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until this happens； it is not right to take a person into his past life。
once you begin to see this world as a play； a dream； then there is no problem。
then nothing will hurt you。
the memories of a play are not the kind which can cause any harm。
but if this world looks very real to you
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if you have been taking your wife to be real and you e to remember that she was your mother in the previous life； you will be confused。
you wont know whether to take her as a wife or a mother！
i once helped a woman experiment in recalling her past life。
first i kept restraining her from doing it because it was just out of curiosity。
but she was very curious to know and went on insisting。
finally i consented； and she did as i explained to her。
the experiment succeeded； the woman recalled that she was a prostitute in her past life。
this was too much for an ethical and chaste woman like her to bear。
she said； 〃i dont want to remember all this； i want to forget all about it。
〃 but it wasnt so easy to forget it； a lot of effort was needed。
it is easy to remember a thing but very difficult to forget it； because once a fact has bee part of our knowledge it is very difficult to erase it。
thats why i purposely left out one key in my explanation； and that is how to enter from this life into your previous life。
this key can be given only to one who has revived all the memories of this birth。
but then it will be strictly an individual matter。
it cannot be discussed publicly； nor is it right to do so。
our mind does innumerable things out of curiosity。
most people live by curiosity alone。
they always pry into things out of curiosity； but such an attitude may sometimes prove dangerous。
a particular memory may surface which cannot be restrained later on。
nevertheless； one can certainly experiment with reviving this lifes memories。
when that bees an enjoyable experience； and when the entire situation of this life
as soon as you have relived your past memories； you will find it is all nothing more than a dream。
you will e to realize that whatsoever you are taking so seriously today …… profit or loss in business； quarrels with the wife； a father showing his annoyance； the son leaving home； the daughter marrying an undesirable person …… all will end up tomorrow in the junkyard of your memory。
when the memories will e back to you； you will be amazed to see the things you took so seriously many times in the past exist nowhere today。
you will see how some moments had taken such control over you that for a second everything seemed like a matter of life and death。
those moments have bee worthless today； they are lying like a heap of dust somewhere on the road； they are like trash lying in a pile of rubbish。
they are totally useless today。
so； reliving the past memories will cause two things to happen。
first； it will bee evident that whatsoever you had taken so seriously did not prove to be such a grave matter after all。
it wasnt even important enough to remember。
you will see that whatever you were ready to stake your life for doesnt even exist anywhere。
such an understanding will transform your life； because then you will e to see that the thing you are willing to kill or be killed for will someday be rotting in a heap of garbage。
just stop for a moment or two and everything will look absurd。
wait a moment or two and all will turn into memory。
and if the total oute of life is nothing but memories； then how is an ordinary mans life different from the life an actor lives on the screen？ after all； whatever an actor does； the final oute is the creation of a film which we see on the screen。
similarly； in an overall sense whatever we do； whatever we live through is recorded onto a film of memories which can be seen again。
what we call life is not much different from focusing a camera。
and the captured moments we once considered so significant are just like pictures projected on the screen。
they are worth no more than a film。
the only difference being that the film we normally use can be enclosed in a box； while the film recorded in life has to be stored in the container of your memory。
thats all the difference there is。
and what is stored in the container of your memory is as much a film as the regular celluloid film。
sooner or later； it wont be too difficult for science to discover a way to draw this film out and project it on the screen。
its not much of a problem； because when we close our eyes； we see the same film being projected on our optical screen。
in a dream； your eyeballs move in the same way as when you watch a movie。
by placing ones fingers on a sleeping persons eyes and sensing the movement or non…movement of his eyeballs； one can determine whether he is dreaming or not。
the movement of his eyes will indicate he is watching something。
what do you suppose he is watching？ he is； of course； watching a movie。
in meditation； if one can relive his past lives as well； he will find that experience to be no more than watching a film。
the experiment of jati…smaran； remembering past lives； was meant for this very purpose。
in fact； mahavira or buddha never initiated anyone until he had gone through jati…smaran。
thats why the initiated monk of today is not really initiated nor is he a monk …… he is neither。
he knows nothing。
a few days ago a jaina monk came to see me。
he said； 〃please teach me meditation。
i am a monk from acharya tulsis order。
he has initiated me。
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i asked him； 〃you have received initiation from acharya tulsi and have not learned meditation？ then what have you learned？ what did you take the initiation for？ what does initiation mean really？ if you have e to learn meditation from me； then why did you take the initiation？ if not even meditation was taught to you there； then what else was taught？ if acharya tulsi doesnt teach meditation； then what else does he do？〃
to initiate means to lead someone into meditation …… thats the only way initiation can happen； not otherwise。
so mahavira and buddha gave initiation only after one had relived his past lives。
mah