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it is useless to ask anything about you； hence the need to consult your dreams。
your reflection es through clearly； your picture emerges sharply in the dreams …… which are false。
so the psychoanalyst wants to peek into your dreams。
the whole discipline of psychology is based on the analysis of dreams。
the zen master was very keenly interested in dreams too。
he used to ask his disciples； the seekers； about their dreams； because it was possible a seeker might e and say he wished to find god； but instead might dream of finding a diamond mine。
in reality he might have nothing to do with god。
it is also possible he might be seeking god so that some day he might ask him the whereabouts of the diamond mine。
this is how his dream tells what his real search is all about。
the master would ask his disciples to keep a diary of their dreams。
if people were to write honestly in their biographies only about what happened when they were asleep and leave out the time they were awake； the world would bee a much better place to live in； and we would e to know much truer facts about men。
the daytime world is full of lies。
the phony man plans it very well。
at least in the dream a kind of truth exists； because the dream is unplanned： it happens on its own； it has its own reality。
if we were to uncover the dreams of all the holy men； we would find a great many of these holy men of no worth。
most of them would appear to be criminals …… of course； criminals of the kind which do not mit crimes in the marketplace； but in their minds。
one morning the master had just got up when a disciple of his happened to pass by。
the master called him and said； 〃last night i had a dream。
interpret it for me； will you？〃
the disciple said； 〃please wait； let me go and bring the interpretation！〃
the master asked； 〃youll go and bring the interpretation？〃 but he waited。
the disciple went inside； brought a jug of water； and said； 〃here； just wash your face。
now that the dream is broken； whats the sense in interpreting it？ please wash your face so that whatsoever little illusion； whatsoever little trace of your dream that may still be left can be cleaned away。
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the master said； 〃sit beside me。
i like your interpretation。
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then another disciple passed by and the master called him and said； 〃last night i had a dream。
this fellow has given a little interpretation。
here is a jug filled with water。
would you give any further interpretation？〃
the disciple said； 〃if you will wait for just one minute i will be back soon。
〃 he went running and brought a cup of tea。
addressing the master he said； 〃please have this cup of tea and the whole matter will be over。
now that you are up from your sleep and have washed your face； why do you want to get me into the trap？〃
the master asked him to sit beside him and said； 〃i liked what you said。
but had you tried to give an interpretation to my dream； i would have thrown you out of the ashram。
you saved yourself； you saved yourself by a hairs breadth。
when the dream is broken anyway； then whats the point in interpreting it？ the interpretation is valid only as long as the dream is happening。
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so all my explanations are explanations of dreams； and the explanations of a dream can never be true。
do you follow what i am saying？ how can an explanation of a dream have any real meaning whatsoever when the dream itself is never true？ an explanation of a dream； however； can be helpful in putting an end to the dream …… and should that ever happen； you will wake up。
and the day you wake up； you wont say the dream was true； you wont say the explanation was right； you will say it was just a play which ended。
and you will say there were two sides to the game： one of indulging in the dream； the other of destroying it。
indulgence in the dream is samsara； explanations that break the dream make up sannyas …… although； basically； both are happenings of the dream state。
samsara signifies indulgence in the dream； while sannyas is an effort to destroy the dream …… but both happenings are of the dream。
when the dream is over； there will be neither samsara nor sannyas。
then whatsoever will be； will be the truth。
question 2
is sadhana a natural growth； or is it a jump outside the evolutionary process of nature？ if sadhana is not a jump and transcendence of the natural evolution； then is it possible that the entire human race can reach spiritual heights all by itself？ if it is true that the course of evolution continues to move ahead； why were the greatest spiritual cultures of the past left behind in the whole evolutionary process？
there are many things that need to be taken into account。
the first thing。
as soon as we see man separate from the universe； questions such as these begin to e up。
for example； if we heat water to a hundred degrees； on the hundredth degree the water takes a jump and turns into vapor。
the heating of water； as well as the water turning into vapor by taking a jump； are natural phenomena。
this is not an unnatural event。
had there not been a natural law for the water to take a leap and turn into vapor； by itself the water hadnt the means to bee vapor。
if nature had not been equipped to make the water heat up to a hundred degrees； the water itself did not have the capacity to heat up to a hundred degrees。
however； if water has consciousness it can either save itself from heating or it can give itself up to the fire …… and in either case it would be a natural phenomenon。
what i mean to say is； nothing unnatural can ever happen in this universe。
in fact； that which can never happen is the unnatural。
only what is natural takes place in this universe。
there is no way for anything unnatural to happen； whatsoever happens is natural。
if man is evolving spiritually； it is because of his natural potential。
if he is jumping out； then that too is his natural potential。
his choice whether to jump or not to jump is a natural possibility too。
this means there are multi…potentialities in nature。
actually； our mistake is that we use the word nature in the sense of a single potentiality。
nature is a cumulation of infinite possibilities。
within these possibilities the heating of water to a hundred degrees is a natural happening； and the freezing of water at zero is also a natural happening。
a natural phenomenon such as the freezing of water at zero does not negate the natural phenomenon of water turning into vapor at a hundred degrees。
it is not that one event is natural while the other is not …… both are natural。
darkness is natural and so is light。
falling down is natural and so is rising up。
there are infinite possibilities in nature。
we are always standing on the crossroads from where an infinite number of paths emerge。
and the interesting thing is that whatsoever we choose； the capability to choose will itself be a gift from nature。
even if we were to choose a wrong path； nature will bring us to the very end of it。
nature is very cooperative。
if we choose the road to hell； it begins to clear the way and invites us to p