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A bud opening in the morning is a miracle. A flower releasing its fragrance is a miracle. The night full of stars... what more miracles do you need? The whole existence is in a constant celebration!
And still you say, "I feel dull and drab and dragging"?
Then you must be at fault somewhere; nobody else is responsible for it. But we cling to our knowledge because it fulfills our ego.
D.H. Lawrence was walking in a garden with a small child. And, as children are prone to, the child asked, "Why are the trees green?"
D.H. Lawrence is one of the people I love and I respect. D.H. Lawrence is one of the people of this century who had tremendous insight into things. He stood there, thought for a moment, closed his eyes, meditated.
The child said, "Is it such a difficult question for you? Don't you know why the trees are green?"
D.H. Lawrence said, "The trees are green because they are green."
The child said, "Right! That's the right answer."
But you will not agree; no knowledgeable person will agree with D.H. Lawrence. He will say trees are green because of chlorophyll or some other nonsense. But his answer is tremendously beautiful: "Trees are green because they are green!"
And the child was immensely happy. He said, "Right, that's what I also feel. We agree about it!"
Drop your knowledge, become more childlike, and regain your joy in life. To rejoice in life is sannyas. My sannyas is not renunciation: it is rejoicing, it is celebration.
The third question:
Question 3
BELOVED MASTER,
YOU HAVE SUSSED ME OUT. NOW IS THE TIME TO TELL MY DREADED SECRET! I AM ONE OF YOUR POLACKS. WHAT TO DO?
Prem Veechi, that's the most beautiful thing about Polacks I love and like. You are not the first Polack who has declared it. Asha wrote a note saying that, "Beloved Master, I am also a Polack." Anupama wrote a note saying that her lover, Amitabh, is a Polack. And many others. This is beautiful!
And see what the British are doing. One British lady, Prem Lisa, has written saying, "We ARE superior so what can we do?"
Veechi, it is beautiful to be a Polack. It is beautiful
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