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judgement. You will have to describe it to me. If energy is moving low... I say that energy is moving slow; you say energy is low. Whatsoever it is, simply describe it after seven days.
There is a very famous story about a zen master, Chou Chou. A monk asked him, 'What is true religion?'
It was a full-moon night and the moon was rising.... The master remained silent for a long time; didn't say anything. And then suddenly he came to life and said, 'Look at the cypress in the courtyard.' A beautiful cool breeze was blowing and playing with the cypress and the moon had just come above the branch. It was beautiful, incredible... almost impossible that it could be so beautiful.
But the monk said, 'This was not my question. I'm not asking about the cypress in the courtyard, nor about the moon or its beauty. My question has nothing to do with this. I am asking what true religion is. Have you forgotten my question?'
The master again remained silent for a long time. Then again he came to life and said, 'Look at the cypress in the courtyard!'
True religion consists of the herenow. The fact of this moment is what true religion is all about.
So if you are feeling sad, then that is the cypress in the courtyard. Look at it... just look at it. There is nothing else to be done. That very look will reveal many mysteries. It will open many doors. So for seven days look at the cypress in the court-yard and whatsoever the cypress is in any particular moment, look at it. Try, mm? Good!
[A sannyasin says: I've come because I feel so tense with you. At the lecture in the morning I feel only tenseness and closedness and no love. I would like this to break.]
I understand .... Don't try to do anything about it; just wait. One day it will explode of its own accord. If you do anything it may explode before its right time and then it will not give much to you. Let it mature.
This tension is like a pregnancy. For nine months the child has to grow in the mother's womb. If the child is born before its time, it will always remain weak and his health will always be a hazard. This tension is a spiritual pregnancy. So don't do anything.
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