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but how do we drop the i？ the i will never drop by our attempts to do so。
how can i drop the very i itself？ this is impossible。
it will be like someone trying to lift himself up by his shoelaces。
how do i drop the i？ even after dropping everything； i will still remain。
at the most one might say； 〃i have dropped the ego；〃 and yet this shows he is still carrying his i。
one bees egoistic even about dropping the ego。
then what should a man do？ its quite a difficult situation。
i say to you： there is nothing difficult about it …… because i dont ask you to drop anything。
in fact； i dont ask you to do anything。
the i； the ego； bees stronger because of all the doing。
i am merely asking you to go within and look for the i。
if you find it； then there is no way to drop it。
if it always exists there； what is there left to be dropped？ and if you dont find it； then too； there is no way to drop it。
how can you drop something which doesnt exist？
so go within and see if the i is there or not。
i am simply saying that one who looks inside himself begins to laugh uproariously； because he cannot find his i anywhere within himself。
then what does remain？ what remains then is god。
that which remains with the disappearance of the i …… could that ever be separate from you？ when the i itself ceases to exist； who is going to create the separation？ it is the i alone which separates me from you and you from me。
here is the wall of this house。
under the illusion that they divide space into two； walls stand …… although space never bees divided in half； space is indivisible。
no matter how thick a wall you erect； the space inside the house and the space outside are not two different things； they are one。
no matter how tall you raise the wall； the space inside and outside the house is never divided。
the man living inside the house； however； feels that he has divided the space into two …… one space inside his house and another outside it。
but if the wall were to fall； how would the man differentiate the space within the house from the space without？ how would he figure it out？ then； only space would remain。
in the same way； we have divided consciousness into fragments by raising the walls of i。
when this wall of i falls； then it is not that i will begin to see god in you。
no； then i wont be seeing you； ill only be seeing god。
please understand this subtle distinction carefully。
it will be wrong to say i would begin to see god in you …… i wont be seeing you any more； i will only be seeing the divine。
its not that i would see god in a tree …… i would no longer see a tree； only the divine。
when somebody says god exists in each and every atom he is absolutely wrong； because he is seeing both the atom and god。
both cannot be seen simultaneously。
the truth of the matter is that each and every atom is god； not that god exists in each and every atom。
it is not that some god is sitting enclosed inside an atom …… whatever is； is god。
god is the name given out of love to 〃that which is。
〃 〃that which is；〃 is truth …… in love we call it god。
but it makes no difference by which name we call it。
i do not ask； therefore； that you begin to see god in everyone； i am saying： start looking inside。
as soon as you look within； you will disappear。
and with your disappearance what youll see is god。
question 2
another friend has asked： if meditation leads to samadhi and samadhi leads to god； then what need is there to go to the temples？ shouldnt we do away with them？
it is useless to go to temples； but it is equally useless to do away with them。
why should one bother to do away with something in which god doesnt exist anyway？ let temples be where they are。
what question is there of getting rid of them？ but every so often this trouble es up。
for example； mohammed said that god is not to be found in idols； so the mohammedans thought it meant idols should be destroyed。
and then a very funny thing started happening in the world： there were already people crazy about making idols； now another bunch of crazy people cropped up to destroy the idols。
now the idol…makers are zealously busy making idols； while the idol…destroyers are occupied day and night figuring out ways to destroy the idols。
someone should ask when mohammed said that god is to be found in destroying idols？ god may not be present in an idol； but who said god is present in destroying idols？ and if god is present in destroying idols； then whats the problem with god being present in the idol？ god can be present in the idol too。
and if he is not present in the idol； how can he be present in its destruction？
i am not saying we should do away with temples。
what i am saying is that we must realize the truth that god is everywhere。
once we have realized this truth； everything bees his temple …… then its difficult to distinguish between a temple and a non…temple。
then wherever we stand； that will be his temple； whatever we look at； that will be his temple； wherever we sit； that will be his temple。
then there will no longer be any sacred places of pilgrimage …… the entire world will be a holy place。
then it will be meaningless to create separate idols； because then whatever is will be his image。
i am not advocating that you should get involved in doing away with temples； or that you should dissuade people from going to temples。
i have never said that god is not present in the temple。
what i am simply saying is that one who sees god only in a temple and nowhere else； has no knowledge whatsoever of god。
one who has realized god will feel gods presence everywhere …… in a temple as well as in a place which is not a temple。
then how will he distinguish what is a temple and what is not a temple？ we identify a temple as a place which has gods presence in it； but if one feels his presence everywhere then every place is his temple。
then there will no longer be any need to build separate temples； or； by the same token； to do away with temples either。
i have observed that instead of making sense out of what i am saying； people very often make the mistake of understanding something totally opposite to what i may have said。
people bee interested more in what is to be done away with； what is to be destroyed； what is to be eliminated …… they dont try to understand what is。
such mistakes happen continuously。
one of the fundamental errors mitted by man is that he hears something totally different from what is municated to him。
now； some of you may take me as an enemy of temples； but you will rarely find a person more in love with temples than me。
why do i mention this？ for the simple reason that i would like the whole earth to be seen as a temple； my concern is that everything be turned into a temple。
but after listening to me； someone may e to understand that things would be better if we did away with temples。
no purpose will be served by getting rid of these temples。
things will only work out well when the whole of life is made into a temple。
those who see god in temples and those who destroy temples …… both are wrong。
one who only sees