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whether he goes to a temple or to a mosque； or anywhere else； he sees nothing but women。
this is hypnosis too。
a society which is against sex eventually bees sexual。
a society which is anti…sex； which denounces sex …… its whole mind will bee sexual； because it will be hypnotized by the very thing it criticizes； all its attention will be concentrated on it。
the more a society talks of celibacy； the more dirty…minded and lecherous the people will be who are born into it。
the reason is that too much talk of celibacy focuses the mind on sexuality。
all this is hypnosis …… created by us …… and we are living in it。
the whole world is entangled in this hypnosis。
and it is difficult to break； because the hypnosis grows right along with whatsoever attempts we make to break it。
in this fashion； god knows how many kinds of hypnoses we have already created； and are still continuing to create for ourselves。
and then we live with them。
they need to be broken so we can wake up。
but to cut through this false web； we need to discover false means。
in a way； all sadhana； all spiritual practice； is meant to remove the falsehood from around us。
and so； all sadhana is false。
methods devised all over the world to help us reach god are false； because we have never been away from him。
only in thought have we been away from him。
it is just as if a man were to sleep in dwarka and dream that he is in calcutta。
now； in his dream he begins to worry： his wife is ill and here he is in calcutta； he must get back to dwarka。
he goes around asking people； checking the railway timetable； inquiring about plane flights； to get back to dwarka as soon as he can。
but any suggestion he might take on how to reach dwarka will be wrong； will get him into trouble； because he is not in calcutta in the first place。
he never went to calcutta …… it was only a dream； a hypnosis。
whatever way someone might show him for returning to dwarka will only put him into trouble。
no path has any meaning； all paths are false。
even if the man returns to dwarka； the route he would take would be false。
he cannot find the right way back because there can never be one： he never went to calcutta in the first place。
what does it mean for him to find a way back？ the train he will ride to dwarka will be as false as calcutta was。
if he goes to howrah station； buys a ticket and catches a train to dwarka …… all of this will be false。
all the stations he will pass on his way back will be false。
then he would arrive in dwarka and wake up happy。
but he would be surprised to find that he had never gone anywhere； that he had been in his bed all along。
then how did he e back？ his going was false and so was his return。
no one has ever gone outside god。
one cannot； because； all over； only he is …… there is no way one can step out of him。
and so； all going is false； all returning is false。
however； since we have already left on an imaginary journey； we will have to return； there is no other way。
we will have to find the means to return。
but once you have returned； you will find that all methods were false； all sadhana was false。
the sadhana was necessary to bring us back from the dream。
once we have understood this； perhaps nothing will have to be done then； and you will suddenly find that you have returned。
but this is difficult to understand because you are already in calcutta。
you may say； 〃what you are saying is right but i am already in calcutta。
show me the way back！〃
question 3
another friend has asked： have you found god？
this is just the kind of question the traveler to calcutta would ask。
i would like to ask this friend； 〃did you ever lose god？〃 …… because； if i say i have found god； it means i had assumed him lost。
he is already found。
even when we feel we have lost him； he is still with us。
it is simply that we are under hypnosis and therefore feel we have lost him。
so； if a man says； 〃yes； i have found god〃； he is mistaken。
he still doesnt understand that he had never lost him in the first place。
therefore； those who e to know god will never say they have found god。
they will say； 〃he was never lost。
〃
the day buddha became enlightened； people gathered around him and asked； 〃what have you attained？〃
buddha replied； 〃i have attained nothing。
i have simply e to see that which i had never lost。
i have found what i already had。
〃
so； in sympathy； the people of the village said； 〃too bad。
you labored in vain。
〃
〃yes；〃 said buddha； 〃in that sense it is true i labored in vain。
but now there is no need for me to labor any more …… this much advantage i have gained。
now i wont go out seeking； now i wont wander to attain anything； now i wont set out on any journey …… that is my gain。
now i know that i am where i already was。
〃
we only go away in our dreams。
we never actually reach the places we feel we have。
hence； in a sense； all religions are false； all sadhanas； all yogas are false。
they are false in the sense that they are all methods of returning。
and yet； they are very useful。
a village shaman who shakes off snake poison with the help of mantras is very useful for those who are bitten by a snake …… even if they are bitten by a false snake。
otherwise； without him people would die of the bite from a snake which was not there。
such a man once lived in my neighborhood。
he is now dead。
people came to him from far and wide to draw snake venom out。
he was a very clever man； he had tamed a few snakes。
when a person bitten by a snake came to him he would use his shaman skills and ask what kind of snake it was； where it had bitten； whether the snake was dead or alive。
after obtaining all the information； he would apply his trick and call the snake。
he had everything worked out …… which snake was to be set loose； on which signal； etcetera。
within an hour or so； a snake that matched the description would e through the door； hissing。
the whole thing would create a sensation； the bitten man would feel dumbfounded。
someone bitten by a snake can rarely see or fi