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Privacy December 11,
1970 Don’t throw
pearls before swine. To those who really want, there may be two, two hundred,
three hundred, the theory is explained, openly. What you have learned in the
secret we are speaking from the housetops or from the stages. But for the
purpose of getting that experience, only those should come up who really want
is. not everyone wants it. some only
come for curiosity sake. Now, when they come here for Sunday satsang there are
two, three, four, and five thousand and then at three special occasions there
are twenty-five, thirty, forty thousand people. I gave them a sitting for one
hour, all of them, whether new of old, without exception. That will do. But in
that way we cannot ask each man individually about his experience and guide
Him. You can tell only few out of a large group what’s wrong, what to do, but
everyone does get experience. Even the new ones get experience. Master, is it all right to sit on a bus . . . . . While hearing? Yes. I think the
same question has been put before . did you hear it? in through he world if you
have got love with somebody, how can you have it without bringing it to the
notice of other? This is something like that –your love for God. Why do you
make it public? Christ said, go into the closet. For a while you can go in,
then outward things won't affect you. As I was saying yesterday, solitude,
loneliness, that is necessary. Let the wildflower grow in darkness. Let no body
have notice of it. When it is in full bloom then let everybody see. When the
trees are laden with fruit let everybody eat it. But when it is beginning, it
has not as yet sprouted forth fruit, go on doing your al practices without
bringing, it has not as yet sprouted forth fruit, go on doing your spiritual
practices without bringing it to the notice of anybody. They say three things
should be done in solitude. One bhajan. Two –when taking food, eat all along to
your own self, that’s always best. If you're with others of the same mind like
on a picnic, that’s another thing. But when you eat give thank to God for the
food he has given you. And the third one is when you have the worldly
connection. These three want secrecy. Most everything else does not requires
secrecy. Deeds of darkness are committed in the dark, you see. When you have
found some seclusion for the sake of some going down, then that is a sin. Don’t
have that further. The three things are bhajan, taking food and . . . . .? Third, worldly
connections for matrimonial purpose, when needed. Married life is no bar to
spirituality, if it is conducted according to the scriptures. Even the Saints
had children. When they took up this role, they gave up these things
–controlled it. But there are some things which should not be dome in secret in
addition to these three. Two things. When you want to do something all alone,
and you think there is something wrong there. Or when you have done something
and somebody asks you, you have many problems, many things. So deeds of
darkness are committed in the dark. When you do a thing, let us cover up, “Oh
no, I didn’t do It.” you have to tell a lie. Just note these two questions, and
you'll save many failures in life. You want to guard against these things for
making your life pure. All our children copy us. They watch closely, what we
are doing. If you want your children quite chaste and spiritual you must
observe celibacy. Don’t you think that children are watching you? They copy
your way of living. You may say, “no, no, “ but they see. Those who want to
make their children quite chaste and everything must set them an example. This
is no spirituality but it will save you from many failures. So we are
responsible for the coming generations. If we want the coming generation to be
up to the mark then we should set an example. They will copy –you need not tell
them anything –they will copy. So wanted: reformers, not of others but of
themselves. If you reform your own self all others will follow you. What will
you get? Godhead! That’s the rumination or the compensation you'll have. If you're sitting for seeing and sound comes in? I explained to
you yesterday, I hope you remember. Do one practice at a time. Fully, wholly,
solely. When the other intervenes doesn’t pay any ale. Inside you may have both
together when you go up. If you're sitting for seeing practice, then sound
comes in when you go up. If you put in the ale you won't progress in seeing
practice. It was after I was listening to music from a record player, loud music. Well, avoid
that thing to the best you can, I say. Outer music is only to bring in
together, to gather people together. Nothing more. And outer music will lead to
end of matter, not transcend it. You may have concentration for a while, but no
further way up. So this inner music starts when you rise above matter. There is
a vast difference between the two. Don’t be given up to outer music. Make the
best use of it. But generally people who are involved in outer music require
very chaste life. Outer music will lead to matter. Mind will take it that mind
is conscious. This is the difference between East and West? The East takes it
that mind is material and takes life from the soul. In the West, they say mind
is material side always. Like cold of earth thrown into the air. However
strongly you throw it up, it will come the flame will go up. The source the sun
is above. If you upturn it –even then the flame goes up. So soul is of God.
Whatever it is cut off, it will go up to God; that is the natural tendency
within. In outer things, material things lead you to the material. The Power is
there; it will give you some concentration but won't let you transcend matter.
This is a very delicate pint. People very rarely watch it. That is there; it
will give you delicate pint. People very rarely watch it. That is why Saints
have used music, but only to bring men together. Now in all regions they have
used music, but only to bring men together. Now in all religions they have
forgotten the inner music and are given up to the outer. They dance like
anything in ecstasy and emotion. That does not lead you above body
consciousness. For a while you may be soothed by ecstasy but it doesn’t let you
transcend it. Music, musical, I think all people will come up here and to the
determinant of others who are really after it [the real music]. Music is in all
the churches. They don’t know the purpose of it. Outer music leads you to the
outer things, that’s all right, but we are generally given up to this. We have
to be very cautious. You can have the outer music for one hour, two hours. When paid music you can have for one day,
two days, how many days? Hafiz says, “When I sit here I think my musician comes
and plays without any payment to Him.” Again he says, “A thief comes in the
darkness with the lamp in his hand.” So every moment some guidance is necessary.
(These are references to within.) An hour with a
Saint gives you more that all the books for years of studies and everything. He
gives something very straight, which books cannot give in detail. If he wrote
it all down then how long a yarn it would be! These are practical things. I was thinking about people that live in places where it's impossible to get vegetarian food, like Eskimos. I have not
followed. Suppose you take Eskimos. What Eskimos?
Are you paid for them? I was just wondering about the karma, that they couldn’t in wintertime get vegetarian food? Well, look
here: animals, what do they take in the wintertime? Do they rake almonds? Well,
I think that is a complete food in all vegetarian natural diets. Eskimos and
others, even if they so not get anything others to eat, let them eat [almonds].
When you go there, you may mind your own business. I think you are not a –what
do you say –advocate to plead for all the world over. Plead for your own self.
What Eskimos eat, do, or, what others do, let them do. If you set your own
house right, that’s all right. If you reform yourself, the whole world is
reformed. We work like unpaid apprentices of the C.I.D. of God. Mind your own
business. You'll develop. Everything will be done. An example is better than a
precept. We know so many things, we won't do. We are only asking, “Why this?”
and “Why that?” a tree is growing, “Why is it not bearing fruit?” well, when
they grow –for what reason –you cannot know. Man cannot know everything. God
makes the arrangements. Whatever is your sphere of life, you have to just make
the best of that and go up. That’s the ultimate goal. The main principle lying
behind is to be harmless, that’s all. Harmless, that’s all. And love knows
service and sacrifices. Not to sacrifices others for your own self. Here in
1957 the world fellowship of regions conferences was held; I was there as
president. One representative came from Pakistan and the question was going on
about harmless, about giving scarifies. Mohammed came up, “Oh well, we don’t
believe in this scarifies”. Others said, “We will offer scarifies for others,
that’s good. But don’t sacrifice others for your interest. That’s all.
Sacrifices others for you own personal interests, this is a selfish motive.
Don’t harm others for your own personal interest self, but you may sacrifices
yourself for the good of others.” In another
conferences at Calcutta, there were Buddhist delegates –there are two classes
of Buddhists, one believes in God, the other does not. The resolution had the
word “God” in it and those Buddhists said, “No, we don’t agree, the word ‘God’
is there.” Again a very big row. I was there. “Well, look here, do you believe
in the sayings of Buddha?” I called their leader in charge there. “All right,
would you interpret what Buddha says?” then I quoted from the Buddhist sayings,
you see: “He says you must rise into your oversell. Our self finds refuge in
the oversell. What other refuges can there be? But it is hard to gain. The
oversell is God.” then the resolution was passes. These things do rise up. Very
delicate points. They don’t know what their teaching is at home. We are only
ruminating over scriptures, not going deep down into what they are. This is
what Buddha said. People said Buddha was not a believer in God, but he was a
believer in God. So perhaps you have read that book, Naam or word? There I have
quoted twenty-five pages from Buddhist literature. So at the end asked then how
they get to golden samadhi. All spoke about the Light. Last of all, Buddha said,
“intrinsic hearing is the only wad back to golden samadhi.” We don’t know what
our own scriptures say, that’s the pity. We have only superficial knowledge. We
must go to the heart of it. They had some truth. Why do people follow in
thousands? There's some attractions, some reality. How far they have gone
–that’s another question. But they're on the way. The basic teachings have been
seen by all. If there appears to be some difference, this is for want of going
into the depth, to the bottom. So, sacrifices
for others it’s good. Suppose some people come to harm you here. I would go
sacrifice myself to save you. Is it not right? You see? If you simply sneak
away, here, there, all will be killed. That’s the law of sacrifices. Law of
sacrifice is for the safeguard of others. After all we have to leave the body
some day. Why not in the service of others? The main purpose is to be harmless.
Ahimsa, nonviolence in thought, word, and deed, you feel a sort of blessing.
Especially those who are after that. Sometimes out of the air, they kiss their
own body. Blessed is the body in which that water of life runs through. All
this comes when you apply yourself wholly, solely in the contacts you have been
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