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17 September 1974 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium CHAPTER 7 Meditation is the Seed [Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited. It is for research only.] BIJAVDHANAM ASNASTHAH SUKHAM HRIDAE NIMAJJATI SVAMATRA NIRMANAPADAYATI VIDYA-AVINASHE JANMAVINASHAH. MEDITATION IS THE SEED. JUST SITTING, RELAXED WITHIN HIMSELF, HE ENTERS SPONTANEOUSLY INTO THE LAKE OF SUPREME BEING. HE ATTAINS TO SELF-CREATION OR BECOMES ’TWICE-BORN’. ETERNAL KNOWLEDGE LEADS TO CESSATION 122

CHAPTER 7. MEDITATION IS THE SEED OF BIRTH AND DEATH. Jesus’ disciples said to him, ”Tell us about the Kingdom of God.” And Jesus replied, ”The Kingdom of God is like a seed.” In our discussion today we shall talk about this very seed that Jesus speaks of. Meditation is that seed. The seed in itself has no meaning. The seed is only a means; it is a potential tree. The seed is not a state of being; it is a stage on the journey. When a seed grows and becomes a tree, it reaches the goal. It flowers and bears fruit. This is its success. In a like manner, when the seed of meditation becomes a tree, it also flowers and bears fruit, and that blossoming is God. It is necessary to understand the state of the seed. You constantly ask about God, but this is a futile enquiry. Why ask about the tree when you haven’t cared for the seed? Without sowing the seed, how do you expect to see the tree? And God is not an external happening that you can see with your eyes. God is your own purified state; God is your own development. You will not be able to see God in others until the seed hidden inside you sprouts and becomes the tree. No matter how hard they try, no Mahavir, Buddha, Shiva or Krishna can reveal God to you, for your God is hidden within yourself. At present He is in seed form; He is not yet a tree. You can see nothing in a seed. When the seed bursts and the tree sprouts, when it develops, you will manifest yourself. The flame within you will be kindled, and then you will know that God is. It is difficult to defeat an atheist for this very reason. He always asks, ”Where is your God. Show Him to me.” His very question is wrong, so whatever answer is given will also be wrong. God is hidden with you. He hides within the questioner. And you cannot see the other man’s God, for it is an internal happening. When your own seed sprouts you will know. Right now you are like the seed, but you do not understand this seed, so you seek outside. As long as you seek without, your seed will lie dormant; it will not sprout, for it needs water and soil. It needs light and love, just like a small child. When you turn your eyes within, when your attention flows inward and your life-energy turns within, the seed will get that energy; it will become alive, it will sprout. MEDITATION IS THE SEED. People come to me and say: ”We are restless, how can we become tranquil?” Mulla Nasruddin came to me early one morning. I was about to say something when he rattled off a question. ”You have got to help me,” said the Mulla. ”What is the problem?” I asked. ”It is a very complex problem,” said the Mulla. ”I get a strong desire to take a bath about ten to twenty times a day. This obsession is driving me mad. I can think of nothing else. Please help me.” ”When did you last have a bath?” I asked. ”As far as I can remember, I have never given in to this troublesome practice,” said the Mulla. The Great Path 123 Osho

17 September 1974 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium<br />

CHAPTER 7<br />

Meditation is the Seed<br />

[Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited.<br />

It is for research only.]<br />

BIJAVDHANAM<br />

ASNASTHAH SUKHAM HRIDAE NIMAJJATI<br />

SVAMATRA NIRMANAPADAYATI<br />

VIDYA-AVINASHE JANMAVINASHAH.<br />

MEDITATION IS THE SEED.<br />

JUST SITTING, RELAXED WITHIN HIMSELF,<br />

HE ENTERS SPONTANEOUSLY INTO THE LAKE OF<br />

SUPREME BEING.<br />

HE ATTAINS TO SELF-CREATION OR BECOMES<br />

’TWICE-BORN’.<br />

ETERNAL KNOWLEDGE LEADS TO CESSATION<br />

122

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