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and leave the door open so he becomes curious and wants to see what is happening.
He is in search so there is every possibility of his coming towards me, but all depends on you. You will be my messenger so you have to be very careful.
The Passion for the Impossible
Chapter #2
Chapter title: None
22 August 1976 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium
Archive code: 7608225
ShortTitle: PASSIO02
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[The Tathata group was present.
A group member says: People tell me that their first impression of me is that I'm angry or aggressive or detached, and usually I'm feeling the opposite.
It seems that usually I'm saying one thing and my body and face are saying something else.]
How do you yourself feel? Don't be bothered much by what others say. How do you feel? If you don't feel that there is any problem, then there is no problem. So watch yourself for at least two weeks.
When you are feeling sympathetic, just pay attention to your face, your facial tensions, your eyes, your hands, your posture, your tone, the way you are talking, how you are standing, how you are looking at the person. Just watch; an inner observation for two weeks. If you feel after this observation that yes, there is something contradictory .... You feel loving but in your body you are withdrawn; you wanted to show your happiness, but you simply showed your sadness. You were feeling very very sympathetic, but your total style was very detached, far away, as if you don't care. You have to watch. You cannot depend on others. They may be right, they may not be. So I'm not deciding anything right now.
Be absolutely objective about it, because there is no question of defending. If it is there, one has to know it is there and then something can be done. It can be dropped. If it is not there, there is no need to be worried about it. Simply go on your way, and what others say is irrelevant. But don't reject them outright.
So note if you feel any dichotomy; if when you feel something, the body is saying something and you are saying something else. If you feel this split, then just note it
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