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somebody crying, somebody jumping. The professors watched.
They said, 'What is going on? This man is leading them toward madness. They are already mad, and they are fools -- because once you become mad it will be difficult to come back. And this is nonsense; we have never heard. People when they meditate, they sit silently."
And there was much discussion between them. A group of them said, "Because we don't know what is happening, it is not good to take any judgment." Then there was a third group among them who said, "Whatsoever it is, it is worth enjoying. We would like to watch. It is beautiful. Why can't we enjoy it? Why be bothered what they are doing? But just to watch them is a beautiful thing."
Then after a few months, again, the same group came to the school to watch. Now what was happening? Now everybody was silent. The fifty persons were there, the Master was there -- they were sitting silently, so silently, as if there was no one, like statues. Again there was discussion. There was a group who said, "Now they are useless. What to see? Nothing! The first time we had come it was beautiful. We had enjoyed it. But now they are just boring." The other group said, "But now we think they are meditating. The first time they were simply mad. This is the right thing to do; this is how meditation is done. It is written in the scriptures, described in this way."
But there was still a third group who said, "We don't know anything about meditation. How can we judge?"
Then, again, after a few months, the group came. Now there was nobody. Only the Master was sitting, smiling. All the disciples had disappeared. So they asked, "What is happening? The first time we came there was a mad crowd, and we thought this is useless, you are driving people crazy. The next time we came it was very good. People were meditating. Where have they all gone?"
The Master said, "The work done, the disciples have disappeared. And I am smiling happy because the thing happened. And you are the fools, I know! I have also been watching -- not only you. I know what discussions were going on, and what you were thinking the first time and the second
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