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and whatsoever is worth attaining in this world； cannot be attained without inquiring； searching。
even if it were possible to attain everything else without searching； ones own being cannot be attained without a quest。
so the first thing is： one should have a mind full of questions。
the first preparation is to have a probing mind。
you may say you do inquire； you do ask questions。
remember； however； your inquiries only look for an answer； i dont consider them inquiries。
the question should not just look for an answer； it should look for an experience。
anyone can give you an answer； no one can give you the experience。
there are people who seem to be inquiring； and their inquiry seems religious。
ostensibly they ask； 〃does god exist？ is there moksha； salvation？〃 but it appears they are looking for answers； someone should provide them the answers …… thats all。
if the query is only to find the answer； then sooner or later the answer will turn into a belief； because the questioner is not ready to take much trouble。
his interest is simply that he should meet someone he can believe in； someone who can provide the answer and satisfy his curiosity。
i have no answers for anyone。
i am not interested in supplying answers。
if i do speak a little in terms of answering the questions； it is only so that the questioners dont altogether run away。
i would like them to stay a little longer so that i may destroy their desire to find the answer； and instead help grow the seed desiring the experience。
people are ready to have answers； no one wants to know really。
answers are cheap。
you can find them in books； gurus can provide them。
finding answers is an absolutely intellectual thing； it has nothing to do with living totally。
a quest for experience is needed； a probing for the sake of experience is required。
let me tell you a story as an example。
in tibet lived a mystic called milarepa。
there was a custom in tibet that when someone went to see the master； he had first to walk around him three times； then bow down to him seven times； and then sit in a corner reverently until the master called and allowed him to ask。
milarepa went straight to the master and caught him by the neck。
he neither went around him three times； nor did he bow seven times and wait his turn sitting quietly in the corner。
he simply took hold of the master and said：
〃tell me quickly what you want to say to me； because i dont even know what i want to ask。
i know this much： that i dont know anything。
if you have anything to say； then speak！〃
the master said； 〃now wait a minute and behave yourself。
arent you aware of the etiquette for asking a question？ dont you know that you are required to go around the master three times； bow down to him seven times； and then sit in a corner till you are called？〃
milarepa said； 〃ill do all that later。
tell me； in the process of going around three times； and bowing down seven times； and sitting in the corner respectfully； if i were to die； who will be responsible？ will you take the responsibility for my death or will i be responsible？ if you promise me i wont die while doing all that； i am willing to go around and bow down not only seven but seven hundred times。
first answer me； the formalities can be done later； at leisure。
〃
the master said； 〃sit down。
you are the kind of person who is in search of an experience； not an answer。
it is good that you didnt circle around me； because that business is meant only for those who can do it。
when someone does this going around； i know a wrong man has e； because it shows he still has time to do it。
〃
so the first element i look for in a seeker is the element of inquiry： the quest； not for an answer； but for the experience； a search not to find a philosophy； but to discover ones own being； a probing not simply to know； but to attain； not even just to attain； but to be。
so this is the first thing。
the second thing is that normally； when we set out to achieve something we have to lose something。
nothing in this world is attained without losing something in return。
but that is not the case in attaining truth。
no matter how much wealth you may be willing to give away； the truth will not be found。
neither can you buy the truth by having wealth； nor by losing it。
some people think they will buy truth once they have earned a lot of money； there are others who believe they will find truth if they renounce the money。
but essentially； both types of people carry the idea that truth can be purchased by means of wealth。
truth cannot be found through money。
in fact； as long as you are not ready to give up yourself you wont be able to attain truth by renouncing whatever else you may have。
truth can be discovered not by losing what you have； but by disappearing as you are。
it needs courage to lose yourself as you are。
so the second element is： are you ready to disappear？ are you willing to give yourself away？ and it is not that you have to give or anything； because why would truth be interested in having you？ the readiness to give yourself is enough。
just the very readiness in itself is
Chapter 15
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discipline of suchness
6 august 1970 pm in bombay； india
question 1
osho； you have said before that if a seeker in his experiment should make an intense resolve that he would like to die； that he would like to return to his own center； in a few days his life energy will begin to contract from within and the seeker will be able to see his body as dead …… first from within； and then from without。
consequently； his fear of death will disappear forever。
so the question is： in this condition； does one need to make any special preparation or take any extra precaution so that the subtle body may return safely to the physical body？ or； does the return of the subtle body happen on its own？ please explain。
in many ways； man lives essentially through the mind。
even when we perceive something as a physical occurrence； deep down it turns out to be a psychological phenomenon。
all bodily manifestations have their roots in the mind。
let me explain a few things in this regard； then it will be easy to follow the question。
until fifty years ago； all human illnesses were treated as illnesses of the body。
in the last fifty years； the more we have learned about illnesses； the more the proportion of physical illnesses has decreased while that of the psychological illnesses has increased。
even the greatest of physiologists is ready to admit today that more than fifty percent of all human ailments are psychological。
sicknesses which are otherwise considered as physical； more than half of them are caused by the mind。
mind is the very substratum of mans being； his existence。
it is the source of our life； it is the source of our illness； and it is the very source of our death。
thats why so much importance is given to the will。
if you have ever witnessed an experiment in hypnosis； there are a few things about it worth keeping in mind。
a hypnotized person is simply one whose conscious mind is asleep and whose unconscious mind is awake。
when the conscious mind goes to sleep； the person stops doubting； because all doubts and misgivings are limited to the conscious mind。
if we divide the human mind into ten parts； it will appear that one part of it is conscious while the remaining nine are unconscious。
nine parts are in the dark unconscious； only a small portion …… one tenth of the mind …… is awake。
it is this conscious mind that doubts； thinks； ponders。
if this conscious mind were to sleep； then the remaining nine parts below would stay totally receptive。
there； no questions are asked； no doubts are raised。
in the state of hypnosis； the doubting mind is put to sleep and the undoubting； receptive mind es into effect。
in that state； if you were to place a small piece of rock on the hand of the hypnotized person and tell him it is a hot coal； he will cry out in pain as if his hand had been burned。
he will at once throw the rock away …… just as he would if a real hot coal had been placed on his hand。
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