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CHAPTER 5. THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IS SELF KNOWLEDGE
The curtain of attachments is so dense and thick that even if you go towards religion you look for
miracles. If you find Buddha standing before you, you will not recognize him. If Buddha and Satya
Sai Baba are both present you will definitely move towards Satya Sai Baba, and not towards Buddha,
because Buddha is not so stupid as to conjures things out of the air! You are in search of magicians.
You are impressed by miracles, because your deepest desire is for the world and not for God.
When you see a miracle you are impressed. You think that you have found a guru. Now you
hope to have your desires fulfilled. A guru who can produce an amulet from nowhere must surely
also produce the Kohinoor Diamond, so you wait patiently and serve the guru. for You never know
when his compassion might fulfill your desire. What difference does it make to the guru whether he
produces an amulet of the Kohinoor. You desire the Kohinoor, and even a great man will become a
thief for the Kohinoor. Today he showers ashes from his hands, tomorrow he may shower the elixir
of life; nothing is impossible for such a guru. You only need to serve him!
No, you will never go to Buddha, because no miracles occur around him. When all your desires have
ended, there is no question of satisfying them. The greatest miracle that takes place with Buddha is
the light of desirelessness; but your desire-ridden eyes cannot see this. You can only see Buddha,
you can only understand him, you can only bow down to him when the world’s meaninglessness has
really and truly dawned on you, and the curtain of attachments and cravings has really fallen away.
Attachment is an intoxication.. Just as an intoxicated man addicted to drugs does not know where
he is going, what he is doing, so also you move about in this almost dazed condition. No matter how
hard you try to watch your step, it makes no difference. All drunkards try to take hold of themselves;
they try to prove to themselves that they are not intoxicated. They only deceive themselves! The
more they try to cover it up, the more obvious it is. Attachment is an intoxication.
When I say that attachment is an intoxication I am speaking in chemical terms. In the state of
attachment your whole body is filled with intoxicant chemicals- even in the scientific sense. When
you fall in love with a woman your blood becomes filled with certain chemical substances. These
chemicals are the same as are found in L.S.D., hashish and marijuana. This is why the woman
involved begins to look so wonderful; she never appears dull or ordinary. Similarly, the woman who
falls in love sees her man as something out of this world. When the intoxication fades, he does not
seem to be worth a penny.
This is why your love affairs cannot be permanent – they are all conducted in a state of intoxication; it
is a form of attachment. it has not happened consciously. You were unconscious when it happened.
This is why we say, ”Love is blind.” Actually love is not blind it is attachment that is blind. We mistake
attachment for love. Love is ‘the eye’. No eye is sharper than the eye of love. It is the eye of love
that sees God hidden in all His creation.
Attachment is blind. It sees things where they are not. Attachment is a dream; and those whom we
call yogis are also prey to it. They acquire certain occult powers; that is not difficult at all.
You can read another person’s thoughts with a little practice. You can influence others thoughts
with a little practice. You can implant your thoughts into another – again, with a little effort. This is
science, and religion has nothing to do with it. just as reading a book is a science. When an illiterate
person sees you reading a book, it is nothing less than a miracle to him. He only sees a few blotches
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