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first you will have to go back in this life； it is not possible to return to a past life all at once。
and there are techniques for going back in this life。
for example； as i said earlier； you dont remember now what you did on january 1； 1950。
there is a technique to find out。
if you go into the meditation which i have suggested； after ten minutes …… when the meditation has gone deeper； the body is relaxed； the breathing is relaxed； the mind has bee quiet …… then let only one thing remain in your mind： 〃what took place on january 1； 1950？〃 let your entire mind focus on it。
if that remains the only note echoing in your mind； in a few days you will all of a sudden find a curtain is raised： the first of january appears and you begin to relive each and every event of that day from dawn to dusk。
and you will see the first of january in far more detail than you may have seen it； in actuality； on that very day …… because on that day； you may not have been this aware。
so； first； you will need to experiment by regressing in this life。
it is very easy to regress to the age of five； it bees very difficult to go beyond that age。
and so； ordinarily； we cannot recall what happened before the age of five； that is the farthest back we can go。
a few people might remember up to the third year； but beyond that it bees extremely difficult …… as if a barrier es across the entrance and everything bees blocked。
a person who bees capable of recalling will be able to fully awaken the memory of any day up to the age of five。
the memory starts to be pletely revived。
then one should test it。
for example； note down the events of today on a piece of paper and lock it away。
two years later recall this day： open the note and pare your memory with it。
you will be amazed to find that you have been able to recall more than what was noted on the paper。
the events are certain to return to your memory。
buddha has called this alaya…vigyan。
there exists a corner in our minds which buddha has named alaya…vigyan。
alaya…vigyan means the storehouse of consciousness。
as we store all our junk in the basement of a house； similarly； there is a storehouse of consciousness that collects memories。
birth after birth； everything is stored in it。
nothing is ever removed from there； because a man never knows when he might need those things。
the physical body changes； but； in our ongoing existence； that storehouse continues； remains with us。
one never knows when it might be needed。
and whatsoever we have done in our lives； whatsoever we have experienced； known； lived …… everything is stored there。
one who can remember to the age of five can go beyond that age …… it is not very difficult。
the nature of the experiment will be the same。
beyond the age of five there is yet another door which will lead you to the point of your birth； to when you appeared on earth。
then one es across another difficulty； because the memories of ones stay in the mothers womb never disappear either。
one can penetrate these memories too； reaching to the point of conception； to the moment when the genes of the mother and father unite and the soul enters。
a man can enter into his past lives only after having reached this point； he cannot move into them directly。
one has to undertake this much of the return journey； only then is it possible to move into ones past life as well。
after having entered the past life； the first memory to e up will be of the last event that took place in that life。
remember； however； that this will cause some difficulty and will make little sense。
it is as if we run a film from the end or read a novel backwards …… we feel lost。
and so； entering into ones past life for the first time will be quite confusing because the sequence of events will be in the reverse order。
as you go back into your past life； you will e across death first； then old age； youth； childhood； and then birth。
it will be in reverse order； and in that order it will be very difficult to figure out what is what。
so when the memory surfaces for the first time； you feel tremendously restless and troubled； because it is difficult to make sense； it is as if you are looking at a film or reading a novel from the end。
perhaps you will only make heads or tails of an event after rearranging the order several times。
so the greatest effort involved in going back to the memories of ones past life is seeing； in reverse order； events which ordinarily take place in the right order。
but； after all； what is the right or reverse order？ it is just a question of how we entered the world and how we departed from it。
we sow a seed in the beginning； and the flower appears in the end。
however； if one were to take a reverse look at this phenomenon； the flower would e first； followed in sequence by the bud； the plant； the leaves； the saplings and in the end the seed。
since we have no previous knowledge of this reverse order； it takes a lot of time to rearrange memories coherently and to figure out the nature of events clearly。
the strangest thing is that death will e first； followed by old age； illness； and then youth； things will occur in the reverse order。
or； if you were married and then divorced； while going down memory lane the divorce will e first； followed by the love and then the marriage。
it will be extremely difficult to follow events in this regressive fashion； because normally we understand things in a one…dimensional way。
our minds are one…dimensional。
to look at things in opposite order is very difficult …… we are not used to such an experience； we are accustomed to moving in a linear direction。
with effort； however； one can understand the events of a past life by following； in sequence； the reverse order。
surely； it will be an incredible experience。
going through memories in this reverse order will be a very amazing experience； because seeing the divorce first and then the love and then the marriage； will make it instantly clear that the divorce was inevitable …… the divorce was inherent in the kind of love that happened； the divorce was the only ultimate possible oute of the kind of marriage that took place。
but at the time of that past life marriage we hadnt the faintest idea it would eventually end in divorce。
and indeed； the divorce was the result of that marriage。
if we could see this whole thing in its entirety； then falling in love today would bee a totally different thing …… because now we could see the divorce in it beforehand； now we could see the enmity around the corner even before making the friendship。
the memory of the past life will pletely turn this life upside…down； because now you wont be able to live the way you lived in your past life。
in your previous life you felt …… and the same feeling exists even now …… that success and great happiness were to be found by making a fortune。
what you will see first in your previous life is your state of unhappiness before seeing how you made the fortune。
this will clearly show that instead of being a source of happiness； making the fortune led； in fact； to unhappiness …… and friendship led to enmity； what was thought to be love turned into hatred； and what was considered a union resulted in separation。
then； for the first time； you will see things in their right perspective； with their total import。
and this implication will change your life； will change the way you are living now pletely …… it will be an entirely different situation。
i have heard that a man went to a monk and said； 〃i would be much obliged if you would accept me as your disciple。
〃 the monk refused。
the man asked why he would not make him his disciple。
the monk replied； 〃in my previous birth i had disciples who later turned into enemies。
i have seen the whole thing and now i know that to make disciples means to make enemies； to make friends means to sow the seeds of enmity。
now i dont want to make any enemies； so i dont make any friends。
i have known that to be alone is enough。
drawing someone close to you is； in a way； pushing the person away from you。
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