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CHAPTER 3. MAXIMS OF YOGA: A SENSE OF WONDER
two more, the total number will be three!” He has not caught a single one so far. But he is imagining:
if I catch this one, plus two more – they will make three.
You are perpetually in the state of this fisherman. The one you are trying to catch, and two more you
are dreaming about. Even this one has not materialized. But the calculation consists of three! And
you are utterly pleased. Whenever you pull the bucket out, you again find it empty. And remember,
the more you throw it in the well, the holes become wider and wider. This is the reason why children
look very happy. Old people look very sad. Their bucket is full of holes. They have put the bucket
in the well and drawn it out innumerable times. The holes have become bigger, that’s all! But they
go on hoping against hope – some time we will be able to draw water because the bucket does look
full! Water is leaking from the holes.
You have the energy of the infinite, but your mind is like a bucket with holes.
This maxim means: you will not go on a desire-trip. When you drop one desire, one hole is
cemented. When all desires drop, all the holes are cemented. And then you don’t need to put
the bucket in any well, you yourself are the well. You have tremendous energy within you. If only
your energy could be prevented from leaking, you are born with tremendous energy. You don’t have
to achieve anything. All that is worth achieving, is within you; be careful not to lose it. There is no
question of attaining God, you have to avoid losing Him. You have already attained Him. How you
lose, is the greatest mystery of this world.
The third maxim: DISCRIMINATION AND TRANSCENDENTAL LOGIC IS A MEANS TO SELF-
REALIZATION.
Each and every maxim is like a master key. First: the sense of wonder. The sense of wonder will
make you turn in. Second: To be established in oneself so that you are available to tremendous
energy. But how will you settle in yourself? The key lies in the third maxim: Transcendental logic
and discrimination is a means to self-realization.
This word: transcendental logic has to be understood. We know what logic is. It is an instrument of
logic. It is a sword that cuts wonderment. Logic cuts, analyses. Logic moves outside, transcendental
logic moves inside. It does not make fragments, it unites. Logic is analysis, transcendental logic is
synthesis.
There was one Sufi monk, Farid. One of his devotees brought him a pair of scissors made of gold.
It was very valuable, studded with precious stones. And he said, ”It has been my family treasure for
generations together. It costs millions of rupees. I have no use for it. I present it to you.”
Farid said, ”Please take it back. If at all you want to present something, bring a needle and a thread
because I do not believe in cutting, I believe in sewing. A pair of scissors cuts. If you want to present
something, better bring a needle and a thread.”
Logic is like a pair of scissors; it cuts. In the Hindu mythology Ganesha is the god of logic; therefore
he rides a rat. A rat is a pair of scissors. It cuts, it is a live pair of scissors. It goes on cutting. Ganesha
rides it. He is a god of logic. And Hindus have made him a laughing stock. If his appearance does
not make you laugh, it is a matter of surprise. You do not laugh because you have got used to his
appearance, otherwise he is humorous figure.
The Great Path 56 Osho