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Discourse 13
Reality Is Indivisible
Reality Is Indivisible
27 December 1987 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium
Question 1
BELOVED MASTER,
IN THE WEST, CELEBRATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
AMERICAN IDEA OF HAVING A GOOD TIME WHICH IS
SYNONYMOUS WITH NOISE, LOUD MUSIC, WATCHING MOVIES,
SMOKING, SEX, AND RELEASE OF ENERGY AS SUCH, WHILE
SILENCE AND SERENITY ARE AUTOMATICALLY ASSOCIATED
WITH BOREDOM AND EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF
ENERGY WHICH RESULTS IN TENSION AND ANXIETY.
COULD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT SILENCE AND
CELEBRATION AND LIFE?
Chidananda, the question you have asked has many implications. It
is not a single question; it is one question consisting of many
questions of importance. I would like to go into each dimension of
the question; only then you may be able to find the answer.
The first thing to remember is that man consists of two worlds, one
that leads outward and one that leads inward. Man is a duality: he is
a body and a soul. And because of this tremendous duality,
all the problems of the world have arisen. The duality is not a simple
one. It is what I have called a ”gestalt duality.” In a gestalt duality
you can never see both worlds together; if you choose to see
one you have to forget about the other.
As an example I have told you about a small children’s book where
they have a picture made of simple lines, but in those lines there are
two possibilities: if you fix your eyes on the picture, either you can
see an old woman or you can see a beautiful young girl.
You can see each separately. If you go on staring at the old woman,
suddenly you will find a strange change: the old woman has
disappeared and a beautiful young girl is in front of you....
Question 1
BELOVED MASTER,
IN THE WEST, CELEBRATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
AMERICAN IDEA OF HAVING A GOOD TIME WHICH IS
SYNONYMOUS WITH NOISE, LOUD MUSIC, WATCHING MOVIES,
SMOKING, SEX, AND RELEASE OF ENERGY AS SUCH, WHILE
SILENCE AND SERENITY ARE AUTOMATICALLY ASSOCIATED
WITH BOREDOM AND EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF
ENERGY WHICH RESULTS IN TENSION AND ANXIETY.
COULD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT SILENCE AND
CELEBRATION AND LIFE?
Chidananda, the question you have asked has many implications. It
is not a single question; it is one question consisting of many
questions of importance. I would like to go into each dimension of
the question; only then you may be able to find the answer.
The first thing to remember is that man consists of two worlds, one
that leads outward and one that leads inward. Man is a duality: he is
a body and a soul. And because of this tremendous duality,
all the problems of the world have arisen. The duality is not a simple
one. It is what I have called a ”gestalt duality.” In a gestalt duality
you can never see both worlds together; if you choose to see
one you have to forget about the other.
As an example I have told you about a small children’s book where
they have a picture made of simple lines, but in those lines there are
two possibilities: if you fix your eyes on the picture, either you can
see an old woman or you can see a beautiful young girl.
You can see each separately. If you go on staring at the old woman,
suddenly you will find a strange change: the old woman has
disappeared and a beautiful young girl is in front of you....
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