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PhilosophyofNon-Violence

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Fearlessnessistheﬁrstconditionforthelifeofspiritualism.Onewhocannottakecouragetothat,

cannotdivedeepintohisownself.Thecouragewhichisrequiredforgoingaloneindarknights,in

darknessandinunknownandﬁercepath,agreatercouragethanthatisrequiredtogointotheself,

becauseitbreaksthesweetdreamswhichonehasbuiltupabouthisownselfandbecauseasone

hastofacesuchuglyandcondemnablesinsfromwhichonehastakenhimselftoheentirelyfree.

Lookatyourselfafterremovingallyourclothes.Lookwhatyouareafterremovingallyourdoctrines.

Takeyourfaceoutofthesandsandsee....Thisopeningofeyes....toseethatwayisachange....

abeginningofanewlife.Thechangebeginsassoonastheeyesopenandwhateverwedoafter

thatleadsustotruth.

Wearetowalktothelightremovingthelayersofdarkness,towalktotheLordremovingthelayers

ofsin,toattaintheselfbydestroyingignorance.Thisistherightpathofspiritualism.Wearenotto

dreambeforethat...WearenottodreamoftheselfandtheGod......Wearenottodreamofthe

Brahmanwhichistheexistencetheknowledgeandthebliss......

Theseallarethewaysofanostrichforhidinghisfaceinthesand...Thisisnotthewayofhuman

exertion.Thisisthefalsesatisfactionofthosewhoaredevoidofpowerforexertion.

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Ipeepintoyoureyes.Iseethereatorture,anintensepainandadeepsorrow.Iﬁndinthemnot

thelightandcheeroflife,butathickdarknessanddisappointment,whichisopposedtolife.Iﬁnd

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therenotthemusicofindividualitybutasorrowfultuneofdisorder.Allbeauty,alltunefulness,all

proportionshavebeenshattered.Perhapstocallourselvesasindividualsmayalsobeincorrect.To

beanindividual,werequireafocus,adeﬁniteorganization;thatisnotthere.Weareinastateof

disorderintheabsenceofthatindividuality,organizationandfocus.

Manhasbrokendown.Somethingveryvaluableinhimhasbeenlostandshattered.Itlooksas

thoughwearetheremnantsofabrokenorder.ThatordercouldbeseeninMahavira,Buddhaand

Christ.Theywereindividualsbecausetheywerenotadisorderlyclusterofbrokentunes;theywere

music;becausetheywerenottheblindracefullofself-contradictions;theyhadadeﬁnitemotion

anddirection.

Lifegetsintomotioninhappinessafterﬁndingitsfocusanddirection.Toattaintheindividuality,and

thetunefulnesshiddeninit,islikeopeningthegatesofreallife.Beforethat,lifeisnotarealitybut

onlyapossibility;itisafuture.

Thetragedyofthesplitofman’sindividualityhasoccurredallovertheworld.Wehavebrokenaway

andgotseparatedfromourownselves.Itislikeacirclewhichhaslostitscentreandofwhichonly

thecircumferenceremains.Wearerunningonthecircumferenceoflife,willkeeprunning,andthen

falldown;andevenforamomentwewillnotknowwhatiscalledrestandpeace.Ourconditionis

likethatofthebullockyokedinanoil-expeller.

Lifeisnotthecircumferencealone;itisalsothecentre.Withoutknowingthis,allefforts,allmotions

areultimatelyuseless,meaningless.Intheabsenceofthisknowledge,allstreamsoflabourtaketo

theoceanofmisery.Thereareonlyactionsonthecircumferenceoflife;thepowerisnotthere.I,

myexistence,mybeingisnotthere.InmyprovedexistenceIamabsentonthesurface.Icannot

befoundonthesurfaceofaction.WhatIamcanbefoundfardeeperandinotherdepths.Without

knowingthatdepth,withoutestablishingarelationinaveryfamiliarwaywiththeinnerself,lifeisan

illusion;itisatiresomejourney.Withoutestablishingrelationwiththisselfandthispower,lifecannot

gettransformedintoapleasure-trip.

Iamremindedofanuprootedtree.WhenIthinkabouttheman,thetreeautomaticallycomesto

mymind.Idonotknowwhy,Icannotthinkofmanasdifferentfromthetree.Perhapsbecauseof

theroots,thissimilaritysurroundsmymind.Ifanindividualgetsuprootedfromthecentreofhis

existence,helookslikeanuprootedtree.Hewhodoesnotknowhisownformislosingrootsinhis

existence.Howsurprisingitisthatwearegettingunfamiliarwithourownselves,asifthatsideis

notworthknowing,asifthatisnosideatall!Ifperchance,itmeetsus,ifsuddenlywemeettheself,

thenwewillhavetobecomespeechlessonseeingtheonethatmeets;itwillinnocasebepossible

torecognizeit.Ourrootshavelostgroundfromtheself,fromourownnature.Wearepresentbut

notinourselves.Weknoweveryoneelse,butareunfamiliarandstrangerstoourselves.Onthe

outside,knowledgehasincreased,butinsideignorancehasbecomethicker.’Darknessunderthe

lamp’hasbecomeatruesaying.Powerhasbeengainedbutpeacehasbeenlost.Therehasbeen

expansion,butnodepthhasbeengained.Wehavebeensurroundedbyimbalanceandpartiality.

Asthoughatreehasgrownlargerontheoutsidebuthollowinitsroots;themanhasalsometa

similarfate.Thishasgivenbirthtopain,sadnessandsorrow.Theshadowofdisappointmentand

ofthecomingdeathpersists,justasitsohappenswhentherootsofatreebecomelooseinthe

earth.Mantoohashisrootsandhisearth;thistruthhastobere-announced.Thisverybasictruth

hasbeenforgotten.Becauseofthisoblivion,wearegraduallylosingourrootsbyourselves.Weare

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busyinacontinuousprocessofsuicide.Thislossofrootsiscontinuallytakingustothedeepestof

pain,sorrowanddeath.

Iﬁndindividualafterindividualcircumscribedbyunhappiness;anditmayberememberedthatifone

individualisunhappy,hebecomesthecauseofunhappinessformanyothers.IfIamunhappyIwill

inevitablybecomethecauseofunhappinessforothers.WhateverIam,isrevealedinmybehaviour;

thisisonlynatural,becauseinmyrelations,Iputandpourmyownself;anythingelseisnotpossible.

Inmyrelations,myownpictureandmyowntunesarethere.Iammyselfreﬂectedandresounding

inthem.Iammyselfpresentthere.Iftherefore,Iamunhappy,ifIaminpain,thenunhappiness

alonewillﬂowfrommeandspreadout.Asinatank,ripplesstartfromasmallcentreandspreadout

tolongdistances,similarlytheripplesthatgainlifefrommyindividualcentredonotremainlimited

tomealone;theirechoescanbeheardfar,faraway.Whathappensinanindividual,spreadsoutin

theatmosphereveryquickly.Betweentheindividualandtheuniversal,therearenosetboundaries.

Theyareconnectedandco-communicativeinseveralways.

IfIamunhappy,Iwillalsogiveunhappinesstoothers.EvenifIdonotwish,itwillkeeponﬂowing

frommeeverymoment.Thatishelplessness,becauseIcangiveonlywhatIpossess.Icannot

givewhatIdonothaveevenifIwish.Inourrelations,wegiveourownselves,notourwishes.Not

merelymywishes,butmygoodnessisnecessary.Itisnotthedream,itistherealitywhichcanbe

receivedorgiven.Therefore,manypeopleareunabletogivehappiness,peaceorlovetoothersin

spiteoftheirwish.Theirgoodintentionsarebeyonddoubt,butthatisnotenough.Theirdreamsare,

nodoubt,beautiful;butintheworldofrealitytheireffectisnotmorethantheeffectoflinesdrawn

onwater.Theycanbeusedforliterature,butnotforlife.Wewishtoimparthappiness–andwho

wouldnotliketodoso–butwecangiveonlyunhappinessandmisery.Wewanttogivelove,but

whatweareabletogivedoesnotproduceevenadistanttuneoflove;andthenwhatanemptiness,

failureandfutilitydoweexperience.Howlostanddefeatedeverythinglooks.Inthesemomentsof

defeat,allsenseofdirectionislost,allpurposefulnessislost,allmeaningislost,whatisleftbehind

isthemiseryofloneliness.asifwehavebeenleftallaloneiIItheworld.Inthesemoments,wecan

realiseourownpowerlessnessandhelplessness.

Theresultsofgoodintentionsanddreamsarenotfavourablebecauserealityisagainstthem.The

riveroflifedoesnotreachtheoceanofmeaningfulnessandsuccess;itseemstobedisappearing

anddryingupinthedesertofuselessnessanddissatisfaction.Ifinthisstateofrealisationofthe

meaninglessnessofmindthereistheslightestawakening,thenaverydeep-seatedillusioncanbe

broken;andinthelightemanatingfromthebreakingofthatillusiontheindividualcanbeawakened

tothebasictruthoflife.Inthelightofthatawakening,itcanbeseenthatthemeaninglessnessis

notbornfromtheinnerrealityoflife;itisbothfromtheunrealconvictionthatwhatisnotpossessed

bytheselfcanalsobegiventosomeoneelse;fromtheignorancethatthefragrancewhichisnotin

mecanalsobediffused.Thisignoranceisverydeep-rooted.Thosewhoaredevoidoflove,want

togivelove;thosewhoaredevoidofpleasurewanttodistributepleasure;thepoorgetafﬂictedand

agitatedwiththedreamsofdistributingriches.

Iﬁndthatwhatisnotwilltheselfcannotbegiveneither.Nologicorevidenceisnecessarytoprove

it.Itisclearandself-evidentlikethesun;perhapsitisclearerthanthesunitself,becauseevenif

theeyesarenottherethiscanbeseen.Butthisisonlyonesideofthecoin;thereistheotherside

also.Thatismoreinvisible.Sometimesitissosurprisingthatwhatissocloseandeasytoknow

canbeforgottenbyus.Perhapswhatisveryclearandveryclosestopsbeingvisiblebecauseofits

verynearness.

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Theothersideisthatwhatisnotwiththeselfcannotbeobtainedfromothers.Itisofcoursenot

possibletogivewhatisnotintheself;itisalsonotpossibletoreceiveit.Whatevercanbereceived

fromothersshouldbeavailableintheselfbeforeitcanbereceived.Thenalonetherecanbeamnity

andreceptivityforit.IcanacceptonlywhatIam.Ihavethedoorsandthepowertoattractthat

alone.Weseehowfromthesameearthdifferentplantsabsorbdifferentforms,coloursandsmells.

Whateverisnaturalinthemalsocomestothem.Whatevertheyare,theyalsoreceive.Thisisthe

law;thisistheeternalscheme.Inordertogetlove,itisnecessarytobefulloflove.IHewhois

fullofhatred,invitesonlyhatred.Hewhohasﬁlledhimselfwithpoisoninvitesonlyaﬂowofpoison

towardshimfromthewholeworld.Thelikecallforandarethirstyforthelike;soalsothepersons

ofthesameclass.Hewhowantsnectarwillhavetogetﬁlledwithnectar.HewhowantsGodwill

havetoawakenhisGodinhimself.Whateveryouwantyoushouldbecome.Whomsoeveryouwant

tomeet,youshouldbecomelikehim.Inordertobehappy,itisnecessarytohavehappinessinyou.

Itisnecessarytobecomehappinessitself.Happinessalonecanwelcomeandaccepthappiness.

Donotweobservethatamiserablemindcansearchoutmiseriesevenwheretheyhardlyexist?

Thetorturedoneﬁndsouttorture.Thedepressedoneﬁndsoutdepression.Infact,theyselectwith

whattheyhaveafﬁnity.Whatsoeverisinsideisselected;andthesameisthrownoutandinstalled

inothers.whateverweare,wesearchout.Theworldanditsconditionsareamirrorinwhich,from

differentanglesandindifferentforms,wecanseeourselves.

WhateverIgive,ismyself.WhateverIreceiveisalsomyself.Exceptmyownself,Ihavenoexistence

andnoexperience.Itisnotpossibletogooutsideit.Thatistheworld,thatissalvation,thatispain

andthatispleasure;thatisviolenceandthatisnon-violence;thatispoisonandthatisnectar.

Iamremindedofadiscussionheldonthegateofatemple.Theﬂagofthetemplewasﬂutteringin

themorningbreeze.Seeingthatﬂagﬂying,inthegoldenraysofthesun,tomonkswerediscussing

betweenthemselveswhetherthestirwasintheﬂagorinthewind.Athirdmonkpassingnearby,

said:”Friend,thestirisinthemind.”

True!Allagitationisinthemindandofthemind.

IfIdonotforget,Mahavir,whosaid:Thissoulistheenemy;theselfitselfisthefriend.”

Thepuredevelopmentofsoulisnon-violence;theimpuredevelopmentofthesoulisviolence.

Thatisnotanindicationofbehaviourbutmainlyofthespirit.Thereislotofconsiderationgiven

topurityofbehaviour.Thatgraspandreach,asIsee,iswrong.Wehavetoachievethepurity

ofspiritratherthanthatofbehaviour.Behaviourcanchangeonitsown.Itisthefollowerofspirit.

Iftheknowledgeischanged,behaviouralsochanges.Knowledgeisthebaseandthecentre;

behaviouristhereﬂectionofthesame.Theformeristhelife;behaviourhasitsthrob.Socrates

hassaid:”Knowledgeitselfischaracter”.Themeaningofknowledgeisnotthe’information’or

learnedness;themeaningofknowledgeis:realizationreceivedfromtheperceptionofintellect,

spiritandexistence.Thisknowledge,thisawakening,istherevolutionoftheintellectitself.Theso-

calledknowledge,bornfromthecollectedthoughts,isunabletobringaboutthisrevolution,because

inrealitythatisnoknowledgeatall.Thatisneithergenuinenordoesitbelongtotheself;thatisall

borrowed.Thatistakenoutfromsomebodyelse’sexperience;andis,therefore,deadandlifeless.

Theexperienceoftheselfbecomesdeadwhenitchangeshands.Thereisnowayoftransferring

italiveandliving.Notthetruth,butonlythewordsthatcanreach.Theknowledgethatisbased

merelyonthosewordscansurelyincreasetheburden;butsalvationisnotattainedthroughit.

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