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Discourse 7
Time To Be Completely Disillusioned
Time To Be Completely Disillusioned
24 December 1987 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium
Question 1
BELOVED MASTER,
IT SEEMS THAT AN AUTOMATIC PROCESS, MORE LIKE A
PREGNANCY, HAS TAKEN OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. I DON’T
HAVE TO DO A THING, THOUGH I CAN’T STOP LISTENING.
INSIGHTS PRESENT THEMSELVES EVEN IF NOT ASKED FOR. IS
THIS THE MEANING OF THE EXPRESSION ”A GOOD SADHANA IS
EFFORTLESS”? PLEASE COMMENT.
Deva Amrito, it is the right time for you to see the truth in its utter
nudity. Many ears may not be ready for it. But even though they are
not ready for it, they are on the way to being ready one day.
Let this be a seed in them: The truth about a good sadhana is that
it is no longer a sadhana at all. A ”good sadhana” is still a bad
sadhana.
The word sadhana has to be understood. It comes from the root
sadhan; sadhan means methods, paths, ways, techniques. The so-
called sadhanas of all the religions are just spiritual games people
like to play. The word ‘spiritual’ makes them more piously egoistic.
Somebody is interested in football, somebody else is interested in
playing cards – these are thought to be worldly games. But as I see
it, there are no otherworldly games; all games are worldly.
Somebody is trying to achieve more success, somebody else is
trying to become richer, somebody is trying to be more powerful,
and all these have been condemned by so-called religions without
any exception...
Question 1
BELOVED MASTER,
IT SEEMS THAT AN AUTOMATIC PROCESS, MORE LIKE A
PREGNANCY, HAS TAKEN OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. I DON’T
HAVE TO DO A THING, THOUGH I CAN’T STOP LISTENING.
INSIGHTS PRESENT THEMSELVES EVEN IF NOT ASKED FOR. IS
THIS THE MEANING OF THE EXPRESSION ”A GOOD SADHANA IS
EFFORTLESS”? PLEASE COMMENT.
Deva Amrito, it is the right time for you to see the truth in its utter
nudity. Many ears may not be ready for it. But even though they are
not ready for it, they are on the way to being ready one day.
Let this be a seed in them: The truth about a good sadhana is that
it is no longer a sadhana at all. A ”good sadhana” is still a bad
sadhana.
The word sadhana has to be understood. It comes from the root
sadhan; sadhan means methods, paths, ways, techniques. The so-
called sadhanas of all the religions are just spiritual games people
like to play. The word ‘spiritual’ makes them more piously egoistic.
Somebody is interested in football, somebody else is interested in
playing cards – these are thought to be worldly games. But as I see
it, there are no otherworldly games; all games are worldly.
Somebody is trying to achieve more success, somebody else is
trying to become richer, somebody is trying to be more powerful,
and all these have been condemned by so-called religions without
any exception...
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