And Now, And Here- 第50部分

never　worry　about　the　flowers　and　the　leaves。

if　the　invisible　roots　begin　to　gain　strength；　the　flowers　and　leaves　e　on　their　own　……　you　dont　have　to　worry　about　them。

〃　

but　man　has　understood　life　in　terms　of　the　outer　expanse　of　the　flower　and　has　neglected　the　roots　pletely。

mans　inner　roots　are　lying　there；　totally　neglected。

he　doesnt　even　remember　that　he　is　something　inner　as　well。

and　actually；　whatsoever　is；　is　within。

the　truth　is　within；　the　energy　is　within；　all　potentialities　are　within　……　they　manifest　from　there。

being　is　within；　being　takes　place　outside。

that　which　is　authentic　is　within。

that　which　expands　and　manifests　is　without。

manifestation　is　all　outside。

being　is　within。

those　who　take　the　outer　manifestation　as　life；　their　entire　life　is　threatened　with　the　fear　of　death。

they　live　as　if　almost　dead。

they　are　afraid　they　may　die　some　day；　any　moment。

and　those　very　people　who　are　frightened　of　death；　weep　and　are　troubled　over　someone　elses　death。

although；　in　fact；　they　dont　really　cry　and　feel　troubled　over　anyones　death　……　each　death　reminds　them　of　their　own；　and　the　closer　the　dying　person；　the　stronger　the　reminder。

and　then　a　chill　goes　up　ones　spine；　fear　grips　one；　one　begins　to　tremble。

in　this　state　a　man　thinks　nice　things。

he　thinks；　〃the　soul　is　immortal；　we　are　part　of　the　divine；　we　are　the　form　of　brahman。

〃　this　is　all　rubbish；　it　is　nothing　more　than　self…deception。

to　boost　his　strength；　one　who　is　scared　of　death　repeats；　〃the　soul　is　immortal

〃　what　he　is　saying　in　effect　is；　〃no；　i　wont　have　to　die；　the　soul　is　immortal。

〃　although　his　being　shakes　with　fear；　yet　outwardly　he　says　that　the　soul　is　immortal。

if　a　man　knows　the　soul　is　immortal；　he　doesnt　have　to　repeat　it　even　once。

he　knows。

the　matter　is　over。

these　people　who　are　scared　of　death　continue　to　fear　it。

meanwhile；　they　fail　to　know　life　and　invent　a　new　trick；　a　new　deception　that　the　soul　is　immortal。

thats　why　it　is　difficult　to　find　a　nation　more　afraid　of　death　than　the　one　which　talks　about　the　immortality　of　the　soul。

that　misfortune　has　occurred　in　this　very　country。

of　all　the　people　in　the　world　who　believe　in　the　immortality　of　the　soul；　most　are　in　this　country。

and　in　this　country　the　number　of　cowards　afraid　of　death　is　the　greatest　as　well。

how　did　these　two　things　happen　together？　

there　is　no　more　death　for　those　who　know　the　soul　is　immortal。

the　fear　of　death　has　disappeared　for　them；　now　no　one　can　kill　them。

you　should　also　keep　another　thing　in　mind：　neither　can　anyone　kill　them；　nor　can　they　be　now　under　the　illusion　that　they　can　kill　anyone　……　because　now；　for　them；　the　very　phenomenon　of　death　is　finished　forever。

this　secret　needs　to　be　understood。

those　who　believe　the　soul　is　immortal　are　people　afraid　of　death。

they　are　merely　repeating；　〃the　soul　is　immortal。

〃　afraid　of　death；　such　people　will　also　talk　a　great　deal　about　non…violence　……　not　because　they　wouldnt　want　to　kill　anyone；　but　because；　very　deep　down；　they　dont　want　anyone　to　kill　them。

they　believe　the　world　should　bee　non…violent。

but　why？　their　answer　will　be；　〃it　is　bad　to　kill　anyone。

〃　but　deep　down　they　are　saying；　〃lest　we　are　killed　by　someone。

〃　to　kill　is　evil　indeed；　but　if　these　people　know　there　is　no　death　at　all；　then　there　is　neither　room　for　the　fear　of　dying　nor　of　killing。

then　such　matters　bee　irrelevant。

on　the　battlefield；　krishna　says　to　arjuna；　〃do　not　be　afraid；　because　those　you　see　standing　in　front　of　you　have　existed　many　times　before。

you　have　certainly　existed　before；　and　i　have　too。

we　have　all　been　here　many　times　in　the　past　and　will　be　here　many　more　times　again。

〃　nothing　is　ever　destroyed　in　this　world；　hence；　there　is　no　place　for　the　fear　of　dying　or　of　killing。

the　question　is　of　living　life。

those　who　are　afraid　to　kill　or　to　be　killed　bee　impotent　in　the　eyes　of　life。

one　who　can　neither　die　nor　kill　has　absolutely　no　idea　that　that…which…is　can　neither　be　killed　by　anyone　nor　can　it　ever　die。

how　exciting　the　world　will　be　when；　as　a　whole；　it　will　e　to　know　from　within　that　the　soul　is　immortal！　that　day　the　whole　fear　of　death　will　disappear。

the　fear　of　dying　will　vanish　as　well；　and　the　threat　of　killing　will　be　gone　for　good。

that　is　when　wars　will　disappear　……　not　before。

wars　cannot　disappear　from　the　world　as　long　as　it　appears　to　man　that　he　can　be　killed；　that　he　can　die。

regardless　of　how　much　gandhi　may　teach　non…violence；　or　buddha　and　mahavira　may　teach　it；　no　matter　how　many　lessons　of　non…violence　are　given　in　the　world；　as　long　as　man　does　not　experience　from　within　that　whatsoever　is；　is　eternal；　war　cannot　cease。

dont　think　those　who　wield　swords　are　brave　people。

a　sword　is　proof　that　the　man　is　a　coward。

statues　in　the　city　square　of　those　holding　swords　are　statues　of　cowards。

the　brave　man　needs　no　sword　in　his　hand　because　he　knows　it　is　childish　to　kill　and　to　be　killed。

but　man　creates　a　strange　deception。

he　pretends　he　knows　things　he　is　ignorant　about　……　all　because　of　fear。

deep　down　he　is　fraught　with　fear；　deep　down　he　knows　he　will　have　to　die　……　people　are　dying　every　day。

he　sees　his　body　growing　weaker　inside　……　youth　has　passed；　old　age　is　approaching。

he　sees　the　body　is　on　its　way　out；　but　inside　he　keeps　reiterating；　〃the　soul　is　immortal。

〃　he　tries　to　muster　up　his　belief；　his　courage　by　doing　so；　and　tells　himself；　〃dont　be　afraid。

of　course　death　is　there；　but　the　sages；　the　wise　men　say　the　soul　is　immortal。

〃　around　such　wise　men　who　talk　about　the　immortality　of　the　soul；　people　afraid　of　death　gather　in　big　crowds。

i　am　not　saying　the　soul　is　not　immortal。

what　i　am　saying　is　that　the　doctrine　of　the　immortality　of　the　soul　is　a　doctrine　of　those　who　fear　death。

knowing　the　immortality　of　the　soul　is　a　totally　different　thing。

and　remember；　only　they　can　know　the　immortality　of　the　soul　who　experiment　with　death　while　being　alive　……　there　is　no　other　way　of　knowing　it。

this　needs　to　be　understood。

what　happens　in　death　really？　the　entire　vital　energy　that　is　diffused；　spread　all　around；　it　contracts；　returns　to　its　center。

this　essential　energy　that　is　reaching　out　to　every　nook　and　corner　of　our　bodies；　withdraws；　es　back　to　its　core。

for　example；　if　we　go　on　dimming　a　diffused　light；　it　will　begin　to　shrink　and　darkness　will　gather。

at　some　point　the　light　will　be　reduced　to　the　point　where　it　es　close　to　the　lamp　itself。

and　were　we　to　dim　it　even　further；　the　light　would　be　lodged　in　seed　form　and　darkness　would　surround　you。

so　the　vital　energy　of　our　life　shrinks；　returns　to　its　own　center。

again　it　bees　a　seed；　an　atom；　ready　for　a　new　journey。

because　of　this　very　contraction；　this　very　shrinkage　of　the　essential　energy；　one　feels；　〃i　am　dying！　i　am　dying！〃　what　one　had　taken　to　be　life　until　then　begins　to　slip　away；　everything　begins　to　drop。

a　mans　limbs　start　losing　their　strength；　he　begins　to　bee　short　of　breath；　his　eyesight　bees　poorer；　his　ears　bee　hard　of　hearing。

in　fact；　all　these　senses　were　alive；　and　the　whole　body　too；　because　of　the　connection　with　some　energy。

and　once　the　energy　begins　to　recede；　the　body；　which　was　essentially　lifeless；　bees　lifeless　once　again。

the　master　prepares　to　leave　and　the　house　bees　depressed；　desolate。

and　the　man　feels；　〃here　i　go！〃　at　the　moment　of　death　he　es　to　feel；　〃i　am　going。

i　am　sinking；　the　end　is　near。

〃　

the　nervous　feeling　that　he　is　dying　……　the　worried　and　melancholy　state；　the　anguish　and　anxiety　of　dying；　the　feeling　that　his　end　is　approaching　……　brings　such　terrible　suffering　to　a　mans　mind　that　he　fails　to　be　aware　of　the　very　experience　of　death。

to　know　death　one　needs　to　be　peaceful。

instead；　a　man　bees　so　restless　he　never　knows　what　death　is。

we　have　died　many　times　before；　an　infinite　number　of　times；　but　we　have　never　known　what　death　is。

each　time　the　moment　of　death　has　arrived；　we　have　bee　so　perturbed；　so　restless；　so　troubled　……　how　can　we　have　known　anything　in　that　state？　what　knowledge　can　one　have　had？　each　time　death　has　e　……　and　yet　we　have　remained　unfamiliar　with　it。

no；　death　cant　be　known　at　the　moment　of　dying；　but　one　can　certainly　have　a　planned　death。

a　planned　death　is　meditation；　yoga；　samadhi。

samadhi　means　only　one　thing：　bringing　about　the　event　that；　otherwise；　occurs　by　itself　in　death。

in　samadhi；　the　seeker　brings　it　about　with　effort　by　knowingly　drawing　his　entire　life　energy　within。

obviously；　there　is　no　need　for　him　to　feel　restless；　because　he　is　experimenting　with　pulling；　drawing　the　consciousness　in。

with　a　cool　mind　he　contracts　the　consciousness　within。

what　death　does　anyway；　he　does　himself。

and　in　that　silent　state　he　finds　that　the　life　energy　and　the　body　are　two　separate　things。

the　bulb　that　emanates　electricity　is　one　thing；　and　the　electricity　that　is　emanated　from　it　is　another。

when　the　electricity　contracts　totally；　the　bulb　lies　there；　lifeless。

the　body　is　nothing　more　than　an　electric　bulb。