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if you remove one leader； you will find another …… and if he is removed you will find a third。
and； in fact； while you are removing one leader you will have first made sure who you want for your next。
and so leaders all over the world know very well the need for leading opposition parties。
they know； with confidence； that when the people get fed up with one leader they will automatically elect the second； and when they get tired of the second they will replace him with the first。
thats why two…party politics goes on all over the world。
everywhere； people are the same。
i was in raipur during the last elections。
a friend of mine； an old resident of raipur； had been successively elected several times as a member of parliament； but this time he was defeated。
another friend of mine who was totally unknown and had recently settled in raipur was elected in his place。
i asked my friend how this happened。
how did he lose and a total newer win the election？
he said； 〃its very clear。
people have bee too used to me。
this man is a new face； people dont know him yet。
dont worry； let him bee a familiar figure and he will be defeated too。
i will have to bide my time until then。
by then i will be unfamiliar once again； and then i will have the upper hand。
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deep down； it is not a question of whether to remove this leader or that leader； whether to do away with this superstition or that superstition …… that is not the issue。
the question is to bring about a fundamental change in man。
a scientific mind will not care much about superstition； but superstition will continue to exist as long as man is content with his blindness。
if a man is not ready to open his eyes； then blindness is bound to exist。
and let me ask： who among us is really willing to open his eyes？ none of us is willing to see with our eyes open； because with our eyes open we may see truths we dont want to see。
thats why we close our eyes and see whatsoever we fancy。
have you ever opened your eyes and observed closely what life is like？ have you ever seen yourself with your eyes open？ that you never want to do； because then you will see horrifying things。
everyone considers himself to be absolutely pious； a mahatma。
if he were to open his eyes and look closely； he would find； to his horror； the greatest sinner of all hidden within himself。
he doesnt want to see that； of course； because then it will be difficult for him to be a mahatma。
and so he shuts his eyes to himself。
and not only that； in doing so he uses those people who can help him shut his eyes …… around him he gathers all those people who e and tell him what a great mahatma he is。
thus he goes on gathering followers。
around him； he gathers all those people who cooperate in keeping him blind。
and there are many wonderful tricks for collecting people； incredible deceptions are practiced in this respect。
one of the tricks for gathering people is to keep on shouting； 〃dont e near me！ i dont want anyone around me！〃 people are terribly impressed with this trick。
they flock to such a man。
the more he drives them away； the greater the mahatma they think he is。
an ordinary mahatma would wele people； but this one swings his staff and sends them away。
he shows no concern for anyone。
i have heard about a man who had wandered a beach in california for years。
he had bee a kind of attraction。
the story that went around about him was that he was such a simple man that if you offered him a ten…dollar bill and a dime； he would pick up the dime cheerfully。
thats how innocent he was。
out of curiosity； a man visited him five or six times and always found him surrounded by a crowd。
people would ask； 〃baba； what do you want …… this or that？〃 and he would pick up the dime at once； saying he liked it； he liked the shine of it。
people found him such an innocent man。
the curious man found it hard to believe that even after so many years this fellow could not recognize a ten…dollar bill！ that was too much innocence！ one evening； after the crowd had disappeared； this curious man approached the fellow and said； 〃i have been watching you for the last twenty years； and i am astonished to find this game going on for so long。
do you still not recognize a ten…dollar bill？〃
the fellow laughed； and said； 〃i knew it was a ten…dollar bill from the very first day； but if i had shown i recognized it the game would have stopped right then and there。
by not recognizing the bill； i have collected dimes from thousands of spectators。
if i recognize it once； then that will be the only bill ill ever have in my hand …… no other bill will e from these people afterwards。
so if i really want to make money； then i must spurn riches …… and the bills will start piling up on their own。
i have a good understanding of the whole thing； my job is going very well。
during the day； i collect up to five hundred dollars from the crowd。
the game will continue for sure。
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the so…called mahatma also knows the value of money； although if you talk to him about money； he will say he never even touches it。
but his disciple； sitting nearby； will pick up the offerings and put them in the safe …… because the mahatma never touches money！
what can anyone do if a man wants to remain blind？ who will be stupid enough to do anything about it？ that fellow on the beach is not the cause of mischief。
the mischief…mongers are those people who approach him。
it is because of their mischief the poor fellow has to put on the act。
let me tell you that if he had not done it； somebody else would have done the same thing。
and people are stupid： wherever they can； they will continue to do what they did with this fellow； they want somebody to snatch their money away from them。
hence； such acts will continue。
they can only be brought to an end when we begin to destroy the stupidity of man。
so dont worry too much about breaking the chains of superstition； because if the man who is wearing the chain remains the same he will make new ones。
he cannot live without chains。
the kind of man he is； he will create new chains。