question of sharing women is bound to arise。
but the man who has a beautiful woman will certainly protest。
he will say； 〃how can this be possible？ what nonsense are you talking about？ this is all wrong！〃
so convenience shapes our thinking； our thoughts are formed out of convenience。
all our thoughts either foster our convenience or remove our inconvenience。
a vision is something else。
a vision has nothing to do with convenience。
remember； therefore； that having a vision is a tapascharya； a deep personal mitment to knowing the truth。
tapascharya means one is not concerned with conveniences； instead； one has to know whatever is； whichever way it is。
so the fact of death has to be seen； not thought about。
you will think according to your convenience； your convenience determines your thinking。
it is not a question of convenience。
we have to know what death is； see it as it is。
your conveniences and inconveniences make no difference。
whatsoever is； that has to be known。
as soon as you e to know it a transformation happens in your life …… because death is not。
the moment you know death； you e to realize that it is not。
you believe in its existence only as long as you have not known it。
the experience of ignorance is death； the experience of awareness is immortality。
there are a few more questions which we will be able to discuss during the night session。
now we will sit for the morning meditation。
meditation means death。
meditation means to move into what is； where we are。
therefore one moves into meditation only when one is ready for dying； not otherwise。
be seated with a little distance from each other。
be seated making a little space around yourself。
those who want to lie down； do so beforehand。
also； if someone feels like lying down during the experiment he should do so。
and sit at a little distance from each other so that no one falls over you if someone lies down； or falls over。
close your eyes
。
leave your eyes relaxed and close the eyelids
。
leave your eyes relaxed and close the eyelids。
relax your body
。
relax your body
。
relax your body
leave the body pletely relaxed as if there is no life in it。
one day life will leave you； so feel it by dropping it now。
one day life will leave you totally； even if you want to keep it； it wont stay。
so pull the same life deep within
。
ask the life to retreat within； and leave the body relaxed。
go on relaxing the body pletely。
now i will give some suggestions； and you feel them along with me。
the body is relaxing
。
feel it； the body is relaxing
。
the body is relaxing
。
the body is relaxing。
go on loosening it； feel that the body is relaxing
。
the body is relaxing
。
the body is relaxing。
the body goes on relaxing
。
goes on dying
。
goes on dying。
we are going on slipping inside； there where life is。
let go
。
let go
。
let go of the wave； be one with the ocean。
let go of the body pletely； let it fall if it wants to； dont worry about it。
do not prevent it
。
do not keep any hold over it
。
let go
the body is relaxing
。
the body is relaxing
。
the body is relaxing
。
the body is relaxing
。
the body is going on relaxing
。
the body is relaxing
。
the body is relaxing。
let go
。
as if it is dead； as if the body has bee pletely lifeless。
we have slipped withinwards
。
the consciousness has slipped withinwards
。
the body has remained just like a shell
。
if it falls it falls。
the body has relaxed
。
the body has relaxed
。
the body has pletely relaxed。
the breathing is calming down
。
the breathing is calming down。
leave the breathing also relaxed。
the breathing is going on calming down
。
the breathing is calming down。
retreat back even from the breathing； call your energy back from there too。
the breathing is going on calming down
。
the breathing is calming down
。
the breathing is calming down
。
the breathing is calming sown
。
the breathing is calming down； is calming down。
leave it relaxed
。
leave the breathing relaxed
。
the breathing is going on calming down
。
the breathing is going on calming down
。
the breathing has relaxed。
leave the thoughts also
。
move back from them too
。
move further back from them。
the thoughts are relaxing
。
the thoughts are relaxing。
go on feeling
。
the thoughts are relaxing
。
the thoughts are relaxing
。
the thoughts are going on relaxing。
the thoughgts are also dropping
。
you have moved further back
。
you have moved further back。
the thoughts are going on calming down
。
the thoughts are going on calming down
。
the thoughts are going on calming down
。
the thoughts have calmed down。
now； for ten minutes just remain awake within； remain conscious within。
look within wakefully。
on the outside； death has happened。
the body is lying down； almost dead； away
。
we have retreated back
。
the consciousness has remained lit like a flame。
you are only knowing
。
only seeing。
remain just a watcher
。
settle in the seeing。
for ten minutes only go on looking within； do not do anything else； only go on looking。
inside
。
more inside
。
go on looking inside
。
slowly； slowly you would have slipped into depths
。
as if one goes on falling in a deep well
。
goes on falling
。
goes on falling。
look
。
for ten minutes just rem
％％。
Chapter 7
［。小＾说）网）
i teach death
31 october 1969 pm in mediation camp at dwarka； gujarat； india
question 1
a friend has asked： are you teaching people how to die？ are you teaching death？ you should teach life instead。
he is right； i am indeed teaching people how to die。
i am teaching the art of dying； because one who learns the art of dying bees an expert in the art of living as well。
one who agrees to die bees worthy of living the supreme life。
only those who have known how to erase themselves also e to know how to be。
these may seem like opposite things because we have taken life and death to be opposing each other； contradictory； but they are not。
we have created a false contradiction between the two； and that has produced fatal results。
perhaps nothing has caused so much harm to the human race as this contradiction。
subsequently； this contradiction has had ramifications on many levels。
if we divide things which are essentially one into separate parts …… not only separate but contradictory parts …… the ultimate result can be nothing but the creation of a schizophrenic； insane man。
lets assume there is a place where mad people live。
great difficulty and trouble would arise if these people were to believe that cold and hot were not only separate but contradictory things …… for the simple reason that cold and hot are not contradictory； they are different degrees of qualifying the same thing。
our experience of cold and hot is not absolute； it is very relative。
a little experiment will make this clear。
we always find thin
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