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and occasionally； this creates a problem。
for example； you are hungry and there is no food around。
only then do you e to know you are hungry。
if you find food when you are hungry； you will never know what hunger is。
the matter is taken care of。
similarly； when you are angry and there is no one around to vent your anger upon； only then can you know what anger is。
but you do find someone around。
sometimes it happens that you are hungry and there is no food around； but it is very rare that you may not find anyone on whom you can air your anger。
and when there is no one at hand； a person takes his anger out on inanimate objects。
if nothing else； he bangs his fountain pen； swearing at it。
if this man ever bees aware of what he has done； what will he think of himself？ what will this man think； really？
a great deal of research is being done in america to find the psychological causes for car accidents …… in a large number we seem to be responsible。
in a state of anger； a man presses the accelerator harder without being aware of it。
perhaps； mentally； he may be pressing his wifes head； or his sons throat； but in that particular moment his foot is on the accelerator。
in this case the accelerator is a substitute for his wife or son。
he goes on pressing and forgets he is driving a car。
in fact； he is riding on his anger； but no one knows what he is doing。
the danger is obvious。
the car has nothing to do with this mans anger； the car has no knowledge of his anger。
so far； we have not been able to create a built…in system； such that the car will refuse to move if the driver is angry。
we have not been able to develop any such mechanism。
the man presses the accelerator； and the car takes it to mean he wants to raise the speed。
the car doesnt know it needs to go slow at that moment。
it doesnt realize the man is in a dangerous situation； that the man is unable to see anything at that moment。
within a period of twenty…four hours； the moments of anger； the moments of sex； keep recurring。
we move in a set pattern like a machine。
if you wake up and see； you may ask； 〃am i really living； or am i just moving in a circle like an ox at a wheel？〃 living； obviously； cannot be similar to being an ox at a wheel。
how can there be any life in moving round and round like an ox at a wheel？ the oimply moves mechanically。
has this ever occurred to you？
i was reading a book about a marvelous man who has done a wonderful experiment。
he observed that you e across a man on the street and he says； 〃hello； how are you？〃 and you answer； 〃i am fine； thank you。
〃 you may not have realized that the man neither cared to listen to your reply； nor had he asked the question with the intent of hearing your answer。
he must be wanting to ask something else。
since it would have looked a little odd to start off abruptly； he began by asking； 〃how are you？〃
even on the phone； the man asks； 〃how is your health？〃 …… although he couldnt care less about your health； he has never been concerned about your health； nor will he ever be。
hence； no matter what reply you give； he is never going to listen to it。
he will skip your answer and start talking about something else。
so the man decided to perform an experiment。
one morning； someone called him on the phone and asked； 〃hello； how are you？〃 and the man answered； 〃my cow gives a lot of milk。
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the other fellow said； 〃thats good！ how is your wife？〃 hearing this； the man found out that no one really listens to what you say。
we take things absolutely mechanically。
i was reading someones biography。
this man has traveled all over the world。
in whichever country he went； he had to fill in all kinds of forms。
he couldnt understand why he had to undergo the torture of filling out all these forms。
so he started filling in absurd details。
he did this everywhere he traveled。
no government questioned him。
he would write his age as five thousand years； and no one objected。
who reads these forms？ who bothers？ who is interested？ nobody cares。
life goes on absolutely off guard； mechanically。
all answers are mechanical。
someone asks； 〃how are you？〃 you answer； 〃i am okay。
〃 even puters can do this job。
one puter asking； 〃how are you？〃 another puter answering； 〃i am okay。
〃 thats how it is going on really。
there is no consciousness； no alertness； no awareness …… nothing。
one needs to bee a little aware of all this。
one needs to be a witness。
just stop for a moment。
make any moment the moment to bee alert。
give yourself a sudden jerk and look around in amazement。
just remain a watcher。
if you can prepare yourself in these two areas； you will bee less and less angry。
because a witnessing consciousness can never be angry。
in order to be angry； one has to bee identified； one has to bee unconscious。
a witnessing consciousness will go on attaining to celibacy because it cannot be consumed by sexual desire。
a man of witnessing consciousness can never overeat； hence he doesnt need to take a vow to diet。
although we are not aware of it； food in itself is not the cause of our overeating。
the reason lies much deeper。
for example； there is a man who overeats。
now he is not even aware of why he overeats。
has it ever occurred to you that when you are angry you eat too much？ have you ever kept account of it？ have you ever noticed consciously that you eat more when you feel the lack of love？ have you ever kept any record of it？ have you ever discovered consciously that when ones life is filled with love； one doesnt eat much？ when a man meets his beloved； he loses his appetite。
the hunger disappears in moments of love。
but when love is absent； he begins to eat voraciously。
why？ t
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Chapter 14
i am ready； if you are
5 august 1970 pm in bombay； india
question 1
at the dwarka meditation camp you have discussed the process of entering into the memories of past lives。
you said then that by disconnecting the consciousness pletely from the future； the power of meditation should be focused toward the past。