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Hassidism

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Chapter-8

The light behind the window

Fifth Question

 

 

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Question 5

IF A BEING IS ENLIGHTENED, HOW CAN HE DIE?

He never dies because he is already dead.

You die because you cling to life. Then life has to be taken away, then you have to die.

An enlightened being never dies because he does not cling to life. He has voluntarily given it up; he is already dead. But it appears to you that he also dies like you. That is only appearance -- don't be deceived by the appearance.

A Buddha dies, of course. A Mahavir dies. Baal Shem will die, Moses will die -- everybody will die. And they die just like you on the surface, but that is only the surface.

Watch an ordinary man dying. He makes every effort not to die, he clings to life to the very last, he cries and weeps tears of anguish and fear and trembling. A horror surrounds him; he is terror-struck. And then watch an enlightened man dying; it is one of the rarest experiences to watch an enlightened person dying. He dies as if he is the bridegroom going to meet his bride. He dies as if he is going on a faraway, beautiful journey for which he has always been waiting and planning. He dies as if the training period in this world is finished. He is accepted. He has become mature. Now he is going home from school. He dies -- but death is not there; God is there. The face of death for an enlightened man is the face of God.

The face of God for an unenlightened man is the face of death.

When you know what life is, God waits for you near the door you call death.

When you don't know what life is, you are simply afraid -- so much afraid that before the door actually opens, you are almost unconscious -- you miss. You have missed it many many times. You have been dying many times and missing it.

There is only one way not to miss it, and that is: die before death! That's what I call meditation: to voluntarily die before death so that you know the flavour of it.

And it is so beautiful, so blissful that you will dance when death comes. You will sing when death comes. You will wait in deep silence and gratitude and trust. You will open your heart to it. You will not be taken away; you will ride on the wave -- not as a defeated man, but as victorious.

The enlightened being never dies. He has died already and known that there is no death.

Death is a lie. It exists because you cling to life.

Feel the difference. When a miserly man gives even one paise to a beggar, the miserly man clings to it. He thinks a thousand and one times whether to give or not. He argues not to give. He rationalizes that these beggars are just cheats, he rationalizes that to give anything to a beggar is to help begging grow. A thousand and one arguments are there NOT to give. And even if he has to give, he gives reluctantly. That's how an ordinary man dies -- reluctantly, clinging, trying to find any excuse to linger a little longer.

A man who loves and brings a gift to give is totally different. The physical part looks the same. The gift may not be of any value; it may be just a flower plucked by the side of the road -- an ordinary flower, a grass flower -- but he comes and presents it. Or it may be a KOHINOOR; it makes no difference. When he gives, he gives with totality. And he is happy that his gift has been accepted. He feels grateful that his gift has not been rejected. He thanks the receiver. He had been dreaming, fantasizing about the moment when he would give it.

The fact of the two men giving is the same -- the physical fact. They are both using their hands; something is to be transferred. If you ask a scientist, he will not be able to make any distinction, he will not be able to feel any difference. Whether you give reluctantly or you give lovingly are both physical facts and similar. But deep down you know they are absolutely different; not a bit of similarity exists between them.

When you give reluctantly, you really don't give. When you give lovingly, only then you give. When you give reluctantly, it has been taken away from you, snatched away; you feel robbed. When you give it lovingly, something flowers within you. Somebody accepted your sharing, accepted your gift. You have been blessed.

Death for an unenlightened man is a struggle. He surrenders -- but only after fighting in every way possible. That's why he feels defeated.

For an enlightened being, it is a let-go. He;s waiting and waiting -- waiting for the ship to come, and then he will be going. He learned whatsoever this life had to give; now he is ready. He does not look backwards even once. No -- not even once. When the ship has arrived, he simply enters and forgets everything about the world he is leaving, because he is going to a greater world, a greater being-hood -- to God Himself.

 

 

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Chapter 8

 

  • Hassidism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 1
    Hassidism, a sect of Orthodox Jews, Judaism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 1, I SEEM TO BE NEITHER TOTALLY IN THE WORLD, NOR THE WATCHER ON THE HILL. HOW TO BE SOME PLACE? I FEEL LIKE I AM IN BETWEEN, EVERYTHING I DO. -- Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism at energyenhancement.org

  • Hassidism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 2
    Hassidism, a sect of Orthodox Jews, Judaism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 2, WHEN I ENCOUNTER YOU, YOU ARE ALWAYS TOTAL COMPASSION AND LOVING WARMTH. WHY DO WE NEVER ENCOUNTER YOU IN TOTAL ANGER LIKE GURDJIEFF OR THE ZEN MASTERS? AFTER ALL, THE WAY WE CARRY ON HERE, WE SURELY DESERVE IT SOMETIMES. -- Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism at energyenhancement.org

  • Hassidism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 3
    Hassidism, a sect of Orthodox Jews, Judaism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 3, EVEN WHILE REPEATING YOUR JOKES TO OTHERS, WE OURSELVES BURST INTO LOUD LAUGHTER. BUT YOU TELL US THE FUNNIEST OF STORIES AND WHILE THE AUDIENCE ROARS, NOT EVEN A FAINT SMILE CROSSES YOUR FACE. WHAT IS THE SECRET? -- Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism at energyenhancement.org

  • Hassidism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 4
    Hassidism, a sect of Orthodox Jews, Judaism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 4, THE CLOSER I FEEL TO YOU, THE MORE YOU SEEM TO DISAPPEAR. IT IS LIKE COMING NEAR A RIVER: THE RIVER IS THERE AND YET IT IS NOT THERE. WHERE ARE YOU OSHO? THE CLOSER I FEEL TO YOU, THE MORE YOU SEEM TO DISAPPEAR. -- Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism at energyenhancement.org

  • Hassidism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 5
    Hassidism, a sect of Orthodox Jews, Judaism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 5, IF A BEING IS ENLIGHTENED, HOW CAN HE DIE? -- Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism at energyenhancement.org

  • Hassidism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 6
    Hassidism, a sect of Orthodox Jews, Judaism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 6, LOOKING AT MYSELF AND OTHERS HERE, IS IT POSSIBLE THERE HAVE BEEN OTHERS LIKE US -- SUCH AS BUDDHA'S DISCIPLES? WERE THEY AMAZED AND DID THEY, FIND THEMSELVES LAUGHING AT HOW GREEDY, CUNNING, INEPT, THEY APPEARED AND HOW ABSOLUTELY UNLIKE WHAT THEY THOUGHT A SANNYASIN TO BE -- OR DO WE TAKE THE CAKE? -- Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism at energyenhancement.org

  • Hassidism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 7
    Hassidism, a sect of Orthodox Jews, Judaism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 7, MANY PEOPLE ARE IN SILENCE NOW. DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE? CAN IT BE HELPFUL? -- Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism at energyenhancement.org

  • Hassidism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 8
    Hassidism, a sect of Orthodox Jews, Judaism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 8, I FEEL THE NEED FOR EFFORT TO STAY IN THE PRESENT. AND THIS EFFORT MAKES IT HARD TO RELAX COMPLETELY. LETTING GO OFTEN SEEMS TO BRING BACK THE PAST OR FUTURE. COULD YOU EXPLAIN ABOUT BEING ALERT WITHOUT TENSION? -- Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism at energyenhancement.org

  • Hassidism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 9
    Hassidism, a sect of Orthodox Jews, Judaism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 9, I KEEP FEELING MYSELF AUTHENTIC. YET, WITHIN THE HOUR, I SEE THE WAY I WAS AS INAUTHENTIC. AND THEN, WITHIN THE HOUR, THAT FRESH AUTHENTICITY AGAIN LOOKS FALSE. WHEN I LAUGH ABOUT THIS WHOLE RIDICULOUS SITUATION, THAT REALLY FEELS TO BE REALLY AUTHENTIC -- -THAT LAUGH. BUT SOONER OR LATER I'M DOUBTING THAT TOO. IS THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF AUTHENTICITY ABSURD? -- Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism at energyenhancement.org

  • Hassidism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 10
    Hassidism, a sect of Orthodox Jews, Judaism, The True Sage Chapter 8: The light behind the window, Question 10, WHAT IS THE MOST STUPID THING MULLA NASRUDIN EVER DID? -- Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism at energyenhancement.org

 

 

 
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