Chapter 5
FindYourOwnWay
30October1969pmiationCampatDwarka,Gujarat,India
Question1
AFRIENDHASASKED:YOUMENTIONEDOTHEREISNOOTHERTRUTHGREATERTHAH.
YOUHAVEALSOSAIDSOMEWHERETHATTHEREISNOTHINGLIKEDEATH.
WHICHOFTHETWOSTATEMENTSISTRUE?
Botharetrue.
WhenIsaythereisnoothertruthgreaterthah,Iamdrawingyourattentiontothefactthatthephenomenohisanenormousrealityinthislife--inwhatwecalllifeanduandaslife;intermsofonespersonality,whisistsofwhatIdescribeasI.
Thispersonalitywilldie;whatwecalllifewilldietoo.
Deathisiable.
Certainly,youwilldieandIwilldie,andthislifewillalsobedestroyed,turodust,erased.
WhenIsaythereisnoreatertruththah,Iwanttoremindyouofthefactthatweareallgoingtodie.
AndwhenIsaythatdeathistotallyfalse,IwanttoremindyouthatwithinthisI,withinyou,thereissomeoneelsewhowillneverdie.
Andthereisalsoalifethatisdifferentfromwhatyoubelievetobelife,alifewithoutdeath.
Boththesethingsaretrue;theyaresimultaneouslytrue.
Ifyoutakeonlyohemtobetrue,youwillnotbeabletoprehendthewholetruth.
Ifsomeonesaysthattheshadowisareality,thatdarknessisareality,heisright.
Darksandsodoestheshadow.
Andifsomeoneelsesaysthereisnodarkness,heisrighttoo.
Whatheissayingisthatdarknessdoesnothaveapositiveexistence.
IfIaskyoutmeacoupleofbagsofdarkness,youwontbeableto.
Aroomisfilledwithdarkness,andifyouareaskedtothrowthedarknessout,youwontbeableto.
Or,ifIsay,"Ifdarknessisihenpleasebringitout,"youwillbeuo.
Why?Itisbecausedarknesshasaiveexistence;darknessismerelytheabsenceoflight.
Althoughdarks,helessitisonlytheabsenceoflight.
Andsoifsomeoosaythereisnodarkness,heisright.
Thereisthepresenceoflightandthereistheabsenceoflight,butthereisnothinglikedarknessassuch.
Thatswhywedowhatsoeverithlight,butwithdarknesswedonothing.
Ifyouwanttoremovedarkness,youwillhavetinlight;ifyouwanttindarkness,youwillhavetoputoutthelight.
Withdarkness,nothingbedonedirectly.
Ygingalongtheroad.
Yourshadoearsbehindyou;italsorunswithyou.
Everyoneseetheshadow;noonedenyit.
Abesaidthatthereisnoshadowbecauseithasyofitsown.
Theshadowexistsbecauseyourbodyobstructsthesunlight.
Whenthelightiscoveredbyyourbody,ashadowisformed;whenthesunesaboveyourhead,noshadowisformedbecausethesunraysarenotobstructed.
Ifweweretomakeahumanfigureofglass,noshadowwouldeverappearbecausetherayswouldpassthroughtheglass.
Whenlightishindered,ashadowisformed;ashadowismerelyanabsenceoflight.
Soifapersonsaystheshadowexists,heisn.
Butthisisahalf-truth.
Heshouldfurtheraddthattheshadowdoes.
Thehbeesplete.
Thismeansashadowissomethingwhichexistsadoes.
Butwithourwayofthinking,weotseeanythinguisdividedintotwoindepeparts.
Onceamanwastriedformurder.
Hehadkilledaman,andthosewhohadseenthecrimebeingittedhadeforwardaswitnesses.
Onesssaid,"Thecrimewasittedintheopenandtherewerestarsshininginthesky.
Isawthestarsaswellasthemurder.
"Hewasfollowedbyanothereyewitnesswhosaid,"Thecrimewasittedihehouse,hedoor,closetoawall.
Therearebloodstainsonthewall,andsinceIwasstandingbesidethewall,myclotheswerealsostaihblood.
Thismurdertookplasidethehouse.
"
Thejudgeuzzled.
Howcouldbothbetellih?Obviously,ohemwaslying.
Themurdererbegantolaugh.
Thejudgeaskedwhatwassofunny.
Themansaid,"Letmetellyouthatbothofthemareright.
Thehousewasinplete;theroofhadbeenlaid--thestarscouldbeseenabove.
Themurdertookpladertheopensky,butclosetothedoor,closetothewallwhichbearsthebloodstains.
Thehousewasalmostready;thewallshadbeenraised,onlytheroofingwasdone.
Sobht.
"
Lifeissoplicatedthatevehingswefindtradictoryinitturnouttht.
Lifeishighlyplex.
Lifeisnotthewaywethinkitis--ittainsmanytradis;itisveryvast.
Inonesense,deathisthegreatesttruth--becausethewaywearelivingwilletoanend;wewilldiethewayweare,andtheframeworkwehavecreatedwillalsobedestroyed.
Thoseweseeasstitutingourwholeworld--wife,husband,son,father,friend--theywillalldie.
Adeathisafalsehood,becausethereissomeonewhodwellsihesonwhoisnotthesonandwhowillneverdie.
Thereissomeonewhodwellsihefatherwhoisnotthefatherandwhowillneverdie.
Thefather,ofcourse,willdie,butthereissomeohinhimbesides--differentfromthefather,separate,morethanaive--whowillneverdie.
Thebodywilldiebutthereissomeohinthebodywhoneverdies.
Boththesethingsaresimultaneouslytrue.
Soboththesethiobekeptinmindtouaureofdeath.
Question2
ANOTHERFRIENDHASASKED:THETHITODESTROY--SUCHASTHESOFBLINDFAITHORSUPERSTITION--FINDEVENMOREFIRMATIONINYOURTALKS.
ITSEEMS,ACCTOWHATYOUARESAYING,THATTHEREISLIFEAFTERDEATH,THATTHEREAREGODSANDTHEREAREGHOSTS,THATTHEREISTRANSMIGRATIONOFTHESOUL.
INTHATCASE,ITWOULDBEDIFFICULTTOGETRIDOFSUPERSTITIONS,WONTTHEYBEEEVENSTRONGER?
Twothiobeuoodhere.
Oneis:ifsomethingisacceptedasasuperstitionwithoutreseargandiigatingitproperly,thenthatistantamounttocreatinganeveersuperstition;itshowsahighlysuperstitiousmind.
Onemanbelievesthereareghostsandevilspiritsandyoucallhimsuperstitious;youbelievetherearehatmakesyoufeelthatyouareveryknowledgeable.
Butthequestionis:whatissuperstition?Ifsomeonebelievesthereareghostsandevilspiritswithoutanyiigation,thatissuperstition;andifsomeoneelsebelievestherearenosuchthings,withoutiigatiohatissuperstitiontoo.
Superstitionmeansbelievingsomethingwithoutknowingittobetrue.
Justbecausesomeoneholdsbeliefstrarytoyoursdoesnotmeanheissuperstitious.
AbelieverinGodbeasgullibleasanonbeliever.
Wemustuandthedefinitionofsuperstition.
Itmeanstobelieveihingblindlywithoutverification.
TheRussiansaresuperstitiousatheists;theIndiansaresuperstitioustheists--bothsufferfromblindfaith.
TheRussianshavenevercaredtodiscoverthereisnoGodandthenbelievedittobeso,norhavetheIndianstriedtoascertainthatGodisbeforebelievingittobeso.
Sodoakeninthinkingthattheistsalonearesuperstitious;atheistshavetheirowitionstoo.
Arahingisthatthereisalsoastificsuperstition.
Itsoundstradictory:howtherebeastificsuperstition?
Ifyouhavestudiedgeometry,youmusthaveeacrossEuclidsdefinitionwherehesaysalinehaslengthbuth.
Now,whatbemoresuperstitiousthanthis?Therehasneverbeenalihh.
Childreaughtthatapointhasherlengthnorbreadth,ahegreateststistworksontheassumptionthatapointhashorbreadth.
apoiwithoutlengthah?
Weareallusedtothedigitsohroughnine.
Onemaywellask:isthisahaition?Whyninedigits?Nostistexplainwhyninedigits.
Whynotseven?Whatswrongwithseven?Whynotthree?Therearemathematis--Liebnitzwasohem--whogotalongwiththreedigits.
Hesaid:owo,threeisfollowedbyten,eleven,twelve,thirteewenty,twenty-owenty-two,twenty-three.
Hisnumberingsystemwassuch;hegotalongverywellwithit,andhechallehosewhodisagreedwithhimtoprovehimwrong.
Hequestioheneedforninedigits.
Lateroeinsaidthateventhreedigitsarealsounnecessary,thatoneevealongwithtwo;itwillbedifficultwithonlyonedigit,butonemahtwo.
Thatthereshouldbeninedigitsinmathematicsisastificsuperstition.
Butthemathematiisogiveupeither.
Hesays,"Howyouworkwithlessthanninedigits?"Sothisisjustabelieftoo;ithasnnificethanthat.
Fromastifitofviewwebelievethousandsofthingstht,buttheyareactuallysuperstitions.
Stistsarealsosuperstitious,andinthisagereligioussuperstitionsarefadingwhilestificsuperstitirowing.
ThediffereweewoissimplythatifyouaskareligiouspersonhowhecametoknowaboutGodhewillsayitiswrittenia,andifyouaskhimhowhecametoknowthereareninedigitsinarithmetic,hewillsayitiswritteninsud-suchamathematisbook.
Whatisthediffereweewo?Onekindofanswerisfoundia,intheKoran;anotherkindofanswerisfoundinabookofmathematics.
Whatisthedifferehisshowswehavetouandwhatisreallymeantbysuperstition.
Superstitiohatwhichwebelieveinwithouthavingknowledgeofit.
tmanythingsandwerejeythingswithoutknowinganythingaboutthem--thisissuperstitioustoo.
Supposeamaninavillageispossessedbyaghost.
Educatedpeoplewillsayitissuperstition.
Letusassumetheuneducatedpeoplearesuperstitious;wehavealreadybrahemassuperstitiousbecause,beinguneducated,thesesimplepeopleareuoofferanyargumentinfavoroftheirbelief.
Soalltheeducatedpeopleofthevillagemaintainthatthestoryofthismanbeingpossessedbyanevilspiritisfake,buttheydontknowthatatauylikeHarvard,inAmerica,thereisadepartmentdugreseartoghostsandspirits.
Thedepartmenthasevencirculatedphotographsofthem.
Theyhavehat,currently,somehighlyreizedstistsaredeeplyinvolvedinreseartoghostsandspirits,andhaveattainedsomasthatsoonerorlatertheywilletoseethatitwasthey,theeducatedmen,whoweresuperstitious,andthatthosetheycalledsuperstitiousmaynothaveknownanythingaboutwhattheybelievedin,althoughwhattheyweresayingwasright.
IfyoureadRyonorOliverLodge,youwillbeamazed.
OliverLodgewasaNobelprizewinningstist.
Throughouthislifehewasinvolvediigatingghostsandspirits.
Beforehisdeath,heleftadotinwhichhesaid,"AllthetruthsofsceIhavediscoveredarenothalfastrueasghostsandspirits.
Butwehavenoknowledgeofthembecausethesuperstitiouseducateddonotcaretofindoutaboutthediscoverieshappeningintheworld.
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Ifonemansayshereadanothersmind,wewillcallitsuperstition.
InRussia,wheretherearewhatwemaycallrigorousstists,thereisamanbythenameofFiodev.
HeisagreatRussiaist.
SittinginMoscow,hehasunicatedhisthoughts,withoutanyvisiblemeans,tothemindofapersonsittingathousandmilesawayinTiflis.
Thiswasexaminedstificallyandfoundtobecorrect.
Stistsareehiskindofresearchbecausesoonerorlateritwillbeusefulinspacetravel.
Iofameicalfailureinaspaceship,whichisalossible,throughthesemeansstistsestablishtactwiththetravelers.
Otherwisethespaceshipmaybelostforever.
ItisoutofthisthatRussiaistsaredugintensivereseartotelepathyandhaveachievedsomeastoundis.
Fiodevcarriedouthisresearchwiththehelpofafriend.
AthousandmilesawayinTiflis,hisfriendhidhimselfbehindabushinagardenwithawirelesssetinhishand,andheandFiodevstayedintouchwitheachother.
AfterawhileheinformedFiodevthatamanhadarrivedandsatonbenumberten.
HeaskedFiodevtosendthismanamessagetogotosleepwithinthreeminutes.
Themanwaswideawake;hewassmokingandhummingawaytohimself.
Fiodevbegansendinghimsuggestions--thesameasIdo--that"Youarerelaxing,youarerelaxing.
"Fromadistahousandmiles,forthreeminutesFiodevsuggestedintensely,"Gotosleep,gotosleep,"and,tratingonbenumberteinuedsuggestingthesamethought,"Gotosleep,gotosleep.
"Ilythreemihemansittingonthebenchwasasleep,thecigarettefallenfromhishands.
Butthiscouldhavebeenace.
Perhapsthemansittingonthebenchwastiredandsohehadfallenasleep.
AndsothefriendtoldFiodevthatthemanhadindeedfallenasleep,butthatitcouldbeace,soheaskedFiodevtowakehimupilysevenminutes.
Fiodevkeptsuggestingtothatmanto,andinsevenminutespreciselythemanopenedhiseyesandgotup.
Themanonthebenchwasatotalstranger;hehadnoideawhatening,andFiodevsfriendapproachedhimandaskedifhedfeltanythingunusual.
Themansaid,"Yes,Icertainlydid.
Iwasverypuzzled.
Icameheretowaitforsomebody,andsuddenlyIfeltthatmybodywasabouttofallasleep.
Ilosttrolaosleep.
Andtheronglyasifsomeoelliup,getup.
Getupinsevenminutes!Itfigureanyofthisout.
"Themanhadnoideawhathadhappened.
unicationofthoughtwithoutanymediumhasbeeastifictruth,butaneducatedmanwouldcallitsuperstition.
Itispossiblethatasiiownbecuredfromafarawaytown;itsnottoodifficult.
Itsalsopossiblethatasebehealedfromadistahousandsofmiles;theresnotmuchdifficultytoit.
Buttherearemanydifferentkindsofsuperstitions.
Andremember,thesuperstitionofaneducatedmanisalwaysmoredangerousthanthatofanuneducatedman,becausetheeducatedmasiderhissuperstitiontobesuperstition.
Forhimitisaresultarrivedataftergreatdeliberation.
Nowthisfriendsayswehavetobreakthesofsuperstition.
Firstmakesurethereareanys,otherwiseyoumaybreaksomebodysarmsandlegsintheprocess.
slybebrokenifthereareany.
Whatiftherearenone?Youmustalsomakesurethatwhatyoubelieveisathatobebrokehappentobeanoryoumayhavetoremake.
Allthesethingsrequireverycarefulsideration.
Iamabsolutelyagainstsuperstition;allkindsofsuperstitionsmustbedestroyed--butthisdoeshatIamsuperstitiousaboutthisdestru.
Itdoesnotmeanoneshouldgoaboutdestroyihoutaclearuandingofthem,thatwithoutduesiderationoneshouldsimplybebentuponbreakingthem.
Thensucharbitrarydestruwillalsobeesuperstition.
Everyagehasitsowitions.
Remember,superstitionshavetheirfashiontoo.
Ineveryagesuperstitionstakeonanewform.
Mandropsoldsuperstitionsandtakesonnewones,buthesridofthemforever;healtersthemandhegesthem.
Butweneverrealizethis.
Forexample,onceuponatimethereerstitionthatthemanliedtilak,theforeheadmark,wassideredreligious.
Whathasapplyingtilaktodowithbeingreligious?Butthatsthewayitwasuood.
Andsomeonewhodidntapplythetilakwaslookeddownuponasirreligious.
Thisoldsuperstitionisnolongerinvogue.
Nowwehavenewsuperstitions,equallyasfoolish.
Ifamanwearsatieheissidereddistinguished;otherwiseheissideredordinary.
Itisthesamething,thereisnodiffereall.
Thetiehasreplacedthetilak,whilethemanhasremaihesame.
Whereisthereanydifference?
Thetieiserthailak.
Perhapsitsevenworse,becauseatleasttherewasameaningtoapplyiilak.
Thetiehasabsolutelynomeaninginthistry,althoughitmayhaveameaningihertry.
Atieisusefulincoldtrieswhereithelpsprotectthethroatagainstcold.
Inthosetries,amanwhootaffordtocoverhisthroatagainsttheustobviouslybeapoorman.
Amanofmeansisabletocoverhisthroatwiththehelpofaie;however,whensomebodyputsatiearoundhisneahottrysuchasthis,thenitseemsalittlescary--onewonderswhethersuchamanisaffluentorinsane!
Tobeaffluemeaosufferfromheatorwearthisnoosearoundhisneck.
Atiemeansaiemeansaknot.
Usingitinacoldtrymakesseinahottryitistotallymeaningless.
A,amanwhohasanideaofdignity--themagistrate,theattorhepoliti--isouttherewiththisnoosearoundhisnedtheseverypeopledenouilakwearersassuperstitious!Onewellaskthem,"Isntweariieasuperstitiontoo?Whichstificsystemareyouapplying,thatyouhavetiedthistiearoundyourneck?"Butsiieisasuperstitionofthisageitisacceptable,andsiilakisasuperstitionofthepast,itisuable.
AsIsaidearlier,asthetiehassomemeaningforpeopleincoldtries,applyingatilakalsohavemeaning,butwithoutfirstlookingintoit,itisutterlydangerousandwrongtocallitasuperstitihtaway--youmaynothavegivenanythoughtastowhyatilakisapplied.
Peoplemostlyapplyitoutofsuperstition;however,therewassomestificreasonwhenpeopleapplieditforthefirsttime.
Actually,tilakisappliedontheforeheadatthespotbetweewoeyeswheretheagyachakra,thethird-eyechakra,islocated.
Evenwithalittlemeditationthisspotgetshot;however,itcoolsdownwiththeapplicationofsandalwood.
Theapplicationofsandalwoodisahighlystificteique,butnowitislost;peoplearenotedwiththatsymore.
Nowanybodygoesonapplyingsandalwoodwhetherhehasanyknowledgeoftheagyachakraorhaseverdoneaationornot.
Itisstraofindpeoplewearingtiesinhottries.
Wearingatiehaveastificbasisincoldtries,andsimilarly,atilakhasastifiingforonewhomeditatesontheagyachakrabecausesandalwoodcoolsthatspot.
Meditatingontheagyachakra,stimulationoccursaiscreatedinthatarea--anditneedscoolingdownorelseitwillharmthebrain.
Butwerewedetermioremovethetilakaltogether,wewouldofcoursetakeitawayfromthosewhoarewearingitpointlessly,butwewouldalsoberemovingitfromtheforeheadofthepuywhomayhaveapplieditforhisownreason.
Andifhewontremoveit,wewillcallhimsuperstitious.
WhatIamsayingisthatthereisnowayyoudetermiissuperstitiousandwhatisnot.
Actually,thesamethingbeasuperstitionunderoneditionandstifiderdifferentditions.
Somethingwhichmightappeartobestifideracertainditionmayappearuifideradiffereofditions.
Forexample,ihereisapracticeoftakingabathonceayear--whichisquitestific,becausethereisnodustiand,beinginacoldclimate,peopledonotsweat.
Sotheydoobathe.
Takingabatheverydaywouldsimplyharmtheirbodies;itwouldcausethemtolosemuchbodyheat.
Andhowaretheygoingtoreplacethatheat?Itcouldproveverycostlytostayuncoveredi.
Ifmaokeephisbodyuncoveredforawholeday,hewouldneedfortypertmorefoodtoreplacethecalorieslost.
InaplacelikeIndia,ifamangoesaboutwithoutclothesheisreveredasarenunciate.
Mahavirawassensible:heremainednaked--andinahottrylikethis,themoretheheatleavesthebody,thecooleritfeelsinside.
ButifafollowerofMahaviraweretoarriveinaked,hewoulddeservetobeadmittedtoamentalasylum.
Toappearilikethiswouldbeabsolutelyuific,stupid.
Butthatshowitalwayshappens.
WhenaTibetanlamaestoIndia,hehes.
OayedwithTibetanlamasinBodhGaya.
Theywerestinkingsobadlyitwasatorturetosithem.
WhenIaskedwhytheywerelikethat,theyreplied,"Wefollowtheruleofbathingonlyonceayear.
"ThisiswhereImakethedistinbetweeitionandsce.
ThatwhichisasTibetisasuperstitioninIndia.
Here,theselamasarestinkingwithoutrealizingtheirbodiesareperspiringheavilyandthatthereismuchdustallaround.
Wehavenoidea,buttherearesometrieswherethereisnodustatall.
WhenKhrushchevfirstcametoIndiahewastakentoAgratoseetheTajMahal,andonthewayhesawawhirlwindofdusttakingshape.
Hehadthecarstopped,gotoutandsthtinthemiddleofthewhirlwind.
Hewassohappy.
Hesaid,"Iamsolucky,Ihaveneverhadsuexperiencebefore.
"Wewouldntfeelluckytobecaughtinsomuchdust.
Butwhereheesfromtherearepilesofsnow,notdust.
Itwasafasatingexperien,asitisforuswhenweareinsnow.
HowexcitedwefeelalkonsnowintheHimalayas.
Sodoobreakingthingssimplybelieviobes,withoutfirsttakingintosiderationtheage,theditions,andtheirusefulness.
Astifidisthatwhichalwayshesitates.
Amanwithastifidnevermakesadecisioninhaste,saying,"Thisisrightandthatiswrong.
"Ratherhealwayssays,"Perhapsthismayberight,butletmesearchmoreandmore.
"Evenattheendofhisseareverestoadecisionandsayswithfinality,"Okay,thisiswrong,sodestroyit.
"Lifeissomysteriousthatnothingbesaidinsuchdefierms.
Allwesayis,"Sofar,wehaveknownthismudbaseduponthisknowledgesud-suchathingappearst"--thatsall.
Amanwithastificattitudewillsay,"Basedontheinformationavailablesofar,sud-suchathiseemthttoday;however,withaddedinformationitmayappearrighttomorrow.
Somethingwhichisrighttodaymayprovettomorrow.
"Suchamannevermakesahastydecisionaboutwhatisrightandwhatiswrong.
Healwayskeepsonseargwithaninquiringandhumblemind.
Thereisfuninholdingontoasuperstition,andthereisalsofuninbreakingit.
Thefuninholdingontoasuperstitionisthatitsparesusthetroubleofthinking--webelievewhateveryoneelsebelieves.
Wedontevenwanttoaskthereasonbehindit,orwhyitsso.
Whowantstobother?Onesimplyfollowsthecrowd.
Itsveohavesuperstitions.
Aherearepeoplewhoareouttocracksuperstitions--thattooisveryve.
Themanwhocracksthemappearstoberational,withoutactuallybeingrational.
Itsoberational;toseethingsrationallyistostraineverynerve.
Thismanlooksintothingssocloselyitbeesdifficultforhimtomakeanycategoricalstatement.
Andsohisstatementsarealwaysditional.
Hewillsay,"Undersuditionsitisvalidnottobathei,whileuherditionsitisutterlysuperstitiousnottobatheinIndia.
"Themanwhothinksrationallywillspeakthiskindoflanguage.
Oherhand,asocialreformershowsnoforwhatheissaying:heisedwithdestroyingthings;hewantstodestroycertainthings.
Isay:goaheadaroy--therearemanythingswhichhavetobedestroyed--butthefirstthingthathastobedestroyed,however,isthoughtlessness.
Theteoactwithoutfirstgivingsomethingrationalthoughtistheprimarythingthatobedestroyed.
Sowhatitmeansis:ifyoudestroysomethingwithoutfirstgivingitproperthought,thensuchdestruhasnovalue.
Theteothinkrationallyhastobecreated,aeobelievethoughtlesslyhastobedestroyed.
Thiswillleadustoseedifferenttexts,deepermeanings.
Thenwewillmakeanintensivesearch;wewillthinkandreason.
Thenwewillsiderallthepossibilities.
Psyalysisisverypopulari,aerestingthingisthatpsyalysisisdoilythesamekindofworkasthegoodoldwitchdoctordidinthevillages.
Nowadays,inFrahereisanactivesectcreatedbyCuvier.
Cuvierworksonthesameprinciplesasthewitchdoctordid,exceptthatCuvierisastistandheusesstificterminology--otherthanthateverythingisthesame;thereisnodifference.
Youwillbeamazedtoknowthatwhenasadhu,amendit,anordinarymanofthevillage,withnoknowledgeofmedie,givesapinchofashtoasiinthenameofGod,wecallitsuperstition.
Aworksaseffectively,andpeoplearecuredinthesameproportionasathictreatment.
Itisveryiing--thesameratio.
Manyexperimentsarebeingcarriedoutinthisarea.
AuniqueexperimentwasductedinaLondonhospital.
Ahuientswiththesameillnessweredividedintotwogroups.
Fiftyweregiventheregulariion,whiletheotherfiftywereiedwithwater.
Andtheamazingthingisthattheratioofcuredpatientsinbothcaseswasthesame.
Sothequestionwasraised:whatsgoingon?
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30October1969pmiationCampatDwarka,Gujarat,India
Question1
AFRIENDHASASKED:YOUMENTIONEDOTHEREISNOOTHERTRUTHGREATERTHAH.
YOUHAVEALSOSAIDSOMEWHERETHATTHEREISNOTHINGLIKEDEATH.
WHICHOFTHETWOSTATEMENTSISTRUE?
Botharetrue.
WhenIsaythereisnoothertruthgreaterthah,Iamdrawingyourattentiontothefactthatthephenomenohisanenormousrealityinthislife--inwhatwecalllifeanduandaslife;intermsofonespersonality,whisistsofwhatIdescribeasI.
Thispersonalitywilldie;whatwecalllifewilldietoo.
Deathisiable.
Certainly,youwilldieandIwilldie,andthislifewillalsobedestroyed,turodust,erased.
WhenIsaythereisnoreatertruththah,Iwanttoremindyouofthefactthatweareallgoingtodie.
AndwhenIsaythatdeathistotallyfalse,IwanttoremindyouthatwithinthisI,withinyou,thereissomeoneelsewhowillneverdie.
Andthereisalsoalifethatisdifferentfromwhatyoubelievetobelife,alifewithoutdeath.
Boththesethingsaretrue;theyaresimultaneouslytrue.
Ifyoutakeonlyohemtobetrue,youwillnotbeabletoprehendthewholetruth.
Ifsomeonesaysthattheshadowisareality,thatdarknessisareality,heisright.
Darksandsodoestheshadow.
Andifsomeoneelsesaysthereisnodarkness,heisrighttoo.
Whatheissayingisthatdarknessdoesnothaveapositiveexistence.
IfIaskyoutmeacoupleofbagsofdarkness,youwontbeableto.
Aroomisfilledwithdarkness,andifyouareaskedtothrowthedarknessout,youwontbeableto.
Or,ifIsay,"Ifdarknessisihenpleasebringitout,"youwillbeuo.
Why?Itisbecausedarknesshasaiveexistence;darknessismerelytheabsenceoflight.
Althoughdarks,helessitisonlytheabsenceoflight.
Andsoifsomeoosaythereisnodarkness,heisright.
Thereisthepresenceoflightandthereistheabsenceoflight,butthereisnothinglikedarknessassuch.
Thatswhywedowhatsoeverithlight,butwithdarknesswedonothing.
Ifyouwanttoremovedarkness,youwillhavetinlight;ifyouwanttindarkness,youwillhavetoputoutthelight.
Withdarkness,nothingbedonedirectly.
Ygingalongtheroad.
Yourshadoearsbehindyou;italsorunswithyou.
Everyoneseetheshadow;noonedenyit.
Abesaidthatthereisnoshadowbecauseithasyofitsown.
Theshadowexistsbecauseyourbodyobstructsthesunlight.
Whenthelightiscoveredbyyourbody,ashadowisformed;whenthesunesaboveyourhead,noshadowisformedbecausethesunraysarenotobstructed.
Ifweweretomakeahumanfigureofglass,noshadowwouldeverappearbecausetherayswouldpassthroughtheglass.
Whenlightishindered,ashadowisformed;ashadowismerelyanabsenceoflight.
Soifapersonsaystheshadowexists,heisn.
Butthisisahalf-truth.
Heshouldfurtheraddthattheshadowdoes.
Thehbeesplete.
Thismeansashadowissomethingwhichexistsadoes.
Butwithourwayofthinking,weotseeanythinguisdividedintotwoindepeparts.
Onceamanwastriedformurder.
Hehadkilledaman,andthosewhohadseenthecrimebeingittedhadeforwardaswitnesses.
Onesssaid,"Thecrimewasittedintheopenandtherewerestarsshininginthesky.
Isawthestarsaswellasthemurder.
"Hewasfollowedbyanothereyewitnesswhosaid,"Thecrimewasittedihehouse,hedoor,closetoawall.
Therearebloodstainsonthewall,andsinceIwasstandingbesidethewall,myclotheswerealsostaihblood.
Thismurdertookplasidethehouse.
"
Thejudgeuzzled.
Howcouldbothbetellih?Obviously,ohemwaslying.
Themurdererbegantolaugh.
Thejudgeaskedwhatwassofunny.
Themansaid,"Letmetellyouthatbothofthemareright.
Thehousewasinplete;theroofhadbeenlaid--thestarscouldbeseenabove.
Themurdertookpladertheopensky,butclosetothedoor,closetothewallwhichbearsthebloodstains.
Thehousewasalmostready;thewallshadbeenraised,onlytheroofingwasdone.
Sobht.
"
Lifeissoplicatedthatevehingswefindtradictoryinitturnouttht.
Lifeishighlyplex.
Lifeisnotthewaywethinkitis--ittainsmanytradis;itisveryvast.
Inonesense,deathisthegreatesttruth--becausethewaywearelivingwilletoanend;wewilldiethewayweare,andtheframeworkwehavecreatedwillalsobedestroyed.
Thoseweseeasstitutingourwholeworld--wife,husband,son,father,friend--theywillalldie.
Adeathisafalsehood,becausethereissomeonewhodwellsihesonwhoisnotthesonandwhowillneverdie.
Thereissomeonewhodwellsihefatherwhoisnotthefatherandwhowillneverdie.
Thefather,ofcourse,willdie,butthereissomeohinhimbesides--differentfromthefather,separate,morethanaive--whowillneverdie.
Thebodywilldiebutthereissomeohinthebodywhoneverdies.
Boththesethingsaresimultaneouslytrue.
Soboththesethiobekeptinmindtouaureofdeath.
Question2
ANOTHERFRIENDHASASKED:THETHITODESTROY--SUCHASTHESOFBLINDFAITHORSUPERSTITION--FINDEVENMOREFIRMATIONINYOURTALKS.
ITSEEMS,ACCTOWHATYOUARESAYING,THATTHEREISLIFEAFTERDEATH,THATTHEREAREGODSANDTHEREAREGHOSTS,THATTHEREISTRANSMIGRATIONOFTHESOUL.
INTHATCASE,ITWOULDBEDIFFICULTTOGETRIDOFSUPERSTITIONS,WONTTHEYBEEEVENSTRONGER?
Twothiobeuoodhere.
Oneis:ifsomethingisacceptedasasuperstitionwithoutreseargandiigatingitproperly,thenthatistantamounttocreatinganeveersuperstition;itshowsahighlysuperstitiousmind.
Onemanbelievesthereareghostsandevilspiritsandyoucallhimsuperstitious;youbelievetherearehatmakesyoufeelthatyouareveryknowledgeable.
Butthequestionis:whatissuperstition?Ifsomeonebelievesthereareghostsandevilspiritswithoutanyiigation,thatissuperstition;andifsomeoneelsebelievestherearenosuchthings,withoutiigatiohatissuperstitiontoo.
Superstitionmeansbelievingsomethingwithoutknowingittobetrue.
Justbecausesomeoneholdsbeliefstrarytoyoursdoesnotmeanheissuperstitious.
AbelieverinGodbeasgullibleasanonbeliever.
Wemustuandthedefinitionofsuperstition.
Itmeanstobelieveihingblindlywithoutverification.
TheRussiansaresuperstitiousatheists;theIndiansaresuperstitioustheists--bothsufferfromblindfaith.
TheRussianshavenevercaredtodiscoverthereisnoGodandthenbelievedittobeso,norhavetheIndianstriedtoascertainthatGodisbeforebelievingittobeso.
Sodoakeninthinkingthattheistsalonearesuperstitious;atheistshavetheirowitionstoo.
Arahingisthatthereisalsoastificsuperstition.
Itsoundstradictory:howtherebeastificsuperstition?
Ifyouhavestudiedgeometry,youmusthaveeacrossEuclidsdefinitionwherehesaysalinehaslengthbuth.
Now,whatbemoresuperstitiousthanthis?Therehasneverbeenalihh.
Childreaughtthatapointhasherlengthnorbreadth,ahegreateststistworksontheassumptionthatapointhashorbreadth.
apoiwithoutlengthah?
Weareallusedtothedigitsohroughnine.
Onemaywellask:isthisahaition?Whyninedigits?Nostistexplainwhyninedigits.
Whynotseven?Whatswrongwithseven?Whynotthree?Therearemathematis--Liebnitzwasohem--whogotalongwiththreedigits.
Hesaid:owo,threeisfollowedbyten,eleven,twelve,thirteewenty,twenty-owenty-two,twenty-three.
Hisnumberingsystemwassuch;hegotalongverywellwithit,andhechallehosewhodisagreedwithhimtoprovehimwrong.
Hequestioheneedforninedigits.
Lateroeinsaidthateventhreedigitsarealsounnecessary,thatoneevealongwithtwo;itwillbedifficultwithonlyonedigit,butonemahtwo.
Thatthereshouldbeninedigitsinmathematicsisastificsuperstition.
Butthemathematiisogiveupeither.
Hesays,"Howyouworkwithlessthanninedigits?"Sothisisjustabelieftoo;ithasnnificethanthat.
Fromastifitofviewwebelievethousandsofthingstht,buttheyareactuallysuperstitions.
Stistsarealsosuperstitious,andinthisagereligioussuperstitionsarefadingwhilestificsuperstitirowing.
ThediffereweewoissimplythatifyouaskareligiouspersonhowhecametoknowaboutGodhewillsayitiswrittenia,andifyouaskhimhowhecametoknowthereareninedigitsinarithmetic,hewillsayitiswritteninsud-suchamathematisbook.
Whatisthediffereweewo?Onekindofanswerisfoundia,intheKoran;anotherkindofanswerisfoundinabookofmathematics.
Whatisthedifferehisshowswehavetouandwhatisreallymeantbysuperstition.
Superstitiohatwhichwebelieveinwithouthavingknowledgeofit.
tmanythingsandwerejeythingswithoutknowinganythingaboutthem--thisissuperstitioustoo.
Supposeamaninavillageispossessedbyaghost.
Educatedpeoplewillsayitissuperstition.
Letusassumetheuneducatedpeoplearesuperstitious;wehavealreadybrahemassuperstitiousbecause,beinguneducated,thesesimplepeopleareuoofferanyargumentinfavoroftheirbelief.
Soalltheeducatedpeopleofthevillagemaintainthatthestoryofthismanbeingpossessedbyanevilspiritisfake,buttheydontknowthatatauylikeHarvard,inAmerica,thereisadepartmentdugreseartoghostsandspirits.
Thedepartmenthasevencirculatedphotographsofthem.
Theyhavehat,currently,somehighlyreizedstistsaredeeplyinvolvedinreseartoghostsandspirits,andhaveattainedsomasthatsoonerorlatertheywilletoseethatitwasthey,theeducatedmen,whoweresuperstitious,andthatthosetheycalledsuperstitiousmaynothaveknownanythingaboutwhattheybelievedin,althoughwhattheyweresayingwasright.
IfyoureadRyonorOliverLodge,youwillbeamazed.
OliverLodgewasaNobelprizewinningstist.
Throughouthislifehewasinvolvediigatingghostsandspirits.
Beforehisdeath,heleftadotinwhichhesaid,"AllthetruthsofsceIhavediscoveredarenothalfastrueasghostsandspirits.
Butwehavenoknowledgeofthembecausethesuperstitiouseducateddonotcaretofindoutaboutthediscoverieshappeningintheworld.
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Ifonemansayshereadanothersmind,wewillcallitsuperstition.
InRussia,wheretherearewhatwemaycallrigorousstists,thereisamanbythenameofFiodev.
HeisagreatRussiaist.
SittinginMoscow,hehasunicatedhisthoughts,withoutanyvisiblemeans,tothemindofapersonsittingathousandmilesawayinTiflis.
Thiswasexaminedstificallyandfoundtobecorrect.
Stistsareehiskindofresearchbecausesoonerorlateritwillbeusefulinspacetravel.
Iofameicalfailureinaspaceship,whichisalossible,throughthesemeansstistsestablishtactwiththetravelers.
Otherwisethespaceshipmaybelostforever.
ItisoutofthisthatRussiaistsaredugintensivereseartotelepathyandhaveachievedsomeastoundis.
Fiodevcarriedouthisresearchwiththehelpofafriend.
AthousandmilesawayinTiflis,hisfriendhidhimselfbehindabushinagardenwithawirelesssetinhishand,andheandFiodevstayedintouchwitheachother.
AfterawhileheinformedFiodevthatamanhadarrivedandsatonbenumberten.
HeaskedFiodevtosendthismanamessagetogotosleepwithinthreeminutes.
Themanwaswideawake;hewassmokingandhummingawaytohimself.
Fiodevbegansendinghimsuggestions--thesameasIdo--that"Youarerelaxing,youarerelaxing.
"Fromadistahousandmiles,forthreeminutesFiodevsuggestedintensely,"Gotosleep,gotosleep,"and,tratingonbenumberteinuedsuggestingthesamethought,"Gotosleep,gotosleep.
"Ilythreemihemansittingonthebenchwasasleep,thecigarettefallenfromhishands.
Butthiscouldhavebeenace.
Perhapsthemansittingonthebenchwastiredandsohehadfallenasleep.
AndsothefriendtoldFiodevthatthemanhadindeedfallenasleep,butthatitcouldbeace,soheaskedFiodevtowakehimupilysevenminutes.
Fiodevkeptsuggestingtothatmanto,andinsevenminutespreciselythemanopenedhiseyesandgotup.
Themanonthebenchwasatotalstranger;hehadnoideawhatening,andFiodevsfriendapproachedhimandaskedifhedfeltanythingunusual.
Themansaid,"Yes,Icertainlydid.
Iwasverypuzzled.
Icameheretowaitforsomebody,andsuddenlyIfeltthatmybodywasabouttofallasleep.
Ilosttrolaosleep.
Andtheronglyasifsomeoelliup,getup.
Getupinsevenminutes!Itfigureanyofthisout.
"Themanhadnoideawhathadhappened.
unicationofthoughtwithoutanymediumhasbeeastifictruth,butaneducatedmanwouldcallitsuperstition.
Itispossiblethatasiiownbecuredfromafarawaytown;itsnottoodifficult.
Itsalsopossiblethatasebehealedfromadistahousandsofmiles;theresnotmuchdifficultytoit.
Buttherearemanydifferentkindsofsuperstitions.
Andremember,thesuperstitionofaneducatedmanisalwaysmoredangerousthanthatofanuneducatedman,becausetheeducatedmasiderhissuperstitiontobesuperstition.
Forhimitisaresultarrivedataftergreatdeliberation.
Nowthisfriendsayswehavetobreakthesofsuperstition.
Firstmakesurethereareanys,otherwiseyoumaybreaksomebodysarmsandlegsintheprocess.
slybebrokenifthereareany.
Whatiftherearenone?Youmustalsomakesurethatwhatyoubelieveisathatobebrokehappentobeanoryoumayhavetoremake.
Allthesethingsrequireverycarefulsideration.
Iamabsolutelyagainstsuperstition;allkindsofsuperstitionsmustbedestroyed--butthisdoeshatIamsuperstitiousaboutthisdestru.
Itdoesnotmeanoneshouldgoaboutdestroyihoutaclearuandingofthem,thatwithoutduesiderationoneshouldsimplybebentuponbreakingthem.
Thensucharbitrarydestruwillalsobeesuperstition.
Everyagehasitsowitions.
Remember,superstitionshavetheirfashiontoo.
Ineveryagesuperstitionstakeonanewform.
Mandropsoldsuperstitionsandtakesonnewones,buthesridofthemforever;healtersthemandhegesthem.
Butweneverrealizethis.
Forexample,onceuponatimethereerstitionthatthemanliedtilak,theforeheadmark,wassideredreligious.
Whathasapplyingtilaktodowithbeingreligious?Butthatsthewayitwasuood.
Andsomeonewhodidntapplythetilakwaslookeddownuponasirreligious.
Thisoldsuperstitionisnolongerinvogue.
Nowwehavenewsuperstitions,equallyasfoolish.
Ifamanwearsatieheissidereddistinguished;otherwiseheissideredordinary.
Itisthesamething,thereisnodiffereall.
Thetiehasreplacedthetilak,whilethemanhasremaihesame.
Whereisthereanydifference?
Thetieiserthailak.
Perhapsitsevenworse,becauseatleasttherewasameaningtoapplyiilak.
Thetiehasabsolutelynomeaninginthistry,althoughitmayhaveameaningihertry.
Atieisusefulincoldtrieswhereithelpsprotectthethroatagainstcold.
Inthosetries,amanwhootaffordtocoverhisthroatagainsttheustobviouslybeapoorman.
Amanofmeansisabletocoverhisthroatwiththehelpofaie;however,whensomebodyputsatiearoundhisneahottrysuchasthis,thenitseemsalittlescary--onewonderswhethersuchamanisaffluentorinsane!
Tobeaffluemeaosufferfromheatorwearthisnoosearoundhisneck.
Atiemeansaiemeansaknot.
Usingitinacoldtrymakesseinahottryitistotallymeaningless.
A,amanwhohasanideaofdignity--themagistrate,theattorhepoliti--isouttherewiththisnoosearoundhisnedtheseverypeopledenouilakwearersassuperstitious!Onewellaskthem,"Isntweariieasuperstitiontoo?Whichstificsystemareyouapplying,thatyouhavetiedthistiearoundyourneck?"Butsiieisasuperstitionofthisageitisacceptable,andsiilakisasuperstitionofthepast,itisuable.
AsIsaidearlier,asthetiehassomemeaningforpeopleincoldtries,applyingatilakalsohavemeaning,butwithoutfirstlookingintoit,itisutterlydangerousandwrongtocallitasuperstitihtaway--youmaynothavegivenanythoughtastowhyatilakisapplied.
Peoplemostlyapplyitoutofsuperstition;however,therewassomestificreasonwhenpeopleapplieditforthefirsttime.
Actually,tilakisappliedontheforeheadatthespotbetweewoeyeswheretheagyachakra,thethird-eyechakra,islocated.
Evenwithalittlemeditationthisspotgetshot;however,itcoolsdownwiththeapplicationofsandalwood.
Theapplicationofsandalwoodisahighlystificteique,butnowitislost;peoplearenotedwiththatsymore.
Nowanybodygoesonapplyingsandalwoodwhetherhehasanyknowledgeoftheagyachakraorhaseverdoneaationornot.
Itisstraofindpeoplewearingtiesinhottries.
Wearingatiehaveastificbasisincoldtries,andsimilarly,atilakhasastifiingforonewhomeditatesontheagyachakrabecausesandalwoodcoolsthatspot.
Meditatingontheagyachakra,stimulationoccursaiscreatedinthatarea--anditneedscoolingdownorelseitwillharmthebrain.
Butwerewedetermioremovethetilakaltogether,wewouldofcoursetakeitawayfromthosewhoarewearingitpointlessly,butwewouldalsoberemovingitfromtheforeheadofthepuywhomayhaveapplieditforhisownreason.
Andifhewontremoveit,wewillcallhimsuperstitious.
WhatIamsayingisthatthereisnowayyoudetermiissuperstitiousandwhatisnot.
Actually,thesamethingbeasuperstitionunderoneditionandstifiderdifferentditions.
Somethingwhichmightappeartobestifideracertainditionmayappearuifideradiffereofditions.
Forexample,ihereisapracticeoftakingabathonceayear--whichisquitestific,becausethereisnodustiand,beinginacoldclimate,peopledonotsweat.
Sotheydoobathe.
Takingabatheverydaywouldsimplyharmtheirbodies;itwouldcausethemtolosemuchbodyheat.
Andhowaretheygoingtoreplacethatheat?Itcouldproveverycostlytostayuncoveredi.
Ifmaokeephisbodyuncoveredforawholeday,hewouldneedfortypertmorefoodtoreplacethecalorieslost.
InaplacelikeIndia,ifamangoesaboutwithoutclothesheisreveredasarenunciate.
Mahavirawassensible:heremainednaked--andinahottrylikethis,themoretheheatleavesthebody,thecooleritfeelsinside.
ButifafollowerofMahaviraweretoarriveinaked,hewoulddeservetobeadmittedtoamentalasylum.
Toappearilikethiswouldbeabsolutelyuific,stupid.
Butthatshowitalwayshappens.
WhenaTibetanlamaestoIndia,hehes.
OayedwithTibetanlamasinBodhGaya.
Theywerestinkingsobadlyitwasatorturetosithem.
WhenIaskedwhytheywerelikethat,theyreplied,"Wefollowtheruleofbathingonlyonceayear.
"ThisiswhereImakethedistinbetweeitionandsce.
ThatwhichisasTibetisasuperstitioninIndia.
Here,theselamasarestinkingwithoutrealizingtheirbodiesareperspiringheavilyandthatthereismuchdustallaround.
Wehavenoidea,buttherearesometrieswherethereisnodustatall.
WhenKhrushchevfirstcametoIndiahewastakentoAgratoseetheTajMahal,andonthewayhesawawhirlwindofdusttakingshape.
Hehadthecarstopped,gotoutandsthtinthemiddleofthewhirlwind.
Hewassohappy.
Hesaid,"Iamsolucky,Ihaveneverhadsuexperiencebefore.
"Wewouldntfeelluckytobecaughtinsomuchdust.
Butwhereheesfromtherearepilesofsnow,notdust.
Itwasafasatingexperien,asitisforuswhenweareinsnow.
HowexcitedwefeelalkonsnowintheHimalayas.
Sodoobreakingthingssimplybelieviobes,withoutfirsttakingintosiderationtheage,theditions,andtheirusefulness.
Astifidisthatwhichalwayshesitates.
Amanwithastifidnevermakesadecisioninhaste,saying,"Thisisrightandthatiswrong.
"Ratherhealwayssays,"Perhapsthismayberight,butletmesearchmoreandmore.
"Evenattheendofhisseareverestoadecisionandsayswithfinality,"Okay,thisiswrong,sodestroyit.
"Lifeissomysteriousthatnothingbesaidinsuchdefierms.
Allwesayis,"Sofar,wehaveknownthismudbaseduponthisknowledgesud-suchathingappearst"--thatsall.
Amanwithastificattitudewillsay,"Basedontheinformationavailablesofar,sud-suchathiseemthttoday;however,withaddedinformationitmayappearrighttomorrow.
Somethingwhichisrighttodaymayprovettomorrow.
"Suchamannevermakesahastydecisionaboutwhatisrightandwhatiswrong.
Healwayskeepsonseargwithaninquiringandhumblemind.
Thereisfuninholdingontoasuperstition,andthereisalsofuninbreakingit.
Thefuninholdingontoasuperstitionisthatitsparesusthetroubleofthinking--webelievewhateveryoneelsebelieves.
Wedontevenwanttoaskthereasonbehindit,orwhyitsso.
Whowantstobother?Onesimplyfollowsthecrowd.
Itsveohavesuperstitions.
Aherearepeoplewhoareouttocracksuperstitions--thattooisveryve.
Themanwhocracksthemappearstoberational,withoutactuallybeingrational.
Itsoberational;toseethingsrationallyistostraineverynerve.
Thismanlooksintothingssocloselyitbeesdifficultforhimtomakeanycategoricalstatement.
Andsohisstatementsarealwaysditional.
Hewillsay,"Undersuditionsitisvalidnottobathei,whileuherditionsitisutterlysuperstitiousnottobatheinIndia.
"Themanwhothinksrationallywillspeakthiskindoflanguage.
Oherhand,asocialreformershowsnoforwhatheissaying:heisedwithdestroyingthings;hewantstodestroycertainthings.
Isay:goaheadaroy--therearemanythingswhichhavetobedestroyed--butthefirstthingthathastobedestroyed,however,isthoughtlessness.
Theteoactwithoutfirstgivingsomethingrationalthoughtistheprimarythingthatobedestroyed.
Sowhatitmeansis:ifyoudestroysomethingwithoutfirstgivingitproperthought,thensuchdestruhasnovalue.
Theteothinkrationallyhastobecreated,aeobelievethoughtlesslyhastobedestroyed.
Thiswillleadustoseedifferenttexts,deepermeanings.
Thenwewillmakeanintensivesearch;wewillthinkandreason.
Thenwewillsiderallthepossibilities.
Psyalysisisverypopulari,aerestingthingisthatpsyalysisisdoilythesamekindofworkasthegoodoldwitchdoctordidinthevillages.
Nowadays,inFrahereisanactivesectcreatedbyCuvier.
Cuvierworksonthesameprinciplesasthewitchdoctordid,exceptthatCuvierisastistandheusesstificterminology--otherthanthateverythingisthesame;thereisnodifference.
Youwillbeamazedtoknowthatwhenasadhu,amendit,anordinarymanofthevillage,withnoknowledgeofmedie,givesapinchofashtoasiinthenameofGod,wecallitsuperstition.
Aworksaseffectively,andpeoplearecuredinthesameproportionasathictreatment.
Itisveryiing--thesameratio.
Manyexperimentsarebeingcarriedoutinthisarea.
AuniqueexperimentwasductedinaLondonhospital.
Ahuientswiththesameillnessweredividedintotwogroups.
Fiftyweregiventheregulariion,whiletheotherfiftywereiedwithwater.
Andtheamazingthingisthattheratioofcuredpatientsinbothcaseswasthesame.
Sothequestionwasraised:whatsgoingon?
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