And Now, And Here- 第14部分

it　will　be　helpful　to　understand　this。

one　who　cannot　realize　god　within　himself　can　never　realize　him　in　all。

one　who　has　not　yet　recognized　god　within　himself　can　never　recognize　him　in　others。

the　self　means　that　which　is　nearest　to　you；　then　anyone　who　is　at　a　little　distance　from　you　will　have　to　be　considered　as　being　farther　away。

and　if　you　cannot　see　god　in　yourself；　which　is　nearest　you；　you　cannot　possibly　see　him　in　those　far　from　you。

first　you　will　have　to　know　god　in　yourself；　first　the　knower　will　have　to　know　the　divine　……　that　is　the　nearest　door。

but　remember；　it　is　very　interesting　that　the　individual　who　enters　his　self　suddenly　finds　the　entrance　to　all。

the　door　to　ones　self　is　the　door　to　all。

no　sooner　does　a　man　enter　his　self　than　he　finds　he　has　entered　all；　because　although　we　are　outwardly　different；　inwardly　we　are　not。

outwardly；　all　leaves　are　different　from　each　other。

but　if　a　person　could　penetrate　just　one　leaf；　he　would　reach　to　the　source　of　the　tree　where　all　the　leaves　are　in　unison。

seen　individually；　each　leaf　is　different　……　but　once　you　have　known　a　leaf　in　its　interiority；　you　will　have　reached　to　the　source　from　which　all　leaves　emanate　and　into　which　all　leaves　dissolve。

one　who　enters　himself　simultaneously　enters　all。

the　distinction　between　i　and　you　remains　only　so　long　as　we　have　not　entered　within　ourselves。

the　day　we　enter　our　i；　the　i　disappears　and　so　does　the　you　……　what　remains　then　is　all。

actually；　all　does　not　mean　the　sum　of　i　and　you。

all　means　where　i　and　you　have　both　disappeared；　and　what　subsequently　remains　is　all。

if　i　has　not　yet　dissolved；　then　one　can　certainly　add　is　and　yous；　but　the　sum　will　not　equal　truth。

even　if　one　adds　all　the　leaves；　a　tree　does　not　e　into　being　……　even　though　it　has　had　all　the　leaves　added　to　it。

a　tree　is　more　than　the　sum　of　all　the　leaves。

in　fact；　it　has　nothing　to　do　with　addition；　it　is　erroneous　to　add。

adding　one　leaf　to　another；　we　assume　each　one　is　separate。

a　tree　is　not　made　of　separate　leaves　at　all。

so；　as　soon　as　we　enter　the　i；　it　ceases　to　exist。

the　first　thing　that　disappears　when　we　enter　within　is　the　sense　of　being　a　separate　entity。

and　when　that　i…ness　disappears；　you…ness　and　the　other…ness　both　disappear。

then　what　remains　is　all。

its　not　even　right　to　call　it　all；　because　all　also　has　the　connotation　of　the　same　old　i。

hence　those　who　know　would　not　even　call　it　all；　they　would　ask；　〃the　sum　of　what？　what　are　we　adding？〃　furthermore；　they　would　declare　that　only　one　remains。

although　they　would　perhaps　even　hesitate　to　say　that；　because　the　assertion　of　one　gives　the　impression　that　there　are　two　……　it　gives　the　idea　that　alone　one　has　no　meaning　without　the　corresponding　notion　of　two。

one　exists　only　in　the　context　of　two。

therefore；　those　who　have　a　deeper　understanding　do　not　even　say　that　one　remains；　they　say　advaita；　nonduality；　remains。

now　this　is　very　interesting。

these　people　say　that　〃two　are　not　left。

〃　they　are　not　saying　〃one　remains；〃　they　are　saying　〃two　are　not　left。

〃　advaita　means　there　are　not　two。

one　might　ask；　〃why　do　you　talk　in　such　roundabout　ways？　simply　say　there　is　only　one！〃　the　danger　in　saying　one　is　that　it　gives　rise　to　the　idea　of　two。

and　when　we　say　there　are　not　two；　it　follows　that　there　are　not　three　either；　it　implies　that　there　is　neither　one；　nor　many；　nor　all。

actually；　this　division　resulted　from　the　perception　based　on　the　existence　of　i。

so　with　the　cessation　of　i；　that　which　is　whole；　the　indivisible；　remains。

but　to　realize　this；　can　we　do　what　our　friend　is　suggesting　……　can　we　not　visualize　god　in　everyone？　to　do　so　would　be　nothing　more　than　fantasizing　and　fantasizing　is　not　the　same　as　perceiving　the　truth。

long　ago　some　people　brought　a　holy　man　to　me。

they　told　me　this　man　saw　god　everywhere；　that　for　the　last　thirty　years　he　had　been　seeing　god　in　everything　……　in　flowers；　plants；　rocks；　in　everything。

i　asked　the　man　if　he　had　been　seeing　god　in　everything　through　practice　because　if　that　were　so　then　his　visions　were　false。

he　couldnt　follow　me。

i　asked　him　again；　〃did　you　ever　fantasize　about　or　desire　to　see　god　in　everything？〃　he　replied；　〃yes　indeed。

thirty　years　ago　i　started　this　sadhana　in　which　i　would　attempt　to　see　god　in　rocks；　plants；　mountains；　in　everything。

and　i　began　to　see　god　everywhere。

〃　i　asked　him　to　stay　with　me　for　three　days　and；　during　that　period；　to　stop　seeing　god　everywhere。

he　agreed。

but　the　very　next　day　he　told　me；　〃you　have　done　me　great　harm。

only　twelve　hours　have　passed　since　i　gave　up　my　usual　practice　and　i　have　already　begun　to　see　a　rock　as　a　rock　and　a　mountain　as　a　mountain。

you　have　snatched　my　god　away　from　me！　what　sort　of　a　person　are　you？〃　

i　said；　〃if　god　can　be　lost　by　not　practicing　for　just　twelve　hours；　then　what　you　saw　was　not　god　……　it　was　merely　a　consequence　of　your　regular　exercise。

〃　it　is　similar　to　when　a　person　repeats　something　incessantly　and　creates　an　illusion。

no；　god　has　not　to　be　seen　in　a　rock；　rather；　one　needs　to　reach　a　state　in　which　there　is　nothing　left　to　be　seen　in　a　rock　except　god。

these　are　two　different　things。

through　your　efforts　to　see　him　there；　you　will　begin　to　see　god　in　a　rock；　but　that　god　will　be　no　more　than　a　mental　projection。

that　will　be　a　god　superimposed　by　you　on　the　rock；　it　will　be　the　work　of　your　imagination。

that　god　will　be　purely　your　creation；　he　will　be　a　plete　figment　of　your　imagination。

such　a　god　is　nothing　more　than　your　dream　……　a　dream　which　you　have　consolidated　by　reinforcing　it　again　and　again。

there　is　no　problem　seeing　god　like　this；　but　it　is　living　in　an　illusion；　it　is　not　entering　truth。

one　day；　of　course；　it　happens　that　the　individual　himself　disappears　and；　consequently；　he　sees　nothing　but　god。

then　one　doesnt　feel　that　god　is　in　the　rock；　then　the　feeling　is　〃where　is　the　rock？　only　god　is！〃　do　you　follow　the　distinction　i　am　making？　then　one　doesnt　feel　that　god　exists　in　the　plant　or　that　he　exists　in　the　rock；　that　the　plant　exists　and；　in　the　plant；　so　does　god　……　no；　nothing　of　the　kind。

what　one　es　to　feel　is　〃where　is　the　plant？　where　is　the　rock？　where　is　the　mountain？〃。

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because　all　around；　whatever　is　seen；　whatever　exists　is　only　god。

then　seeing　god　does　not　depend　upon　your　exercise；　it　depends　upon　your　experience。

the　greatest　danger　in　the　realm　of　sadhana；　of　spiritual　practice；　is　the　danger　of　imagination。

we　can　fantasize　truths　which　must　otherwise　bee　our　own　experience。

there　is　a　difference　between　experiencing　and　fantasizing。

a　person　who　has　been　hungry　the　whole　day　eats　at　night　in　his　dream　and　feels　greatly　satisfied。

perhaps　he　does　not　find　as　much　joy　in　eating　when　he　is　awake　as　he　does　when　he　is　dreaming　……　in　the　dream　he　can　eat　any　dish　he　wants。

nevertheless；　his　stomach　still　remains　empty　in　the　morning；　and　the　food　he　has　consumed　in　his　dream　gives　him　no　nourishment。

if　a　man　decides　to　stay　alive　on　the　food　he　eats　in　dreams；　then　he　is　sure　to　die　sooner　or　later。

no　matter　how　satisfying　the　food　eaten　in　the　dream　may　be；　in　reality　it　is　not　food。

it　can　neither　bee　part　of　your　blood；　nor　your　flesh；　nor　your　bones　or　marrow。

a　dream　can　only　cause　deception。

not　only　are　meals　made　of　dreams；　god　is　also　made　of　dreams。

and　so　is　moksha；　liberation；　made　of　dreams。

there　is　a　silence　made　of　dreams；　and　there　are　truths　made　of　dreams。

the　greatest　capacity　of　the　human　mind　is　the　capacity　to　deceive　itself。

however；　by　falling　into　this　kind　of　deception；　no　one　can　attain　joy　and　liberation。

so　i　am　not　asking　you　to　start　seeing　god　in　everything。

i　am　only　asking　you　to　start　looking　within　and　seeing　what　is　there。

when；　to　see　what　is　there；　you　begin　to　look　inside；　the　first　person　to　disappear　will　be　you　……　you　will　cease　to　exist　inside。

you　will　find　for　the　first　time　that　your　i　was　an　illusion；　and　that　it　has　disappeared；　vanished。

as　soon　as　you　take　a　look　inside；　first　the　i；　the　ego；　goes。

in　fact；　the　sense　that　〃i　am〃　only　persists　until　we　have　looked　inside　ourselves。

and　the　reason　we　dont　look　inside　is　perhaps　because　of　the　fear　that；　if　we　did；　we　might　be　lost。

you　may　have　seen　a　man　holding　a　burning　torch　and　swinging　it　round　and　round　until　it　forms　a　circle　of　fire。

in　reality　there　is　no　such　circle；　it　is　just　that　when　the　torch　is　swinging　round　with　great　speed；　it　gives　the　appearance　of　a　circle　from　a　distance。

if　you　see　it　close　up；　you　will　find　that　it　is　just　a　fast…moving　torch；　that　the　circle　of　fire　is　false。

similarly；　if　we　go　within　and　look　carefully；　we　will　find　that　the　i　is　absolutely　false。

just　as　the　fast…moving　torch　gives　the　illusion　of　a　circle　of　fire；　the　fast…moving　consciousness　gives　the　illusion　of　i。

this　is　a　scientific　truth　and　it　needs　to　be　understood。

you　may　not　have　noticed；　but　all　lifes　illusions　are　caused　by　things　revolving　at　great　speed。

the　wall　looks　very　solid；　the　rock　under　you