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as soon as you have relived your past memories； you will find it is all nothing more than a dream。
you will e to realize that whatsoever you are taking so seriously today …… profit or loss in business； quarrels with the wife； a father showing his annoyance； the son leaving home； the daughter marrying an undesirable person …… all will end up tomorrow in the junkyard of your memory。
when the memories will e back to you； you will be amazed to see the things you took so seriously many times in the past exist nowhere today。
you will see how some moments had taken such control over you that for a second everything seemed like a matter of life and death。
those moments have bee worthless today； they are lying like a heap of dust somewhere on the road； they are like trash lying in a pile of rubbish。
they are totally useless today。
so； reliving the past memories will cause two things to happen。
first； it will bee evident that whatsoever you had taken so seriously did not prove to be such a grave matter after all。
it wasnt even important enough to remember。
you will see that whatever you were ready to stake your life for doesnt even exist anywhere。
such an understanding will transform your life； because then you will e to see that the thing you are willing to kill or be killed for will someday be rotting in a heap of garbage。
just stop for a moment or two and everything will look absurd。
wait a moment or two and all will turn into memory。
and if the total oute of life is nothing but memories； then how is an ordinary mans life different from the life an actor lives on the screen？ after all； whatever an actor does； the final oute is the creation of a film which we see on the screen。
similarly； in an overall sense whatever we do； whatever we live through is recorded onto a film of memories which can be seen again。
what we call life is not much different from focusing a camera。
and the captured moments we once considered so significant are just like pictures projected on the screen。
they are worth no more than a film。
the only difference being that the film we normally use can be enclosed in a box； while the film recorded in life has to be stored in the container of your memory。
thats all the difference there is。
and what is stored in the container of your memory is as much a film as the regular celluloid film。
sooner or later； it wont be too difficult for science to discover a way to draw this film out and project it on the screen。
its not much of a problem； because when we close our eyes； we see the same film being projected on our optical screen。
in a dream； your eyeballs move in the same way as when you watch a movie。
by placing ones fingers on a sleeping persons eyes and sensing the movement or non…movement of his eyeballs； one can determine whether he is dreaming or not。
the movement of his eyes will indicate he is watching something。
what do you suppose he is watching？ he is； of course； watching a movie。
in meditation； if one can relive his past lives as well； he will find that experience to be no more than watching a film。
the experiment of jati…smaran； remembering past lives； was meant for this very purpose。
in fact； mahavira or buddha never initiated anyone until he had gone through jati…smaran。
thats why the initiated monk of today is not really initiated nor is he a monk …… he is neither。
he knows nothing。
a few days ago a jaina monk came to see me。
he said； 〃please teach me meditation。
i am a monk from acharya tulsis order。
he has initiated me。
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i asked him； 〃you have received initiation from acharya tulsi and have not learned meditation？ then what have you learned？ what did you take the initiation for？ what does initiation mean really？ if you have e to learn meditation from me； then why did you take the initiation？ if not even meditation was taught to you there； then what else was taught？ if acharya tulsi doesnt teach meditation； then what else does he do？〃
to initiate means to lead someone into meditation …… thats the only way initiation can happen； not otherwise。
so mahavira and buddha gave initiation only after one had relived his past lives。
mahaviras teaching was that until you have relived your past lives； you cannot drop your serious attitude。
if a man were to remember once； 〃i had made love to a woman in my previous birth and had told her； i cant live without you even for a moment
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and the same i had done and said the life before that； and the same thing the life previous to that one。
even before i was born a human being i had repeated the same act； whether i was an animal or a bird： i have been doing and saying the same things all along。
〃 and then if he were to say all this to a woman today； he will burst out laughing； because now he knows he can live very well without her …… in fact he has been living for lives without any problem。
someone had wanted to attain a high position in his past life and had bee like an emperor。
he had thought that once he attained the highest honor everything would be fine。
but it was all in vain。
the poor fellow died。
it was the same story the life before that； and the one previous to that。
and the same man is once again racing to delhi in search of a position。
if he were to remember his past lives just before reaching delhi； he would turn back realizing the absurdity of the whole thing。
he would laugh； seeing how many times he went to delhi； and how each time ultimately the mad scramble ended up in death。
man wants to repeat all he has been doing in his previous lives； but he has no memory of it。
if he could remember it even once； it would be impossible for him to do it again。
no man can really bee a sannyasin until he has realized the whole world as nothing but a dream。
but how can this world look like a dream？ the key to that lies in jati…smaran； remembering past lives。
so； go back into the memories of this birth …… but not just out of curiosity。
only when you have seen this life as a dream and feel the burden lifted from your mind； and only after you have gained the capacity to see the previous lives as a dream too； can this key be given to you。
however； it will be a one…to…one munication。
the techniques i am working on with you collectively are such that they cant harm you。
whatsoever i am saying publicly are things which can lead only up to a point where it is safe for you。
beyond that； the munication of sutras will be strictly on an individual basis。
hence with those who will progress fast； i will start sharing things which otherwise cannot be told openly in public。
as soon as such people bee ready； those things can be imparted to them。
but that will be absolutely in person； individually。
there is no point talking about them before everyone。
question 2
what are the distinguishing features that make a womb worthy enough to receive a higher soul； and what are the characteristics of a womb in which an inferior soul may enter？ what preparations are necessary in order that a higher soul may descend？ how are the preparations made？ as pared to ordinary wombs； how special were the wom