And Now, And Here- 第62部分

an　even　more　surprising　experiment　took　place；　one　which　caused　great　excitement。

the　holy　man　who　was　asked　to　pray　was　a　christian　and　he　wore　a　cross　around　his　neck。

as　he　prayed　for　a　particular　seed　with　his　eyes　closed　and　his　arms　raised；　the　seed　was　photographed。

and　the　photograph　turned　out　to　be　spectacular；　far　beyond　anyones　prehension。

in　the　photograph　of　that　seed　the　holy　mans　cross　and　raised　arms　were　clearly　visible。

what　does　this　mean？　there　are　very　wide　implications。

i　believe　these　experiments　will　prove　much　more　useful　to　mankind　than　the　discovery　of　atomic　energy。

the　seed　is　accepting；　the　seed　is　receiving　something　too。

the　seed　has　a　consciousness　too。

indeed；　it　is　asleep。

pared　to　man　it　looks　even　more　asleep。

and　yet；　there　is　a　certain　awareness　in　its　state　of　sleep。

a　rock　looks　even　more　asleep；　but　even　its　state　of　sleep　contains　a　kind　of　awareness。

not　all　rocks　are　absolutely　rocks；　and　not　all　rocks　are　equally　asleep。

rocks　have　their　respective　individuality　too。

it　was　the　search　for　their　respective　singularity　that　led　to　the　discovery　of　precious　stones；　otherwise　they　would　not　have　been　found。

not　just　any　stone　is　taken　to　be　a　precious　stone。

also；　dont　be　under　the　wrong　impression；　normally　created　by　applying　the　law　of　economics；　that　certain　things　bee　valuable　because　of　their　rarity。

this　is　not　how　these　stones　are　valued。

it　is　as　if　a　buddha　is　standing　somewhere　and　an　ordinary　man　stands　near　him。

if　someone　from　mars　were　to　land　on　earth　and　e　across　these　two　men；　how　would　he　differentiate　between　them？　he　neither　knows　our　language　nor　our　culture　nor　our　manners。

he　will　only　judge　by　appearances。

if　the　martian　were　to　spend　an　hour　or　so　watching　these　two　men；　would　he　ever　observe　any　distinction　between　the　two？　returning　to　his　planet；　he　would　not　be　wrong　if　he　told　his　fellow　martians　he　had　seen　two　people　who　looked　very　much　alike。

he　had　seen　them　both　breathing；　walking；　talking；　resting　……　and　all　alike。

so　when　we　see　two　pieces　of　stone；　our　understanding　is　similar　because　we　are　unaware　of　their　individualities。

precious　stones　are　a　great　discovery　of　man。

those　who　were　able　to　read　the　stones　in　depth；　able　to　go　deep　in　their　research；　to　connect　with　them；　found　out　that。

even　with　stones；　there　are　some　which　are　awake。

certain　stones　are　more　awake；　certain　others；　more　asleep。

people　also　came　to　know　that　certain　stones　are　awake　in　a　particular　direction　and　can　therefore　be　used　only　for　particular　reasons。

some　unprecedented　events　will　start　taking　place　in　your　life　if　you　carry　certain　kinds　of　stones；　make　a　charm　of　them；　wear　them　in　a　necklace　or　mount　one　in　your　ring　……　because　such　stones　have　their　own　lives　too。

with　the　ownership　of　a　stone　of　that　kind　incidents　will　inevitably　occur；　because　now　you　are　in　a　symbiotic　relationship　with　the　stone。

without　it　such　incidents　would　not　happen。

there　are　stones　which　have　a　long　history　of　misfortune。

whosoever　possessed　such　a　stone　found　himself　in　difficulty；　found　it　hard　to　get　out　of　it。

and　whenever　the　stone　passed　to　someone　else；　he　got　into　trouble　too。

there　are　stones　which　have　a　history　of　hundreds　of　years；　and　some　of　thousands　of　years；　showing　that　whosoever　possessed　them　was　besieged　by　trouble。

these　stones　are　still　very　much　alive；　still　doing　their　job；　they　will　cause　trouble　to　anyone　who　possesses　them。

then　there　are　other　stones　that　have　brought　good　fortune　to　those　who　owned　them；　and　became　more　and　more　costly。

so　stones　have　their　own　individuality；　as　do　plants。

in　this　world　everything　has　individuality；　and　this　individuality　depends　on　the　degree　to　which　a　thing　is　awake　or　asleep。

in　other　words；　to　what　extent　the　attention　is　active　or　inactive　determines　the　individuality　of　a　particular　thing。

you　can　look　at　it　this　way　too：　a　dynamic　attention　means　awareness；　while　a　passive　attention　means　sleep；　unconsciousness。

the　ultimate　passivity　of　attention　is　matter；　the　ultimate　dynamism　of　attention　is　god。

question　2　

you　have　described　two　states；　one　of　plete　unconsciousness　and　the　other　of　absolute　awareness。

one　travels　from　plete　unconsciousness　to　absolute　awareness。

the　question　is；　where　do　we　reach　after　attaining　the　state　of　absolute　awareness？　also；　from　which　point　does　the　plete　unconsciousness　begin；　and　where　does　it　e　from？　

actually；　as　soon　as　we　use　the　words　absolute　or　whole　we　need　to　take　a　few　conditions　that　go　with　it　into　account。

for　instance；　it　is　wrong　to　ask　〃where　does　wholeness　end？〃　because　wholeness　means　that　which　can　never　e　to　an　end。

should　it　ever　end　somewhere　it　will　not　be　whole。

it　will　remain　confined　at　that　very　point；　right　there　it　will　cease　to　be　whole。

when　we　ask；　〃from　where　does　wholeness　begin？〃　we　are　asking　a　wrong　question；　because　the　whole　means　that　which　has　no　beginning。

if　it　has　a　beginning　then　it　cannot　be　whole。

the　whole；　the　absolute　is　beginningless　and　endless。

it　neither　has　a　beginning　before　nor　an　end　afterwards。

if　there　were　ends　on　any　side　it　would　not　be　the　whole。

therefore；　we　cant　ask　any　questions　about　the　beginning　or　the　end　of　the　absolute。

if　one　needs　to　ask　a　question　at　all；　then　one　should　only　ask　before　he　es　to　the　question；　〃what　is　whole？〃　as　such；　the　very　meaning　of　whole　is　something　about　which　all　questions　are　meaningless。

questions　occur　in　our　minds：　〃where　did　this　unconsciousness　e　from？　why　did　it　e？　when　did　it　e？　where　will　it　end？　why　will　it　end？　when　will　it　end？　where　in　existence　is　this　state　of　consciousness　located？　and　where　in　existence　could　the　state　of　plete　unconsciousness　be？〃　it　is　natural　that　questions　such　as　these　should　arise。

the　questions　are　perfectly　consistent；　yet　totally　meaningless。

one　should　not　be　under　the　illusion　that　just　because　a　thing　is　consistent　it　is　also　meaningful。

a　thing　can　be　consistent　and　yet　meaningless。

so　the　questions　are　absolutely　pertinent　but　the　answers　will　have　no　meaning；　will　solve　nothing。

whatsoever　answer　there　may　be　can　only　give　rise　to　more　questions　of　this　nature。

so　what　do　i　intend　to　tell　you？　

there　are　certain　questions　you　never　ask　a　scientist。

why　not　show　the　same　attitude　towards　a　religious　man？　there　are　certain　things　a　scientist　is　never　asked　to　explain。

why　are　they　asked　of　a　religious　man？　a　scientist　refuses　to　answer　such　questions；　while　the　silly　religious　man　makes　the　mistake　of　answering　them。

all　religions　make　this　error。

by　answering　such　questions　……　questions　which　cannot　be　answered　in　the　first　place　……　they　get　themselves　into　trouble。

for　example；　if　you　ask　a　scientist；　〃why　is　a　tree　green？〃　he　will　answer；　〃because　the　tree　contains　chlorophyll。

〃　and　if　you　ask；　〃why　does　the　tree　contain　chlorophyll？〃　the　scientist　will　disregard　the　question　……　it　is　a　fact；　thats　the　way　it　is。

he　will　point　out；　〃the　tree　is　green　because　it　contains　chlorophyll！〃　if　you　continue　to　ask；　〃why　cant　the　tree　be　without　chlorophyll？〃　the　scientist　will　state　frankly；　〃i　am　not　the　creator；　and　there　is　no　answer　to　this　question！〃　

in　this　way；　science　escapes　falling　into　stupidities。

it　leaves　everything　to　the　facts。

〃this　is　how　it　is；　these　are　the　facts。

〃　the　scientist　says；　〃when　we　mix　hydrogen　with　oxygen；　water　is　created。

〃　no　one　goes　on　asking　him；　〃why　is　it　so？　why　is　water　created　by　mixing　hydrogen　and　oxygen？〃　he　will　simply　make　it　clear。

〃the　question　doesnt　arise；〃　he　will　say。

〃we　know　this　much；　that　by　mixing　both；　water　is　created；　by　not　mixing　them；　water　is　not　created。

this　is　a　fact。

beyond　this；　fiction　begins。

〃　

if　we　could　give　an　explanation　as　to　why　such…and…such　a　thing　happens；　then　i　would　like　to　say　that；　in　this　world；　there　is　unconsciousness　and　there　is　awareness。

this　is　a　fact　and　as　yet　no　way　has　been　found　to　go　beyond　them。

and　i　dont　think　a　way　can　ever　be　found。

this　is　the　ultimate　fact。

there　is　darkness　at　one　end　and　light　at　the　other。

eventually　darkness　disappears　into　infinity；　and　one　never　knows　where　it　began；　where　its　point　of　initiation　was。

light　eventually　disappears　into　infinity　too；　and　one　never　knows　the　point　of　its　disappearance。

and　we　are　always　in　the　middle；　we　can　only　see　a　short　distance　in　either　direction。

as　we　look　backward　we　find　darkness　increasing；　being　more　and　more　dense。

as　we　look　forward　we　find　darkness　decreasing　and　light　growing；　being　increasingly　dense。

but　we　never　see　either　the　end　of　darkness　or　of　light。

nor　do　we　see　any　beginning　of　darkness；　nor　any　termination　of　light。

this　is　how　we　are　situated　……　in　the　middle。

no　matter　how　far　we　look；　this　is　all　we　see。

even　the　most　farsighted　man　has　not　seen　farther　than　this。

what　causes　the　difficulty？　when　we　form　a　question；　some　fool　turns　up　to　answer　it。

once　a　question　is　formulated；　someone　or　other　is　bound　to　e　up　with　an　answer　for　it。

this　is　how　philo