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that has nothing to do with poetry.
Poetry is an outpouring of your heart. The joy is not in the reward that it will bring; the joy is in its very existence. The joy is in creating it. The reward is intrinsic; it does not come from the outside.
So if you enjoy writing poetry, write; and only when you enjoy it, write. Don't force yourself, because there will be periods when you will not enjoy it; then stop! And there will be periods when the poetry starts flowing again; allow it.
Remember to remain natural and always listen to the inner rhythm, never go against it. That's what happens: if you write poetry and it is not coming, you force it, because you think that you have become a poet so you have to do it. Then it is false. So whenever the mood is there, let it happen, and whenever the mood is not there, don't force.
[A sannyasin couple are present. The woman is pregnant and says: My baby comes in the next weeks.]
Mm mm, so a great group is going to be there! Enjoy it... enjoy it as deeply as possible. Giving birth to a child can become one of the most orgasmic experiences, but humanity has turned it into a deep pain and agony. Something has gone terribly wrong.
The birth of a child need not be painful; on the contrary, it has to be the greatest joy of life. No sexual orgasm can go so deep and can be so huge and enormous as the birth of a child. But one has to learn a simple thing: to go with it, not to resist, not to fight.
Just be totally in tune with the child, and it will be a beautiful experience.
The Shadow of the Bamboo
Chapter #8
Chapter title: None
8 April 1979 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium
Archive code: 7904085
ShortTitle: BAMBOO08
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Uli Narayano. Uli means ruler of all, narayano is a name of God -- God, the ruler of all. Only God can be the ruler of all; man tries but fails, is bound to fail. The very desire to become ruler of all is ugly. The desire to dominate is irreligious. The desire to be higher than others is the root cause of human misery. Everybody is trying to do the same, hence the great competition, the
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