Chapter 12
TheDistanceMakestheDifference
3August1970pminBombay,India
Question1
INORDERFOROAYAWAKEATTHETIMEOFDEATH,ORINORDERFOROOSUCCESSFULLYEXPERIENCEASCIOUSDEATHIATION,PLEASEEXPLAIAILHOWASEEKERSHOULDWORKONTHEFOLLOWING:THEBODYSYSTEM,THEBREATHINGSYSTEM,THESTATEOFBREATHING,THESTATEOFONESBEING,CELIBACY,THESTATEOFONESMIND.
Beforeoneremainsciousinthemomentofdeath,firstoopreparetostaysciousinpainandsuffering.
Ordinarily,itisnotpossibleforonewhobeesunsciouseveniostayawakeatthetimeofdeath.
Oouandwhatitmeanstobeeunsciouswheninmisery.
Thatwillmakeoneuandwhatitmeanstobesciousioo.
Beingunsciouswhenoneisinmiserymeansonehasidentifiedoneselfwiththemisery.
Whenyouhaveaheadache,youdontfeelanydistaweentheheadadyourself;youdontremainjustadistantwatcher.
Rather,youfeelasifyouareinpain.
Whenyouhaveafever,itdoeshoughthebodyishot,somewhereatadistanyou,insteadyoufeelasifyouhavebeehot.
Thisisidentification.
Whenyourfootishurtandwounded,youdontfeeljusttheaffectedfoot;rather,youfeelasifyouarehurtandwounded.
Basically,wedontfeelanydistaweenourselvesandourbodies.
Weliveidentifiedwiththebody.
Whenhungerarises,osayhisbodyishungryandheisawareifit,insteadhesays,"Iamhungry.
"Butthisisnotthetruth.
Thetruthis,thebodyishungryandheisawareofit.
Heissimplytheterofawareness--tinuouslyawareofwhatsoeverishappening.
Ifthereisathornhurti,heknowsit;ifthereisaheadache,heknowsit;ifthestomaeedsfood,heknowsit.
Manissciousness,sciousnesswhichistinuouslyaware.
Heisnottheexperiencer,heissimplytheknower.
Thisisthereality.
Butourstateofmindisnotthatofthekisthatoftheexperiencer.
Whenthekurnsiheexperiencer;whenheknowsnot,butratherbeesidentifiedwiththeactitself;whenhedoesnotremainawitnesswatgfromadistaratherbeesthepartiti,thatiswhentheidentificationtakesplace.
Thenhebeesohtheact.
Thisidentificatioshimfromwakingup,becauseiobeawake,iobeaware,acertaindistanceisrequired,aspaeeded.
Iamabletoseeyouonlybecausethereisadistaweenyouandme.
Ifthewholedistaweenyouandmeweretoberemoved,Iwouldntbeabletoseeyou.
Iamabletoseeyoubecausethereisaspacebetweenus.
Ifthisentirespaceweresomehowelimiwouldntbepossibleformetoseeyou.
Myeyesseeyou,becausethereisaspabetweenbutmyveryeyesareuoseethemselves.
EvenifIoseemyfigure,Ihavetobeetheotherinamirror;Ihavetobeatadistanyself--onlythenIseemyrefle.
Seeingtherefleinamirrormeansmyimageisatadistandnowitisvisibletome.
Allthatamirrordoesispresentyeatadistanyou.
Theinterveningspacethuscreatedenablesyoutosee.
Iosee,adistaneeded.
Foronewholivesidentifiedwiththebody,orthiheverybody,thereexistsnodistaweenhimandhisbody.
OherewasaMohammedanmysticcalledFarid.
Amaoseehimonemandraisedthesamequestionyouhaveaskedme.
HesaidtoFarid,"WehaveheardthatwhenJesuswascrucifiedhedidnotcryout,scream,rowmiserable.
WehavealsoheardthatwhenMansoorslimbswerecutoff,hewaslaughing.
Howthisbe?Thisisimpossible.
"
Fariddidntsayaword.
Helaughed,andfromtheutsofferedtohimbyhisdevotees,hepickedupowaslyingnearbyandgaveittotheman.
Faridtoldhim,"Takethisut.
Itisnotripeyet.
Breakitopen,butmakesureyoukeepthekernelfrombreaking.
Breaktheoutershellandbriheunbrokenkernel.
"
Themansaid,"Thisisimpossible.
Becausetheutisuhereisnospacebetweenthekernelaershell.
IfIbreakopentheshellthekernelwillbreaktoo.
"
Faridsaid,"Fetthisut.
Hereisanother.
Takethisoisdry.
Thereisaspacebetweenitskernelaershell.
youassuremeyoubreakonlytheshellahekeract?"
Themansaid,"Whatssodifficultaboutthis?Iwillbreaktheshellandthekernelwillbesavedwithoutanyproblem.
"
Faridsaid,"Tellmewhythekernelwillbesaved.
"
Themanreplied,"Becausetheutisdry,thereexistsadistaweentheshellandthekernel.
"
Faridsaid,"Nowdontbotheraboutbreakiheut;setitasidetoo.
Didyougetyouranswerornot?"
Themansaid,"Iwasaskingyousomethingelse,andyouhavegotteotalkingaboutaut.
Myquestionis,whydidntJesuscryoutwhenhewascrucified?Whydidntheweep?WhydidntMansoorwritheinpainwhenhislimbswerecutoff?Whydidhelaugh?Whydidhesmile?"
Faridanswered,"Becausetheyweredryuts,whilewearewetuts--thereisnootherreasonthanthis.
"
ThereasonwhyJesusdidntweepwhencrucified,andMansoordidntsufferpain,butratherlaughedandsmiled,isbecausetheyhadtotallydisidentifiedthemselveswiththeirbodies.
Therewasnootherreasonthanthis.
ItwasnotreallyJesuswhowasbeingcrucified.
Jesuswaswatghisbodybeingcrucifiedfromwithin,andthishedidfromthesamedistahepeoplestandingaroundhim--outside,awayfromhisbody.
Noonefromthecrowdscreamed,hemcried,"Dontkillme!"Why?--becausetherewasadistaweenthemandJesusbody.
Withioo,therewasadistaweentheelementthatwatchesandhisbody.
HenceJesusalsodidntcryout,"Dontkillme!"
Mansoorslimbsutatedalaughing.
Whensomeoneaskedhim,"Whatmakesyoulaughwhenyourlimbsarebeingcutoff7"Mansoorsaid,"Iwouldhavecriedhadyoudismemberedme,butitisnotmeyouarechoppingoff;theoneyouaredoingitto,youfools,isnotme.
IlaughatyoubecauseyouaretakingthisbodytobeMansoors,justasyoutakethebodiesyouareintobeyourauthenticselves.
Youwillobviouslysufferpainfuldeaths.
Whatyouaredoingtomeisnothingbutarepetitionofthemistakesyouhaveittediingyourownselves.
Hadyoubeenawareyouareseparatefromyourbodies,youwouldnthavetriedtocutmybody.
Youwouldhaveknownthatyouandyourbodyaretwodifferentthings.
Thenyouwouldhaverealizedthatbycuttingupthebody,Mansoorisnotcut.
"
Thegreatestpreparatioerihinasciousstateistofirstenterpainsciously,becausedeathdoesnotoccuroften,itdoesnoteeveryday.
Deathwilleonlyonce,whetheryouarepreparedforitornot;thereotbearehearsalfordeath.
Butpainandmiseryeeveryday.
repareourselveswhilegoingthroughpainandsuffering--andremember,ifwedosowhilefagthem,itwillproveusefulatthetimeofdeath.
Hence,seekershavealwaysweledsuffering.
Thereisnootherreasonforit.
Itisnotthatsufferingisagoodthing.
Thereasonissimplythatsufferingprovidestheseekerortunityforself-preparation,self-attai.
AseekerhasalwaysthankedGodforthesufferingheundergoes,forthesimplereasonthat,isofmisery,hegetsacetodisidentifyhimselffromhisbody.
Remember,sadhana,spiritualdiscipline,isalittledifficulttofollowwhenyouarehappy.
Itiseasierwhenyouaremiserable,becauseisofhappinessowanttohaveeventheslightestfeelingofseparationfromonesbody.
Whenyouarehappythebodyfeelsverydeartoyou;youdontfeellikebeiachedfromitforevenaninch.
Isofhappinesswemoveclosertothebody;heisnotsurprisingthataseekerofhappinessbeesamaterialist.
Itisalsonotsurprisingifapersonwhoistinuouslyseekinghappinessbelieveshimselftobenothingmorethanhisbody,becauseinhappytimeshebegilikeagreenutinsteadofadryohedistaweenhimandhisbodytionarrowdown.
Isofpainonewisheshewerenotthebody.
Ordinarily,amanwhotakeshimselftobenothingbutthebodyalsowisheshewerenotthebodywhenhisheadhurtsorwhenhisfootisinjuredorwhenhisbodyaches.
Hetendstoagreewithmonksallovertheworldwhogoaboutsayingthat,"ItwouldhavebeeerifIwerenotthebody.
"Feelingthepaininhisbody,hebeeseagertosomehowfindoutheisnotthebodytoo.
ThatswhyIsaytoyou,themomentsofpainbeomentsofspiritualdiscipliheybeturomomentsofsadhana.
Butordinarily,whatdowedo?
Ordinarily,duringtimesofsufferietpain.
Ifamanisintrouble,hewilldrinkalcohol.
Someoneisinpainandhewillgoandsitinamovietheater.
Somebodyismiserableandhewilltrytethismiserywithprayersaionalsongs.
Thesearealldifferentwaysaetpain.
Someonedrinks;wesaythisisoieonegoesandwatchesamovie,thisisanother.
Apersooacert;thisisathirdwayettingpain.
Somebodygoestothetempleanddrownshimselfinprayersandhymns;thisisafourthstrategy.
Therebeathousandarategies--theybereligious,nious,orsecular.
Thatsnotabigquestion.
Underhallthis,thebasigisthatmanwantstethismisery.
Heisintettingmisery.
Apersonwhoisouttetmiseryevertomisery.
Howwebeeawareofsomethiendtet?Onlywithanattitudeofrememberingwebeeawareofsomething.
Henlybyrememberingpainwebeeawareofit.
Sowheneveryouareiakeitasanopportunity.
Betotallyawareofit,andyouwillhaveawonderfulexperience.
Whenyoubeefullyawareofyoursuffering,whenyoulookatitfacetofaotesgthepain,youwillhaveaglimpseofyourseparatenessfromit.
Forexample,youfell,wereinjured,hurtyourfoot.
Nowtrytolocatethepainirytopinpointtheexactspotwhereithurts,andyouwillbeastoodiscoverhowyouhavemaospreadthepainoveramuchwiderarea,awayfromtheinalspotwhereitsiyisnotsomuch.
Manexaggerateshissuffering.
Hemagnifieshismisery,whieveractuallythatmuch.
Thereasonbehindthisisthesame--identificationwiththebody.
Miseryisliketheflameofalamp,butweexperieasthedispersedlightofthelamp.
Miseryisliketheflame,limitedtoaverysmallseofthebody.
Butwefeelitliketheveryextendedlightofthelamp,camuchlargerarea.
Closeyoureyesandtrytolocatethepainfrominside.
Remembertoo,wehavealwaysknownthebodyfromtheoutside,neverfromwithin.
Evenifyouknowyourbody,itisknownasothersseeit.
Ifyouhaveseenyourhand,itisalwaysfromtheoutside,butyoufeelyourhandfromwithintoo.
Itisasifooremaintehseeinghishouseonlyfromtheoutside.
Butthereisaninnersidetothehouseaswell.
Painoccursattheinnerpartsofthebody.
Thepoihurtsislocatedsomewhereieriorofthebody,butthepaiotheouterpartsofthebody.
Itislikethis:theflameofpainislocatedinside,whilethelightradiatesoutward.
Sinceweareusedtoseeingthebodyfromoutside,thepaiobeveryspreadout.
Itisawonderfulexperieryingtoseethebodyfrominside.
Closeyoureyesandtrytofeelandexperiethebodyislikefromwithin.
Thehumanbodyhasaninnerwalltoo;ithasaninnercaswell.
Thisbodyhasaninnerlimittoo.
Thatinnerfrontiercertainlybeexperiehclosedeyes.
Youhaveseenyourhandlifting.
Now,closeyoureyessometimeandliftyourhand,andyouwillexperiehehandrisingfromwithin.
Fromtheoutsideyouhaveknownwhatitistobehungry.
Closeyoureyesandexperiengerfromwithin,andforthefirsttimeyouwillbeabletofeelitfrominside.
Assoonasyougetholdofthepainfromwithin,twothingshappen.
Ohepairemainaswidelyspreadasitinallyseemedtobe;itimmediatelytersonasmallpoint.
Andthemoreintenselyyoutrateonthispoint,themoreyouwillfinditbeingsmallerandsmaller.
Andanincrediblethinghappens.
Whenthepointbeesverysmall,youfindtoyouramazementitappearsanddisappears,goesoffandon.
Gapsbegintoappeariween.
Andfinally,whenitdisappears,youwonderpeoit.
Manytimesyoumissit.
Thepointbeessosmall,thatoftehesciousriestolocateit,itisnotthere.
Justaspainexpandsinastateofunsciousness,ieofawarenarrowsdownandbeessmall.
Insuchastateofscioushefeelingwillbethatalthoughyouhavegohroughsomanypainfulexperiences,althoughyouhavelivedthroughsomuchsufferi,infact,themiserieswerenotreallythatmany.
Wehavesufferedexaggeratedpains.
Thesameistruewithregardtohappiness.
Thehappinesseswehavebeenthroughwerenotasmanyastheyseemedtobe;wehaveeheminanexaggeratedformtoo.
Ifooenjoyoneshappinesswithawareness,wewouldfindthathappinessbeesverysmalltoo.
Ifweweretolivethroughmiserywiththesamekindofawareness,wewouldfinditbeesverynarrowaswell.
Thegreatertheawarehenarrowerandsmallerthepainsandmiseries.
Theybeesosmallthat,inadeeperseheyturnouttobemeaningless.
Infact,theirmeaniheirexpansion.
Theyseemtobeenpassiirelife.
However,whehroughgreatawareheygoonnarrowingdown,ultimatelybeingsomeaniheydonthaveanythingtodowithlifeassuch.
Thesedthingthatwillhappenis,whenyoulookatyourmiseryveryclosely,adistancewillbecreatedbetweenyouandthemisery.
Infact,wheneveryoulookatathing,immediatelyadistanceiscreatedbetweenyouahingitself.
Seeingcausesthedistance.
Nomatterwhatwelookat,adistanceimmediatelybeginstotakeplace.
Ifyoulookcloselyatyourmisery,youwillfindaseparatioweenthemiseryandyou,becauseonlythatwhichisseparatefromyoubeseen.
Obviously,thatwhichisinseparablyohyouotbeseen.
Onewhoisawareofhismisery,onewhoisfilledwithsciousness,onewhoisfullofremembrance,experiehemiseryassomewhereelse,andheissomewhereatadistance.
Thedayamaorealizethediffereweenhimselfandthemisery,assoonasheestoknowhispainishappeningsomewhereatadistaheunsciousnesscausedbymiseryceasestoexist.
Andonceapersoouandthatthesufferingsaswellasthehappihebodyoccurelsewhere,thatoneismerelyakhem,hisidentitywiththebodyissevered.
Thenheknowsheisnotthebody.
Thisistheinitialpreparation.
Ohispreparationisplete,thenitiseasytoenterdeathwithawareness.
Notonlyeasy,butitwillhappenmostcertainly.
Assuch,wearenotafraidofdeathreally.
Afterall,eventobeafraidofdeath,oobefamiliarwithdeath.
Howwefeelafraidofsomethingweknownothingabout?
So,wehavenofearofdeathreally;rather,inourmihexistsintheformofadisease.
Thatstheideawehaveofit.
Whenevenminorillnessesleaveusinsomuchtrouble--thefoothurtsandwesuffersomuch,theheadhurtsandwesuffersomuch--whatatortureitwillbewheirebodywillhurtandfallapart!
Thefearofdeathisthesumtotalofallourillnesses.
Deathinitself,however,isnotanillness.
Deathhasnothingtodowithillness--itisnoteveelyectedwithit.
Itisadifferentmatterifillnessesprecededeath,butthereisnocause-and-effectrelationshipbetweewo.
Itisbesidethepointthatamandiesfollowinganillness,butobemistakenandthinkthatillnesscausesdeath.
Perhapsthereverseisthecase.
Becauseamanesclosetodeath,hegrabsontoillness.
Nooneeverdiesofillness.
Asdeathapproaches,hebeginstocatchillnesses.
Asdeathdrawsnear,hisbodybeesweak,hisreceptivitytowardssiessincreases.
Hebeesvulnerable,hebeginstolookforillnesses.
Thesameillnesswouldnotbeabletoaffecthimwerethemanclosertolife.
Perhapsitwouldnothavebeeocatchholdofhim.
Doyouknowtherearesomemomentswhenyouaremorereceptivetoillnesses,whiletherearesomewhenyouarenot?Isofdisappoiandsadnessapersonbeesvulnerabletoillness,whileamanfullofhopeandoptimismbeesuivetoit.
Evenillnessdoeseryouwithoutyourwillioacceptit--yourinneracceptaneeded.
Henatterhowmanymediesaregiventothem,thosewhoareofasuicidalmindeverbecured.
Theirmindsremaiivetomedications.
Theirmindsgoonseekingillnesses,invitingdiseaseswithopenarms,butkeepingtheirdoorsverytightlyclosedasfarasmedicationsareed.
No,nooneeverdiesofillness.
Rather,onebeesvulnerabletoillnessesbecauseofapproagdeath.
Thatswhyillnessoccursfirst,thehfollows.
Wenormallythinkpensfirstisthecause,andthatwhichfollowsitistheeffect.
Thatserrohinking.
Illnessisnotthecause.
Invariablythecauseisdeath.
Theillnessismerelytheeffect.
Sothefearofdeathinourmindsisreallythefearofillness.
Firstofall,wecreatethefearofdeathbyaddingupallourillnesses.
Thesedthingworthrememberingisthatallthepeoplewehaveseendying,wehavenotreallyseenthemdying,wehaveohemfallingill.
Howweeverseeanyonedyihissuutterlyinnerphenomenon,noonebeawitoit.
Thinktwicebeforeyouevertestifytoseeingsudsuchapersondie,becauseitisaverydifficultthingtoseesomeonedying.
Tothisdayithasneverhappehisearth.
Noonehaseverseenanyonedying.
Onlythismuchhasbeenseen:amanfellill,grewmoreill,andmoreandmoreill,andonedayitbecameknownthatthemanisnolongeralive.
Butbasically,noonehaseverseenersondied.
Noonehaseverbeeopinpointatwhientapersondied,andwhatexactlyhappeheprocessofdying.
Theonlythingwehaveseenisamanbeifreefromlife.
Wehavenotseenaboattougtheothershore;wehaveoleavingthisshore.
Wehaveseenasciousnessmoveawayfromtheshoresoflife,aeracertainpointwehavelostsightofit.
Thebodythatremainswithusisnolongeralive,asitwasuntilyesterday,andsowethinkthemanisdead.
Forus,deathisaninfereisnotahathtbeforeus.
Wehaveseensickpeople,wehaveseenthesufferingofadyingman--thecrampingofhislimbs,hiseyesrollingup,hisfacedef,hisjawsg;wehaveseenthatperhapsthemanwantstosaysomethingbutot--wehaveseenallthis.
Wehavewithusthesumofallthis;ithasbeepartofourcollectivemind.
Whatsoeverhasbeenhappeningatthetimeofdeathovermillionsofyears,wehavecollecteditall.
Weareafraidofthat.
Wearealshtenedoffagthesamedifficultiesatthetimeofourdeath.
Hence,manhasdevisedveryclevermeans.
Hehasdismissedthefactofdeathfromthewholeideaoflife.
Wecreatecemeteriesoutsidethetownsothatwearenotremindedofdeathmoreoften.
Really,ideallyacemeteryshouldbecreatedinthemiddleofthetown,becausethereisnothinginlifemorecertainthahitself:everythingelseisuain.
Otherthingsmayormaynotbe.
Theonlythingwhiebelieveindefinitivelyisdeath.
Deathisthemostcertainthing;noonedoubtitsexistence.
WedoubttheexistenceofGod;wedoubttheexistehesoul;wedoubtlifeitself,butthereisnowaytodoubtdeath.
Deathis.
Thatwhichissocertainutoutsidethetown.
Ifafuneralpassesby,themothercallsherchildrentoeihehouse,becausesomebodyisdead.
Actually,ifsomeoneisdeadeveryoneshouldbeaskedtoeoutsotheywatchthegreatestfactoflifepassingby.
Everyoneisboundtopassthroughdeath.
Thereisodenyit.
Butwearesoscaredofdeathwedontevenwanttomentionit.
Ihaveheard
Anoldwomaoseeamonkandsaid.
"Thesoulisindeedimmortal.
"Oldpeopleoftentalkabouttheimmortalityofthesoulfornootherreasonthanthefearofdeath.
Thatstheonlyreasonwhywefindsuchalargenumberofoldfolksintemples,mosques,churches.
Whyarentyoungpeopleandchildreedingoingtotheseplaces?Itwillbeawhilebeforetheygetthenewsofdeath.
Itwilltakealittletime.
Theyaffordtodehfornow;theyfetitforawhile.
Howoldmanfetdeath?Hegetsreminderseveryday.
Onedayhefindshislegsrefusetowalk,anotherdayhisvisionfails,sometimeshisearslosetheirhearingpower.
Hereceiveshintsfromallaroundthat,onebyone,partsofhisbodyseemtobegivingih.
Nowhebeginstorushtowardsthechurch,thetemple,themosque.
HeisnotedwithGod;hegoestheresimplytomakesurethat,eventhoughwhathehasuoodlifetobeisingtoanend,willheperishtoo?
Itisstrasocietieswhichbelieveintheimmortalityofthesoularemhtenedofdeaththanoneswhiotbelieveinthesoulsexistence.
Takeourtry,forexample.
Feswehavebeenfirmbelieversintheimmortalityofthesoul.
A,noraearthismorecowardlythanours,nopeoplearemoredeadthanweare.
Anationwhichproclaimsthesoulisimmortalsuffersinslaveryforathousandyears.
He!Onewondershowanationwhichdeclaresthesoulisimmortalandwhichisinhabitedbyeighthundredmillionsouls,liveinslaveryuhedominationofthreemillion.
Thosewhobelievethesoulisimmortal,thatiteverdie,whatfeartheyhaveofbeingslaves?Whatfeartheyhaveoffightingtheenemy?Whatfeartheyhaveoffagdeathbyhanging?Howgunsandhtenthem?Butno,somethingelseisinvolvedhere.
Believingintheimmortalityofthesoulisnotthesameasknowingtheimmortalityofthesoul.
Believinginitisjustastrategyforerasingthefearofdeath,forfalsifyingit--thesameascreatieryoutsidethetown.
Everydaypeopleopentheirscripturesaheteagsontheimmortalityofthesoulsothattheybeabsolutelysurethereish,sothattheycarrythehopethattheywillsurvive--sothereisoworry.
Theyassert,"Thebodywilldie,butwewillstillsurvive!"
Whoareyouassertingasyourexisteherthanthebody?Youhavenoknowledgeofit.
Youannounce,"Thebodymaydie,Iwilltiolive,"aisyouhaveabsolutelynoideawhoyouareotherthanthebody!Youdontknowwhatitisthatwillsurvivewhenthebodyisnomore.
Ifyoushouldeverreallythink,"Whoaml?"youwilletoknowthatyouknownothingaboutyourselfexceptthatyouarethebody.
Sotheoldwomansaidtothemonk,"Ibelievethesoulisimmortal.
Thesoulisindeedimperishable.
Whatdoyousay?"
Abouttheimmortalityofthesoul,themonkanswerednothing.
Hemerelylookedatthewoman,tookherhandinhisandsaid,"Whatdoyouthinkaboutdeath?Notmuchtimeisleft.
"
Thewomanwasannoyed.
Shesaid,"Whatkindofominoustalkisthis?Pleasedontsaysuchthings.
Beingamonk,agoodman,youshouldnottalkaboutsuinousthings.
"
Themonksaid,"Ifthesoulisimmortal,thenhowdeathbeominous?Deathbeinauspiciousonlyifthesoulismortal.
"
Butthewomantinued,"Dropthisandtalkaboutsomethingelse.
TalkaboutGod,talkaboutmoksha.
Ihaventetohearyouspeakaboutdeath.
"
Actually,peoplegotomonkspreciselytohearthingswhisomehowfortthemandalleviatetheirfears.
Theywantsomeonewhotellthem,"Youarenotgoingtodie.
"Theywanttobetold,"Youarenotasihesouliseternallypure,uncorrupted.
Didyousayyouareathief?Fetit,hief.
Didyousayyouareablack-marketeer?Thatsallnonsense.
thesouleverengageinblack-marketing?"
Theresultis,alltheblack-marketeersgatheraroundmonkswhokeepsaying,"Thesoulispure,withoutblemish.
Ithasalwaysbeenincorruptible,iteverbedefiled.
"Andthemansittinginfront,anoldthief,nodshisheadinagreementandsays,"Youareabsolutelyright,yourholiness!Howtrue,yourholiness!"Hewantstobelieve,hewantssomeooassurehimthatthesoulisabsolutelypure,sohebefreefromthebotherofbeingpure,sohewonthavetobeworriedaboutbeingimpure--sother松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读
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Question1
INORDERFOROAYAWAKEATTHETIMEOFDEATH,ORINORDERFOROOSUCCESSFULLYEXPERIENCEASCIOUSDEATHIATION,PLEASEEXPLAIAILHOWASEEKERSHOULDWORKONTHEFOLLOWING:THEBODYSYSTEM,THEBREATHINGSYSTEM,THESTATEOFBREATHING,THESTATEOFONESBEING,CELIBACY,THESTATEOFONESMIND.
Beforeoneremainsciousinthemomentofdeath,firstoopreparetostaysciousinpainandsuffering.
Ordinarily,itisnotpossibleforonewhobeesunsciouseveniostayawakeatthetimeofdeath.
Oouandwhatitmeanstobeeunsciouswheninmisery.
Thatwillmakeoneuandwhatitmeanstobesciousioo.
Beingunsciouswhenoneisinmiserymeansonehasidentifiedoneselfwiththemisery.
Whenyouhaveaheadache,youdontfeelanydistaweentheheadadyourself;youdontremainjustadistantwatcher.
Rather,youfeelasifyouareinpain.
Whenyouhaveafever,itdoeshoughthebodyishot,somewhereatadistanyou,insteadyoufeelasifyouhavebeehot.
Thisisidentification.
Whenyourfootishurtandwounded,youdontfeeljusttheaffectedfoot;rather,youfeelasifyouarehurtandwounded.
Basically,wedontfeelanydistaweenourselvesandourbodies.
Weliveidentifiedwiththebody.
Whenhungerarises,osayhisbodyishungryandheisawareifit,insteadhesays,"Iamhungry.
"Butthisisnotthetruth.
Thetruthis,thebodyishungryandheisawareofit.
Heissimplytheterofawareness--tinuouslyawareofwhatsoeverishappening.
Ifthereisathornhurti,heknowsit;ifthereisaheadache,heknowsit;ifthestomaeedsfood,heknowsit.
Manissciousness,sciousnesswhichistinuouslyaware.
Heisnottheexperiencer,heissimplytheknower.
Thisisthereality.
Butourstateofmindisnotthatofthekisthatoftheexperiencer.
Whenthekurnsiheexperiencer;whenheknowsnot,butratherbeesidentifiedwiththeactitself;whenhedoesnotremainawitnesswatgfromadistaratherbeesthepartiti,thatiswhentheidentificationtakesplace.
Thenhebeesohtheact.
Thisidentificatioshimfromwakingup,becauseiobeawake,iobeaware,acertaindistanceisrequired,aspaeeded.
Iamabletoseeyouonlybecausethereisadistaweenyouandme.
Ifthewholedistaweenyouandmeweretoberemoved,Iwouldntbeabletoseeyou.
Iamabletoseeyoubecausethereisaspacebetweenus.
Ifthisentirespaceweresomehowelimiwouldntbepossibleformetoseeyou.
Myeyesseeyou,becausethereisaspabetweenbutmyveryeyesareuoseethemselves.
EvenifIoseemyfigure,Ihavetobeetheotherinamirror;Ihavetobeatadistanyself--onlythenIseemyrefle.
Seeingtherefleinamirrormeansmyimageisatadistandnowitisvisibletome.
Allthatamirrordoesispresentyeatadistanyou.
Theinterveningspacethuscreatedenablesyoutosee.
Iosee,adistaneeded.
Foronewholivesidentifiedwiththebody,orthiheverybody,thereexistsnodistaweenhimandhisbody.
OherewasaMohammedanmysticcalledFarid.
Amaoseehimonemandraisedthesamequestionyouhaveaskedme.
HesaidtoFarid,"WehaveheardthatwhenJesuswascrucifiedhedidnotcryout,scream,rowmiserable.
WehavealsoheardthatwhenMansoorslimbswerecutoff,hewaslaughing.
Howthisbe?Thisisimpossible.
"
Fariddidntsayaword.
Helaughed,andfromtheutsofferedtohimbyhisdevotees,hepickedupowaslyingnearbyandgaveittotheman.
Faridtoldhim,"Takethisut.
Itisnotripeyet.
Breakitopen,butmakesureyoukeepthekernelfrombreaking.
Breaktheoutershellandbriheunbrokenkernel.
"
Themansaid,"Thisisimpossible.
Becausetheutisuhereisnospacebetweenthekernelaershell.
IfIbreakopentheshellthekernelwillbreaktoo.
"
Faridsaid,"Fetthisut.
Hereisanother.
Takethisoisdry.
Thereisaspacebetweenitskernelaershell.
youassuremeyoubreakonlytheshellahekeract?"
Themansaid,"Whatssodifficultaboutthis?Iwillbreaktheshellandthekernelwillbesavedwithoutanyproblem.
"
Faridsaid,"Tellmewhythekernelwillbesaved.
"
Themanreplied,"Becausetheutisdry,thereexistsadistaweentheshellandthekernel.
"
Faridsaid,"Nowdontbotheraboutbreakiheut;setitasidetoo.
Didyougetyouranswerornot?"
Themansaid,"Iwasaskingyousomethingelse,andyouhavegotteotalkingaboutaut.
Myquestionis,whydidntJesuscryoutwhenhewascrucified?Whydidntheweep?WhydidntMansoorwritheinpainwhenhislimbswerecutoff?Whydidhelaugh?Whydidhesmile?"
Faridanswered,"Becausetheyweredryuts,whilewearewetuts--thereisnootherreasonthanthis.
"
ThereasonwhyJesusdidntweepwhencrucified,andMansoordidntsufferpain,butratherlaughedandsmiled,isbecausetheyhadtotallydisidentifiedthemselveswiththeirbodies.
Therewasnootherreasonthanthis.
ItwasnotreallyJesuswhowasbeingcrucified.
Jesuswaswatghisbodybeingcrucifiedfromwithin,andthishedidfromthesamedistahepeoplestandingaroundhim--outside,awayfromhisbody.
Noonefromthecrowdscreamed,hemcried,"Dontkillme!"Why?--becausetherewasadistaweenthemandJesusbody.
Withioo,therewasadistaweentheelementthatwatchesandhisbody.
HenceJesusalsodidntcryout,"Dontkillme!"
Mansoorslimbsutatedalaughing.
Whensomeoneaskedhim,"Whatmakesyoulaughwhenyourlimbsarebeingcutoff7"Mansoorsaid,"Iwouldhavecriedhadyoudismemberedme,butitisnotmeyouarechoppingoff;theoneyouaredoingitto,youfools,isnotme.
IlaughatyoubecauseyouaretakingthisbodytobeMansoors,justasyoutakethebodiesyouareintobeyourauthenticselves.
Youwillobviouslysufferpainfuldeaths.
Whatyouaredoingtomeisnothingbutarepetitionofthemistakesyouhaveittediingyourownselves.
Hadyoubeenawareyouareseparatefromyourbodies,youwouldnthavetriedtocutmybody.
Youwouldhaveknownthatyouandyourbodyaretwodifferentthings.
Thenyouwouldhaverealizedthatbycuttingupthebody,Mansoorisnotcut.
"
Thegreatestpreparatioerihinasciousstateistofirstenterpainsciously,becausedeathdoesnotoccuroften,itdoesnoteeveryday.
Deathwilleonlyonce,whetheryouarepreparedforitornot;thereotbearehearsalfordeath.
Butpainandmiseryeeveryday.
repareourselveswhilegoingthroughpainandsuffering--andremember,ifwedosowhilefagthem,itwillproveusefulatthetimeofdeath.
Hence,seekershavealwaysweledsuffering.
Thereisnootherreasonforit.
Itisnotthatsufferingisagoodthing.
Thereasonissimplythatsufferingprovidestheseekerortunityforself-preparation,self-attai.
AseekerhasalwaysthankedGodforthesufferingheundergoes,forthesimplereasonthat,isofmisery,hegetsacetodisidentifyhimselffromhisbody.
Remember,sadhana,spiritualdiscipline,isalittledifficulttofollowwhenyouarehappy.
Itiseasierwhenyouaremiserable,becauseisofhappinessowanttohaveeventheslightestfeelingofseparationfromonesbody.
Whenyouarehappythebodyfeelsverydeartoyou;youdontfeellikebeiachedfromitforevenaninch.
Isofhappinesswemoveclosertothebody;heisnotsurprisingthataseekerofhappinessbeesamaterialist.
Itisalsonotsurprisingifapersonwhoistinuouslyseekinghappinessbelieveshimselftobenothingmorethanhisbody,becauseinhappytimeshebegilikeagreenutinsteadofadryohedistaweenhimandhisbodytionarrowdown.
Isofpainonewisheshewerenotthebody.
Ordinarily,amanwhotakeshimselftobenothingbutthebodyalsowisheshewerenotthebodywhenhisheadhurtsorwhenhisfootisinjuredorwhenhisbodyaches.
Hetendstoagreewithmonksallovertheworldwhogoaboutsayingthat,"ItwouldhavebeeerifIwerenotthebody.
"Feelingthepaininhisbody,hebeeseagertosomehowfindoutheisnotthebodytoo.
ThatswhyIsaytoyou,themomentsofpainbeomentsofspiritualdiscipliheybeturomomentsofsadhana.
Butordinarily,whatdowedo?
Ordinarily,duringtimesofsufferietpain.
Ifamanisintrouble,hewilldrinkalcohol.
Someoneisinpainandhewillgoandsitinamovietheater.
Somebodyismiserableandhewilltrytethismiserywithprayersaionalsongs.
Thesearealldifferentwaysaetpain.
Someonedrinks;wesaythisisoieonegoesandwatchesamovie,thisisanother.
Apersooacert;thisisathirdwayettingpain.
Somebodygoestothetempleanddrownshimselfinprayersandhymns;thisisafourthstrategy.
Therebeathousandarategies--theybereligious,nious,orsecular.
Thatsnotabigquestion.
Underhallthis,thebasigisthatmanwantstethismisery.
Heisintettingmisery.
Apersonwhoisouttetmiseryevertomisery.
Howwebeeawareofsomethiendtet?Onlywithanattitudeofrememberingwebeeawareofsomething.
Henlybyrememberingpainwebeeawareofit.
Sowheneveryouareiakeitasanopportunity.
Betotallyawareofit,andyouwillhaveawonderfulexperience.
Whenyoubeefullyawareofyoursuffering,whenyoulookatitfacetofaotesgthepain,youwillhaveaglimpseofyourseparatenessfromit.
Forexample,youfell,wereinjured,hurtyourfoot.
Nowtrytolocatethepainirytopinpointtheexactspotwhereithurts,andyouwillbeastoodiscoverhowyouhavemaospreadthepainoveramuchwiderarea,awayfromtheinalspotwhereitsiyisnotsomuch.
Manexaggerateshissuffering.
Hemagnifieshismisery,whieveractuallythatmuch.
Thereasonbehindthisisthesame--identificationwiththebody.
Miseryisliketheflameofalamp,butweexperieasthedispersedlightofthelamp.
Miseryisliketheflame,limitedtoaverysmallseofthebody.
Butwefeelitliketheveryextendedlightofthelamp,camuchlargerarea.
Closeyoureyesandtrytolocatethepainfrominside.
Remembertoo,wehavealwaysknownthebodyfromtheoutside,neverfromwithin.
Evenifyouknowyourbody,itisknownasothersseeit.
Ifyouhaveseenyourhand,itisalwaysfromtheoutside,butyoufeelyourhandfromwithintoo.
Itisasifooremaintehseeinghishouseonlyfromtheoutside.
Butthereisaninnersidetothehouseaswell.
Painoccursattheinnerpartsofthebody.
Thepoihurtsislocatedsomewhereieriorofthebody,butthepaiotheouterpartsofthebody.
Itislikethis:theflameofpainislocatedinside,whilethelightradiatesoutward.
Sinceweareusedtoseeingthebodyfromoutside,thepaiobeveryspreadout.
Itisawonderfulexperieryingtoseethebodyfrominside.
Closeyoureyesandtrytofeelandexperiethebodyislikefromwithin.
Thehumanbodyhasaninnerwalltoo;ithasaninnercaswell.
Thisbodyhasaninnerlimittoo.
Thatinnerfrontiercertainlybeexperiehclosedeyes.
Youhaveseenyourhandlifting.
Now,closeyoureyessometimeandliftyourhand,andyouwillexperiehehandrisingfromwithin.
Fromtheoutsideyouhaveknownwhatitistobehungry.
Closeyoureyesandexperiengerfromwithin,andforthefirsttimeyouwillbeabletofeelitfrominside.
Assoonasyougetholdofthepainfromwithin,twothingshappen.
Ohepairemainaswidelyspreadasitinallyseemedtobe;itimmediatelytersonasmallpoint.
Andthemoreintenselyyoutrateonthispoint,themoreyouwillfinditbeingsmallerandsmaller.
Andanincrediblethinghappens.
Whenthepointbeesverysmall,youfindtoyouramazementitappearsanddisappears,goesoffandon.
Gapsbegintoappeariween.
Andfinally,whenitdisappears,youwonderpeoit.
Manytimesyoumissit.
Thepointbeessosmall,thatoftehesciousriestolocateit,itisnotthere.
Justaspainexpandsinastateofunsciousness,ieofawarenarrowsdownandbeessmall.
Insuchastateofscioushefeelingwillbethatalthoughyouhavegohroughsomanypainfulexperiences,althoughyouhavelivedthroughsomuchsufferi,infact,themiserieswerenotreallythatmany.
Wehavesufferedexaggeratedpains.
Thesameistruewithregardtohappiness.
Thehappinesseswehavebeenthroughwerenotasmanyastheyseemedtobe;wehaveeheminanexaggeratedformtoo.
Ifooenjoyoneshappinesswithawareness,wewouldfindthathappinessbeesverysmalltoo.
Ifweweretolivethroughmiserywiththesamekindofawareness,wewouldfinditbeesverynarrowaswell.
Thegreatertheawarehenarrowerandsmallerthepainsandmiseries.
Theybeesosmallthat,inadeeperseheyturnouttobemeaningless.
Infact,theirmeaniheirexpansion.
Theyseemtobeenpassiirelife.
However,whehroughgreatawareheygoonnarrowingdown,ultimatelybeingsomeaniheydonthaveanythingtodowithlifeassuch.
Thesedthingthatwillhappenis,whenyoulookatyourmiseryveryclosely,adistancewillbecreatedbetweenyouandthemisery.
Infact,wheneveryoulookatathing,immediatelyadistanceiscreatedbetweenyouahingitself.
Seeingcausesthedistance.
Nomatterwhatwelookat,adistanceimmediatelybeginstotakeplace.
Ifyoulookcloselyatyourmisery,youwillfindaseparatioweenthemiseryandyou,becauseonlythatwhichisseparatefromyoubeseen.
Obviously,thatwhichisinseparablyohyouotbeseen.
Onewhoisawareofhismisery,onewhoisfilledwithsciousness,onewhoisfullofremembrance,experiehemiseryassomewhereelse,andheissomewhereatadistance.
Thedayamaorealizethediffereweenhimselfandthemisery,assoonasheestoknowhispainishappeningsomewhereatadistaheunsciousnesscausedbymiseryceasestoexist.
Andonceapersoouandthatthesufferingsaswellasthehappihebodyoccurelsewhere,thatoneismerelyakhem,hisidentitywiththebodyissevered.
Thenheknowsheisnotthebody.
Thisistheinitialpreparation.
Ohispreparationisplete,thenitiseasytoenterdeathwithawareness.
Notonlyeasy,butitwillhappenmostcertainly.
Assuch,wearenotafraidofdeathreally.
Afterall,eventobeafraidofdeath,oobefamiliarwithdeath.
Howwefeelafraidofsomethingweknownothingabout?
So,wehavenofearofdeathreally;rather,inourmihexistsintheformofadisease.
Thatstheideawehaveofit.
Whenevenminorillnessesleaveusinsomuchtrouble--thefoothurtsandwesuffersomuch,theheadhurtsandwesuffersomuch--whatatortureitwillbewheirebodywillhurtandfallapart!
Thefearofdeathisthesumtotalofallourillnesses.
Deathinitself,however,isnotanillness.
Deathhasnothingtodowithillness--itisnoteveelyectedwithit.
Itisadifferentmatterifillnessesprecededeath,butthereisnocause-and-effectrelationshipbetweewo.
Itisbesidethepointthatamandiesfollowinganillness,butobemistakenandthinkthatillnesscausesdeath.
Perhapsthereverseisthecase.
Becauseamanesclosetodeath,hegrabsontoillness.
Nooneeverdiesofillness.
Asdeathapproaches,hebeginstocatchillnesses.
Asdeathdrawsnear,hisbodybeesweak,hisreceptivitytowardssiessincreases.
Hebeesvulnerable,hebeginstolookforillnesses.
Thesameillnesswouldnotbeabletoaffecthimwerethemanclosertolife.
Perhapsitwouldnothavebeeocatchholdofhim.
Doyouknowtherearesomemomentswhenyouaremorereceptivetoillnesses,whiletherearesomewhenyouarenot?Isofdisappoiandsadnessapersonbeesvulnerabletoillness,whileamanfullofhopeandoptimismbeesuivetoit.
Evenillnessdoeseryouwithoutyourwillioacceptit--yourinneracceptaneeded.
Henatterhowmanymediesaregiventothem,thosewhoareofasuicidalmindeverbecured.
Theirmindsremaiivetomedications.
Theirmindsgoonseekingillnesses,invitingdiseaseswithopenarms,butkeepingtheirdoorsverytightlyclosedasfarasmedicationsareed.
No,nooneeverdiesofillness.
Rather,onebeesvulnerabletoillnessesbecauseofapproagdeath.
Thatswhyillnessoccursfirst,thehfollows.
Wenormallythinkpensfirstisthecause,andthatwhichfollowsitistheeffect.
Thatserrohinking.
Illnessisnotthecause.
Invariablythecauseisdeath.
Theillnessismerelytheeffect.
Sothefearofdeathinourmindsisreallythefearofillness.
Firstofall,wecreatethefearofdeathbyaddingupallourillnesses.
Thesedthingworthrememberingisthatallthepeoplewehaveseendying,wehavenotreallyseenthemdying,wehaveohemfallingill.
Howweeverseeanyonedyihissuutterlyinnerphenomenon,noonebeawitoit.
Thinktwicebeforeyouevertestifytoseeingsudsuchapersondie,becauseitisaverydifficultthingtoseesomeonedying.
Tothisdayithasneverhappehisearth.
Noonehaseverseenanyonedying.
Onlythismuchhasbeenseen:amanfellill,grewmoreill,andmoreandmoreill,andonedayitbecameknownthatthemanisnolongeralive.
Butbasically,noonehaseverseenersondied.
Noonehaseverbeeopinpointatwhientapersondied,andwhatexactlyhappeheprocessofdying.
Theonlythingwehaveseenisamanbeifreefromlife.
Wehavenotseenaboattougtheothershore;wehaveoleavingthisshore.
Wehaveseenasciousnessmoveawayfromtheshoresoflife,aeracertainpointwehavelostsightofit.
Thebodythatremainswithusisnolongeralive,asitwasuntilyesterday,andsowethinkthemanisdead.
Forus,deathisaninfereisnotahathtbeforeus.
Wehaveseensickpeople,wehaveseenthesufferingofadyingman--thecrampingofhislimbs,hiseyesrollingup,hisfacedef,hisjawsg;wehaveseenthatperhapsthemanwantstosaysomethingbutot--wehaveseenallthis.
Wehavewithusthesumofallthis;ithasbeepartofourcollectivemind.
Whatsoeverhasbeenhappeningatthetimeofdeathovermillionsofyears,wehavecollecteditall.
Weareafraidofthat.
Wearealshtenedoffagthesamedifficultiesatthetimeofourdeath.
Hence,manhasdevisedveryclevermeans.
Hehasdismissedthefactofdeathfromthewholeideaoflife.
Wecreatecemeteriesoutsidethetownsothatwearenotremindedofdeathmoreoften.
Really,ideallyacemeteryshouldbecreatedinthemiddleofthetown,becausethereisnothinginlifemorecertainthahitself:everythingelseisuain.
Otherthingsmayormaynotbe.
Theonlythingwhiebelieveindefinitivelyisdeath.
Deathisthemostcertainthing;noonedoubtitsexistence.
WedoubttheexistenceofGod;wedoubttheexistehesoul;wedoubtlifeitself,butthereisnowaytodoubtdeath.
Deathis.
Thatwhichissocertainutoutsidethetown.
Ifafuneralpassesby,themothercallsherchildrentoeihehouse,becausesomebodyisdead.
Actually,ifsomeoneisdeadeveryoneshouldbeaskedtoeoutsotheywatchthegreatestfactoflifepassingby.
Everyoneisboundtopassthroughdeath.
Thereisodenyit.
Butwearesoscaredofdeathwedontevenwanttomentionit.
Ihaveheard
Anoldwomaoseeamonkandsaid.
"Thesoulisindeedimmortal.
"Oldpeopleoftentalkabouttheimmortalityofthesoulfornootherreasonthanthefearofdeath.
Thatstheonlyreasonwhywefindsuchalargenumberofoldfolksintemples,mosques,churches.
Whyarentyoungpeopleandchildreedingoingtotheseplaces?Itwillbeawhilebeforetheygetthenewsofdeath.
Itwilltakealittletime.
Theyaffordtodehfornow;theyfetitforawhile.
Howoldmanfetdeath?Hegetsreminderseveryday.
Onedayhefindshislegsrefusetowalk,anotherdayhisvisionfails,sometimeshisearslosetheirhearingpower.
Hereceiveshintsfromallaroundthat,onebyone,partsofhisbodyseemtobegivingih.
Nowhebeginstorushtowardsthechurch,thetemple,themosque.
HeisnotedwithGod;hegoestheresimplytomakesurethat,eventhoughwhathehasuoodlifetobeisingtoanend,willheperishtoo?
Itisstrasocietieswhichbelieveintheimmortalityofthesoularemhtenedofdeaththanoneswhiotbelieveinthesoulsexistence.
Takeourtry,forexample.
Feswehavebeenfirmbelieversintheimmortalityofthesoul.
A,noraearthismorecowardlythanours,nopeoplearemoredeadthanweare.
Anationwhichproclaimsthesoulisimmortalsuffersinslaveryforathousandyears.
He!Onewondershowanationwhichdeclaresthesoulisimmortalandwhichisinhabitedbyeighthundredmillionsouls,liveinslaveryuhedominationofthreemillion.
Thosewhobelievethesoulisimmortal,thatiteverdie,whatfeartheyhaveofbeingslaves?Whatfeartheyhaveoffightingtheenemy?Whatfeartheyhaveoffagdeathbyhanging?Howgunsandhtenthem?Butno,somethingelseisinvolvedhere.
Believingintheimmortalityofthesoulisnotthesameasknowingtheimmortalityofthesoul.
Believinginitisjustastrategyforerasingthefearofdeath,forfalsifyingit--thesameascreatieryoutsidethetown.
Everydaypeopleopentheirscripturesaheteagsontheimmortalityofthesoulsothattheybeabsolutelysurethereish,sothattheycarrythehopethattheywillsurvive--sothereisoworry.
Theyassert,"Thebodywilldie,butwewillstillsurvive!"
Whoareyouassertingasyourexisteherthanthebody?Youhavenoknowledgeofit.
Youannounce,"Thebodymaydie,Iwilltiolive,"aisyouhaveabsolutelynoideawhoyouareotherthanthebody!Youdontknowwhatitisthatwillsurvivewhenthebodyisnomore.
Ifyoushouldeverreallythink,"Whoaml?"youwilletoknowthatyouknownothingaboutyourselfexceptthatyouarethebody.
Sotheoldwomansaidtothemonk,"Ibelievethesoulisimmortal.
Thesoulisindeedimperishable.
Whatdoyousay?"
Abouttheimmortalityofthesoul,themonkanswerednothing.
Hemerelylookedatthewoman,tookherhandinhisandsaid,"Whatdoyouthinkaboutdeath?Notmuchtimeisleft.
"
Thewomanwasannoyed.
Shesaid,"Whatkindofominoustalkisthis?Pleasedontsaysuchthings.
Beingamonk,agoodman,youshouldnottalkaboutsuinousthings.
"
Themonksaid,"Ifthesoulisimmortal,thenhowdeathbeominous?Deathbeinauspiciousonlyifthesoulismortal.
"
Butthewomantinued,"Dropthisandtalkaboutsomethingelse.
TalkaboutGod,talkaboutmoksha.
Ihaventetohearyouspeakaboutdeath.
"
Actually,peoplegotomonkspreciselytohearthingswhisomehowfortthemandalleviatetheirfears.
Theywantsomeonewhotellthem,"Youarenotgoingtodie.
"Theywanttobetold,"Youarenotasihesouliseternallypure,uncorrupted.
Didyousayyouareathief?Fetit,hief.
Didyousayyouareablack-marketeer?Thatsallnonsense.
thesouleverengageinblack-marketing?"
Theresultis,alltheblack-marketeersgatheraroundmonkswhokeepsaying,"Thesoulispure,withoutblemish.
Ithasalwaysbeenincorruptible,iteverbedefiled.
"Andthemansittinginfront,anoldthief,nodshisheadinagreementandsays,"Youareabsolutelyright,yourholiness!Howtrue,yourholiness!"Hewantstobelieve,hewantssomeooassurehimthatthesoulisabsolutelypure,sohebefreefromthebotherofbeingpure,sohewonthavetobeworriedaboutbeingimpure--sother松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读
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