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Develop All Around Morning
Darshan, December 18, 1970 Sometimes in my meditations I feed afraid; I'm about to break through the Light. You see Light.
what color? Bright. The further
things is to learn to look into the middle of the bright Light not the whole
–that will burst. Sometimes I feel the Light start to break and I become afraid. Don’t worry,
just look into the middle and that will open, break. You'll pass through
–you'll find Master's from at the back. Perhaps you may think you are dying.
You won't die, I'll give you that in writing. Rest assured that you won't die.
But you will learn to die. What is death? It is only a matter of transference.
I have left that place –I am dead there and alive here. but I'm the same man,
am I not? You won't die. Sometimes a man is afraid, sometimes breathing is
involved. If breathing is not involved or you say, “I'm going to die.” So when
you sit for meditation consider you are dying. These outer entanglements won't
let you go up. There is nothing to be afraid of, you see. If you find the
Master there, then won't you be pleased? Won't you be pleased? But you have to
take cross like? Taking cross daily –what does it mean? do you know? What is a
cross like? It is just like: [Master outstretches his arms in a cross like
position.] this is a cross. Take up your cross daily. [Master makes a vertical
portion of the cross going up.] you are taking cross, are you not? You are
simply carrying that symbol. That’s a symbol. Taking cross daily. It does not
say to carry the cross daily, no. it's not carrying the cross but it is taking
the cross. You'll rise up. This is what is
meant to die while alive. That is why they said. The kingdom of God cannot be
had by observation, so long as you are outside –observing from outside; it is
within you. It is a very attachments outside won't let go. You'll have to pay
the price; take cross daily, that’s all. But at the same time, I assure you,
you won't die. The reason is that the karmic link with which we are bound with
the body, called the silver cord; is not broken. Unless that is broken, you
cannot leave the body and go forever. Do you follow this point? Then be joyful.
Go and meet your Lord there. Mira bai, a
Saint in India, says: “my beloved is awaiting me, but you have to take the
cross shuli.” Shuli means, there is a cross –the cross is like that. Shuli is
like that, learning to rise above. We have to scarifies by coming to the cross.
And see. If you find your friend Beyond this wall, this hedge , won't you
plunge? You will plunge –that’s all. That Is plunging into the Beyond. Take the case
of a child. He is sitting on top of the roof. He sees his mother –he plunges.
Then, do you think the mother would let Him fall down? Shell catch him. It is a
plunging into the Beyond, that’s all. I think you
don’t like to meet the Lord within? Yes. Then you must pay the price. And what
is the price? Take cross daily. No money is to be paid. Take off the dirty
cloths and go up. This earth, physical body, are only the cloths we are
wearing, that’s all. In gita, Lord
Krishna says: “We have to change our cloths .” take this off, then take off the
second layer, take off the third layer, then
. . . . . you are there. So we are identified with outer forms so much
that we have forgotten ourselves. You have got the tickets and you don’t like
to go to the other world. It is just like that. Train is waiting for you, God
is giving the train signal, “Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up and you don’t even
like to entrain yourself? An airplanes leaves only at the air port, not at any
other place. And this is the airport.
[Master point to the region of the third eye.] you have got the ticket, now it
is for you just to go. You’ve not to be anxious or worry, no effort, nothing.
Simply hear, come in contact. All worries will go. When you put any filth into
the fire, all is burnt. All worries, disappointments, hopelessness, everything
is burnt away you come in contact. But we don’t like to remain in the Light
-that’s all. When Light comes, darkness will go. Yes, surely.
But we don’t make the best use of thing we have got. This is a privilege you
have got. It is said, “one saint had paid pity on some very poor man. he gave
Him one ouch stone, which when rubbed on any metal, would turn it into gold. He
gave it to him and said, ‘all tight, you have it for one month; make as much
gold as you like.’ So he went to the market to find out the price of iron. ‘oh,
it has become dearer. All right, we will wait, let it becomes cheaper.’ After a
few days again he went. But the rate went up further. ‘this is still very
death.’ Then he would wait. ‘it is dear.’ He was waiting and waiting for the
metal to become cheaper, but the one month time of allotment was over. he did
not make the best use of this touch stone so now he had to return it; it became
an ordinary stone.” This is
something like we are doing. What do we have to pay? Leave off all attachments.
That’s all. If you cannot leave off all attachments, come in contact and these
will be burnt away. Daily dying, worldly worries . . . . . won't let us go
there. We think, “Let these worries will continue until you leave the body. Why
not make the best use of that time now. You follow me
now? Time is passing. Time and tide wait for no man. someone brought a gorse to
a water wheel. When the mechanic is going and the wheel goes around, there's
noise . . . . . and water comes out. he was standing by that water pump. The
man in charge said, “Why don’t you have your horse drink the water?” “no, when this
noise is over, only then will I water the horse.” The man replied, “When the
noise is over, there will be no water.” So these things go on. We never dream
this will happen; that we will have to leave all these things. The only price
we have to pay is to take cross daily. These are
different ways of making you understand what is what. The only thing: you have
to come in contact. You have to entrain yourself at the railway station, or you
can sit in the plane at the airport; not in your streets. You have to go there.
You'll cash the check only at the window. That’s the window here. [Master again
points to his third eye.] try some day . . . . . all worries will leave you.
Truly speaking, we are! With all that, still we are worrying, writing our
hands, nodding. So I think the course is not difficult. Only we do not put in
regular time. if, say for one, two three months you put in regular time. if
say, for one, two, three months you put in whole time . . . . . cut off from
all outer things –even from your attachments to your do; you will have it.
there's no question of where will be over. what is worldliness? It is when you
forget the Lord, that’s all. Money, family, other things are delusion of Maya.
Maya is when you forget God. If you can take
cross hundred of times a day it would be better. The hanging of the cross
–well, this is a symbol to show that you must take cross daily. It is quite a
model of the man body, when you stand like that –is it not so? Master, do you advocate that men should get their hair cut when they become Satsangis? Should you get your hair cut if you have long hair? No, I don’t say
that. Whether you have long hair or not, that makes no difference for
spirituality. It is only the social life, which may be affected. If the social
life is affected, then you can't have an easy time. people of the world will be
pointing out: “Oh heretic, heretic” –they may even hate you. When you’ve got no social life, what to do .
. . . that’s a social matter . for
spirituality whether you have long hair or not that makes no difference. But there's
some principle behind long hair. Saints are the worshipper of Nature. They
don’t destroy Nature. When the leaves are dried, they fall down from the trees;
the green leaves don’t fall. So we are the worshippers of life. when you comb
hair all dead hairs go out. even if you cut your hair, even then it will grow.
That’s Nature law. In this age, there's a question of hippies. They are not
taken on good terms now –everywhere they are hated because they have been
taking drugs. The Indian government doesn’t like them. This is a bad habit they
have got –otherwise the world hippie means peaceful life –lover of peace.
But are they lovers of peace? intoxication of
the soul coming in contact with higher consciousness. They take, they borrow
and that goes to mar their consciousness. We have to become more conscious. If
you come in contact with the outer intoxication, naturally your consciousness
is affected and you will have to go back to the lower strata of life. do you
follow what I mean to say? Because you
people are struck fast in the social customs and don’t think of the outer
things –you simply see from your own angle of vision. Even if you cut finger
nails they will grow; that’s Nature. If they don’t grow, that’s all right. So
Saints are worshippers of Light. That’s all. They leave things to Nature. Any
dead hair comes out by combing. And we are all
worshippers of Light: consciousness. That’s the principle behind what I am
telling you. Whether you keep hair long or not, that has little to do with your
spiritual life. But for
spirituality you have to rise above the physical body. You’ve got a ramp to
learn how to cross –take cross daily –then whether you have flair or not, what
difference does it make. You are not the body. Master on Hearsay Why do you go
by hearsay? One is led away by hearsay. First, don’t believe unless you see for
your own self or hear with your own ears. don’t believe anybody. He may have
some purpose behind –some selfish motive, some motive, and some mischief.
Believe only when you see, not only see, but hear too. Seeing also sometimes
misleads a man. suppose a daughter is sitting by the Father. People say, “Oh
what is it –they are sitting both together.” But hear them –what sort of talk
they are having . people see from their own angle. Those who have foot clear
cut view. . . . . Master On Drugs Master, most of us here, before we came on the path, have taken drugs. Will the facts that we have taken drugs adversely affect our spiritual progress? Surely. I tell
you, we are conscious being. We have to become more conscious. Anything, which
has gone to mar our consciousness –that will take to you to the strata of life.
That is killing yourself, I would say. A lot of us became aware of the spiritual life through drugs . . . . . Leave it,
that’s all. Don’t take more poison, that’s all. A little poison take can be . .
. . . . . . But our progress now will be affected by what we did before . . . . . . Only if you put
in more time [in spiritual practices] these things will be cleared. Put in more
time. don’t leave off that effort. That’s all right. Whatever poison you have
taken in your stomach can be washed out. but stop taking more poison, that’s
all. What more is there? On Social Life Social life is
only a way of living. There was one atheist in Lahore; I think forty, fifty
years ego. He challenged all heads of the different religion is necessary.
Generally, people take the word “religion” to behind –they don’t dream in to
find out what was what. I was sitting in the front row. All heads of others
religions stood up to prove their social way of life. Sikhs said there should
be longer hair, and this and that thing. Hindus spoke up for their own outer
forms; Christians came up with their own things; Mohammed came up . . .. All
were finished and that atheist stood up and said: “Look here, dear friends. If
you want to marry stand before some man of God, through the hands do some pious
man, may be bishop, may be pundit, may be some other pious man . . . before
100-200 people –from today onward their connection is legal . . .. Is right.
Now that girl goes with the husband and nobody points out. Before that
everybody: ‘oh, what is going on?’ then he added, “What difference does it
make?” I was sitting in front. I stood up: “dear friend, now you are denouncing
all forms of social religions.” “Yes,” he replied. Suppose you
have got 10,000 people of your way of thinking. You'll have to form a society.
You will lay done certain rules to go by, is it not so? After some you will see
that this rules was not correct –you would amend it. You know life is very
precious –every moment of life. Would it not be well to remain in your own
social customs, which have been proved by time, and take up the cross, rise
above body, know oneself, and know our over self? “You are
right.” He admitted. So we are stuck
fast. Social bodies were formed only that so many people may derive the benefit
of the teaching which were given under the guidance of some awakened man. But
for want of awakened people the whole thing goes wrong. And ever since this
paid preaching has started in all religions, there is havoc. I think this is a
very clear talk, no dubiousness. Master's come
from time to time to revive that very old thing. I am not giving anything new. Social
religions have found a certain way of living and consider this is the end all
and the be all fruit with a casing. But if the casing deteriorates with no
thought or care of the kernel, what is the point? We are only wearing the
badges of some social form of living, that’s all. This is no religion –this is
social order you might call it. True religion –“re” means back, “Ligore” to
bind –to d\bind back your soul with God –that’s all –that is religions. That
will come when you take cross. If you cannot take cross daily yourself, someone
should give you a boost –to have something. Then, go on under his guidance. So Master comes
to preach to all the world over. They don’t look to the labels or the badges we
are wearing on our body. They say, “You are a man first, born with the same
privileges from God, outer an inner. You are not the body –you are having the
body, you see. Golden opportunity is to know yourself and to know God, who is
controlling you in the body.” That’s all. Does it not
appeal to you? Very common
sense, no philosophy required, no inference to be drawn. So remain where you
are. That’s all right. For want of practical people all this deterioration
resulted. So people again come to preach to you from the level of man. The
manav Kendra, what does it mean? It is a center for man –of religions.
Religions were meant to turn perfect men. You have seen that definition no
perfect men in the manav Kendra brochures? Then . . . . . remain where you are
–in all churches they have lights
outside, but the Light is within you –invert and see. What is the use of having
symbols outside unless you see the real thing of which they are models. This is called
apra vidya. All methods relating to outgoing faculties, limbs, or intellect
–they are all apra vidya, exoteric not esoteric. What you have been given, that
is esoteric. There is no need of changing our outer form. Because you are stuck
fast, you have the narrow angle of visions from which you see. Rise above! Fly in a plane.
You'll find all the outside things lose all importance, I would say. But it's
all right to start, as ABC. I have not advised you to change your religions
forms. Have you? That’s all right. I'm only giving
you what makes you have that which is underlying the teachings of all social
religions. If you can do
so of your own self, well and good . . . . . . A blind man needs two eyes to
see. If not, let him seek help from someone else. And who will help you? The
God in Him. He is not to unite you with his own self but unites you to the God
within you already. That’s all. This is a digest of all scriptures I am giving
you in few words. I wish you all
to go jolly. Let your face shine –bright eyes, no brooding, No workless. Learn to smile. Where's our
friend Mr. Smiling? Para Vidya disciple who always had a smile on his face.] Joy, you see.
It is just giving oil to the machine. If you get something –be thankful for
what you have got. Go on further. Time is passing. Your time is become short,
has it not? Every day, every minute brings you nearer to the end of the time
that you have been allotted here. Always weigh:
God first or the world first? Then you'll be all right. You say you love God.
you say so. But in a matter of living you love the world more than God. if you
say something, but do something else . . . . ? God wishes
every man to come to Him all alone. no family, no attachments, no worldliness.
Even not your body, you see. All alone,
he’ll be passed. When you go
to Him you take your body. “Oh, I
cannot sit. There is my brother sitting –my wife sleeping there.” –so many
worries of the world. –how will he pleased? Do one thing at a time. Is it difficult
to understand? then live it. live up to it, that’s all. If you live like that
for some days, then naturally you won't like to live the other way. When you do
something for one day, two, three, four, ten days or a month or so, mind has a
tendency to go that way like an ass or a donkey. If you lead a donkey around in
a particular way of some days, after that even if you close his eyes he will go
that way. So this regularity gives us a habit. Then mind will naturally like to
go there. Regularly gives us a habit. Then mind will naturally like to go
there, because the twenty-four horse of the day we are attached outside most of
the time. That has become a habit, and
habit turns into Nature and we have to unravel it, that’s all, by attaching it
to the other side. When you are
attached to one thing, wholly and solely, for some time naturally you are
detached (to alleles) –that is true renunciation. So remain where
you are; in whatever social life you are. May be as a worldly man, may be a
sadhu, or anybody, then go up! All have to go up. Inner way is the same way for
all. Of course there are some harder ways, difficult ways . . . . . . . the
path you have been given is natural, even a child can do it. only a little
boost . . . . . . This is the
ashram. Body is the ashram. He is waiting for you here. you have not to call
Him. He is waiting for you. A man was
addicted to gambling very much. His Father was very ill at home. People said,
“Well, will you come? Your Father is dangerously ill, on deathbed.” “All right, I'm
coming,” he said. But he was
still very much engaged in gambling. “just another game.” Again they
came: “now he's having his later breath.” “All right, wait, I'm coming.” Then
they said, “Your Father has died.” “All right, I
am coming. Prepare the body.” Still he was
gambling. They said;
“They are carrying the dead man to the cremation place.” “All right, I
will come when he will reach there.” This is what we
are doing, you see. We are so much engaged in gambling in trifling that we say:
“All right, we will do, we will do, we’ll come. I will take off tomorrow, day
after . . . . . this work has to be
done, that work is being done, only when it's finished will I come” . . . . . .
until the last moment comes . . .
. then you have to leave the body. Is it not
something like that? Well, what remains now. You have understood it, live up to
it. That’s the only thing. Not by understanding only. That does not take you anywhere. It gives some
intellectual satisfaction. But you
remain where you are. You are to take the plane; go to the airport , that’s
all. You have got the ticket, nobody
even lets you enter the airport without one. That is free for you and then,
what do you do? –you say I have to take this, I have to do that –this is why
Saints, from the very childhood, develop all around: physically,
intellectually, and spiritually. Even the children have the right
understanding. Why don’t you? Children learn more. They copy you. Young or old
–all should start. Who knows when life will end? The end may be in early life,
maybe young life, maybe old life –we are not given any guarantee. The time is
appointed, but we do not know it. it is already dated. Develop all around. We must take an
example before us to follow. First learn to leave the body. That’s all I would
say. God bless you. |