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when you go out in the sun； the pupil contracts because there is no need for so much light to go in。
less light is enough for you to see； hence the pupil contracts and the focus is narrowed。
when you e out of bright light into a dark place； the pupils dilate and the focus is enlarged； because in order to see in the dark； more light needs to go within。
so according to the degree of darkness and light it is exposed to； the pupil of the eye keeps changing its focus …… the same way we keep adjusting the focus of the camera lens while shooting pictures。
just as every moment ones eye is flexible； so is ones attention。
you walk along a street。
if the street is familiar your attention will be tenuous； if the street is unfamiliar your attention will be dense。
you need not be alert if it is a street you cross every day； because in an unconscious state you are sure to make it。
if the street is totally unfamiliar； one you have never crossed before； you will cross it with awareness。
because of the unfamiliarity of the street； great attention will be needed。
hence； the more a man lives in security； the more unconscious he will be。
in security everything is known； familiar。
the more one lives in insecurity； the more aware he will be。
so ordinarily； except for the moments of danger； we are never aware； we are always asleep。
if i suddenly point a dagger at your chest； you will bee alert at once。
you will bee conscious； awake； quite different from what you are now。
seeing the dagger pointed at you will create such an emergency； such a critical situation； that at that moment you cant afford to be asleep。
that means you cant be sleepy in such a moment。
if you stay sleepy in such a dangerous situation you will be near death。
in that threatening moment your whole being will e to the point of crystallization； your whole attention will bee condensed。
your whole attention will remain fixed on the dagger and you will bee fully aware of it。
it is possible this situation may last only for a second； nevertheless； the fact is； your attention ordinarily bees dense only in critical moments。
once the danger is over； you go back to your previous state； you go to sleep once again。
that seems to be the reason danger attracts。
we love to take risks。
a man gambles； for example。
you may have hardly given a thought as to what makes him gamble。
it is the element of danger that draws him to gambling。
at the moment of placing his bet； he is more aware than ever。
a gambler has placed a hundred thousand dollars on a bet and is about to throw the dice。
its a very critical moment。
in a blink； a hundred thousand dollars can go this way or that。
at this moment he cannot afford to be asleep； he will have to be aware。
that moment of betting is certain to crystallize his attention。
now this may intrigue you； but in my view a gambler is also in search of meditation。
whether he knows it or not is another matter。
a man brings a wife home。
then； as the days go by and she bees more and more familiar； he bees less and less attentive towards her。
she bees as well known to him as the street he crosses every day …… and suddenly the woman next door looks more attractive。
the reason is nothing more than the fact that her unfamiliarity excites his attention。
looking at her； his attention has to bee condensed； the focus of his eye changes immediately。
actually； the eyes of husbands and wives dont change focus when they look at each other。
in fact； a husband hardly ever looks at his wife； he avoids her。
the way he lives and moves around her doesnt require him to pay any attention to her。
hence； in my view； the attraction for another woman or another man is really the attraction of attention。
in that one moment； in that moment of thrill； the mind bees fully aware。
it has to …… because only then is it possible to see somebody。
there is a chase going on …… to have a new house instead of the old； new clothes instead of the old； new positions instead of the old。
deep down； all this chasing indicates a profound desire to experience a crystallized attention …… meditation。
and all the joys in ones life depend on how crystallized the meditation is。
the moments of bliss are the moments of crystallized meditation。
hence。
those who wish to attain joy must awaken。
you cannot attain joy by staying asleep。
religion is a search for meditation； and so is gambling。
one who goes to battle； sword in hand； is in search of meditation too。
one who goes hunting a tiger in the forest is also searching for meditation。
and the one who is sitting in the cave with his eyes closed； working hard on his agya chakra； his third eye center； is searching for meditation as well。
the search can be both good or bad； desirable or undesirable； but the search is one and the same。
a search may be successful or unsuccessful； but the desire for searching is one and the same。
meditation means： the power of knowing that lies within you bees manifest in its entirety。
no part of it should remain potent within you； in seed form。
whatsoever capability of knowing you have should not remain just a potential； it should bee actual。
only in that moment a person bees fully aware does he really flower as a being。
both events occur simultaneously。
for example； a tree is hidden in a seed； but potentially。
it is just a potentiality： the seed can die without materializing into the tree。
it is not necessary that the tree has to e out of the seed； it is simply a possibility。
it is only a potentiality； not yet an actuality。
the later turning of the seed into a tree is yet another state of its being； the manifest state。
it would not be wrong to say that the seed is the unmanifest state of the tree； because what appears in the form of a tree is the same as was hidden within the seed。
following the same analogy； it would not be incorrect to say that unconsciousness is the potential state of awareness； or that awareness is the manifest state of unconsciousness。
what is it that moves between these states？ what was present in the seed and also exi