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FromSextoSuperconsciousness
Talksgivenfrom01/8/68to30/10/68
OriginalinHindi
CHAPTER
1
Sex,thegenesisoflove
28August1968pminGowaliorTankMaidan
Question1
WHATISLOVE?
Tofeelitiseasy,todefineloveisdifficultindeed.Ifyouaskafishwhattheseaislike,thefishwill
say,”Thisisthesea.Theseaisallaround.Andthat’sthat.”Butifyouinsist–”Pleasedefinethe
sea”–thentheproblembecomesverydifficultindeed.
Thefinestandthemostbeautifulthingsinlifecanbelived,canbeknown,buttheyaredifficultto
define,difficulttodescribe.
Man’smiseryisthis:forthelastfourtofivethousandyearshehassimplytalkedandtalkedabout
somethingheshouldhavebeenlivingearnestly,aboutsomethingthatmustberealizedfromwithin
–aboutlove.Therehavebeengreattalksonlove,countlesslovesongshavebeensung,and
devotionalhymnsarecontinuouslybeingchantedinthetemplesandinthechurches–whatallisn’t
doneinthenameoflove?–stillthereisnoplaceforloveinman’slife.Ifwedelvedeeplyinto
mankind’slanguages,wewillnotfindamoreuntruewordthan”love”.
Allthereligionscarryonaboutlove,butthekindoflovethatisfoundeverywhere,thekindoflovethat
hasenvelopedmanlikesomehereditarymisfortunehasonlysucceededinclosingallthegatesto
loveinman’slife.Butthemassesworshiptheleadersofthereligionsasthecreatorsoflove.They
havefalsifiedlove;theyhaveblockedalllove’sstreams.Inthiscasethereisnobasicdifference
betweenEastandWest,betweenIndiaandAmerica.
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Thestreamoflovehasnotyetsurfacedinman.Andweattributethistomanhimself.Wesayitis
becausemanisspoiledthatlovehasnotevolved,thatthereisnocurrentofloveinourlives.We
blameitonthemind;wesaythemindispoisonous.Themindisnotpoison.Thosewhodegradethe
mindhavepoisonedlove;theyhavenotallowedthegrowthoflove.Nothinginthisworldispoison.
NothingisbadinGod’swholecreation;everythingisnectar.Itismanalonewhohastransformed
thisfullcupofnectarintopoison.Andthemajorculpritsaretheso-calledteachers,theso-called
holymenandsaints,thepoliticians.
Reflectuponthisindetail.Ifthissicknessisnotunderstoodimmediately,ifitisnotstraightenedout
rightaway,thereisnopossibility–noworinthefuture–ofloveinman’slife.
Theironicalthingisthatwehaveblindlyacceptedthereasonsforthisfromtheverysamesources
thataretoblameforlove’snotdawningonthehumanhorizoninthefirstplace. Ifmisleading
principlesarerepeatedandreiterateddownthecenturieswefailtoseethebasicfallaciesbehindthe
originalprinciples.Andthenchaosiscreated,becausemanisintrinsicallyincapableofbecoming
whattheseunnaturalrulessayheshouldbecome.Wesimplyacceptthatmaniswrong.
Inancienttimes,Ihaveheard,ahawkerofhand-fansusedtopassbythepalaceofthekingevery
day.Heusedtobragabouttheuniqueandwonderfulfanshesold.Noone,heclaimed,hadever
seensuchfansbefore.
Thekinghadacollectionofallsortsoffansfromeverycorneroftheworldandsohewascurious.
Heleanedoverhisbalconyonedaytohavealookatthissellerofuniqueandwonderfulfans.To
himthefanslookedordinary,hardlyworthapenny,buthecalledthemanupstairsanyway.Theking
asked,”Whatistheuniquenessofthosefans?Andwhatistheirprice?”
Thehawkerreplied,”YourMajesty,theydon’tcostmuch.Consideringthequalityofthesefans,the
priceisverylow:onehundredrupeesafan.”
Thekingwasamazed.”Onehundredrupees!Thispaisa-fan,thispenny-fan,isavailableanywhere
inthemarket.Andyouaskahundredrupees!Whatissospecialaboutthesefans?”
Themansaid,”Thequality!Eachfanisguaranteedtolastonehundredyears.Eveninonehundred
years,itwon’tspoil.”
”Fromthelookofit,itseemsimpossibleitcanevenlastaweek.Areyoutryingtocheatme?Isthis
outrightfraud?Andwiththeking,too?”
Thevendoranswered,”MyLord,wouldIdare?Youknowverywell,sir,thatIwalkunderyour
balconydaily,sellingmyfans.Thepriceisonehundredrupeesafan,andIamresponsibleifit
doesn’tlastonehundredyears.EverydayIamavailableinthestreet.And,aboveall,youarethe
rulerofthisland.HowcanIbesafeifIcheatyou?”
Thefanwaspurchasedattheaskingprice.Althoughthekingdidnottrustthehawker,hewas
dyingofcuriositytoknowwhatgroundsthemanhadformakingsuchastatement.Thevendorwas
orderedtopresenthimselfagainontheseventhday.
Thecentralstickcameoutinthreedays,andthefandisintegratedbeforetheweekwasout.
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Thekingwassuretheselleroffanswouldneverturnupagain,buttohiscompletesurprisetheman
presentedhimselfashehadbeenaskedto–ontime,ontheseventhday.
”Atyourservice,YourMajesty.”
Thekingwasfurious.”Yourascal!Youfool!Look.Thereliesyourfan,allbrokenintopieces.This
isitsconditioninaweek,andyouguaranteeditwouldlastahundredyears!Areyoumad,orjusta
supercheat?”
Themanrepliedhumbly,”Withduerespect,itseemsMyLorddoesnotknowhowtousefans.The
fanmustlastforonehundredyears;itisguaranteed.Howdidyoufan?”
Thekingsaid,”Mygoodness.NowIwillhavetolearnhowtofantoo!”
”Pleasedon’tbeangry.Howdidthefancometothisfateinjustsevendays?Howdidyoufan?”
Thekingliftedthefan,showingthemannerinwhichonefans.
Themansaid,”NowIunderstand.Youshouldn’tfanlikethat.”
”Whatotherwayisthere?”thekingasked.
Themanexplained,”Holdthefansteady.Keepitsteadyinfrontofyouandthenmoveyourhead
toandfro.Thefanwilllastonehundredyears.Youwillpassawaybutthefanwillremainintact.
Nothingiswrongwiththefan;thewayyoufaniswrong.Youkeepthefansteadyandmoveyour
head.Whereismyfanatfault?Thefaultisyours,notthatofmyfan.”
Mankindisaccusedofasimilarfault.Lookathumanity.Manissosick,sickfromtheaccumulated
illnessoffive,six,tenthousandyears.Itisrepeatedlysaidthatitismanwhoiswrong,notthe
culture.Manisrotting,yetthecultureispraised.Ourgreatculture!Ourgreatreligion!Everythingis
great!Andseethefruitsofit!
Theysay,”Maniswrong;manshouldchangehimself,”yetnoonestandsuptoquestionwhether
thingsaren’tliketheyarebecauseourcultureandreligion,unabletofillmanwithloveafterten
thousandyears,arebasedonfalsevalues.Andiflovehasn’tevolvedinthelasttenthousandyears,
takeitfrommethereisnofuturepossibility,basedonthiscultureandreligion,ofeverseeingaloving
man.Somethingwhichcouldnotbeachievedinthelasttenthousandyearscannotbeattainedin
thenexttenthousandyears.Today’smanwillbethesametomorrow.Althoughtheouterwrappings
ofetiquette,civilizationandtechnologychangefromtimetotime,manisthesameandwillbethe
sameforever.
Wearenotpreparedtoreviewourcultureandreligion,yetwesingtheirpraisesatthetopofour
lungs,andkissthefeetoftheirsaintsandcustodians.Wewon’tevenagreetolookback,toreflect
uponourwaysanduponthedirectionofourthinking,tocheckiftheyarenotmisleading,toseeif
theyarenotallwrong.
Iwishtosaythatthebaseisdefective,thatthevaluesarefalse.Theproofistoday’sman.What
otherproofcantherebe?
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Ifweplantaseedandthefruitispoisonousandbitter,whatdoesitprove?Itprovesthattheseed
musthavebeenpoisonousandbitter.Butitisdifficult,ofcourse,toforetellwhetheraparticularseed
willgivebitterfruitornot.Youmaylookitovercarefully,pressitorbreakitopen,butyoucannot
predictforsurewhetherthefruitwillbesweetornot.Youhavetoawaitthetestoftime.
Sowaseed.Aplantwillsprout.Yearswillpass.Atreewillemerge,willspreaditsbranchestothe
sky,willbearfruit–andonlythenwillyoucometoknowwhethertheseedthatwassownwasbitter
ornot.Modernmanisthefruitofthoseseedsofcultureandreligionthatweresowntenthousand
yearsagoandhavebeennurturedeversince.Andthefruitisbitter;itisfullofconflictandmisery.
Butwearetheverypeoplewhoeulogizethoseseedsandexpectlovetoflowerfromthem.Itisnot
tobe,Irepeat,becauseanypossibilityforthebirthoflovehasbeenkilledbyreligion.Thepossibility
hasbeenpoisoned.Moresothaninman,lovecanbeseeninthebirds,animalsandplants,inthose
whohavenoreligionorculture.Loveismoreevidentinuncivilizedmen,inbackwardwoodsmen,
thanintheso-calledprogressive,culturedandcivilizedmenoftoday.And,remember,theaboriginal
peoplehavenodevelopedcivilization,cultureorreligion.
Whyismanprogressivelybecomingsomuchmorebarrenofloveasheprofessestobemoreand
morecivilized,culturedandreligious,goingregularlytotemplesandtochurchestopray?Thereare
somereasonsandIwishtodiscussthem.Ifthesecanbeunderstood,theeternalstreamoflove
canspringforth.Butitisembeddedinstones;itcannotsurface.Itiswalledinonallsides,andthe
Gangescannotgushforth,cannotflowfreely.
Loveiswithinman.Itisnotimportedfromtheoutside.Itisnotacommoditytobepurchasedwhen
wegotothemarkets.Itisthereasthefragranceoflife.Itisinsideeveryone.Thesearchforlove,
thewooingoflove,isnotapositiveaction;itisnotanovertactwherebyyouhavetogosomewhere
anddrawitout.
Asculptorwasworkingonarock.Someonewhohadcometoseehowastatueismadesawno
signofastatue,heonlysawastonebeingcuthereandtherebyachiselandhammer.
”Whatareyoudoing?”themaninquired.”Areyounotgoingtomakeastatue?Ihavecometosee
astatuebeingmade,butIonlyseeyouchippingstone.”
Theartistsaid,”Thestatueisalreadyhiddeninside.Thereisnoneedtomakeit.Somehow,the
uselessmassofstonethatisfusedtoithastobeseparatedfromit,andthenthestatuewillshow
itself.Astatueisnotmade,itisdiscovered.Itisuncovered;itisbroughttolight.”
Loveisshutupinsideman;itneedonlybereleased.Thequestionisnothowtoproduceit,buthow
touncoverit.Whathavewecoveredourselveswith?Whatisitthatwillnotallowlovetosurface?
Tryaskingamedicalpractitionerwhathealthis.Itisverystrange,butnodoctorintheworldcan
tellyouwhathealthis!Withthewholeofmedicalscienceconcernedwithhealth,isn’tthereanyone
whoisabletosaywhathealthis?Ifyouaskadoctor,hewillsayhecanonlytellyouwhatthe
diseasesareorwhatthesymptomsare.Hemayknowthedifferenttechnicaltermforeachand
everydiseaseandhemayalsobeabletoprescribethecure.Buthealth?Abouthealth,hedoes
notknowanything.Hecanonlystatethatwhatremainswhenthereisnodiseaseishealth.Thisis
becausehealthishiddeninsideman.Healthisbeyondthedefinitionofman.
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