And Now, And Here- 第51部分

the　body　is　nothing　more　than　an　electric　bulb。

life　is　the　electricity；　the　energy；　the　vital　force　that　keeps　the　body　alive；　warm；　excited。

in　samadhi；　the　seeker　himself　meets　death。

and　because　he　enters　death　himself；　he　es　to　know　the　truth　that　he　is　separate　from　his　body。

once　it　is　known　that　〃i　am　separate　from　the　body；〃　death　is　finished。

and　once　the　separation　between　the　body　and　the　being　is　known；　the　experience　of　life　has　begun。

the　end　of　death　and　the　experience　of　life　take　place　at　the　same　point；　simultaneously。

know　life；　death　is　gone；　know　death；　there　is　life。

if　understood　correctly；　these　are　just　two　ways　of　expressing　the　same　thing。

they　are　two　pointers　in　the　same　direction。

hence；　i　say　religion　is　the　art　of　dying。

you　might　say；　however；　that　i　have　often　said　religion　is　the　art　of　living。

i　certainly　talk　about　both　things；　for　only　one　who　knows　how　to　die　is　able　to　know　what　life　is。

religion　is　the　art　of　living　and　dying。

if　you　wish　to　know　what　life　is；　what　death　is；　you　will　have　to　learn　the　art　of　withdrawing　energy　from　your　body　voluntarily。

only　then　can　you　know；　not　otherwise。

this　energy　can　be　withdrawn；　it　is　not　difficult。

its　easy　to　pull　this　energy　inside。

this　energy　is　diffused　at　will　and　withdrawn　at　will。

this　energy　is　simply　an　expanse　of　the　will。

it　is　merely　a　matter　of　will。

one　just　needs　a　determined　resolve　to　go　within。

if　you　resolve　that　for　half　an　hour　you　want　to　turn　within；　you　want　to　die；　you　want　to　drown　within　yourself；　you　want　to　withdraw　all　your　energy；　then　within　days　you　will　e　close　to　experiencing　the　contraction　of　energy。

it　will　be　a　state　in　which　the　body　will　lie　separate　from　you。

a　deep　three…month　long　experiment　will　make　you　see　your　body　lying　separate　from　you；　you　can　see　your　own　body　lying　distant　from　you。

first　you　will　see　from　within　that　inside；　you　are　standing　separate　……　radiating；　like　a　flame。

you　will　see　the　entire　body　from　within　as　you　see　this　building。

with　a　little　more　courage　you　can　even　bring　this　inner　living　flame　outside；　and　from　outside　you　can　see　the　body　lying　there；　removed　from　you。

let　me　tell　you　an　incredible　experience　i　had。

it　has　just　occurred　to　me；　i　have　never　told　it　before。

about　seventeen　or　eighteen　years　ago　i　used　to　meditate　until　late　at　night　sitting　in　the　top　of　a　tree。

i　have　often　felt　the　body　has　a　greater　influence　over　you　if　you　meditate　sitting　on　the　ground。

the　body　is　made　of　earth；　and　the　forces　of　the　body　work　very　powerfully　if　one　meditates　sitting　on　the　ground。

all　this　talk　of　the　yogis　moving　up　to　the　higher　elevations　……　to　the　mountains；　to　the　himalayas　……　is　not　without　reason；　its　very　scientific。

the　greater　the　distance　between　the　body　and　the　earth；　the　lesser　the　pull　of　the　earthly　element　on　the　body。

so　i　used　to　meditate　every　night　sitting　in　a　tree。

one　night

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i　dont　know　when　i　became　immersed　in　deep　meditation；　and　i　dont　know　at　what　point　my　body　fell　from　the　tree；　but　when　it　did；　i　looked　with　a　start　to　see　what　had　happened。

i　was　still　in　the　tree；　but　the　body　had　fallen　below。

its　difficult　to　say　how　i　felt　at　that　time。

i　was　still　sitting　in　the　tree　and　the　body　was　below。

only　a　single　silver　cord　connected　me　with　the　navel　of　my　body　……　a　very　shiny　silver　cord。

what　would　happen　next　was　beyond　my　prehension。

how　would　i　return　to　my　body？　

i　dont　know　how　long　this　state　lasted；　but　it　was　an　exceptional　experience。

for　the　first　time　i　saw　my　body　from　outside；　and　from　that　very　day　on　the　body　ceased　to　exist。

since　then　i　am　finished　with　death；　because　i　came　to　see　another　body　different　from　this　one　……　i　came　to　experience　the　subtle　body。

its　difficult　to　say　how　long　this　experience　lasted。

with　the　breaking　of　dawn；　two　women　from　the　nearby　village　passed；　carrying　milk　pots　on　their　heads。

as　they　approached　the　tree　they　saw　my　body　lying　there。

they　came　and　sat　next　to　the　body。

i　was　watching　all　this　from　above。

it　seems　the　women　took　the　body　to　be　dead。

they　placed　their　hands　on　my　head；　and　in　a　moment；　as　if　by　a　powerful　force　of　attraction；　i　came　back　into　the　body　and　my　eyes　opened。

at　that　point　i　experienced　something　else　too。

i　felt　that　a　woman　can　create　a　chemical　change　in　a　mans　body；　and　so　can　a　man　in　a　womans　body。

i　also　wondered　how　the　touch　of　that　woman　caused　my　return　to　the　body。

subsequently；　i　had　many　more　experiences　of　this　kind。

they　explained　why　the　tantrikas　of　india；　who　experimented　extensively　with　samadhi　and　death；　had　linked　themselves　with　women　too。

during　intensive　experiences　of　samadhi；　mans　luminous　body；　his　subtle　body；　cannot　return　without　a　womans　help　if　it　has　e　out　of　the　physical　body。

similarly；　a　womans　luminous；　subtle　body；　cannot　be　brought　back　without　a　mans　assistance。

as　the　male　and　female　bodies　connect；　an　electrical　circuit　is　pleted　and　the　consciousness　that　has　gone　out　returns　swiftly　to　the　body。

following　this　event；　i　consistently　had　the　same　kind　of　experience　about　six　times　in　six　months。

and　in　those　six　months　i　felt　i　had　lost　at　least　ten　years　off　my　life。

if　i　were　to　live　up　to　seventy；　now　i　can　only　live　up　to　sixty。

i　went　through　some　strange　experiences　in　six　months　……　even　the　hair　on　my　chest　turned　white。

i　couldnt　prehend　what　was　happening。

it　occurred　to　me；　however；　that　the　connection　between　this　body　and　that　body　had　ruptured；　had　been　interrupted；　that　the　adjustment；　the　harmony　that　had　existed　between　the　two；　had　broken　down。

what　also　occurred　to　me　was　that　the　reason　for　shankaracharya　dying　at　the　age　of　thirty…three　and　vivekananda　dying　at　the　age　of　thirty…six　was　something　else。

it　bees　difficult　to　live　once　the　connection　between　the　two　bodies　breaks　abruptly。

this　explained　why　ramakrishna　was　besieged　with　illnesses　and　ramana　died　of　cancer。

the　cause　was　not　physical；　rather；　the　breaking　of　the　adjustment　between　their　physical　and　subtle　bodies　was　responsible　for　it。

it　is　generally　believed　that　yogis　are　healthy　people；　but　the　truth　is　pletely　the　opposite。

the　truth　is；　yogis　have　always　been　ill；　and　have　died　at　early　ages。

the　sole　reason　for　this　is　that　the　necessary　adjustment　between　the　two　bodies　bees　interrupted。

once　the　subtle　body　es　out　of　the　physical　body　it　never　reenters　fully　and　the　adjustment　is　never　pletely　restored。

but　then　it　is　not　needed。

there　is　no　reason　for　it；　it　has　no　meaning。

with　the　use　of　will　power；　simply　with　will　power；　the　energy　can　be　drawn　inside　……　just　the　thought；　the　feeling；　〃i　want　to　turn　in；　i　want　to　go　back　in；　i　want　to　return　within；　i　want　to　e　back　in。

〃　were　you　to　have　such　an　intense　longing；　such　a　powerful　emotion；　if　your　whole　being　were　to　fill　with　a　passionate；　intense　desire　to　return　to　your　center；　if　your　entire　body　were　to　pulsate　with　this　feeling；　someday　it　can　happen　……　you　will　instantly　return　to　your　core　and；　for　the　first　time；　see　your　body　from　within。

when　yoga　talks　about　thousands　of　arteries　and　veins；　it　is　not　from　the　point　of　view　of　physiology。

yogis　have　nothing　to　do　with　physiology。

these　have　been　known　from　within；　hence；　when　one　looks　today　one　wonders　where　these　arteries　and　veins　are。

where　are　the　seven　chakras；　the　centers　within　the　body　that　yoga　talks　about？　they　are　nowhere　in　the　body。

we　cant　find　them　because　we　are　looking　at　the　body　from　outside。

there　is　one　other　way　to　observe　the　body　……　from　within；　through　the　inner　physiology。

thats　a　subtle　physiology。

the　nerves；　veins　and　centers　of　the　body　known　through　that　inner　physiology　are　all　totally　different。

you　wont　find　them　anywhere　in　this　physical　body。

these　centers　are　the　contact　fields　between　this　body　and　the　inner　soul；　the　meeting　points　for　both。

the　biggest　meeting　point　is　the　navel。

you　may　have　noticed；　if　you　suddenly　get　into　an　accident　driving　a　car；　the　navel　will　be　the　first　to　feel　the　impact。

the　navel　will　bee　disordered　at　once；　because　here　the　contact　field　between　the　body　and　the　soul　is　the　deepest　of　all。

seeing　death；　this　center　will　be　the　first　to　bee　disturbed。

as　soon　as　death　appears；　the　navel　will　be　disrupted　in　relation　to　the　bodys　center。

there　is　an　internal　arrangement　of　the　body　which　has　resulted　from　the　contact　between　this　body　and　the　inner　body。

the　chakras　are　their　contact　fields。

so　obviously；　to　know　the　body　from　within　is　to　know　a　totally　different　kind　of　world　altogether；　a　world　we　know　absolutely　nothing　about。

medical　science　knows　nothing　about　it；　and　wont　for　some　time。

once　you　experience　that　the　body　is　separate　from　you；　you　are　finished　with　death。

you　e　to　know　there　is　no　death。

and　then　you　can　actually　e　out　of　the　body　and　look　at　it　yourself　from　outside。

questions　relating　to　life　and　death　are　not　matters　of　philosophical　or　metaphysical　thought。

those　who　think　about　these　things　never　acplish　a