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an Island
Chapter #5
Chapter title: None
5 May 1980 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium
Archive code: 8005055
ShortTitle: ISLAND05
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[NOTE: This is an unedited tape transcript of an unpublished darshan diary, which has been copy-typed. It is for reference purposes only.]
(To Dolf) -- This is your name: Swami Anand Dolf.
Anand means bliss. Dolf means courageous spirit.
Bliss is only for the courageous
The coward is destined to live in misery.
He cannot get out of it
Not that misery clings to him
But just the contrary: he clings to misery.
The coward is a clinger
He always clings to whatsoever it is
He is afraid to let go anything
Even though it is misery.
His reasoning is that
Whatsoever is known, will-known is good and
whatsoever is unknown is fearful, makes him scared.
He always chooses the known
And rejects the unknown.
Misery is known, bliss is unknown.
Matter is known, god is unknown.
Science is known, religion is unknown.
It is only for the courageous spirit
To go beyond the known
And to have a taste of the unknown.
(To Uli) -- This is your name: Swami Svatmo Uli.
Svatmo means of the self. Uli means a noble ruler.
To rule others is ignoble
To rule others is violence
The rule others is inhuman because
It destroys the other, his freedom, his dignity
Because it reduces the other
From a human being into a thing.
Unless you reduce the other into a thing
You are never in the possession of him.
To be in total possession
You have to destroy his soul.
This is the ugliest act in life one can do
Hence the real ruler never rules others.
He rules himself, he is a master of himself.
His kingdom is not of this world
His kingdom is not of the outside
His kingdom is of the inner.
(To Renate) -- Your name: Ma Renate. This is a
Beautiful name. It exactly defines sannyas,
Renate means born anew
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