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the man is smart； he has a remarkable understanding of human nature。
actually； thats how one happens to be a professional physician！ so if you go to his clinic for treatment； your diagnosis will be conducted in such a way that half your illness will go away while you are still being diagnosed。
he is an extremely clever doctor； all other doctors feel quite intimidated by him。
he has a large； impressive and serious…looking consulting room with a big table on which he makes the patient lie down。
above the patients chest hangs a thing which looks like a stethoscope。
this contraption is connected to two transparent tubes containing colored water。
when he applies the stethoscope…like contraption to the patients chest； the heartbeat causes the water in the tube to jump。
the patient looks at the jumping water and is convinced he has e to a great doctor indeed； he has never seen such a doctor before。
the thing he uses is a sort of stethoscope； except that he doesnt connect it to his ears； he watches the rising and falling of the water in the tubes； and this assures the patient that he is no ordinary doctor。
do you know why an allopathic doctor writes prescriptions in such illegible handwriting？ the reason is that if you could read it； you would find it is such an ordinary thing that you could even go and buy it in the market …… and so it is deliberately written with such skill that you are unable to read it。
the truth is； if you were to take this same prescription back to the doctor； he himself wouldnt be able to figure out what hed written。
another interesting thing is that the names of all medicines have to be written in latin and greek。
the reason is simple： if he were to write in english； hindi or gujarati； you would never pay him ten or fifteen rupees for an injection； you would know it is nothing but a concoction of caraway seeds。
these are all magical tricks。
it is the same as the villager who gives his patients a pinch of ash。
but this will not be effective either if he looks like an ordinary man。
if he is dressed； however； in an ochre robe； it will have more effect。
and if the man is known to be honest； virtuous； kind and truthful； the pinch of ash will be far more effective。
if it is known that he does not charge money； that he does not even touch money； the ash will have an electrifying effect。
so it is not the ash that works； it is the other factors which are at work。
it needs careful consideration whether or not such cures be allowed to continue； because； if you ban this type of cure； others equally as false will have to be found to replace them。
it never ends。
man must be made to think so that he does not fall sick out of ignorance； so that he does not bring pseudo illnesses upon himself。
as long as fake illnesses keep happening； fake doctors will keep on appearing as well。
if you remove the old； pseudo methods； new ones will crop up …… and if you then remove these； new ones will be born。
there are so many types of treatment in the world； but there is no way to decide which one is right； they all claim to be successful in curing illnesses。
and their claims are valid …… they do cure illnesses。
the more we probe into the human psyche； the more it bees clear that the disease exists somewhere in the human mind。
as long as the disease exists in the human mind； the pseudo treatments will also continue to exist。
hence； i am not so much concerned with doing away with pseudo methods； i am more concerned with putting an end to the disease in the human mind。
if the disease in the human mind disappears； if mans consciousness awakens； if he bees discriminating； he will not be surrounded by annoying troubles。
it is not that you go and collect ash because a man distributes it in a village …… no； it is because you are eager to collect the ash； thats why someone has to distribute it。
no one bees your leader on his own …… but you cannot live for a second without one； thats why somebody has to bee the leader。
if you remove one leader； you will find another …… and if he is removed you will find a third。
and； in fact； while you are removing one leader you will have first made sure who you want for your next。
and so leaders all over the world know very well the need for leading opposition parties。
they know； with confidence； that when the people get fed up with one leader they will automatically elect the second； and when they get tired of the second they will replace him with the first。
thats why two…party politics goes on all over the world。
everywhere； people are the same。
i was in raipur during the last elections。
a friend of mine； an old resident of raipur； had been successively elected several times as a member of parliament； but this time he was defeated。
another friend of mine who was totally unknown and had recently settled in raipur was elected in his place。
i asked my friend how this happened。
how did he lose and a total newer win the election？
he said； 〃its very clear。
people have bee too used to me。
this man is a new face； people dont know him yet。
dont worry； let him bee a familiar figure and he will be defeated too。
i will have to bide my time until then。
by then i will be unfamiliar once again； and then i will have the upper hand。
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deep down； it is not a question of whether to remove this leader or that leader； whether to do away with this superstition or that superstition …… that is not the issue。
the question is to bring about a fundamental change in man。
a scientific mind will not care much about superstition； but superstition will continue to exist as long as man is content with his blindness。
if a man is not ready to open his eyes； then blindness is bound to exist。
and let me ask： who among us is really willing to open his eyes？ none of us is willing to see with our eyes open； because with our eyes open we may see truths we dont want to see。
thats why we close our eyes and see whatsoever we fancy。
have you ever opened your eyes and observed closely what life is like？ have you ever seen yourself with your eyes open？ that you never want to do； because then you will see horrifying things。
everyone considers himself to be absolutely pious； a mahatma。
if he were to open his eyes and look closely； he would find； to his horror； the greatest sinner of all hidden within himself。
he doesnt want to see that； of course； because then it will be difficult for him to be a mahatma。
and so he shuts his eyes to himself。
and not only that； in doing so he uses those people who can help him shut his eyes …… around him he gathers all those people who e and tell him what a great mahatma he is。
thus he goes on gathering followers。
around him； he gathers all those people who cooperate in keeping him blind。
and there are many wonderful tricks for collecting people； incredible deceptions are practiced in this respect。
one of the tricks for gathering people is to keep on shouting； 〃dont e near me！ i dont want anyone around me！〃 people are terribly impressed with this trick。
they flock to such a man。
the more he drives them away； the greater the maha