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you can rarely find a person more violent than a guru。
with his hands around the disciples neck； a guru attempts to dictate what clothes to wear； how to keep his hair； what to eat； what to drink； when to sleep； when to get up …… this； that； and all kinds of things are thrust upon him。
with impositions like these； the gurus just about kill people。
so the husband was very keen to make his wife religious。
actually； people find great pleasure in making other people religious。
to bee religious； as such； is a matter of great revolution； but people find tremendous satisfaction in pestering others to bee religious； because in doing so they have already assumed they are religious people。
but the wife would not listen to her husband。
in despair； the husband approached his guru and begged him to e to his house and persuade his wife。
early one morning； at about five oclock； the guru arrived。
the husband was already in the room of worship。
the wife was sweeping the courtyard。
the guru stopped her right then and there and said； 〃i have heard from your husband that you are not a religious person。
you never worship god； you never pray； you never enter the temple your husband has made in your house。
look at your husband …… it is five oclock and already he is in the temple。
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the wife replied； 〃i dont recall my husband ever going to the temple。
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the husband； sitting in his temple； overheard what his wife said and grew red with rage。
a religious person gets angry very easily； and this is true beyond ones imaginings about one who is sitting in a temple。
heaven knows whether people sit in the temple to hide the flames of their anger or for something else。
if one person bees religious； he creates hell for the rest of the household。
the husband was totally outraged。
he was halfway through his prayers when he overheard his wife。
he couldnt believe his ears； what she said was total rubbish。
here he is； sitting in the temple； and she is telling his guru she doesnt know if he ever goes in there！ he hurried to finish his prayer so he could e out and repair such a lie。
the guru began scolding the wife； 〃what are you talking about？ your husband goes to the temple regularly。
〃 hearing this； the husband began reciting his prayer even more loudly。
the guru said； 〃see how vigorously he is praying！〃
laughing； the wife said； 〃i can hardly believe you are taken in by this loud recitation too！ of course he is chanting gods name loudly； but as far as i can see he is not in the temple； he is at the shoemakers； haggling over the price。
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now this was too much！ the husband could hold himself back no longer。
he dropped his worship and came running out of the temple。
〃what are all these lies？ didnt you see i was praying in the temple？〃 he shouted。
the wife said； 〃look within yourself a little more closely。
were you really praying？ were you not bargaining with the shoemaker？ and didnt you get into a fight with him？〃 the husband was taken aback； because what she was saying was true。
〃but how did you know this？〃 he asked。
〃last night； before going to bed； you told me the first thing you would do this morning was go and buy a pair of shoes you badly needed。
you also said you felt the shoemaker was asking too much for the shoes。
its my experience that the last thought before going to bed at night bees the first thought the next morning。
so i merely guessed you must be at the shoestore；〃 the wife answered。
the husband said； 〃there is nothing left for me to say； because you are right。
i was indeed at the shoemakers and we fought over the price of the shoes。
and the more heated the argument became； the louder i repeated the name of god。
i may have been chanting gods name outwardly； but inside i was involved in a fight with the shoemaker。
you are right； perhaps i have never really been in the temple。
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entering a temple is not so easy …… it is not that you can enter any place and say that you are in a temple。
your body may have entered the temple； but what about your mind？ how can you trust where your mind will be the next moment？ and once your mind has entered the temple； why bother if the body is in the temple or not？ the mind which has found the entrance into the temple suddenly discovers that it is surrounded on all sides by the vast temple； that now it is impossible to step out of the temple。
wherever you go； you will still be within his temple。
you may go to the moon。
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recently armstrong landed on it。
does that mean he left gods temple？ there is no way you can step out of gods temple。
do you imagine there is any place left where one can be outside his temple？
so those who think the temple they have made is the only temple of god； and that no temple of god exists outside of it； they are wrong。
and those who think that this temple should be destroyed because god is not present here …… they are equally wrong as well。
why blame the poor temples？ if we could step out of our illusion that god exists only in temples； our temples could bee very beautiful； very loving； very blissful。
a village； in fact； looks inplete without a temple。
it can be a very joyful thing to have a temple。
but a hindu temple can never be a source of joy； nor； for that matter； can a mohammedan or a christian temple be a source of joy。
only gods temple can be a source of joy。
but hindu； mohammedan and christian politics are so deep that they never allow a temple to represent the divine being。
thats the reason hindu shrines and mohammedan mosques look so ugly。
an honest man hesitates to even look on them。
they have turned into hotbeds of scoundrels； all kinds of mischief is planned there。
and those who plan this mischief do not necessarily know what they are doing。
it is my understanding that no one plans mischief with much understanding； mischief is always planned in unawareness。
and the whole earth is caught up in this mess。
if temples ever do disappear from the face of the earth； it will not be because of the atheists； but because of the so…called theists。
temples are already disappe