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they alone are responsible for building their consciousness …… children are simply manifesting it。
of course； sowing the seed and its manifestation are two different phenomena。
we dont see the connection between the two because an enormous gap exists in between。
emile coue has written an anecdote in his biography。
he says a friend of his； a major in the army； was once reading a book on hypnosis。
somewhere in the book it was mentioned that when a child is in the womb； whatever impressions the mother may receive are automatically transferred to the child。
his wife was pregnant at that time。
he told her； 〃the author of this book says； whatsoever a mother thinks； whatever she feels； whatever she lives …… all of that is directly transferred to the child。
〃 they both laughed and took no serious note of it。
that evening they were invited to a party in honor of a general。
by coincidence； the majors wife sat next to the general at the dining table。
the generals thumb was squashed during the war。
the majors wife suddenly remembered what her husband had read to her that afternoon。
afraid that her child may be born with a deformed thumb； she tried deliberately not to see the generals thumb。
throughout the party she avoided the generals thumb； but the more she tried not to look at it the more her eyes wandered toward that thumb。
she forgot the general； she forgot the party； her whole attention remained focused on the thumb。
since she was sitting next to the general； she saw the thumb as he ate； as he shook hands with people。
it got so bad that she even shut her eyes； but by shutting her eyes she saw the thumb even more clearly。
it is easier to see things clearly with closed eyes。
she pletely freaked out。
as long as the party lasted； the poor woman remained totally obsessed with the generals thumb。
at night； she woke up with a start several times。
in the morning she said to her husband； 〃i am in trouble。
i am very much afraid my child will be born with a deformed thumb。
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consoling her； the husband said； 〃are you crazy？ whats in a book？ do you believe something will happen just because it was written by somebody？ drop the whole thing from your mind！〃 but the wife couldnt drop it。
the fact is； the very thing we are asked to drop bees difficult to let go of。
the more the husband tried to persuade her to drop the thing and forget about it； the more it became crystallized。
you know very well …… that which you want to forget； you never can。
in fact in the very attempt of forgetting you have to keep remembering it …… just to forget it。
it keeps ing back to your mind。
if you really want to forget something； you will at least have to remember it。
and in order to forget； the more you will need to remember it the stronger that memory bees。
as the days passed and the time of the childs birth drew closer； the thumb began to weigh heavily on her mind。
no matter how much she tried； she couldnt forget it。
as she went through labor pains； as the child was taking birth； the thumb was in her thoughts …… not the child。
and an incredible thing happened： the child was born with a deformed thumb。
when the photographs of the childs and the generals thumbs were pared； they looked identical。
it was the mother who gave this thumb to the child。
like this； all mothers give their own thumbs； their own disorders to their children。
everyone has different kinds of thumbs； disorders which have been given to them。
so first； you will have to go back in your memory to the day you were born …… but that is not your real birthday。
the actual birthday is the day a child is conceived。
what we call the birthday is in fact the day which falls nine months after the birth has happened …… it is not the right birthday。
the day the soul enters the mothers womb is indeed the correct birthday。
it is neither difficult nor dangerous to go back in memory this far； because it pertains to this very life。
and in order to do that； as i mentioned earlier； you need to turn the mind away from the future。
those who practice even a little bit of meditation will have no difficulty forgetting about the future。
and what is there to remember in the future anyway？ in fact； there is no future。
so the direction has to be changed。
instead of looking at the future； look in the past； and go on making your resolve stronger and stronger in your mind。
turn one year back； two years back； ten； twenty years back； keep moving backward and you will have a strange experience。
ordinarily； if we go back into our past without meditation； even in a conscious state； the further we go back the hazier the memories will bee。
someone may find it impossible to recall anything beyond the age of five； and even up to five the memories may be few and far between。
as you draw closer and closer to your present age； your memories will bee more and more clear。
you will have a clear memory of yesterday； your memory of today will be even more clear。
but your memory of the day before yesterday； that of a year back； or that of twenty…five or fifty years back will be increasingly hazier and hazier。
but if you apply the same technique in the state of meditation； you will be greatly surprised。
the situation will be totally the reverse。
as you will draw closer to the childhood memories； the clearer they will be； because the minds slate is never so clear as it is during the childhood； the writing on it is never so clear after that。
so you will have a big surprise reviving memories in meditation； because the situation will be reversed。
the more you will move backward； drawing closer to childhood； the more transparent will be the memory。
and as you will grow older in your memory； the more hazy everything will look。
in meditation； today will look the foggiest； while the first day of birth； fifty years ago for example； will be the clearest day in memory。
returning to the past memories in meditation is not remembering。
you must understand the difference。
when we remember consciously； we are remembering。
how is this different？ when you remember your childhood …… and you are now fifty years old； for example …… you are fifty now； at this moment； and you revive the memory when you were five years old； or two years old； or one year old； what happens？ your fifty…year…old mind stands in between this moment and the memory of those years。
the memories bee hazy because you are looking through the layers of fifty years spread in between。
when you remember the past following the technique of meditation； you no longer remain fifty years old； you bee five years old。
in meditation you remember as a five…year…old child。
at that moment you are not a fifty…year…old man remembering the days when you were five years old。
you go back to the fifth year of your life。
so when we recall memories consciously we should call it remembering； whereas the same in meditation is reliving。
and there is a difference between the two。
in remembering you face great layers of memories which make everything fuzzy。
in meditation； reliving the memory turns you into a five…year…old。
shobhana is here with us。
she says in meditation； all of a sudden strange thoughts start ing to her。
she thinks she is a child playing with dolls。
that thought bees so strong that it frightens her。
she suspects someone may see her in that condition and feel strange about her； so she opens her eyes now and then to make sure no one is watching her。
she is not aware； at that moment her present age disappears。
in that state she is not even remembering her childhood； it is reliving。
that means in meditation she turns into a five…year…old girl。
there is a young man here： in meditation he begins to suck his thumb …… he bees six months old。
the moment he enters into meditation； his thumb goes right in his mouth。
he returns to the age when he was six months old。
it is necessary to understand the difference between remembering and reliving。
it is not very difficult to relive one life。
the only problem is we have bee identified with our age。
a man of fifty is not