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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.

  "

  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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