And Now, And Here- 第86部分

watching　such　a　death　is　a　fascinating　experience　……　far　more　fascinating　than　the　experience　of　ordinary　death；　because　this　death　is　seen　of　your　own　free　will。

you　may　ask；　however；　〃how　can　one　die　voluntarily　and　see　death？〃　

this　also　needs　to　be　understood。

two　kinds　of　mechanisms　are　working　in　your　life；　in　your　body　……　one　is　voluntary；　the　other　is　involuntary。

there　are　some　parts　in　your　body　which　move　only　with　your　willingness。

for　example；　my　hand　moves　only　when　i　want　it　to；　it　wont　move　if　i　dont　want　it　to　move。

but　the　blood　inside　this　hand　does　not　flow　according　to　my　desire；　it　wont　stop　flowing　if　i　dont　want　it　to。

so　the　working　of　the　blood　is　involuntary。

the　same　is　the　case　with　the　throbbing　of　my　heart；　the　beating　of　my　pulse；　the　food　digesting　in　my　stomach　……　none　of　these　functions　follow　my　mand；　they　are　involuntary。

so　our　biological　organism　consists　of　two　parts：　one　that　works　according　to　our　desire；　and　the　other　which　works　independent　of　our　desire。

however；　if　one　were　to　increase　his　willpower；　what　is　outside　the　realm　of　desire　now　would　bee　part　of　it。

similarly；　if　ones　willpower　were　to　decrease；　what　is　now　within　the　reach　of　his　desire　would　be　no　longer。

the　paralytic　condition　is　a　case　in　point。

more　than　seventy　percent　of　all　cases　of　paralysis　are　psychological　in　nature。

actually　it　is　not　that　a　man　is　struck　with　paralysis；　only　his　legs；　for　instance；　go　beyond　the　control　of　his　willpower。

even　this　is　not　right　to　say。

how　can　legs　manage　to　get　out　of　ones　control？　truly　speaking；　the　range；　or　the　scope　of　his　willpower　bees　narrow。

what　it　means　is　the　will　of　such　a　person　has　shrunk。

it　is　as　though　as　ones　feet　are　sticking　out　from　underneath　a　shrunken　blanket。

the　feet　remain　beyond　the　reach　of　the　blanket。

similarly；　the　willpower　of　a　paralytic　person　shrinks；　and　loses　its　control　over　the　limbs。

it　has　occurred　many　times；　for　example；　once　a　house　caught　fire　at　night　and　the　people　inside　came　running　out。

but　they　suddenly　remembered　that　the　old　man　who　had　been　paralyzed　and　sick　for　years　had　been　left　behind。

before　they　could　figure　out　how　to　rescue　the　man；　they　saw　him　e　running　out　of　the　house。

they　were　shocked　and　frightened。

they　forgot　all　about　the　fire　and　asked　him；　〃how　did　you　e　out？　how　did　you　manage　to　walk？〃　the　moment　they　asked　how　he　managed　to　walk；　the　man　said；　〃are　you　joking？　how　can　i　walk？〃　and　he　fell　down。

in　the　stress　and　fear　caused　by　the　fire；　the　circumference　of　the　mans　willpower　grew　larger　……　the　feet　came　within　reach　of　the　blanket　……　and　the　man　walked　out。

having　e　out；　he　suddenly　realized：　how　could　he　really　have　walked　out？　and　the　scope　of　his　willpower　once　again　became　narrow；　the　feet　once　again　were　out　from　under　the　blanket！　

the　pulse　rate　can　be　brought　under　voluntary　control。

this　is　not　a　feat　that　only　yogis　can　perform　……　you　can　too。

its　a　very　small　experiment。

check　your　pulse　rate　for　a　minute。

then　close　your　eyes　and　simply　feel　that　your　pulse　is　beating　faster。

open　your　eyes　after　ten　minutes　and　check。

youll　rarely　e　across　a　man　whose　pulse　rate　will　not　increase　if　he　does　this　experiment。

thats　why　when　the　doctor　checks　your　pulse；　it　is　never　the　same。

the　moment　he　touches　you；　you　bee　a　bit　anxious；　and　that　causes　the　pulse　rate　to　increase。

this　is　even　more　true　if　you　are　being　checked　by　a　lady　doctor！　

the　heartbeat　can　be　controlled　too　……　almost　to　the　point　of　stopping　it。

scientific　experiments　have　been　carried　out　to　this　effect　and　the　fact　has　been　accepted。

about　forty　years　ago；　a　man　by　the　name　of　brahmayogi　astounded　doctors　at　the　bombay　medical　college　by　stopping　his　heartbeat　pletely。

he　repeated　the　same　act　at　oxford；　and　later　at　calcutta　university。

this　man　could　do　three　things。

firstly；　he　could　stop　the　blood　circulation　pletely　……　not　only　could　he　stop　it；　but　he　could　control　its　flow　as　well。

he　could　let　it　run　or　withhold　its　movement　at　will。

when　he　would　stop　the　circulation；　not　a　drop　of　blood　would　e　out　even　when　the　vein　was　cut。

the　third　thing　he　could　do　was　to　take　in　any　kind　of　poison　and　retain　it　in　his　stomach　for　half　an　hour；　after　which　he　would　throw　it　out　of　his　system。

however；　this　experiment　finally　caused　his　death　later　on。

many　x…rays　were　taken　while　the　poison　was　still　inside　his　stomach。

no　gastric　juices；　no　blood　released　and　mixed　with　the　poison。

they　remained　separate　until　he　allowed　them　to　mix。

the　man　died　in　rangoon。

after　having　performed　the　act　of　taking　poison　at　the　rangoon　university；　he　was　driven　home　in　a　car。

the　car　got　into　an　accident；　and　by　the　time　he　reached　home　forty…five　minutes　had　passed　since　he　took　the　poison。

he　could　withhold　the　mixing　of　the　poison　for　not　more　than　thirty　minutes。

so　he　reached　home　unconscious。

he　could　just　manage　to　keep　the　poison　out　during　the　thirty…minute　range　of　his　willpower　……　his　practice　was　limited　to　thirty　minutes　only。

he　crossed　that　limit。

for　the　next　fifteen　minutes　the　poison　was　able　to　penetrate　the　limits　of　his　will　and　mix　into　his　internal　system。

there　is　no　part　in　our　body　which　cannot　be　brought　within　the　power　of　our　will；　and　there　is　no　part　which　cannot　go　outside　this　power　either。

both　things　can　happen。

entering　death　voluntarily　is　a　deeper　experiment。

its　an　experiment　where　one　contracts　his　life　energy　at　will。

what　needs　to　be　kept　in　mind　is：　if　the　will　is　applied　totally；　the　energy　is　bound　to　shrink　within。

it　cant　be　otherwise。

actually；　the　way　our　life　energy　has　spread　out　is　a　result　of　our　will　too。

for　example；　we　think　we　are　able　to　see　because　we　have　eyes。

according　to　the　scientists；　the　reverse　is　the　case：　because　we　want　to　see　through　this　part　of　our　body；　the　eyes　have　appeared　there。

otherwise；　there　is　basically　no　difference　between　the　skin　of　our　eyes　and　that　of　our　hands。

the　eye　is　formed　of　skin　as　well；　except　that　it　has　bee　transparent。

the　same　skin　is　in　the　nose；　only　it　has　bee　specialized　in　picking　up　smells。

the　same　principle　that　made　the　skin　of　the　eyes　transparent　made　the　skin　of　the　nose　sensitive　to　smell。

similar　is　the　case　with　regard　to　our　ears；　except　they　have　bee　capable　of　picking　up　sound。

all　this　has　happened　as　an　effect　of　our　will　……　the　collective　will　asserted　over　millions　upon　millions　of　years。

it　has　not　e　about　as　a　consequence　of　an　individuals　will；　the　same　will　was　exercised　generation　after　generation；　and　it　showed　the　result。

there　is　a　woman　in　russia　who　can　read　with　her　fingers　……　not　braille；　the　language　for　the　blind　……　she　reads　any　ordinary　book；　with　closed　eyes；　just　by　placing　her　fingers　on　the　printed　letters。

as　a　result　of　the　lifelong　practice；　her　fingers　have　bee　so　sensitive　that　they　can　detect　the　infinitesimal　difference　between　the　print　and　the　blank　paper。

our　fingers　wont　be　able　to　do　this　to　such　an　extent。

when　we　look　at　a　tree；　we　only　see　the　color　green；　while　a　painters　eyes　see　a　thousand　kinds　of　green　trees　having　shades　of　green　blended　in　a　thousand　ways。

so　whereas　green　is　just　one　color　for　an　ordinary　person；　in　the　eyes　of　a　painter　the　color　green　is　not　one　but　many　colors　of　the　same　kind。

to　him；　the　difference　between　one　green　and　another　is　as　obvious　as　it　is　between　green　and　yellow；　or　between　green　and　red。

however；　one　needs　a　certain　kind　of　sensitivity　in　order　to　see　such　fine　shades。

obviously；　people　ordinarily　dont　possess　such　sensitivity。

a　musician　is　able　to　catch　subtle　nuances　in　music　which　we　cannot。

not　only　is　he　able　to　catch　the　nuances；　he　even　begins　to　experience　the　gap；　the　emptiness　between　the　two　notes。

the　real　music　is　not　born　of　sound；　rather　it　springs　from　the　moments　of　silence　existing　between　the　sounds。

the　notes　on　either　side　merely　do　the　job　of　projecting　that　silence；　thats　all。

but　people　have　no　idea　of　this　silence；　for　them　music　is　no　more　than　noise。

for　a　master　musician；　the　words；　or　the　notes　have　no　direct　bearing　upon　the　music。

to　him　the　musical　notes　merely　serve　the　purpose　of　emphasizing　the　state　of　no…sound　that　exists　in　between。

so　whatever　we　practice　continuously；　whatever　we　resolve　persistently；　begins　to　manifest；　show　results。

the　way　human　beings；　birds；　animals；　plants　live；　is　determined　by　their　will。

whatever　we　resolve　deeply　is　what　we　bee。

there　is　a　significant　account　in　the　life　of　ramakrishna。

in　his　life　ramakrishna　had　practiced　six　or　seven　spiritual　disciplines　of　different　religions。

he　felt　that　if　all　religions　lead　to　the　same　place；　why　not　follow　their　methods　and　verify　this　truth？　so　he　underwent　the　disciplines　of　the　christians；　the　sufis；　the　vaishnavas；　the　shaivites；　the　tantrikas；　and　so　on。

whatever　method　he　could　lay　his　hands　on；　he　tried。

however；　no　one　knew　what　he　was　doing；　because　these　disciplines　were　practiced　on　the　inner　plane。

outwardly；　no　one　could　know　what　was