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the breathing is calming down； is calming down。
leave it relaxed
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leave the breathing relaxed
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the breathing is going on calming down
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the breathing is going on calming down
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the breathing has relaxed。
leave the thoughts also
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move back from them too
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move further back from them。
the thoughts are relaxing
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the thoughts are relaxing。
go on feeling
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the thoughts are relaxing
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the thoughts are relaxing
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the thoughts are going on relaxing。
the thoughgts are also dropping
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you have moved further back
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you have moved further back。
the thoughts are going on calming down
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the thoughts are going on calming down
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the thoughts are going on calming down
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the thoughts have calmed down。
now； for ten minutes just remain awake within； remain conscious within。
look within wakefully。
on the outside； death has happened。
the body is lying down； almost dead； away
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we have retreated back
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the consciousness has remained lit like a flame。
you are only knowing
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only seeing。
remain just a watcher
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settle in the seeing。
for ten minutes only go on looking within； do not do anything else； only go on looking。
inside
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more inside
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go on looking inside
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slowly； slowly you would have slipped into depths
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as if one goes on falling in a deep well
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goes on falling
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goes on falling。
look
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for ten minutes just rem
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Chapter 7
［。小＾说）网）
i teach death
31 october 1969 pm in mediation camp at dwarka； gujarat； india
question 1
a friend has asked： are you teaching people how to die？ are you teaching death？ you should teach life instead。
he is right； i am indeed teaching people how to die。
i am teaching the art of dying； because one who learns the art of dying bees an expert in the art of living as well。
one who agrees to die bees worthy of living the supreme life。
only those who have known how to erase themselves also e to know how to be。
these may seem like opposite things because we have taken life and death to be opposing each other； contradictory； but they are not。
we have created a false contradiction between the two； and that has produced fatal results。
perhaps nothing has caused so much harm to the human race as this contradiction。
subsequently； this contradiction has had ramifications on many levels。
if we divide things which are essentially one into separate parts …… not only separate but contradictory parts …… the ultimate result can be nothing but the creation of a schizophrenic； insane man。
lets assume there is a place where mad people live。
great difficulty and trouble would arise if these people were to believe that cold and hot were not only separate but contradictory things …… for the simple reason that cold and hot are not contradictory； they are different degrees of qualifying the same thing。
our experience of cold and hot is not absolute； it is very relative。
a little experiment will make this clear。
we always find things which are hot and things which are cold。
we also see that something which is hot is hot； and something which is cold is cold …… we cannot believe the same thing can be hot and cold at the same time。
now； when you go back home do a little experiment。
take a pot containing hot water； a pot containing cold water； and a pot containing water at room temperature。
put one hand in the hot water and another hand in cold water。
now take both hands out and place them in the water at room temperature。
one hand will feel the water is cold and the other will feel the same water is hot。
is that water hot or cold？ one hand will say it is hot； the other will say it is cold。
then what is the nature of the water really？ if； simultaneously； one hand feels it is hot and the other feels the same water is cold； then we will have to realize the water is neither hot nor cold …… its feeling hot or cold is relative to our hands。
hot and cold are degrees of the same thing …… they are not two different things。
the distinction between them is of quantity； not of quality。
have you ever thought about the distinction between childhood and old age？ ordinarily we think they are opposite to each other …… childhood on the one hand； old age on the other。
but what is the distinction between childhood and old age really？ the difference is only of years； the difference is only of days； the difference is not qualitative； it is only quantitative。
for example； there is a child aged five。
we can call him 〃an old man of five〃 …… whats wrong with that？ it is simply linguistic usage that we say 〃a child five years of age。
〃 if we want to we can call him …… as is done in english …… 〃five years old；〃 which can also mean 〃an old man of five。
〃 one is just an old man of seventy； while there is someone who is five years old。
what is the difference？ if we want； we can call a seventy …… year…old man a seventy…year…old child …… after all； a child grows into an old man。
but when we look at them separately they seem like two contradictory things。
it seems like childhood and old age are contrary to each other； but if they are； then no child can ever bee old。
how can he？ how can two contrary things be the same？ have you ever been able to note the day a child turned into an old man？ or which night？ can you note on a calendar that on such…and…such a day this man was a child and then on such…and …… such a day he became old？
in fact； the problem is
for example； there are steps leading to the terrace。
you can see the lower steps and you can see the steps on the top as well； but you may not be able to see the steps in the middle section。
it may look as if the lower steps and the steps on top are separate； far away from each other。
but one who can see the whole staircase will deny such a distinction。
he will say； 〃the difference between the steps below and the steps above only appears because of the steps in between。
the very step at the bottom is connected with the step on the top。
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the difference between hell and heaven is not of quality； the difference is only of quantity。
dont think hell and heaven are contrary； diametrically opposite to each other。
the difference between hell and heaven is the same as between cold and hot； between the lower rung and the higher rung； between a child and an old man。
the same sort of difference exists between birth and death； otherwise one who is born will never be able to die。
if birth and death were contrary to each other； how could birth end in death？ we can only reach to a point of our natural growth。
birth grows into death …… this means birth and death are two ends of the same thing。
we sow a seed； it grows into a plant； and then it bees a flower。
have you ever believed there was any opposition between the seed and the flower？ the flower grows out of the seed itself and bees a flower。
growth is in the seed。
birth turns into death。
god knows from what kind of foolishness and during what unfortunate times the idea became fixed in the human mind