And Now, And Here- 第91部分

in　that　state；　whatsoever　is；　is。

its　a　state　of　the　ultimate　acceptance　of　that…which…is。

it　contains　no　distinctions。

but　one　cannot　reach　tathata　without　having　been　first　a　witness。

however；　one　can　stop　at　the　level　of　witnessing；　if　he　so　desires；　and　choose　not　to　arrive　at　tathata。

similarly；　without　the　use　of　will；　one　cannot　attain　the　state　of　witnessing。

although；　having　gained　willpower；　one　may　wish　to　stay　there　and　not　e　to　the　point　of　witnessing。

one　who　stops　with　attaining　firmness　of　resolve　would　of　course　bee　very　powerful；　but　he　wont　be　able　to　attain　wisdom。

and　therefore；　the　ability　to　make　a　resolve　can　be　misused；　because　wisdom　is　not　required　to　attain　it。

one　will　surely　gain　a　lot　of　power；　but　that　is　precisely　why　he　can　abuse　it。

the　entire　black　magic　is　a　product　of　willpower。

one　who　practices　it　gains　a　lot　of　power；　but　he　lacks　wisdom　totally。

he　can　end　up　using　that　power　without　any　discrimination。

a　man　of　will　bees　filled　with　power。

it　is　difficult　to　predict　right　away　what　use　he　will　make　of　it。

he　can　obviously　put　it　to　bad　use。

power　in　itself　is　neutral。

nevertheless；　it　is　necessary　……　whether　one　intends　to　use　it　for　good　or　for　evil。

and　as　i　see　it；　rather　than　remaining　a　weakling；　it　is　better　if　one　uses　his　power　for　evil　purposes　……　for　the　simple　reason　that　one　who　mits　an　evil　act　now　may　someday　use　the　same　power　for　a　good　cause。

one　who　cannot　do　evil　can　never　do　good　either。

thats　why　i　say　its　better　to　be　powerful　than　to　be　impotent　and　a　wimp。

so　a　man　of　power　can　set　out　on　the　path　of　good　as　well　as　evil。

it　is　better　to　follow　the　course　of　goodness；　because　if　followed　rightly；　it　will　bring　you　to　the　state　of　witnessing。

you　wont　end　up　as　a　witness　if　you　follow　the　course　of　evil；　rather；　you　will　simply　wander　around　within　the　confines　of　your　willpower。

then　you　will　get　into　mesmerism　and　hypnotism；　tantras　and　mantras；　witchcraft　and　voodooism。

all　kinds　of　things　will　crop　up；　but　they　wont　lead　you　on　a　journey　toward　the　soul。

this　is　being　lost。

the　power　will　indeed　be　there；　but　gone　astray。

if　the　power　is　put　on　the　course　of　goodness；　it　is　sure　to　give　rise　to　the　witness　within　you；　and　ultimately　that　power　can　be　used　to　know　and　attain　oneself。

this　is　what　i　call　the　course　of　goodness。

by　the　course　of　evil　i　mean　controlling；　possessing；　enslaving　the　other。

this　is　what　black　magic　is。

making　use　of　the　power　for　the　purpose　of　attaining　oneself；　knowing　who　am　i；　what　am　i；　and　living　authentically；　is　moving　in　goodness。

and　it　will　indeed　lead　one　toward　being　a　witness。

if　the　urge　to　attain　the　state　of　witnessing　is　satisfied　with　the　knowing　of　oneself；　the　seeker　reaches　up　to　the　fifth　body　and　stops　there。

however；　if　the　urge　is　further　intensified；　one　discovers　that　he　is　not　alone；　he　contains　everything；　that　the　sun　and　the　moon　and　the　stars；　the　rocks；　the　soil；　the　flowers　are　all　part　of　him；　that　his　very　being；　his　existence　incorporates　all　the　rest。

if　the　seeker　proceeds　with　such　an　intense　feeling；　he　reaches　tathata。

tathata；　suchness；　is　the　ultimate　flowering　of　religion；　it　is　the　supreme　achievement。

it　is　total　acceptance。

whatsoever　happens；　one　is　open　and　agreeable　to　it。

only　such　an　individual　can　bee　totally　silent；　because　even　a　little　bit　of　resentment　can　prolong　the　restlessness。

ones　restlessness　and　tension　will　continue　to　remain　if　he　carries　even　a　small　degree　of　plaint。

even　the　slightest　idea；　〃it　didnt　happen　the　way　it　should　have；〃　and　the　tension　will　continue　to　persist。

the　experience　of　supreme　silence；　the　experience　of　the　greatest　freedom　from　tension；　and　that　of　the　ultimate　liberation　is　possible　only　in　the　state　of　tathata。

however；　only　a　man　of　will　can　eventually　attain　the　state　of　witnessing；　and　only　his　going　deeper　into　witnessing　can　bring　him　to　the　state　of　tathata。

one　who　has　not　yet　known　what　being　a　witness　means　can　never　know　what　total　acceptance　is。

one　who　hasnt　realized　that　he　is　separate　from　the　thorn　which　is　pricking　him　is　not　yet　ready　to　know　that　the　thorn　is　a　part　of　him。

in　fact；　one　who　es　to　experience　the　separateness　of　the　thorn　can　take　the　next　step　of　feeling　one　with　the　thorn　as　well。

so　tathata　is　the　fundamental　principle。

among　all　the　spiritual　disciplines　discovered　all　over　the　world；　tathata　is　the　greatest。

thats　why　one　of　buddhas　names　is　tathagat。

it　would　be　good　to　have　some　understanding　of　what　this　word　tathagat　means。

it　will　be　useful　in　prehending　the　meaning　of　tathata。

buddha　has　used　the　word　tathagat　for　himself。

he　would　say；　for　instance；　〃tathagat　said

〃　tathagat　means；　thus　came；　thus　gone。

just　as　a　breeze　es　and　goes　away　without　any　purpose；　without　any　meaning。

just　as　a　breath　of　air　enters　your　room　and　goes　out　……　without　any　reason。

so　the　one　whose　ing　and　going　away　is　as　unmotivated；　as　desireless　as　the　breeze；　such　a　being　is　called　tathagat。

but　who　would　e　and　go　like　a　breeze？　

he　alone　can　pass　like　a　breeze　who　has　attained　to　tathata。

only　he　to　whom　the　ing　and　the　going　makes　no　difference　can　move　like　a　breeze。

if　he　needs　to　e；　he　es；　if　he　needs　to　go；　he　goes　……　the　same　as　diogenes　did。

it　made　no　difference　to　him　whether　people　put　him　in　chains　or　did　not　put　him　in　chains。

diogenes　said　later　on；　〃only　one　who　is　prone　to　be　a　slave　can　be　nervous　about　being　a　slave。

since　no　one　can　make　me　a　slave；　why　should　i　be　afraid　i　might　be　taken　as　a　slave？　one　who　carries　even　the　slightest　anxiety　that　he　may　be　turned　into　a　slave；　he　alone　will　remain　in　fear　of　it。

and　one　who　has　such　a　fear　is　indeed　a　slave。

since　i　happen　to　be　the　lord　and　master　myself；　you　can　never　enslave　me。

even　in　chains；　i　am　the　master；　and　will　remain　so　in　your　prison　as　well。

it　makes　no　difference　where　you　throw　me；　i　still　remain　the　lord　and　master。

my　mastership　is　total　and　plete。

〃　

so　the　journey　consists　of　this：　from　will　to　witness；　and　from　witness　to　tathata。

question　5　

you　mentioned　that　there　is　no　parable　word　for　prakriti　in　the　english　language。

isnt　the　word　constitution　similar　in　meaning　to　prakriti？　

no；　its　not　the　same　meaning。

constitution　in　that　sense　means　an　individuals　makeup；　his　psycho…physical　structure。

constitution　in　this　sense　means　ones　system；　ones　physical　and　psychological　makeup　as　such。

prakriti　is　something　very　different。

normally　we　use　prakriti　in　the　sense　that　〃that　mans　constitution　is　such

〃　but　this　kind　of　usage　is　not　correct。

prakriti　means　that　which　was　before　creation　……　precreated。

and　pralaya　means：　post…creation　……　that　which　follows　the　creation；　the　end　of　creation。

so　prakriti　means　that　which　was　even　before　the　creation　came　to　be；　that　which　didnt　need　to　be　created　……　which　has　always　been；　beginningless。

that　which　already　is。

srishti　means　the　created　……　that　which　came　to　be。

there　is　no　word　in　european　languages　which　stands　for　prakriti；　because　these　languages　are　influenced　by　christianity。

in　europe　there　are　words　such　as　the　creation；　and　the　creator。

in　the　indian　languages　exists　the　word　prakriti；　although　not　everyone　uses　it　in　the　sense　the　sankhyaites；　the　vaisheshikas；　the　jainas　use　it。

this　word　belongs　to　them。

in　their　view；　that　which　has　been　eternally　present；　which　has　never　been　created；　is　prakriti。

it　is　already　there　even　before　your　creating　anything。

for　example；　when　you　build　a　house；　the　design；　the　structure　of　it　is　its　constitution。

but　the　material　that　goes　into　the　making　of　it　……　the　soil；　the　air；　the　heat　……　is　all　prakriti。

that　which　arises　out　of　it　is　simply　its　structure。

however；　that　which　was　present　even　before　the　making　of　the　structure　……　which　you　did　not　create；　which　no　one　created；　which　is　uncreated；　which　always　was　……　that　something　is　called　prakriti。

there　is　no　word　equivalent　to　prakriti　in　any　of　the　european　languages。

question　6　

is　tathata　the　same　as　being　just　aware？　

actually；　there　is　a　slight　difference　between　tathata　and　what　you　call　〃just　awareness。

〃　witnessing　is　also　slightly　di
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