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so how you think?
In these cultures, definitely, you have given too much significance to your thought process.. too
much
see Western philosophers
who went to this extreme
you know one of the
I think the Renaissance philosophers
said
I think so I exist
so that is the level of
significance you've given for thought
but you tell me
from your own simple sense, you tell me
which is true?
is it because you exist you think, or
is it because you think you exist?
because you exist you think. Isn't it?
because you have not known life any other way except thinking
now you've made it all important
now
for me there is no thought
If I simply sit here
I will sit here without a single thought in my mind
does it mean i'm not existing?
I'm existing
absolutely existing
because I'm existing in such a powerful way
thought is just
a small happening for me
My thought
is just a small happening for me in my life
I can think
it's not that I'm incapable of thinking
I can think...but
still it is a very small happening because
my existence is far far bigger than my thought
now people are trying to make their thought far bigger than their existence
this whole positive thinking in the
sixties seventies..a few people made it very popular.. you know
big names
almost all of them
either they went neurotic
they broke up mentally and ended up in mental asylums or they committed
suicide
because it is bound to happen. If you stretch the intellect beyond a certain point
you'll crack up
you'll definitely crack up
so thought being so important is
a very unhealthy way to approach life. Initially it'll give you the thrill because you
can create a few things with your thought
see..if you generate a powerful thought you can make certain things happen
you can have a certain power over other people and situations
this will give you a high
but it is not an ultimate solution to life
you may be effective in the world
but within yourself you are still a mess.
what's the point?
what is the point?
right now that's what you're doing with
see with education and other things, your thought is developed to some extent
you are effective in the world. You can do things efficiently
you can earn money; you can be successful; everybody thinks you are great but you are a mess within yourself
this is happening to lots of so called successful people, isn't it so?...yes?
you see all the stars in the world
the whole world worships them and they think they're great
but most of them are just breaking down isn't it?
looking good
you want to look good in ten people's eyes
that's not
going to change the experience of your life
If you sit here
you are absolutely blissful...this is what changes the experience of your life
what somebody else thinks about you.. why is it so important?...or
what you think about yourself, why is it so important?
whatever you think about yourself
whatever the whole world thinks about you
has no existential relevance. whatever you are thinking right now
has no existential relevance. it is only psychological relevance, maybe social relevance
but no existential relevance, isn’t it so?
can I tell you a joke?
are you okay?
any kind of joke?
once it happened
Pope died
not this one
previous one
Pope died
and naturally
he went to heaven
he came to the Gates of heaven
There Saint Peter
sitting on a tall security stool
smoking a Cuban cigar
it's not banned there
looked at this man who came with a strange cap and all that
he looked at him and.. who are you?
he blew
a plume of smoke into Pope's face and asked who are you?
Pope was aghast
how dare you talk to me like this?
you don't know who I am? I'm the Pope
okay man...everyday all kinds of people come with tall stories
you have a tall cap too. it's alright
tell me who are you?
He said I'm the Pope!
how dare you talk to me like this. I'm God's representative on the planet
Peter looked at him
okay
Move on...not this way not into the gate. He said move on.
He said, How dare you say this to me?
I'm God's representative. You ask him if you want
Peter said Alright
He raised his voice
He raised his voice and said
Hey Boss!
there is somebody here who claims to be your representative on the planet. His name is Pope. Do you know
him?
A grave voice from inside said
I do not know anyone like that
Boss doesn't know you... Move on!
Pope was...what is this? He was distraught
How can this be?
How can the old man say he doesn't know me..oh..it must be alzheimer's
okay you do one thing
you ask Jesus. he knows
he knows. I'm his representative on the planet
Peter said okay and he raised his voice and said
hey sonny! there is somebody here who claims to be your representative on the planet; his name is Pope. Do you
know him?
A gentle voice from
inside said I do not know anyone like that. Sonny doesn't know you..
Enough man..Move on! I heard enough from you
By now Pope was totally!
how can this be? they're not letting him enter
the heaven
after being a Pope
he said well you ask the holy ghost
he knows me. I’m his representative on the planet
Peter once again raised his voice and said hey Spooky there is somebody here who claims to be
your representative on the planet. His name is Pope. Do you know him?
A mischievous voice from inside said..Hah..Pope
Is he here
he's the one who spread all those malicious stories about me and Mary. Don't you let him in
what you think.. you can think whatever you want; I can think whatever I want
The whole world can think something about me
it has no existential relevance
it has only psychological
and social relevance
so when we say
a spiritual process
we are talking about an existential dimension
not a psychological dimension. not a social dimension
so
with thought
if you generate a certain amount of powerful thought, you can create certain life situations
around you
but with that
you cannot know the ultimate
but there is something within you
which wants to
expand and know, isn't it?
how much ever comfort you provide
how much ever wellbeing you provide from outside
there is something within you which will not settle
there's something within you which will not settle
it is just..you may avoid it
you may avoid it by watching the television
you may avoid it by going to the movies, you may avoid it by reading a book
you may avoid it in conversation with somebody. that's why you keep yourself so busy
just to avoid it
but if you sit down for some time
and just look at your life
you will see everything feels empty and you want to do something else
It's always there. Either you address it
or you don't address it, but it's always there
you can use your thought
to create physical situations
but
you cannot existentially move on
by using thought because it has only
psychological and social relevance to life