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then； as the days go by and she bees more and more familiar； he bees less and less attentive towards her。
she bees as well known to him as the street he crosses every day …… and suddenly the woman next door looks more attractive。
the reason is nothing more than the fact that her unfamiliarity excites his attention。
looking at her； his attention has to bee condensed； the focus of his eye changes immediately。
actually； the eyes of husbands and wives dont change focus when they look at each other。
in fact； a husband hardly ever looks at his wife； he avoids her。
the way he lives and moves around her doesnt require him to pay any attention to her。
hence； in my view； the attraction for another woman or another man is really the attraction of attention。
in that one moment； in that moment of thrill； the mind bees fully aware。
it has to …… because only then is it possible to see somebody。
there is a chase going on …… to have a new house instead of the old； new clothes instead of the old； new positions instead of the old。
deep down； all this chasing indicates a profound desire to experience a crystallized attention …… meditation。
and all the joys in ones life depend on how crystallized the meditation is。
the moments of bliss are the moments of crystallized meditation。
hence。
those who wish to attain joy must awaken。
you cannot attain joy by staying asleep。
religion is a search for meditation； and so is gambling。
one who goes to battle； sword in hand； is in search of meditation too。
one who goes hunting a tiger in the forest is also searching for meditation。
and the one who is sitting in the cave with his eyes closed； working hard on his agya chakra； his third eye center； is searching for meditation as well。
the search can be both good or bad； desirable or undesirable； but the search is one and the same。
a search may be successful or unsuccessful； but the desire for searching is one and the same。
meditation means： the power of knowing that lies within you bees manifest in its entirety。
no part of it should remain potent within you； in seed form。
whatsoever capability of knowing you have should not remain just a potential； it should bee actual。
only in that moment a person bees fully aware does he really flower as a being。
both events occur simultaneously。
for example； a tree is hidden in a seed； but potentially。
it is just a potentiality： the seed can die without materializing into the tree。
it is not necessary that the tree has to e out of the seed； it is simply a possibility。
it is only a potentiality； not yet an actuality。
the later turning of the seed into a tree is yet another state of its being； the manifest state。
it would not be wrong to say that the seed is the unmanifest state of the tree； because what appears in the form of a tree is the same as was hidden within the seed。
following the same analogy； it would not be incorrect to say that unconsciousness is the potential state of awareness； or that awareness is the manifest state of unconsciousness。
what is it that moves between these states？ what was present in the seed and also exists in the tree？ there must be a connecting link between the seed and the tree。
there must be something that makes the journey from the seed to the tree； that exists in both。
how else can there be a connection between the seed and the tree？ what was hidden in the seed and has manifested in the tree？ it can neither be the seed nor can it be the tree。
this needs to be understood。
the third power that was hidden in the seed and which became manifest in the tree could not have been the seed alone。
then it could never have bee the tree。
and if it were the tree alone； how could it have been in the seed？ it existed in both。
that third power is the vital energy。
awakening and unconsciousness are two states。
the element that travels between the two is meditation。
thats the third force； the vital energy。
so； the more meditative you are； the more aware； the less meditative； the more asleep。
a rock is a sleeping god …… totally asleep； absolutely like a seed； no sprouting anywhere。
man is not a tree； he is a broken seed with a tiny sprout。
he has not yet bee a tree； but he is no longer like a rock either。
he is on a journey somewhere in between。
man is on a journey …… or it would be even better to say that man is in transit； at a halting place on a journey。
man is a seed on its way to being a tree。
he is also a sprout in between。
thats all man is …… a sprout； a sprouted seed。
what we ordinarily know as being awake is also just a sprouting。
what we call being awake is also a very blurry state。
what we call being awake is still a very sleepy state。
the wakeful state in which we go about our daily routine is not very different from the state of somnambulism。
in a dream； a man gets up； goes to the kitchen and drinks a glass of water； or sits at his table and writes a letter； and then goes back to sleep。
he remembers nothing of this in the morning； he did it all in the dream。
his eyes were open； he followed the right path； opened the door without difficulty； wrote the letter； but still he was asleep。
this means that； except for a tiny little corner； his entire mind was asleep； and hence could not register his actions in its memory。
so the man is at a loss in the morning to explain what happened at night。
what we call being awake is a state similar to somnambulism。
if i ask what you did on january 1； 1950； you will be at a loss to answer。
you may simply say。
〃there was a first of january indeed； and i must have done something on that day； but i have no idea what exactly。
〃 you will be surprised to know； however； that if you were hypnotized and asked the same question you could easily give a detailed account of that very day。
what occurred on that day was recorded in some corner of your mind； a corner of which even you are not fully aware。
it was recorded and left unused。
similarly； the memories of our past lives are also lying there undisturbed。
we are not fully cognizant of them。
in the previous life some part of our being was awake； and that part had done the recording。
now the same part is inactive； asleep； the other part is awake； active。
the part which is awake in this life has no knowledge of the immense amount of work already acplished by another part in a previous life。
it is ignorant of the fact that a seed had already sprouted in the previous life and subsequently died。
it has no idea at all that such an attempt was already made once before。
as a matter of fact； infinite attempts have been made before。
should you ever enter into the memories of your past lives； you will be in for a great surprise。
the memories of past lives are not restricted to human lives alone。
entering these memories is very easy； one can do so without much difficulty。
however； prior to many human lives； we have passed through animal lives as well。
it is difficult to penetrate them because they are hidden under even deeper layers。
and even prior to our animal lives； we have lived through many