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anybody can do it
because you cannot find
a more unholy man in the world
meditation makes you aware
of your kingdom of god
it is always there
you have never lost it
it is just that you are not looking at it
you are looking outwards and it is inwards
you are keeping it at your back
it is always there, it cannot go anywhere
it follows you like your shadow
or even more than that
because your shadow disappears in darkness
but your inner kingdom is always with you
in your misery
in your dark nights of the soul
even if you go to hell it is with you
it is your intrinsic nature
but because we don't look at it we remain beggars
everybody is moving with a begging bowl
and the moment you turn inwards --
a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn --
suddenly the begging bowl drops from your hands
the moment you see what inexhaustible treasures
are given to you from the very beginning
all desires disappear of their own accord
religions have been telling people just the opposite
they have been telling people
to first become desireless
then they will attain the kingdom of god
that is putting everything upside-down
that is putting the horses behind the cart
neither the cart can move nor the horses can move
all movement stops
it is just a wrong arrangement
one cannot drop desiring unless one finds
the inexhaustible treasures of one's being
so my statement is just the opposite
i say forget all about desiring, it is natural
the begging bowl is bound to be there
because you don't know
that you are a king or a queen
so first become acquainted with your nature
then it is up to you
if you still want to carry the begging bowl
it is perfectly okay
but i have never heard
of anybody carrying a begging bowl
once he has seen his infinite treasures
so i don't say become desireless
then you will become a master
i say be a master and you will
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