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Discourse 12
Existence Has Its Own Ways
Existence Has Its Own Ways
27 December 1987 am in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium
Question 1
BELOVED MASTER,
I CAN RELATE TO THE TASTE OF GOOD GERMAN CHOCOLATE,
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE TASTE OF ENLIGHTENMENT?
Devageet, mind has an incurable disease: the name of the disease
is duality. It does not matter what the mind is focused on, it
immediately creates a division – in the knower and in the known, in
the observer and in the observed, in the subject and in the object; in
short, between I and thou.
One of the most prominent thinkers of the twentieth century was
Martin Buber, and his contribution is of great importance. His whole
philosophy he has condensed into a book called I AND THOU.
And he has given the philosophy the name, ”dialogue.”
As far as the mind is concerned, what he is saying is true and
relevant. But mind is not the ultimate judge of existence. I had written
a letter to Martin Buber when he was alive. I was very young, but I
pointed out to him that a real dialogue is not between I and thou, the
real dialogue begins when the I and the thou start merging and
melting. The dialogue can even be silent, but its basic requirement
is that the division should not be there. He did not reply. I wrote him
again and I told him, ”Your not replying to me shows that you
yourself are not convinced of what you are saying.” ....
Question 1
BELOVED MASTER,
I CAN RELATE TO THE TASTE OF GOOD GERMAN CHOCOLATE,
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE TASTE OF ENLIGHTENMENT?
Devageet, mind has an incurable disease: the name of the disease
is duality. It does not matter what the mind is focused on, it
immediately creates a division – in the knower and in the known, in
the observer and in the observed, in the subject and in the object; in
short, between I and thou.
One of the most prominent thinkers of the twentieth century was
Martin Buber, and his contribution is of great importance. His whole
philosophy he has condensed into a book called I AND THOU.
And he has given the philosophy the name, ”dialogue.”
As far as the mind is concerned, what he is saying is true and
relevant. But mind is not the ultimate judge of existence. I had written
a letter to Martin Buber when he was alive. I was very young, but I
pointed out to him that a real dialogue is not between I and thou, the
real dialogue begins when the I and the thou start merging and
melting. The dialogue can even be silent, but its basic requirement
is that the division should not be there. He did not reply. I wrote him
again and I told him, ”Your not replying to me shows that you
yourself are not convinced of what you are saying.” ....
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